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- ________ - ..- - -M!:,,,-ýý1 - .Tn -M - - - - .--- PAGE 18, WHirBY MRE PREss, WEDNEsDAy, NOIVEMBE 6, 1991 'HRuman costs' resuit from sehool rentai poliycag To the. Editor.. Does the Durham, Btard of Education have aY. idea çf the implications in p>asén¶1 a blc change that wi«f e h lc charged m~ore te rent school RALPH BLANK Whitby Hydro Electric Commission Autharized by the CFO for RaIi Blank Fact: A report by Jean L. Richardson (1989) indicates thal children at highest risk of substance abuse use are those that spond the mnost unsupervised time after school (11 hours or more per week).; My involvemient* with the YMCA goes back te the ,19609 when I was just a teenager with a part-time job -- teaching kids how te swim. It was a rewarding job. I saw alot of children with simies on their faces when they accomplished ever. a basic skill in the water. It didn't matter that they came fromý a variety of backgrounds, some coming from p*ivileged backgrounds and znany that came feom so-called underprivileged 'homes, ,the .YMCA always welcomed them. It was, and stili is, an orgaiation that gave people a chanete, develop self-esteemn and contribute te one's community. It seems te me that these are still important, if' not essential, ingredients for living in the 1990s. The YMCA has a valuable role te play in helping people live meaningf'I, poucie and healthy lives in times when stress and pressures make it feel like this is impssible. Fact: Participation in outdoor. adventure prograzus can hé helpful in motivating students te, improve their academic* performance (I$wert 1986). Thé YMCAý is, an organizatioôn that has madè an investment :in people and' communities by providing a v4riety of recreation oppotntes àt reasonable costs, andin omeCases, no cost. The 'Y' neyer turns anyone away from its prograzus. So how can the board of education justilfr its decision to charge the- 'Y' mors rent? Is it possible that the board doesn't know. that many people depend on organizations like the CY' If their recreation oppartunities are reduced because fees for programs go up to cover increasing rental costs, will communities'not end up, payingr more for costly ýsocial ad treatment prograins? It seezus to me' that floor hockey' programs for youth, enrichment programa for aduits, and before- and after-school prçgrams for children of working parents are a less costl1y, preventive approach te, servicing people.* Funding from governent is a decreasing resource for all organizations whether recreation- or education-based. As* it decreases, people ini decision-malcing positions are cafled upon .to, make tough decisions. These decisions cold be made' easier if collaboration was part of the decision-makers' AOOPTô Since rhe Adopr An Igloo program begon, the Regional Municipaliry of Durham has relied on local sponsors ro drive rhis imporranr public recy- dling program. And you haven'r let us clown. Dur ro improve rhe Region's performance in reducrion, reuse and recyclng-ro makie rhis extension of rhe Blue Box program successful- we need ro place more Igloos in borh urban and rural areas. We need more sponsors. Whar you ger when you sponsor a new rhree- Igloo depor for $4,250 (or one Igloo for $1,500) s rhe opporruniry ro show your concern ro rhe resîdenrs of your Region. When your organîza- rion's logo is prominenrly placed on rhe fronr of eaich Igloo in a 2- by 3-foor area, you receive guarainreed, lorîg-rerm exposure-from rhe rime you sponsor rhrough ro rhe end of 1993. Th1efolowgIglooIaI ies1Iw.o~re now .red forsposoehia Oshawa: Harmony Volley Conservation Area Pickering: Whirevale; Claremonr; Brougham; Greenwoad Communiy Centre Whifby: Heber Down Conservatian Area) Newvcsle: Enniskillin Conservation Area (norrh of Dowmanville); the Villages of Maple Grave; Solina; Enfield; Burkron; Kirby; Leskard; and Strrkville Uxbrldge: Scott Landfill (Regional Pocid 13, wesr of Leoksdale) Scugog: Town of Greenbanki Drock:- Town of Sunderland REGION For more information cati Gien Pleasance at (416>668-7721 If long distance, cati collect! luUC r .DURHAM. Pleasejoin the ranks of thase generaus sponsors who have already adopted Durham Region recycling Igloos. We wish ta thank the following spansors for their commîtment:- Bail Packiaging Producrs Canada Lrd Bayshore Towers Condo Beachwaad Homes Inc Bearrîce Foods mnc Burier &7 Baird Lumber Co Canadian ire <Midrown Mal Casrie Building Cenrre <Uxbridge) CHOO Radia CIAR/CiQT Radia Consumers Gas Durham Regianai Housîng Aurhortry G M Semaos & Associares Generai Morors ai Canada Lrd, Gina Tesra Cansrrucian Goreski Summer Reson Horkorw Aggregares& Rer ycing Lrd Loîdiow Wasre Sysrems Lrd PLsca Sreei Mors,-ali Maciîin Mono ghon You Y be in good company when you add your support to this list. A waste management program of Durham Region ........................................................................Mbei; 1991 * - 1~ strategies. In 1991, can any other approach te, decisions that affect the very core of peoplesd lives be justified? 1The writing is on the wall for everyone. Let's lind a way to meet the increasing coets of -services and keep people involved Wi proram that are .essential to thlves. Lot's work together before we ,ail pay too much in, human coots. Lee Fraser Brooklin Hessey is new executivedirector' Lynda D. Hessey bas been appomted eecuive director of the Drham Region District Health Council, effective Oct. 21. Hessey bas a masters degree in health services plannng. and administration from the, University of British Columbia. She bas. many years exerenceini the health and socalnservice fileld, having worked in the commnunity health and mental health sectors. Most recently, she held the position of regional planning co-ordinator with the. Ministiy of Health for the Greater Toronto Area' and. somîe of the adjacent counties. "À OPEN 7 DAYS ~~. . . *.. . 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