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130th Year No. 10 > The t;bles were turned a little Friday as members of the ‘"Gentliemen‘s Auxiliary," including Douglas Gaudette (centre) and Bill Streit (right) donned their aprons and whipped up some mouthâ€"watering treats for their fundraising bake sale. The sale, held at Provincial Court House in Kitchener Friday, raised money in support of the International Women‘s Day Committee, which is planning a march down King Street Saturday. Pat Arbuckle photo ‘Gentlemen‘s auxiliary‘ sale gives boost to IWD Pat Arbuckie Chronicle Staff Help from a "gentlemen‘s auxiliary" bake sale will enable Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo women to march Saturday in celebration of International Women‘s Day. â€" â€" _ The sale, held Friday at the provincial court house in Kitchener, raised $155, well in excess of the $100 needed to allow march organizers to take out an insurance policy. The policy is necessary before a parade permit can be issued by the region. Problems arose two weeks ago when members of Waterloo Regional council refused a request by the International Women‘s Committee that they waive the insurance policy requirement for the march. At the meeting, Kitchener Mayor Dominic Cardillo proposed that the women hold a tag day or bake sale to raise money for purchasing the necessary insurance, a suggestion which raised the ire of local women‘s groups. Saturday‘s march is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. in front of Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo collegiate. Participants will make their way down King Street to Speaker‘s Corner where they will hear an address by Barbara Saunders, in period costume, quoting early Canadian Feminist Nellie McClung. â€" o o Becky Kane, coâ€"ordinator of IWD activities, said that the march is only a small part of local celebrations of the 75th annual International Women‘s Day. Kane feels that the highlight and focus of local events will be Sunday‘s Informaâ€" tion Fair to be held 1 to 5 p.m. at the YWCA on Frederick Street. â€" e *A lot of people sensed locally that the time had come to put energy into women‘s networkâ€" ing," she explained, adding that the fair was mud to allow local groups to share ation among themseives, and at the same Wednesday, March 6, 1985 Waterloo, Ontario . â€" 25 cents at the Newstand h time, reach the community at large. There will also be a Women‘s Art Display, an international dance workshop led by CUSO‘s Susan Isaacs, a songâ€"writing workshop with Arlene Mantle, a discussion entitled Good Mothering through Breastfeeding, sponsored by the La Leche League, a workshop on women and investment planning in addition to slides, films and tapes provided by Anselma House, Mothers Making Change, Overeaters Anonymous, Enâ€" glish in the Working Environment and Women‘s Network, a Roger‘s Community Cable producâ€" In conjunction with International Women‘s Day, the committee has also published Kâ€"W Women â€" What We‘re Doing and How We‘re Doing It, a collection of articles about local groups and organizations, which serve women an:l ei; which local women are actively inâ€" volved. Articles contained in the 23â€"page booklet describe the activities of a number of Kitchenerâ€" Waterloo organizations with information on the programs and services they offer. All were prepared by staff persons, volunteers within the organization or individuals with a particular interest in the field. â€" Kane is hoping that Kâ€"W Women will eventualâ€" ly be published on a regular basis as a multiâ€"organizational newsletter. The publication will likely also contain an advertising directory of professional, business and tradeswomen. The booklet is currently being distributed to members of local women‘s organizations and service clubs and through locals of the Kâ€"W Labor Council. Copies ar also being left in public places that are frequented by women. _ _ _ _ Those interested in obtaining a copy of Kâ€"W Women or information on International Women‘s Day are asked to call the committee‘s office at 579â€"2631. h Melodee Martinuk Chronicle Staff ‘‘One child abduction is too many."‘ â€" o To prevent that one »abduction from taking place in the Twin Cities, five local women have organized Kâ€"W Child Find, a nonâ€"profit group dedicated to locating missing chilâ€" dren. Both Kitchener and Waterloo Kâ€"W are ‘‘very safe communities‘‘, stressed Child Find program coâ€"orâ€" dinator Patti Brooks noting the group‘s aim is to keep that situation from changing. It‘s primary focus, she explained in an interview, is ‘‘prevention‘‘ by speaking to parents and other groups, on how to ""streetproof" children. ‘"‘Waterloo regional police has assured us this is a safe community â€" there have been no abductions by strangers, and now, very few parenâ€" tal abductions," she said. ‘"But no community is 100 per cent safe. One abduction is too many â€" no one thought it could happen in Stratford or Queensville, yet it did," Brooks said. Brooks and her coâ€"organizers have been working since November to form the Kâ€"W Child Find Chapter, which received the official endorseâ€" ment of local police two weeks ago. We want to keep this community as safe as it is now by making people aware there is a problem." _ _ _ She said they became involved with Child Find because of ‘"‘conâ€" cern‘"‘ for the safety of their own children. ‘"‘We started this as concerned parents. I have two children of my own. Sometimes it‘s frightening. I can‘t even imagine what it would be like to lose one of them," she said. Child Find is a North Americaâ€" wide organization founded in the US five years ago. Since its arrival in Canada just over 18 months ago, the group has spread across the country. With eight already organâ€" ized and three more pending, Ontarâ€" io has the most Child Find chapters of any province. Although the incidence of child abduction is increasing in Canada, Brooks said, there are no current statistics available to indicate the seriousness of the problem. Child Prevention key focus for Kâ€"W Child Find e directory containing the names and photographs of "thousands of" Caâ€" nadian and American children who are missing, either because they have been abducted or have run away from home. _ _ e Brooks explained that should the local organization hear that a child is missing, Child Find would immeâ€" diately contact the police, then record all pertinent information. A description and photograph would be sent to Child Find‘s Ontario headquarters in Oakville, for cirâ€" culation across the country. As well, the local group would orgagjze neighborhood searches. In addition to the public informaâ€" tion sessions, the first was held Tuesday at Kâ€"W Hospital, Kâ€"W Child Find will participate in the Kid Check program, through which chilâ€" dren are fingerprinted for easier identification. She said the group is in great need of volunteers to work in the fingerprinting program and help with fundraising. Brooks stressed that Child Find is coâ€"ordinating it‘s efforts with both the Waterioo Region Block Parent Program and. Citizens Concerns With Crimes Against Children. For more information call the Kâ€"W Child Find number, 749â€"0317. Patti Brooks