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Lots oJ"excitement aboutJundraiser 'from KIOS on page 12 and the station wcll broadcast jive from Scooter's. MYTP studenas are also exccred, said the group's producer, Christine Houle. "They lorve the idea of roller-skating and dressing up in '70s clothing. Any chance chey have 10 dress up. they're gante,' Ms Houle sacd. It was a former student of MYTP direc- tor Kim Belvedere who inspired the fundraiser. The Milton woman, in her lace twenties. was diagnosed with a progressive lîver disease chat will eventually require her 10 have a liver transplant. "We can't do anything I0 help her per- sonally. hua we felt we wanted 10 do some- thing," Ms Belvedere sacd, adding, "The Liver Foundacion was thnilled. 1 thcnk they take the hack humer a lot." Racstng awareness about the dcsease particularly chat it does strike young people -and encouraging people Io scgn their organ donor cards is also a big part of the event, she sacd. There are no known cures and very few treatments for most childhood tiser dis- cases. Sorne are caused hy sinises, such as hepacicis A, B and C, whcle others are inherited. Others have unknown causes. Often the onty option is a tiser transplant -and some chctdren don't survive the wait. 'Atthough liver disease is often viewed as an 'adult problent', the fart is chat chou sands of children and youch are diagnosed each year wcch tiver diseases,' sacd Mara Busca-Bedford, spokesperson for the Canadian Liver Foundacion. 'Raising awareness and funding research into chil- dren's tiser disease is an important pari of our mandate and we're thritled to have these two organizaccons cake che initiative 10 create a fun and unique eseot on our hehaîf." MYTP scudent Samnancha Lash, 15, said the esena will combine a gond cime with helpcng ochers. "tnt just reatly happy to he mnvotsed with such a great cause. and Itchink il's going 10 be a lot of fun," Samnantha said. Stephanie Thiessen can be reached at sthiessen@ncilbonc-anadiancampion.com. SVivienne's ~"~Hearing Centre: You are invited To Receive Your Free Hearing Consultation on: I Tesday November 91h, 2004 From 10:00 arn - 4:00 pm I Do your have Trouble Hearing Clearly? :FREE HEARING TEST: Are you having difficulty heaiaig conversation when in a large group? Do pepleseem te mwxible moeafrcquwnfty? Do you find yeoelf, an pe~kople oa)t theaoves? - Photo by GRAHAM PAINE Seasonal fun Ten-year-ald Jacquelyn Streck - with her face paint- ed like a cat - shows off the carved ears of her pump- kin, carved ta look like a monkey, during Saturday's community pumpkin carv;ng event ait Milton Mailt. iî 1k incres wcth age lThe Ontrio Breact Screening Pragrast provides wIfi l ev lp brait examtctia and a nomaof ano tast ta camner Wha are 50 lears af aga or aver. BRIA T CA CER Make yaur appainiment taday.l Frtecentre nirrest Yau cri 1-800-668-9304 Ceassnrheapsn . cassandra.thompson@htminsut,,,(e.com Kerry Lentz kerry.Ientz@trjrnsurance.com Ted Treacy ted treacy@h1mnsranceom 775 Main Street East, Jni lî, MOtion ON, L97 3Z3 Phc,' 905 876 4sC 7 Fax 905 8767 !7 ww r,inas (c , a