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p 6 weekender april 22 1995 st youve earned it people dianne s the darling of welcome wagon by kate gilderdale correspondent on thursday stouffvilles dianne darling received the 1994 community welcome host ess of the year award for ontario darling was honored at the 1995 welcome wagon hostess conference for the area which was held at glenway golf and country club in newmarket this weekend she is joining beachcomber spas relax in your back yard oac c seaway pools spas billiards si rvxv asm 25 heritage rd markham 2948030 hours mon sat 900 500 home leisure canadian maoe sspiayground o q 2 j now open featuring a special appearance by the purple dinosaur saturday april 29th 1000 am 300 pm daily play hours for children under 7 years open tuesday sunday indoor 930 am 430 pm register for our summer craft programs peanut parties available weekends evenings free parking 5970 16th ave at hwy 48 markham heritage centre 9052946705 16th ave hereswhafs happening at tf shoppers orugmari 9468000 0ort1ngs mm 4795967 specialty bulk barn 475-3299- lone hour phoio plus 4154903 radioshack 4756935 belgium diamonds 4791972 peivaiu 9468881 dollar mart 5130702 financial toronto dominion bank 47s3s35 service amamm fifiswl smovckmmsti miaa suwtkkiis innu fgaotntacnciwwham mm sismi ultsoshoektab si3m14 owmshop 477231 awiscmkinnimcmm snwi medical health one clinic 4796666 w sat april 2295 1200- 500 onlfi markham superxentrelocdhohqrifep mon i fri 1000 900 sat 930 600 sun 1200 500 rismedy rood and deriisonsfiwtmdaham other winners as a guest of wel come wagon for the canadian hostess conference at the delta hotel in ottawa although she has been hon ored by the organization twice in the past this is the first time darling has received welcome wagons top award of hostess of year for the entire province among the criteria for selec tion are sales ability enthusi asm dedication and personal performance as anyone who has moved into the area in the past 18 years will attest darlings consistent hard work and enthusiasm have made her an excellent ambas sador for the community as she welcomes newcomers and visits bridestobe and new mothers with baskets of gifts coupons and information from local and national sponsors her responsibilities include signing up sponsors who supply a gift for the basket that she pre sents to each newcomer new residents also receive a card inviting them to visit the store for an additional gift as well she provides information on local recre ational activi ties services and communi ty groups she flew to ottawa yes terday morn ing and in the evening she attended the presidents i 1 dinner where people who join can end up making lifelong friends through the club d darling she was honored for her achieve ment last fall she helped to put stouffville firmly on the map when she was featured in eye on toronto i did a welcome wagon visit with the producer who lives at dickson hill she recalled it took about three hours to tape the segment and she came into stouffville and picked up a lot of her gifts from local mer chants darling also went through the information given to newcomers which includes a letter from the mayor and the local mpp and material from the library parks and recreation and the whitchurchstouffville chamber of commerce working with local sponsors is always a pleasure she said they really are super dar ling said her work with residents mov ing into the area provided her with the impetus to establish the newcomers club which cel ebrates its 10th anniversary this year people who join can end up making lifelong friends through the club and its a really good way to become involved in the community she said any new residents who have not been contacted by welcome wagon are invited to call her at 6403521