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In addition to providing fruit trees, Trees for Life also supplies, bee hives, fuel efficient stoves, funding, and "knowledge to the vil- agers in Third World countries to help them learn to plant trees for emselves and subsequently pass the know-how on to others. "In this way they provide a source of food for themselves while learning to become happier by :being more self-sufficient," said IZaidi, who grew up in India and Zaidi, who hails from India. has 'seen first hand the devastation caused by a lack of trees. Having read about the international non- profit Trees for Life program based in Wichita, Kansas, established in 1984 by Balbir Mathur, who also came from India, the Ancaster woman decided to get involved. Mathur, at times referred to as 'the tree mam' believed world hunger could be overcome by planting fruit trees - their frun could feed the hungry. For example, one papaya tree can produce up to 300 pounds of fruit after the first year of growth. "During every minute of the day, 28 children starve to heath." states Zaidi. To date, athur has provided 826,000 tree planting kits to elementary school children across the United States, and more than 10 million trees have been planted in India, Nepal, Guatemala, Brazil and Kenya. Lightbourn, Linbrook, Munn's, Brantwood. and Eastview. Since establishing Trees for Life Canada in July 1991, Zaidi has made contact with more than 40 school boards, involving the partici- pation of over 45,000 children who planted about a million seeds - 400,000 red pine, 400,000 Norfolk spruce, and 200,000 honey locust. She would like to increase that par- ticipation to 200,000 children plant- ting four to five seeds each next year. Along with the Grow-A-Thee kits comes with teachers' manuals and activity books for the children, teaching them about the importance of planting trees. Zaidi and her small army of volunteers speak in classrooms, and are available to speak to any interested groups. Sixteen students of the Fashion agement and Computer Design 'echniques program will showcase eir Fall '93 and Spring '94 collec- ions of women, men and children's ear in a 45-minute runway show. Kindergarten to survival of all Grade (1 ple, the air t O p e r at l n g becomes may: from her Ancaster the increasing home. And: is bon "Tift! driven by a strong a" e.sten.titt) “ desire to dis- dioxide ttttttt tribute as many 'd's',1f/2r', kits as possible erosion out“ across Ontario. Mlityirtoto This year. Zaidi tttate man“ has distributed ”humans" 4,500 Grow-a- aiming.” Tree kits to chil- dren at 19 elementary schools in Halton. about l,000 of them to Oakville schools. Participating schools in Oakville include Pine Grove, St. Matthew's, St. Mildred's , A few names may already be miliar; Barbara Celestine, 1990 inner of the International Air rance Competition; Maya Singh d Malcolm Vella, semi-finalists in e 1992 International Young signers competition and Natalija ralica whose design was chosen (Mode a ila C arte' 9r Mav t the "Mode a la Cane" fashibn nd tradershow at Sheridan College. See some of Canada's freshest .nd brightest young designers efore they go their separate ways The show will be held at the )akville Campus on Thursday, May 3th, at 8 p.m. A special highlight il be guest speaker, Brian Bailey, rho is the recipient of the 1990 Ianadian Designer Award. or honey to 430 of Grow to five see or the 1993 Moore Pearsall eather/Suede Competition. Tickets are available for $10 per erson by contacting (416) 845- board boxes made from recy cartons with By WILMA BLOKHUIS Community Editor Teaching children to grow trees Jruce Imme stributt ibit small DU th may locust, hildren in dial h Jr' N TCCVC rec Ir , enough Tree kits and it each Jint' " following the show, trade show will take he designers will our lk worries if she "We can all make a differ- ence in overcoming the mass destruction of trees on our planet. Did you know that 500,000 trees are being cut down every hour of the day? When the land is depleted of trees. our environment becomes unbalanced. Without an environmentally balanced planet, we have little hope for survival of all life. For exam- ple, the air that we breathe becomes more polluted due to the increasing amount of car- bon dioxide in the air. Trees are essential to convert carbon dioxide into oxygen. Animal species are threatened with loss of food and shelter. Soil erosion occurs creating insta- bility in our earth and our cli- mate becomes disrupted with an increase in the risk of glob- al warming." - Radha Zaidi , n program. She also hopes to arrange exchange visits, mostly for partici- pating teachers, between Canada ty st for 1kistan and had 'an't Forget Mother's Day 'unon Most Happy Mother's Day from 0 MOTHER'S DAY ARRANGEMENTS Choose one of OurspeCIal Mothers Day v-3 3 ’7'??? " arrangments Me the Tea Time Downer _ A; " l and make y0ur mom feel specnal 'fi s,.' " ' iiit, _u ia _. 5 , I I - . I , FREE it , I, J r' ? mr of3 5 _ V r-' _ ld _ _' Forum Roam j li, _ t " f, It- trlthtMttnt.ratrtfpsrmlt-tr" 1 . ‘ ot . e ,. 1?.tet?dltretettetttta., i fl:? *0 _ - ( 2g . FRESH FLOWER BOUQUETS FOR MOM Choose from prepared bouquets, with a mix of fresh, colourful flowers, from just 7.99 and we will be including a FREE Rose inside each Bouquet. clarit alumni? i ft Wal/Wd THE BEST OF THE BOXED FERTILlZERS r Fem?!) Rachel ->.VR"- will: the order and purchase of a Helium: Day Hungarian. (“0359982999 19.01%?! tyyp Ir6ers) CASH & CARRY ONLY - does not apply to out of town orders .tttt1 umm usual CARRY ONLY mad the fundin "The develop- ing country stu- dents would plant a tree and keep the Canadian stu- dents informed of 'Adopt-a-Tree' program linking Canadian and Third World stu- dents. its progress in a letter exchange federal funding program runly Forestry Canada) and Canada Trust's employee supported Friends of the environment. Zaidi's imme- diate goals are to introduce an omcs MI GARDENS llnt In able from 2nllt m Tree Ftouoershop where pilot tree planting programs are to begin this year and in 1994. "By the massive planting of trees, humans all around the world will benefit," concludes Zaidi. 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