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a10 tribune may 21 1986 mother of two honors grad s j by brenda little 1 stouffville melody cur tis burkholder street stouffvil- le practices two wellknown mot- t s you get out of something v hat you put into it and any thing worth doing is worth doing fell i she lives by them melody housewife and mother cj two recently completed a two- yjear recreation facility man agement course at seneca col- ifge melody curtis i proclamation that may 23rd 1986 be proclaimed as sneaker day and the week of may 24th to june 1st 1986 be proclaimed as national physical activity week in the town of markham carole bell mayor while attending school she still managed to maintain her house hold attend all classes keep up her three parttime fitness re lated jobs put in 300 hours of com munity work and receive numer ous academic awards on top of all this she graduated with straight as how did she do it i just kept reminding myself that it was vital to my future she explains at school melody enjoyed being involved soon after starting at seneca she became a member of the organizing committee for the secondary school group gymnas tics competition and was largely responsible for its success she also began teaching dancercise in the elite athlete program and during lunch she taught a fitness class in scarborough theres no doubt that with this type of dedication arid training she will acquire a good position in the field of recreation the biggest problem is getting your foot in the door explains melody however shes also been work ing on this for several years melody first became involved in fitness instruction in 1977 a friend encouraged her to enroll in an eightweek training course it was an invaluable experi ence for me explains melody i learned a great deal and it helped build my confidence if i can stand in front of 60 peo ple in my underwear and say 1-2- 3 i can do anything she chuckles later she became a keepfit volleyball instructor she also be gan teaching dancercise in scar borough and soon became the ymca coordinator for whitchurchstouffville she maintained this post until the town adopted its own recreation department melody was also a dance direc tor and choreographer for music mania her involvement in this popular community production led to her appointment as choreographer for the girl guides 75th anniversary celebration at maple leaf gardens in this position of responsibility she arranged five original dance routines involving over 500 children and adults with such a varied and full background its hard to believe that it took melody three years to gather the courage to go back to school it wasnt until she fell off a stage and injured her ankle while teaching that she decided it would be wise to learn the business end of recreation i realized then that i wouldnt be able to teach classes forever explains melody however it was after melody actually began school that she realized just how many different types of positions are available in her chosen field it has opened many doors she says although she doesnt know ex actly what she wants to do melody feels marketing or re search in the field of recreation would be interesting whatever her choice theres no doubt shell succeed as an honor student class valedictorian win ner of the seneca college board of governors award and a suppor tive family and community be- hind her shell have no problem in her own way melody has already achieved success suc cess she says is enjoying what youre doing and shes certainly enjoying the kaufmanfurniture gallery specializing in quality furniture by kaufman barrymore crossley karastan baggotts brassbeds watercloud waterbeds and a great selection of gift ideas and accessories 270 wellington st w hwy 7 just e of mccowan hours monday 9 to 6 tues to fri 9 to 9 sat 9 to 6 the hondas are here r most complete i stock of 1986 hondas ever civics accords preludes 1 enter the blue jays prizes contest honda sales leasing north t markham motors hwy 7 at kennedy rd 4772451 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