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' iStouffVille Lions get ready to feed 1,000 at festival barbecue beds 1,000 and gives back tome community? The Stoufi'ville Lions beef barbe- cue in Memorial Park The big dinner preâ€"dates the 26th annual WhitchurchoStouffville Strawberry Festival, which it will help open on Canada Day. It was traditionally held on the last Thursday in June. “The original thinking was to be a community gathering at the end of the school year before many headed to cottages for the long troohoarlnmostxq 0 SALES and SERVICE to ALL MAKES OF HEARING AIDS 0 Tinnitus Therapy - ADP, VISIB, DVA AUTHORIZED DISPENSERS - NO CHARGE All Inclusive Loss and Damage insurance - 1 year 0 Hearing Assessments - Newborn to Geriatric - NO CHARGE All Inclusive Aianuiacturers Warranty - 2 years - Hearing Aid Evaluations - 34 Day Fuii Satistaction Guarantee 0 Batteries and Hearing Aid Accessories 0 Associated With EIIT (Ear, Iiose and Throat) Doctor - Assistive Listening Devices FIA Systems 0 Full Time Experienced Certified Audiologists - Custom Hearing Protection -‘iAosiclan and Swim Plays (in iiand To Serve You weekend," said Lion John McTav- ish, the event’s chairperson. “It has always been one of our major fund- raisers for our conununityâ€"support . . . .,. Those programs include stu- dent vision screening, Christmas baskets, family assistance and town projects, including the Lebovic Centre for Arts and Entertainment - Nineteen on the Park. For many years, the last Thurs- day in lune coincided with the opening of the festival. “Last year it did not and, as a result, our turnout fell ofi greatly from years we were a part of Straw- berry Festival," Mr. McTavish said. That won't happen again, he said. The barbecue will always be part of the festival. COMING UP It’s no picnic to prepare. “It takes a lot of work from all of the Lions and many of their spous- es to set up, feed approximately 1,000 people and tear down all in the same day,” he said. “We also get great support from the town with Bruce Hatt and his crew helping with set-up.” “It’s quite a meal," he said. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12.50 for seniors and children. A hotdog special for children is $6. Dinner will be served from 4:30 to 730 pm. from the picnic shelter, which was also a Lions’ project. You can buy tickets at the park or Dinner includes at least a half pound of roast beef, bun, two sal- ads, tomato slices, condiments, cold drink or coffee and strawberry Shortcake. The Audiology Centre Established 1986 1333 Sheppard Ave. E.. Suite# 340 You can buy tickets at the park or in advance at Card’s TV and Appli- ances, Barthau Jewellers, Stoufl'ville IDA or the Wtfitchurch-Stouffville Chamber of Commerce in the train station. West End Hearing Established 1991 1243 lslington Ave., Suite# 711 416-233-8581