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The Canadian Champion, Wedneusday, August 27, 2001 A 17 Halton Women's Place in dire need ofvolunteers Fisersandher Oretato s sin he shelters have ticen ursing extra million, i5per cUfli 01 11, turidîng ica-4 iO Cdi ¼d, ïlv ~~ nYP,rini. 9 Onfttol esos cots and cribs to accommodate cornes front the Ontario Ministry of Mackay at (905) 332-1200, ext. 244, or 1 Wear a PFD 1 I stfrmdSpe er demnand, she said. Community and Social Services but the by e-mail at cmnackay@baltonwomen- .1 ad Iayered 1 I efrmd-et ie HWTP runs a 30-bed facility in other 25 per cent must be fundraised. splace.com. For more information on 1 cltIOCU1q By Timn Whitnell Burlington and a 20-bed shelter in If you're interested in volunteering volunteer opportunities. visit wwwhal- I SPECIAL -rO THE CHAMPION Milton. Its budget for 2008 is about $2 with Halton Wornen's Place and are at tonwomensplace.com. à u This regions only emergency crisis shelter for women and their dependent children is putting out the caîl for vol- unteers. Halton Wornen.s Place (HWP) is looking for new volunteers to, assust in nurnerous areas througbout its over- flowing shelters in Burlangton and Milton. "With linuited staff, our volunteers provide rnucb-needed support in all our programs. We couldn't do it witb- out thern," said Christina Mackay, HWP's special events and volunteer co- ordiniator. Those interested in finding out about what is involved in volunteering at the 5belters must attend one of two upcoming orientation nights. The next information sessions xviii take place September 16 and 17 fromn 6 to 8:30 p.rn. Before tbeir first day on site at IVE? accepted volunteers are required to pro- vide documentation on a current police background cbeck, a stage 1 tuberculo- sis test and tbree references. Sbelters ut their limnit Botb of I-PVP's shelters are operating beyond capacity uit this point, and some of ils college and university summer belp is going back to uchool, but its not a matter of l-WsP being in a crisis situa- tion witb ils workforce, said Mackay "We need people 10 answer the phones, to tbank donors, accepu dona- tions at the door and work witb tbe cbild and youtb department." Among l-wP's cbild and youtb pro- gratin is a bomework club. Volunteers are used uit eacb shelter two nigbts per week during the school year tn help the children of abused women witb tbeir bomework. Tbey also help the cbildren witb arts and crafts, reading or watcb a movie witb tbern. The volunteers are needed at special events to man information bondis and selI raffle tickets. AIl of H-WP's shelter volunteers are females; accepted mule volunteers cun belp uit public events, said Mackay H-WP bas 20 full-time workers, 15 10 20 part-time and relief staff, and about 60 volunteers, more tban haîf of whom are used uit events or on an on-caîl basis. To date in 2008, l-WP bas received just under 1,000 bours of fate belp from is volusiteers. In 2007, l-WP provided a temporary borne 10 more than 800 women and 1,000 cbildren, double tbe figures from. the year before. "This year we are oper- ating ut 120 per cent capacity between botb sites," said Mackay Fa Pfoe _ _ _ Fuy RICO FIMM ICi $15,,052 1 $84,021 $30,858 LauAR8Z , 2L,4 0,auto, NC, AM/FM/CD, ABS brakesjl~ i3ý6at,/,A p mf.sasID headkampsdxia5%à 1 UEM- - --- tractan Ixeru vexu tlon eit. t 8060. bu li nk ext MtI.t Coj<~0opa caibIas cket&L F8162. 7 * -- L3PIIU on W m Gr~8L eytex Suç A/C0 p iýt tM Ad41 / p.îL p/s6t umtonVpp.propsas et LuqI~ A/FM/C Stetln 4L M /w/îtpgadepkg, lattief It5 txwte ~ Gey ex SOkBOOO xeatpw pk'g. ealeer siteer et SttM900l jise ext St 1 9010~et 20- wheeo, Me blue ext Stk K803. FmnIy PIri jud Prc FUmm ,rc Funl PrICO $3O,,23~ 7 81 7,5r- 25,88 ______'1,817 0% O"'%7 ..k ~ l a i 64 dîme.auto A/C p/w 33 uo /,p/w, p/i piseat i.d.Y Ik. .Ldee uo Ipw Z ffi aut.. AK X,3 auto, A/C, AM/FCD, prisacy ga a 4a.dL, auto, A/C, p/w, p/i XT & TlpiUS pkt,% pk, Ip p/eseathreatx mtreverse snsrA/FM alam wtxeels whtite iand ext.,S8118040. wheets, vista bilue ext 58<t R8005 6700 G/V, captas chairs, aber eut Stk F8134. LEt CD tsw coormand, black ext. Stk F81 09. FUMJE SHOP -__________ cORuON NOuaR Ae8ÀVHp4eeVMM xuêqm lmur x. n42t/bxu 46 rcs pus teight appiabe taxes, lceee loubal reg rwPcuo 100~l9941 S t0ti571 11% Mu"u 22nd Nlu 11w.. luAN?00DDWl Fru goà'M Ctaxuu xiii h a SI194 12 Fqof a lm MW ol St 94 M tuqrnv aim kfodl IU11U'Ç=Z e .-WéB à M h STEELES AVENUE 5 FUTURE SIOP CORRECTION NOTICE WhelIpxx 8300 e. Sport 10071979/ 10071978. On dryr cb et$2"," Wwhoxinfac i id havtle bn MAIN STR .ET $1498.99. A, thé S0O Cw'lsinxfrnd laYPbOtiltll. -WELCOME TO OUR FAMILY tao tex. FordO ait fesssstl auxaie uxeOxe e a o Deuais.' o 1ý -