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Da«teline Dateline is a free listing of coming events only. The column is available to local community groups to assist in promotirig their future events. OnIy charitable or non-profit community groups may use this service. We can only guarantee one issue of publicity closest ta the date of the occurrence althaugh more insertions are possible. Notices for Dateline should be hand- ed in at the office of The Champion, 191 Main St. E., mailed ta P.O. Box 248, Milton, Ont.. L9T 4N9, or faxed ta (905) 878-4943. The final deadline is noan Friday for Tuesday's edition and noon Wednesday for Friday's edition. Dateline items will not be accepted by Duntroon. New members are welcome. Ail ages afid skill levels are accommodated. iFor information, cali 634-2012. Sunday Mar. 8 1 The Milton Children's Chorus hosts a fthree choir festival concert - with the Halton HuIs Children's Chorus and St. Mary's Children's Choir - at 3 p.m. at St. Paul's United Church in Milton. The gueat conductor is Brainerd Blyden-Taylor (director of the Orpheus Choir of Toronto. Tickets are $ 10 for aduits and $8 for stu- dent, snios ad cilden.For informa- tion, caîl 878-9937. Monday Mar.9 telephone. The Osteoporosis Support Group of Fridy Ma. 6the Oakville Bone Centre holds its month- Fridy Ma. 6 y meeting at 1:30 p.m. at St. Mchael's Enjoy a ham dinner at St. Paul's United Church, 181 Sewell Drive in Oakville. Church from 5 to 7 p.m. TMe meai costs $9 This month's subject is didrocai. Cali Kay for aduits and $6 for children. Cali 878- Duncan at 827-6750 or Phyllis Spillone at 8895 to reserve seating. 829-4863 for more information. The annual ecumenical World Day aiMnayMrf9-i Prayer Service takes place at 7:30 p.m. at Knox Presbyterian Church, 170 Main St. E.C. Drury High School performs E. For more information, cail 876-2420. "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown", Everyone is welcome. with 7:30 p.m. curtain times. Tickets are Celebrate International Women's Day $8 for aduits and $5 for students and ai Hugir Foster Hall, starting at 7:30 p.m. seniors. To reserve seating, cail 878-0575. For more information, cail Elizabeth atTusaMr.1 878-4952. usaMr.1 Euchre play takes place at the An anger management seminar runs Campbellville Lions Club Hall on Guelph from 9:30 to 1l a.m. through the Young Line ai 8 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Mom's Program at 100 Nipissing Road. StraMa,7Child care will be provided. r Saturay Mr. 7The Milton Seniors Activity Centre The Milton Stamp Fair takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. ai the Milton Seniors Activity Centre. For more infor- mation, cali 878-1533 or 878-9076. Saturday Mar. 7 - 8 The Halton Cross Country Ski Club hosts trips .to Hardwood HuIs and holds their monthly Lunch Bunch at a local eatery ai 11:30 a.m. Come along for friendship, good food and the iatest news. Cali 875-1681 for this month's location. Frogs and toads are the topic of discus- sion ai this month's HaltonlNorth Peel Naturalist Club meeting, which starta at see DATELINE an page 16 The Canadian Champion, Fniday March 6, 1997 -15 VON to let nine people go t ram VON on page 5 About 3,000 patients are receiving care ai any one "We recognize the need to be cost-effective and time in Haiton, usually for a few days to a few weeks. eficient and have become increasingiy business-like 'he organization, which has operated in the region in our approach, for over 70 years, started a private arm about tour "But our main concerro is that we don't lose thiat years ago b ot 1er service to clients ellgible Unde pi i strong mile for the not-for-protits and that we don't de- vate insurance programs. That service has grown stabilize community care while we're implementing slowly but steadily, says Ms Hobbs-Smyth, adding it more private delivery of service," she added. wiii continue to grow as competition is introduced into The Haiton VON currently empînys 66 fuil-time the health care system. equivalent registered nurses and registered practicai "There *ill be different ways of receivýing the kind nurses, as weli as about 10 support and co-ordinating of health case that you want," she predicts. staff. The nurses provide poat-surgical care, assess- Ail profits from the private arm of tise company are ment and other services to patients in their homes. reinvested in community service. prosg ME. For kids or 4-H. Lorna Wilson is M ilton'>s First Lady of Voluntee ring. in the town of Milton, Lorna Wilson is better known as "Ms. Volunteer" because of A the time she spends working witb kids in ber community. But for Lorna, its just ber way of repayin a community she feels gives so much to ber kids. Wfen shes not serving on tbe parent committees at ber kids' nursery and Sunday sebools or raising money for tbe local publie sebool, sbe's balancing tbe books for thse counly's 4-H Club. To tbose wbo know ber, it comes as no surprise tbat wben thse Ontario Council of 4-H asked ber to sbare ber skills itb other area ebapters, she made the fime to do so. Lorna works for Royal Bank bere in Milton. Sbe~s just one of the mati> people ars Canada wbo take time out to belp tbeir communifies. We'd like to" ROYAL 13ANK take tbis opportunity to tbank tbem for doing wbat tbey do. âfiF114ANCIAL GROtJP 1 MagIRe fgA NewSpffi of CwwviunyM I i