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"A Family Tradition for 132 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, December 22, 1998 - 3 Furby auction raises $1,450 for food bank A silent auction of the popular Furby toys at Port Perry's Canadian Tire store has raised more than $1,450 for the local food bank. Dave Deplaedt, manager at the CTC in the Port Perry Plaza, said Monday morning that he received 30 bids for the toys, which he decided earlier this month to auction off for charity. In all 10 of the toys -- which have become this season's must-have item, get -- will find their way under local Christmas trees this year as a result of the promotion. Successful bids ranged from $101 to $300, said Mr. Deplaedt. The auction ended Sunday afternoon, and the winning bidders were notified that night. "When I called (the successful bid- ders), everybody was excited they got (a Furby)," he said. to the promotion. The Furby, a cuddly, interactive "virtual pet" that babbles away in its own language, retails for $39.99 "These things would have sold for $400, but instead we raised $1,450 for the food bank," said Mr. Deplaedt. While he originally planned to send the net proceeds of the promotion to the food bank, Mr. Deplaedt said he'd be sending all the money raised, and not and are therefore extremely difficult to He's pleased with the response he got recovering the store's costs. Bzzzzzz2! School's food drive 70 you and ) Isa huge § your family, 2 7. SUCCESS Student organizers of a food and toy drive are ecstatic with the response they got to their Christmas drive. ...At the township office, meanwhile, they can be forgiven for being a little less enthusiastic. That's because Scugog Township came in third in a three-way corporate challenge involving the municipality and two newspapers. The last- place finisher has to sub- mit a representative, who will have his head shaved tomorrow during an assembly at Port Perry High School. For the record, The Star 'came 1n second in the con- tributions race, while Port Perry This Week was the Hg winner. In the other challenge, a representative of Mike's Food Basics must submit to the shaving, after rival Reid's Independent Grocer won their competition. And at Mother Jackson's, an in-house competition will have the same result. It all added up to an enormously successful food and toy drive for Operation Scugog, said Lisa Delisle, an OAC stu- dent and a member of the committee which came up with the promotion. Friday morning students sent several car and truck- loads of items from partic- ipating businesses -- as well as local schools -- to the food bank. "I can't believe we got in this much food," said Ms Delisle. "Our whole group is really pleased with all the participation from all the groups that took part in the event." Adding to the success of the campaign was a $1,000 contribution from Techstar Plastics, said Ms Delisle. Food and toy hampers will be distributed to needy families in the area this week, in time for Christmas. The shaving of heads commences at the high school at 1 p.m. | Wednesday. ho ANN FFAG NNN WN WF F777 ONNNITTTTIN up to Po Wid DON'TMISS IT! ORRY, n no returns accepted on December 27 7 7 aN SAN SANZ NAN AW y A ZANNNWZ Your Christmas Store BR@CK' 168 Queen St., Port Perry 985-2521 BR@CK'S for Kids 174 Queen St., Port Perry 985-8797 BR@C foo 178 Queen St., Port Perry 985-8334 NX IAA NN WAN LL N nN HOLIDAY HOURS Dec. 21-23 9:30am to 8:30pm Dec. 24-----9:30am to 4:00pm a CLOSED Dec. 26-----CLOSED Dec.27------OUR BOXING DAY SALE 11:00am to 6:00pm SORRY, no retumns on the 27th Dec. 28-31-9:30am to 5:30pm January 1---CLOSED * L he A Phan = ACER INN ZAIN ANY { HEA LIB INNN\Y 477 & 7' & 3 ¥ L AN WN id FB Vi { i Y e : --~ ho La ™ fs] 5 " BN