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Canadian Champion (Milton, ON), 15 Apr 2008, p. 10

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A10O The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, April 15, 2008 Neo Centrix Salon and8Spa Family goodwill project turns $59ka 15% OFF 20% OFF Classic Facial Waxing Producî A15%OFF AlColourîng Services (isooked wii Kae & Jil n -A Book wîth Katie or Jîlli-Ann for the newest Sprîng Hair Trends from their advanced courses. Mailit & WII.- 17 WIIso, Drive, Millon (90S) 693-0878 Tus , d9 -8. -i9OT 10-9 Fri5 9 7 Sai 9-3 Stii&MonCo e....-AG-MTI EL ..-K - e. -CETV in Today' Canadian Champion! UN HOME SERVICES *» ff ameas only into foe'uinness VVorlId Kecorci Mostfood collected in 24-hour perîod By Steve LeBlanc CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF [rosst a simsple issquiry ici a worid retord . Tisat prcîty mitish encapsulates a rural Milton f-aseifys efforts to aid GTA fusod banks, wicb culîsiîsatcd witis fasi wcck's establishsmenst ofi a sscw Guinness \Virld Record fsor tise suosi fcoci coliected isy one coîuncnLiiity in a 24-bour pcriod. Brcakîug tise ofd mark b> sîsore sisan 40,000 pocinds -set b>' Regina iwm years ago -tise Creatcr Tuosontos Apartssenu Assotiatiosns (GTAA) cîgstis anssual Spring Hope Fouod Disie brougi ins a wisoçpsing 262,499c psmunds. Attise siean of tise record-scîtîssg icat is Casupbisliîles Bosînic Bloy wissse ccontacts wstis tise saisacrt of G-, lassd- loîrds - as use sîwser asnd oiseratcsr ol oine ml (-anadasý iggesî smarketinsg aucd public relationss csmipaies îss she issois erty msanîagementsî sndustry -isros'sdcd tise fuel fosr tise iofty csîd2ss'mcss But tse spark and inspirations casme courtesy tsf ber tfsiidrcss. "Tise lirefiglîters were bavsng thir Cbristsnas food drive one ycar wicu îuy daugstcr Beverice askcd why siscy C-R51,50 PaINI (ANADIAr, CHAMPION HEFT HAUL: Spring Hope Food Drive founider and co-ordînator Bonnie Hoy <second from Ieft> joins principle participanhs (from Ieft) Samantha Wilkinson (GTAA Marketing Director), Brad Butt (GTAA president and CEG), Christopher Hatch (president of Mîssissauga's Foodpath), Gail Nyberg (Daily Bread Food Bank executive director) and Tania Principe (North York Harvest Fond Bank) amîd the tons of collected food. dîdn't collet ,îî aparisuens busildisngs, reci Hlov, inonder asnd co-ordinatos of the C, [AAs aninual drive. 1 tied îo explain uhe logisics of tr bsut hen Braci and Bianca quiciciy luinped iii about bow 1 knew ail the landlord, anîd pret- iy soon ihey wcre gangsng up on mce to do it." But tisey certasnly dsdn't leave ail tise work to isoin "I c1usck becamne a fasssily project, and 1 give in> kids ail tise credi The>' came witlî me to visit landiords aIl over tihe place andc reall>' taîkec up tise idca. Itfs harder to say no to a clsîld tisan art aduli. And wisile tisere werc some initial reservations about door-to-door cau- vassiug at aparnsents -someting inany laudiords shy away [romn - tise project cvcntuafly gained moinenluns, îisauks to soure kcy players like close fascsily fricnd Laurcn Harvey. This ycar rougbfy 1,00 GTA apart- ment buildings partieîpated in tise food drive -and subsequent world reeord - witis anotiser 1,000 taking part across tise province. Tisai's awesome. Tise records nice, but wisats rcally tisriffing about tbis is tise impact st'Il bave ou people wbo don't bave enougis [ood," remarked Hoy "lu tise GTA ai one tisere were 905,000 people wbo used food banks last ycar, and 34 per cent of tisat nuns- ber was cisdren, wici is a scary sta- tîstic. Tise magnitude of tisat makes ibis drive so important. Tie GTAAs involvemeni spanned froin \Viîby to Milton, wiîis Hclyrs hisoustown doing its fair sisare for tise cause. About tisîc dozen hîgis scisool stu- dist pitclîed in to collect donations, wisilc inany osiser Milionsans vofun- îeered to drive tise food to sOs destina- tion pioint of Toronto5, Dasly Bread iFocsd Bank f-or tise overaîl wcigfs-in. Donation, wsil bc sedsstrsbuted back to tiseir isîdîs dral food bis. A biaIlftozeis local apartinents wcrc part oi thse lesest "i'd say abocmt 60 per tenst of our tien- assis îook part. wii is grcat," uoted resiclcst massages Joisn Bursns of- Vertica Residessi Services, wlsics retentfy pur- tiased Bionte Streetrs Giers Eden Cocurt Apariiens. Il couldi sget sulo su> office tisat iîglît. Tiiere was a lcot of f ood." Aclded [120 -T tiissk this ail sssriec su Milton, iis tico sisocilc salî gise itself a pat ou tise baik lus si gratelul and proud to corne froîn Milton." Sieve Leltnc coni be secled ai sic,- When you subscribe Io The Canadian Champion for 1 year ($65.00) wie will give you a $10.00 Pre-paid Tim Card from Tim Horions. And your name wsll be entered inte a draw for a chance to win a trip for 2 to Las Vegas*. GET IT WHILE IT'S HOt!. To subscrible simpie filiiin the form beiow and send it, aiong with your payment, to The Canadian Champion Circulation Dept. by Aprii 3Oth, 2008& 555 Industrial Drive 2nd Floor, Milton ON, L9T 5E1 Fax: 905-876-2364 Ph: 905-878-5947 kmossman@miltoncanadianchampion.com Name: Address: Phone: LI Chq attached LiVISA M/C LiiAMEX Cardhoider name: ________________________ Card #: ___________________Expiry: Signature: *Tim Hortons offer expires April 300h, 2008 or while quantities last. Draw date for trip wiIf be held on Thursday, October 16, 2008. TEM S NCDITIO,,, N,, S lnnfer t ei srurvct io,, n,, ou -l fi n mo osnda$00 re hc o u ooigfe eitto.a liCuirf 5i A ACU EAA IHV505 T he C,,,iter Geta ç,i,,c,, ,,,,,theIncinent O,, 5p~- dayd acomdain ,in Ca n , Meic Ths akaeisva fr2 ad add

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