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8 -The Canadien Champion, Tuesday, April 20, 1999 nue Secretaries Wèejk April 19-23 , L4' VV A .11 ;-23 487 lauiier Ave. 'a IE ;-23 878-2881 ým "Famd owwd rorer3O rs" Millenium project gains charity status, push for financing moves into high gear By KAREN SMITH The Champion Volunteers with the Milton Millennium Community Residences (MMCR) are moving full speed ahead in their quest to raise $400,000 now that the group has acquired officiai charitable organization status. "We're trying to notch things up flow to make the public aware," said Knox Preshyterian Church's Reverend Rod Lewis, project spokesperson. He said some people have been reluctant to donate to the seniors' home project because tax receipts couidn't be issued, but that's ail changed now. The $5 million pmoject was initiated more than two years ago to build a local residence for senior citizens and others in need of assisted living. The project's nine-member board of directors has put up $50,000 as a down payment for a 1.4-acre parcel of land on which to buiid the residence. The land is Iocated on the east side of Martin Street north of Mill Street. The remaining $400,000 for the property - the former land- mark site of tihe Supersweet mdll - must be generated by July 8 or the deposit will be loat and thse project will fold. Project volunteers have already been out in thse community pro- moting their cause. MMCR had a booth at the recent Wellness Centre at Milton Mail. And the organization will aiso bc on hand at Volunteer Recruitment Day coming up at thse mail May 1 and at the Milton District Hospital Auxiliary's annual Strawberry Pair. But the most ambitîous fundraising event for the organization to date is tise upcoming Mayor GJord Krantz Toast and Rost Saturday, May 29 at Rattlesnake Point Golf Club. Guest speakers wili put Mayor Krantz on the bot seat during s nigbt of good humour. The $I00-a-plate dinner wili aiso feature live and silent suctions and entertainment. Rev. Lewis said the housing project is important because many Miltonians who are too iii to live independently, but not sick enough to quality for a home such as Allendale, are being forced to move out of town away fromn their friends and other close con- nections. "You can see the pain on their faces and you want to cay with them," he said. The concept of assisteti living is a isome-like, group-living arrangement for frail elderiy citizens in which a wide range of individualized assistance is available 24 hours a day fromn profès- sionai staff. Residents are typically consîdered semi-dependent, often need- ing assistance with many activities of daily living, but are not iong-termi bedridden or in need of extended acute medical care. At tise MMCR, staff will deliver assistance as needed with an emphasis on resident dignity, independence, autonomy and shared responsibilities, Rev. Lewis said. An additiofial donation option includes the sale of up to 20 'right of guaranteed occupancy' units in amounts ranging fromn Photo by GRAHAM PAINE Displaying site plans for the Milton Millenlum Community Residences project are members (I-r) Rev. Rod Lewis, Mike Ledwith and Audrey Lyle. $50,000 to $65,000 each. Purchasers would have guaranteed occupancy plus a commen- surate reduction in montisly charges, the retumn of money afler moving out and the sale of the rights to another party. The project includes 30 bed-sitting rooms and 16 single-bed- room apartmnents witb communai dining and other amenities such as s chapel, lounge and activity moms. The total cost per resident s month is estimated at $1 ,475 for s bed-sitting mom unit and $1.575 for a one-bedroomt apartment. The building cost for the site is $3.2 million. If ail] goes wcil, occupancy is siated for the fal, 2000. To make a donation or for more information, contact the MMCR at 693-8592. 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