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p14 economist suntribune december 26 1989 7- h k club offers variety and friendship kate gilderdale correspondent leaving familiar surroundings for somewhere new can be a traumatic experience with organizations like the newcomersclub however help and friendship are just a phone call away no one knows this better than sheila rambeau president of the markham club who moved to the area from ottawa just over a year ago markham is a lovely location and there are a lot of things to do the newcomers was great for letting me know what was going on here and for giving me the chance to meet other people who were also new in town one of its major strengths she points out is that it offers a choice of activities to appeal to every interest including a gourmet lunch club a couples supper club and a wide variety of sporting activities and special events as well as a moms and tots program for people with young children the organization also holds regular monthly meetings and welcomes members suggestions for specific activities for those who are out during the day amateur chef evenings are a popular way of meeting new friends there are different teams which cook every month and each member makes part of the meal and takes it to the hosts house explains rambeau the gourmet lunch club operates on the same principal with people exchanging the recipes of the dishes they contribute sports include skiing bowling and golf some events are during the day and some in the evenings or on weekends bridge is a popular pastime for many some people who join on ly want to play bridge and dont want to be involved in anything else which is fine with us she observes the whole idea is to allow people to do whatever ap peals to them and to meet other people with the same interest despite the shift towards two- income families there are still a lot of people who are looking for things to do during the day ad vises rambeau many come from other coun tries with their spouses and may not be in a position where theyre able to work we have people from america england ireland and africa among our members theyre often looking for daytime activites where they can get to know each other recent events include an even ing at the champagne dinner theatre a halloween party and a scavenger hunt with a christmas party coming up this month r for any customer who maintains a balance of 2500 in their personal account tired of paying bank service charges come to standard trust and receive all these services free m free chequing and withdrawals free personalized cheques free transfers between accounts free payment of local utility bills- free travellers cheques free money orders free cheque certifications free direct deposit of pension or investmentinterest cheques remember- you get all this plus a high daily rate of interest as shown in the tiers below 500 and over 825 k 3000 and over 950js 10000 and over 1050 50000 and over 11 75 the balance in your account determines the interest rate that w pay on your entire account balance some financial institutions only pay the advertised rate on the amount above the tier level and not on the entire account balance mm 39wain st n markham 2946865 open moajhurs 95 fh6 sat 91 branch manager dan zeko membercanada deposit insurance corporation standard trusf v ffywk homerrownvjncs centre at the next regular meeting members will be invited to try court whist a rotating card game you dont have to know how to play there will also be a bake exchange where members will have the opportunity to sam ple each others baked goods speakers are invited to address the meetings on a regular basis particularly those who can pro vide specific community infor mation notes rambeau when youre new you can feel somewhat lost it helps to meet people who can give you advice about programs and events in the area with so much going on she says you could be busy six days a week if you wanted to ac tivities are carefully co ordinated to avoid overlapping so that people can belong to as many things as they like every group has a leader and one ex ecutive member involved members who want to start then- own group can communicate with others through the monthly newsletter anyone who has been in the community for less than three years is eligible for membership explains rambeau after that theres an alumni you can graduate to annual dues are a modest 12 to cover the cost of postage and printing the newsletter although its an independent nonprofit group there is a na tional newcomers council for those who are leaving the area the club can provide infor mation on similar organizations throughout the country to register or to learn more about the newcomers club you can call chris wright in markham at 4718253 or loretta spence in unionville at 4752824 dont pass the puck come and score a hat trick with the number 1 line at inionwille motors keitr wideman dean dobson morgan jones some of our best scores 9 financing up to 48 months no limit on all 1989 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