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8--The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, October 5ý 2004 Commiunt Page .,Mi1ton's Senior of the Year keeping busy at 73 By MELANIE HENNESSEY The Champion pekn witb active com- Snunity volunteer Maisie ~MacKay. it's easy to see that she would rather talk about anyone but berseif. Sitting in the cafeteria at the Milton Seniors' Aciivity Centre. the soft-spoken Scollivh woman continually points oui the help she's had front others in her volunteer ventures. Ms MacKay wav recenily namied Mition's Senior of the Year for ail her hard work that ranges from helpîng organize fundraivers ai the seniors' centre to pro- nioting the wiirk of the local Women's lInstantie. dviin m have ptiblicily," the rniiî ev s iiinaiî vaid. Siev as pi eveiied vs it a plaque li- lier avi aril ai Miliiii îîiiiicil'v Seplernbs 27 mîeetinig. vs liii she 'aid caine as a cin- pîcie surpise iii lier. -1 sidiî i knîiv thai 1 vs ln outiil 1 Ciii Iliere iliii nigli. suc 1d ssîilî a lasigh.i- eui ili'i I)Clieve i1 fi %\,Is rals a îlistiniiised hiînoiii- Anid. il n as .an hîîîîîîrvslileeel Alilîiigli vîtes 73 veat s îîld. M.s \lacKaj iv bîîsîer thati sortîîe people hall lier ae She speitîs lici daysviiluiiteeine ai Ille seniors' centre anîd is a niemhei iii flic cetî ire' visovi boiard, iakiiîg titile respiiii sibîlîly oil landraisiiig .id vue ial Cv Cuis fir the laciiity. Sie becarne îassîlveîl ai the cetiie arountd 11496, afier one ofi her irieiids iirged lier tii jiiiti.'Before voitî kien tl. I s>.as enjoiiyng the vîîluîîîeerîng liere:- vhe vaid. Tbîngv îîîok off trom ihere and vioti. she s'as vpending almovi every waktng mioment ai the centre, logging abouti 2.111< vîtianteer hoars, ast year alone. 'Ini here prelly weli every day." vhe said. 1t snjoy àn yon're always meeting dîlfereit people and helping tbem." Bui. vue vs qnick te, point ont ihati n everylhing vhe doev. vhe has ihe help of other v olunleers and staff around the cen- tre."*We ail work togeiher as a goiid grîup." vite saîd. "We have a loi of special people here." She gave paeiicular recognition to Town Recreation Supersisor Tammy Townsend. "She's becs' a greai help te, me and sup- port." Ms MacKav said. And, Ms Townsend had equally glowing thoughis on Milion'v Senior of the Year. She said even if Ms MacKay hav a mil- lion things going on ai the centre, she'lI "I didn't know that 1 won until 1 got there that night. 1 couldn't believe it. It was really a distinguished honour." alwayv make lime t0 help others oui. "She's veiy caring. kînd and consîderate of others," vhe said. Ms Townsend added ihat Ms MacKay pins a lot of personal louches into every- îhîng vhe doev ai the centre. "She treats it as if iv' her job. Slîe'v the îîîosî dedicateil solatiteer 've probabiy ev er cone .icriiss site saisI. "Mostl tiîîgs priib.ihi svîîîilîi'î bîppeti hure iii lie cen- ire) \\ silîsîîî Msaivie. Fr Mc'us 5i.icK.is. ontei i flic iiiativ es sesi htsliî's iîîv prîîîîî of ai tile sent ici ipes suliiiieii lb\ morîe ti.îî i li centrîe îîîeîîbe s. Mss Ma.iKîiy \ as aî dms ng forie beiîinîl geting flic booîk off thei grîîîîîîî. andî îîîs viiý iiid '2. ' (X Icopie cosficun i N. -'m i se ic iii iii o tuai sîîîkbîîîk. livs i ofti îy hegsi.ciiev Ciiieiiis: shi' saiil v, ii a iiie Oulside [lie ceiiîie, 7lvts Mac K.î aisii i l îîiieersVs ýith Ille laitsii Cliapter ofi the Ordec o ic E astecri Star. geitin, insv le vs aih tuelicg1ýani.'aliin haîk in 1976. VS'C doi a 101i Ofi giiiL LICh as 55C gi\e C i the bîîspîîal. vue s.îîd of ftie griup'v s îîck. li's a giîiîi vs ay ofl suîcîîliîng aînd lîelpîng flie siinitilv Ms MacKay .îlsîî recenîiy *lîîîîed the Vukunen's hitstîtute aiid belps outi vs iih pull- lis relatioîns. She saîd iii her spare tiie. il she bas auiy. she enjoyv gardenine. -Bv the finie ihai's (vilateering) ail dune. 1 don't have îoîî much lime:' she saîd. -1 ast lîke to get involved in ail ihese ditlerent ihingv." When presenîing Ms MacKay witb ber award. Mayor Gord Kraniz espressed bus gratitude for her volunteer vsock. jokîng that il wavn'i an award for seniors. jasi "more mature indîviduals." -I personally applaud you for ail the work'- he said. "Thank yoa very much for ail the contrihutions over the years."' Melauîie Heiîuîî'aaev ian be reaihed au nihecnnuie(iunii!uiinianaduantuianipioît i Milton Senior of the Vear Maisie MacKay consults the. cookbook, 'Timeless Treasures', that she helped put together. wwwln.cogeco.ca V\C QGECQ NORTH HALTON STUDIO iy c ii,, iLaurier Plaza Coge o Ca le c Af500 Laurier Avenue Coge o C bleMilton, ON L9T4R Channel 14 905-878-9306 J