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margaret carr toy consultant economist suntribune september 10 1986 re5 markhamites career is childs play by greg coates staff reporter when margaret carr visits your home she always brings her toys the markham resident works for the toy workshop inc founded about a year ago by a mother of five in richmond hill the company is like the mary kay of the toy world mrs carr and 50 other consul tants in southern ontario offer home workshops which allow parents to play with and experi ence the companys toys first hand we have a good collection of educational toys said mrs carr children have fun play ing with them and develop va rious skills while doing so she added the toys for chil dren ranging from newborn to 12 years old are 100 per cent guaranteed they are exceptionally high- threeyearold hayley carr daughter of margaret carr of markham enjoys a game featured from the toy workshop inc line mrs carr is a toy consultant who offers home workshops in which adults can experience firsthand the companys products greg coates in brief markham board of trflde luncheon the markham board of trade is kicking off its fall program with a luncheon meeting on wednesday sept 17 at the chimo hotel on wood bine ave guest speaker is markham mayor carole bell who will address the topic of growth and expansion in the com munity refreshments are from noon to 1230 pm followed by lunch and then the mayors address tickets 20 for board members and 25 for nonmembers can be purchased by calling 4740730 fall fashion show the womens committee of mar kham is presenting fall flair a luncheon and showing of fashions by eleven joseph of main st in markham the luncheon is being held wednesday sept 24 at noon at the cedarbrae golf and country club tickets are 20 each and may be obtained by calling 47141 14 8875149 or 887576g pro ceeds will go towards the markham stouffville hospital fund and other local charities iapa breakfast meeting the upper- york division of the industrial accident prevention association is holding a spe cial breakfast meeting for its member firms tuesday sept 23 at the chimo hotel on woodbine ave the subject of whmis workplace hazardous materials information sys tem will be discussed guest speaker is dave friendly en vironmental coordinator for petrocanada products break fast is at 8 15 am with adjournment at 10 am tickets are10 each and can be purchased by calling 9658888 100 gift certificate winner tracy ambrose of picker ing is the winner of a 100 gift certificate from sears mar kham place as part of a copromotion with cocacola ltd visitors to sears country inn restaurants were invited to try scratch and win coupons which gave them a chance at free french fries or cokes ballots were then entered in a draw for bigger prizes secondplace winner was phil humphries of uxbridge who won a 50 certificate edna lacy of scarbor ough won a coke tote bag k mart backs terry fox run as an official sponsor of the annual terry fox run k mart canada ltd is currently preparing for the big sept 14 event across canada hundreds of k mart head office and store management and staff have gone into training for the 10kilometre run as well many others have signed up as volunteers to man registration booths act as route marshalls or sell official run tshirts last year k mart employees raised 125000 in pledges and donations in aid of cancer research california kiss quality toys which last from child to child the company stands behind them said mrs carr who has been conducting home workshops since last january we not only show toys but we educate people ab out them the canadian and european toys are fully tested before being added to the workshops line battat ambi jumbo and bambola are just a few of the toy manufacturers featured by the the toy workshop inc it was the toys that got me involved with the company said mrs carr a mother of two they are great products the service is ideal for people who really dont know whats out there or dont have the time to shop the company has more than 100 items in its inventory in cluded are a variety of building toys arts and crafts supplies puzzles and games the products help children develop eyehand coordination as well as their large and fine motor skills the children are learning these skills without knowing it because the toys really are fun to play with said mrs carr at our workshops we invite people to play with the toys this way they really get to ex perience them and see their su per quality workshops are offered to any number of people from a small margaret carr toy consultant group at a home to a larger group at a company school or daycare centre each demon stration takes about one hour and participants are under no obligation to buy anything as far as im concerned i dont sell toys i give demon strations said mrs carr the toys sell themselves mrs carr recently finished a onemonth exhibit of the toy workshop inc line at the mar kham library for further information or to book a workshop call mrs carr at 4714692 joanne maika- white at 4715736 or lynn blox- am at 4711315 new car wash in town theres a new car wash in town newlyopened last week on laidlaw blvd in markham cali fornia kiss car and van wash fea tures a new type of unit in which your vehicle stays in one position during the wash the sherman rollawash unit moves back and forth over the car rather than the car moving through it don tallis owner of california kiss said he opened the new busi ness because markham and un- ionville residents were lacking a fullservice car wash the care and wash we put in is much better than oil company car washes he said they do it to increase gas sales we do it for a living he added a key attraction to customers at california kiss is time and convenience what we can do in 10 to 15 mi nutes would lake well over an hour at home in the driveway he said the full service treatment in cludes a complete car wash using only fresh water vacuum floor mats cleaned ash trays cleaned windows cleaned inside and out panels and doors dusted and the vehicle shammydried the cost is 6 for cars 7 for pickup trucks and 8 for mini- vans a wash alone is also avail able the customer brings in his car stops it and gets out we look after the rest said mr tallis california kiss is located at 8 laidlaw blvd in markham hours of operation are from 8 am to 6 pm monday to saturday california kiss car and van wash markhams newest car wash features a new type of wash unit the sherman rollawash the vehicle stays in one position during the wash while the machine moves back and forth over it california kiss offers resi dents a complete car wash inside and out greg coates