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Whitby Free Press, 22 Jul 1981, p. 22

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CARNIVAL PLL-OUT SECTION PAGE 22, WEDNESDAY J ULY 19 1 'II1ITBY FREiE PRESS OIT! IL Peter Perry Awards CONTINUEI) FROM P. 21 have been involved in the foster family program and have cared for more than 40 homeless children. LaHaye 'explains bis work with children: "I want to do it. It makes me feel good . And, I love kids. " The last of the four finalists is Henry Perry, and although he is of n0 relation to the man who founded WhitbY, he is generally accorded with being just as active in the affairs of the coin- munity. Perry, 60, bas been a resident of the town sin- ce 1936. He bas been involved in many local organizations including the old Whitby Public School Board and St. John's Anglican Chur- ch. Perry served as the churcb warden for four years and bas been the chairinan of its cemetary board for 25 years. However, he is probably best known for bis involvement with Branch 112 of the Royal Canadian Legion. Perry joined because: "I'm a veteran myseif." I From 1942 to 1945 he served with the Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers in England and Western Europe. "And, I tbînk the Legion's good. It belps veterans and the com- munity."0 When Perry first became involved in the Legion in Whitby, its fortunes were sagging as it was losing mem- bership. He took on the job of memnbership chairman and beld it for 14 years and managed to re-interest several drop-outs and attract new people. He bas also served the longest continuous term as president of the brancb from 1976 to May, 1981. "I really feit, after five years, somebody else should get in. " Since leaving the presidency, Perry bas moved on to zone com- mander for Whitby, Brooklin, Ajax, Oshawa, Bay Ridges, Bowmanville, Uxbrldge and Port Perry. Since taking on the zone commander's job, lie might not have as much time as be would like to give to the Whit- by branch but he says, 111 still bave a great in- terest in the Whitby branch." No one but tbe mem- bers of tbe committee know which of these people wWl be the next recipient of the Peter Perry Award. And they're not saying who it wWl be until the awards dinner on July 23. Anyone interested in at- tending should contact the Whitby Chamber of Commerce's office at FIFTH ANNUAL CRAFTS'AND HOBBY SHOW As part of'this year's County Town Carnival, the West Lynde Çom- munity Association will be sponsoring the Fifth Annual Crafts and Hob- by Show. The show will be held on Saturday, August 1 between 1 and 8 p.m. and on Su.Anay, August 2 between 12 noon and 5 p.m. at the Whitby Municipal Building, 575 Rossland Road East. Interested persons are invîted to subinit their crafts for judging, for display or to demon- strate. There will be ribbons and trophies for both children and adult sec- tions. Sections for judging Proven Service Since 194 9 Manufacturers of Fine Aluminum Products .Doors _ .Kool Vent Awn ing s Porch EncosuresIU .Kiosks .Bus Stop Shelters, etc. 845 FAREWELL AVENUE OSHAWA 728-1 633 will include macrame, ceramics, wood- working, miniatures, stained glass, paintings, drawings, decoupage, stuffed animals, dolîs, leather work, silk or wool crewel, bunka, neediepoint, rug- hooking, knitting, crochet, quilting and many others. For more information on how to enter contact Margaret Boyce at 668- 9691. WHITBY SLIDES Recently, the Town of .Whitby hosted an in- dustrial seminar which had on the program a slide presentatiori reflecting the total scope of the town. Since that turne, several groups and in- dividuals have requested that the town offer the public an.op- portunity to view this preseritation. Mayor Bob Attersley bas announced that the 36-foot, three screen, nine projector musical slide presentation wil be held on Saturday, August 1 at the Iroquois Park Arena. Show times will be every haîf hour froin 2 to 9p.m. Admission and pop- corn is free. Along with last week's edition of the Whitby Free Press, our sub- scribers received a copy of the County Town Carnival Program. Since that document. was published there have been a few changes and to the best of this newspaper 's knowledge the scbedule of events in this special section of today's Whit- by Free Press are the most accurate. Anyone with any questions about any of the individual events should contact the community group, organization or service club sponsoring the par- ticular event. Readers should also note that the prograin issued last week was not published by the Whitby Free Press. As of press timne, the. information in the carnival section of this issue was accurate and up-to-date. REVISED CARNIVAL PROGRAM PUBLISHED Welcome To Whitby's County Town CarnivalI OWASCO VOLKSWAGEN & AU DI. LTD. 1425 DUNDAS STREET EAST WHITBY 668-9383

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