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st- weeketomrmarch 199511 big brothers program has provided benefits for both man and boy by kate gilderdale correspondent two years ago diane strickland approached big brothers of york region on behalf of her 12yearold son brandon at that time i was sharing a house with another single mom and she had three daughters so bran don was the only male in a house hold with five females like many parents in similar situations strickland felt it was important for her son to have a regular positive male role model in his life after filling out application forms they were advised that there was a long waiting list but as luck would have it they were matched with tom ross also a stouffville resi dent within a few weeks of being accepted into the program we were told that he was married and had two daughters of his own but that he would like to spend time with a boy he seemed like a great guy really fun loving strickland recalled my son is a great fisher man and this guy loved fishing so we decided to get them together to see how they would hit it off at the time rosss wife bonnie was preg nant with the couples third child big brothers asked tom what would happen if his wife had a baby boy and he said that as far as he was concerned this was a commit ment and he always honored his commitments the organization also interviewed bonnie who was very supportive of her husbands desire to get involved with a little brother happily the two brothers hit it off and became great fishing buddies as well as get ting involved in other activities and although ross was incredibly busy with work and his own family he would still come and see bran don said strickland adding that ross now has a son of his own tyler she describes the developing rela tionship between the two brothers as being something like a marriage it takes a lot of getting used to each no waiting lists specializing in the care of residents with j i tijuj alzheimers 24 hr registered nurse on duty assisted nursing care available activation program ie movies outings entertainment beds avattathm immediately we currently have beds available for long term care placement or 30 day trial placement we also have a 3 year accredited nursing home adjoining our retlrement home come in for a cup of tea and a tour of the home green gables is now accepting residents in need of oxygen therapy can kathleen gordon at 905 640 1310 9th line stouffville showroom at stouffville country market 905 6426965 toll free 18006406468 canadian country vacuum warehouse inc show room hours thursfri 1 30 700 prr free shop at home service toll free 18006199393 local 905 9869393 other and give and take on both sides but theres no doubt in her mind that the program is extremely worthwhile please see page 20 the only 4time winner in ajac history the hew1995 unacr 19995 frmutind frtm allllhce drire a air conditioning more horsepower more leg and headroom more tafetjjeaturct km hiilt in sotth amatca ccme m f c jot a lest jnre today m t b3h oljojfllj the beauty of allwheel drive subaru of markham 9441 main st n major mackenzie or i 9441 main i st north 4728500 iriefrwtiftm public liquidation of persian rugs complete inventory disposal all items must be sold the finest selection of quality genuine handknotted one-of- akind persian rugs carpets runners available anywhere better than a sale better than discountsi better than wholesale you decide how much you will pay a rare opportunity to have that beautiful rug of your dreams forthe lowest possible price 10 auction premium added to each sale auctioneer note wo are instructed to dispose of all stock and inventory at auction to the highest bidders regardless ol value or price auctioneer may elect to set minimum opening bid on a lev selected items items offered consist of hundreds of fine original persian and oriental rugs m a wide selection of colours and styles with sizes from 2x3 to 111x13 ah items are of the finest natural wools silks and bends using only natural dyes seller to provide value appraisal and certificate of authenticity to each purchaser pjll wowing 2 hre warehouse moomtftaw wofflwbfiisi ii wi acckpti visa mastercard asaarltan fopras cosh carhfm ch bring your room layouts colour samples and fabric swatches for unmatched decorating choices when theyre gone theyre gone well sell everything to the bare walls