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('ARNI VAL PU LLOUT SFCTION NOUIT! WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY J ULY 22. 198 1, PAGE 21 Henry Perry Honnie Berry Joyce Cox Peter Perry f inalis-ts are a break wilth traditio n The Whitby Chamber of Commerce has broken with tradition and announced the four finalists for this year's Peter Perry Award. The Peter Perry Award is an annual honor given by the chamber to Whitby's outstanding citizen of the year. The honor is named for Peter Perry, the man who is generally given the credit for establishing the Town of Whitby in the middle of the Iast century. The chamber will an- nounce the winner of this year's Peter Perry Award at a ceremony to be held on Thursday, July 23 in the Lambton Room of the Earl of Durham Restaurant on Brock Street South. This year's finalists are: Bonnie Berry, Joyce Cox, Benoit LaHaye and Henry Perry. Berry was nominated for her efforts that resulted in Whitby Town Council's recent decision to keep the Kinsmen outdoor pool on Chestnut Street open. Council had decided to close the pool on the grounds that it was too expensive to maintain and that it was gradually falling to beneath the standards establisbed by the Durham Region Board 0f Health. The Walnut Street resident formed an ad- hoc volunteer commit- tee of residents who not only petitioned to keep the pool open but agreed to belp in the repair work. "We just talked about it and decided we had to do something about it," Berry says. She is also involved in other community ac- tivities such as the Durham YMCA, Block Parents and Brownies. Berry is a former psychiatric nurse and is presently engaged in volunteer work at the Whitby Psychiatric Hospital. Joyce Cox has been nominated for the Peter Perry Award for her in- volvement. in such organizations as the Whitby branch of the Canadian Red Cross Society, the United Way, the Canadian Can- cer Society as well as the Whitby Psychiatric and Dr. J.O. Ruddy General Hospitals. t'or the last eight years, Cox has been the organizer of the blood donor climics held by the Red Cross. Having donated blood 17 times, she is a firm believer in it. "I firmly- believe in the importance of blood donor clinics, " she says. "Let's face it, we all' need (its services) at times. A lot of people just won't take the time. I was a blood donor for years and years, I felt it was important then and I think it's important now." Cox has been a resident of the town sin- ce 1947 and is, by profession, a teacher. During ber career she taught at what is now known as R.A. Sennett Public School as well as at King Street and E.A. Fairman public schools. She retired in 1973 but she still volunteers her time to play piano for the music classes at Sennett. Benoit LaHaye is af- fectionately known as "Uncle Benny" and is known not only throughout Whitby but througb many parts of Ontario and Quebec as well. LaHaye is responsible for the highly successful twinning association between Whitby and Longueuil, Quebec. It alI started when LaHaye led a 17-day, 475-mile canoe trip of 21 Venturers aged 14- and up fromn Whitby to Mon- treal, the site of Expo '67 during Canada's Centennial year. LaHaye bas been an active participant in the twînning visits over the last 13 years. That canoe trip was just one of the highlights of LaHaye's in- volvement with the scouting movement, a volunteer career.that started in the mid- 1950's. He bas also been in- volved in many minor sports over the last three decades, including hockey, lacrosse, basebaîl and football in many different roles in- cluding referee, con- venor, manager and coach. 'mr only 55," he says, "I get energy from the kids. " "I've been through just about every kid in Whitby whether it be througb scouting, hockey or lacrosse. " Working with kids bas been his hobby and LaHaye has also made it a part of his life since he and his wife, Evelyn, CONTINUED ON P. I2 Benoit LaHaye TYPE WR ITE RS ADDING MACHINES a CALCOLATORS SALES,@ SERVICE * RENTALS Êp~ IL lIt's a poor M ýday whenwe haven't helped a customer" Duift-n cuwn il Astro-Vac is so convenient that even your "Better Half-' won't mind helping with the housekeeping. * FULL 5 yeer warrenty. j2, e Good Housek.eplng Sont of Approval. eCon b. lnstalled ln any home. a 3 times more powerful thon a portable. COMPLETE 4 INLET VACUUM SYSTEM '.7 '.4.$479 Astro - Vac BUILT-iN VACUUMS NEW SALES CENTRE 9 TAUNTON RD. E. OSHAWA 725-4343- (TA UINT ON RD. FE. & SI MCOE ST-0.IN.)