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4ie66ndnit sunastpusville tn1tiaycti281999 v a non profit agency 1 51 20 yonge st aurora housing s help centre 7132696 education unicef boxes cause controversy attention zellers best value customers product recall information- zellers and best value are voluntarily recalling the product shown below school officials must decide on participation in unicef program haunted hills 10 light pumpkin lawn stake set out of concern for our customers zellers and best value are voluntarily recalling the above product through our investigation we have determined that this product which was intended for outdoor use is equipped with an electrical cord that has been approved by the canadian standards association for indoor use only outdoor use could prove dangerous or result in injury the product had been sold at zellers and best value stores zellers and best value have removed the product from its shelves customers that have purchased the haunted hills 10 light pumpkin lawn stake set are encouraged to return the product to zellers or best value for a full refund we regret any inconvenience this may have caused to our customers er by patrick casey staff writer a decision to allow york region catholic stu dents to collect money for the united nations childrens fund of canada is in the hands of indi vidual school officials on halloween canadian school children have traditionally been encouraged to carry the small orange unicef boxes with them during their trickortreat journeys collecting small change for the longtime charity organization however the uniqef program has come under fire in recent years especially from catholic reli gious representatives who believe it promotes abortion although the group insists it supports spaced birthing the regions catholic board has continued a his torical tradition to make the unicef drive option al each fall allowing each school to choose whether or not their students will take part in the program but if they do they should request the money be directed to a designated cause in a memo from the canadian conference of catholic bishops rev william kokesch directs all participating catholic schools to ask unicef to earmark the funds from the collection boxes toward the immunization of children in mali against tuberculosis polio measles- diphtheria whooping cough and neonatal tetanus dioceses and school boards are being encour aged to use the occasion again this year to urge unicef canada to continue doing all it can at the international level to ensure catholic donors receive the necessary assurances that their contri butions will not be used for programs that conflict with catholic moral principles wrote kokesch an additional option said kokesch is for chil dren to raise funds for two catholic agencies the holy childhood association provides elementary school children an opportunity to raise funds specifically for other children while the canadian catholic organization for development and peace allows secondary school students to support the groups efforts in developing countries if the schools want to continue the fundraising efforts at halloween they are more than welcome to continue that several years ago the vatican stopped making an annual donation to unicef fearing the group would use funds to give women in developing countries access to abortions and contraception our children teachers and communities are involved in fundraising efforts all year long said york region catholic board spokesperson chris cable if the schools want to continue the fundraising efforts at halloween they are more than welcome to continue that if they do so they can support certain areas and we hope they will designate that support the position of the regions catholic board is quite different from torontos catholic school board where officials dropped unicef three years ago in favour of a prolife group called aid to women which provides pregnant women with assistance aid to womens toronto office is located next door to the cabbagetown womens clinic on gerrard street where protesters often stop women from entering the clinic and try to encourage them not to have an abortion days only fri oct 29 t 30 life m- b of f all in stock m mm samm ng in fine custom made jewem and rcmve a great deal a4argeelecuoof dvamorid engagementri rigstwedding y cckliacraeclceaitigsllv j wi m mm 0ki m mm mm- mm sxsffs m i wmem wwrm 5 movai hours mon thurs uawlfek 05 94003531