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Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), February 24, 1993, p. 6

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p6 tribune february 24 1993 st stouffville resident hopes to help innu children designer featured the work of stouffville interior designer lynda giles is the subject of a full page color photograph in canadian livings spring renova tion supplement which is included in the magazines march issue giles was one of a group of design ers who contributed their talents free of charge to create a dream home in aurora which was opened to the public to raise funds for the york region branch of the canadi an cancer society the beautiful blue room she designed for the home is the one featured in the magazine the feature all came about totally unbeknownst to me grape vine said giles i went up to the house one day and heard that the canadi an living people had been there on the monday when the house was closed and had done two shoots one was my room and the other was the ballet room i was really amazed when i heard it just goes to show that downtown toronto doesnt have a monopoly on design talent schools joinfamne relief students at stouffville district secondary school gained some insight into the plight of third world countries when they took part in the 30 hour famine orga nized by world vision canada last week we started at one oclock yesterday and will finish at seven oclock tonight denis fortier head of the schools geography depart ment told the tribune wednesday more than 40 students signed up following a presentation by world vision at the school and 17 of them took part in a supervised sleepover at the school tuesday night it was a fun night for them said fortier noting that activities included vol leyball basketball videos and card games students were encouraged to seek donations from family and friends and fortier estimated they would raise approximately 1000 for world vision meanwhile at whitchurchhigh lands public school more than 60 students took part in the growlers program a modified version of the famine in which the children par ticipated by forgoing lunch for one day students had to bring in con sent forms signed by their parents before they were allowed to get- ibiir gcmenhorsesle fv 36month lease rate sflf tea mmtk msmm slttssit liiiif lliff if 1 mm xffft mm ill mmm mffiffil hi1 nblk 20 litre multiport power assisted 4wheel antilock brakes automatic power door locks lstainless steel exhaust automatic transmission air conditioning tinted glass remotetrunk release amfm stereo cassette 24 hour roadside assistance 3 year 60000 km no deductible gm total warranty your golden horseshoe performance team som chro my pfly s daiw fojt involved in the program said staff member joan miyata those tak ing part were invited to meet in the gym to watch the world vision video and take part in games and activities were making it a cele bration day and a fun time for them said miyata on friday in the afternoon were giving them a popsicle each parents have been very supportive she said and funds raised will be donated to world vision which is an international christian humanitarian relief and development agency with 6000 projects in more than 90 countries the money raised provides funds for relief rehabilitation and devel opment supporting the innu concern for the plight of the innu children of davis inlet has led joyce brown head of the library department at stouffville district secondary school to contact the assembly of first nations in ottawa and offer assistance brown is hoping to organize a local fundraiser and send the proceeds to the school on the reserve which is called nukum mani shan grandmother mary jane school and is named after a revered elder of the tribe the school caters to students from kindergarten to grade 12 we want to collect some money to send directly to the school and let the principal and staff spend it on the things that are most needed she said various ideas including a community bar becue in the spring are being con sidered and brown would welcome input from service clubs and local groups the reaction of the assem bly of first nations to her call was very positive she noted they are excited that we in the south actu ally care enough to do something for these children for more info call joyce brown at 6401433 stouffville taxi airport service umo service corporate accounts 6406401 mobile 5801822 vets taxi stouffviue corp 86ringwooddrunit34 translation services englishfrench technicalcommercial legal p e poly services 6424266 0 mjommmjsjsjilmjclm traveling outside canada go with seotim and peace if mund call graeme s treeby emergency medical insurance in association with john ingle insurance 7568697 e t3rt2rr3rargrbr5rgfr2rr2rbf 0 i 1 1 i 1 1 1 i 0

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