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stouffville suntribune saturday dec 22006 v as ch ristmas approaches feel i ngs of love and sharing fill our hearts as we prepare for the festivities between bak ing two pies and wrapping three gifts we answer the telephone certain well find that some organization needs our help during the holidays as well as our childrens of course since it is such a good life lesson after all once a year we really should do something the intentions are good the enthusi- mm you v ize your goodwill project people want ing to volunteer during the christmas season commonly commit the follow ing three mistakes first you must get involved much earlier christmas activ ities are organized many months in advance so that by december most organizations already have enough vol unteers for their planned activities sec ond you must realize that most of the christmas activities occur during the period before christmas and not during the holidays you must foresee your availability accordingly third it isnt that simple to become a oneday vol unteer people in distress need to build a certain level of trust which can take some time to develop as well depending on the kind of involvement you want to have an interview fol lowed by some training can also be required nonetheless christmas volunteer ing remains a beautiful initiative that you can realize just dont delay contacting your local volunteer centre they will direct you towards the organizations that need your help new release doug laird htirt in ffend new release trish romance two days only saturday december 2 95 sunday december 394 come visit and see our huge selection of limited editions originals and decor art new releases by romance bateman lumbers laird pino and much more golden eagle art gallery 18 ring wood drive stouffville on stouffville rd 1 blk east of hwy 48 featured artist www goldeneagleartca 905 6422279