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Tlif Canadian Champion, Fniday, April 9,1999 - 17 Amity asking for help from the communit Ycop By IRENE GENTLE flaini lîn stor es, received 11. 5 million older people who hiax beeri dowIIsiLd out wîîh ,îII the Value Villagc\ 1îIl F'llîe Cali aur The Champion pounds of goods fromn more than 200,000 of ajob. opening up or if it's jUst the weatber.' Amnity Goodw iii Industries people. Manager of Milton's Amity Goodwill Eitber way, Ms Olden said she boped a news- workers are looking up to the sky Mr. Coe said that figures are flot yet store Karen Olden confirmed that dona- break in the weather wilI bring a steady room at andpryin fr snsinethse available on the extent of the donation tions have been more than a littie sluggish flow of donations into the 550 Ontario ad ay o ushn hs dCopsetito fro oth r area ayas in the flrst montha of 1999. Street store. 878- Donations to the non-profit organiza- be crowding oui donations to Amity, said "nW eery w she said. co eiton To33 rec1h itnstre 9585 2341. 1 tion's retail stores have dropped way Mr. Coe.knw heerehaemecoitton 53 below the norm for cold weaiher months, said Amity's director of community rela- tions Barry Coe. 'Traditionally there's a bit of a decrease at this timne of year but it's usually flot ibis quiet," be said. Donations of clothing and household goods have been so low that Amity bas issued its first public appeal in five years encouraging people to dlean out their clos- ets for spring. 'It's supposed to be warmn this week- end," he said. "Hopefully ail this sunsbine will spur people on." Mr. Coe is boping that the first signa of waribt will inspire people to start their spring cleaning. -Warmn weather is indicative of spning," he said. "Mhat tics up with spring dlean- ing." In 1997-98, tbe newly centralized Amity, which takes in 10 Halton and a tram CHUDLEIGH on page 8 Strengthening student skills in matIh, sci- ence and English while easing away from OAC bas been in the works for a wbile, said Mr. Cbudleigh. "Et bas been done in every other province. Ail of the staies have four-year programs. We've been working on this for years." Other hallmarks of the curriculum include specific leaming requirements for studenis and classes Usai are separated into applied and academic caiegories. Students wili aiso be required to pass a standarlized literacy test in grade 10 wo gradusie. "The big thing is increased competition fromn the private sector," hie said. "People are calling for donations. Some are legiti- mate, some are illegitimate." Donation boxes are popping up ail over Halton, not ail with a good pedigree, hie warned. There are people who are putting drop boxes out there that are linked to nothing," hie said. "The key is for the donor to check if the boxes are legitimate." Some examples of legitimate organiza- tions are the Salvation Army and St. Vincent de Paul. Other boxes may flot be affiliated witb any non-profit organization at aIl, he cau- tioned. At Anity, jiroceeds from donated goods go toward job training for people facing employment barriers. Those include mental, emotional and physical disabilities. Amity also helps The new curriculum's clearly defined requirements are to be applied uniformnly to ail schools in Ontario. Anyone can get a first-band look at Use curriculum by plugging in to Use Mlinisisy of Education's web site. That means Usai for Use first trne, parents can be clearly informed about whai their cbild sbould be learning each year. "Mostly parents like the curriculum because Usey understand wbat is expected of their children and their teacher," said Mr. Cbudleigh. "«Before, it left a lot up to the locai boards." AUTOMOTIVE DIRECTORY Marai Auto And Genmwf LM. 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