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economist suntribune whitchurchstouffville thursday may 30 2002 top corporate citizen keeps giving back to community byjoanransberry staff writer american icon frank sinatra wasnt the only one singing my way two decades ago a 21yearold gary bouwmeister of whitchurch- stouffville took stock of himself he had knowhow drive and a streak of independence measured larger than his sixfoot sixinch 275- pound frame all things considered the young man knew himself so with his familys blessings mr bouwmeister left his fathers landscaping business and struck out on his own with an old truck and a few tools to establish a land scaping business which eventually became known as a dutch touch by bouwmeister landscaping with no disrespect to my father i wanted to do it my way said mr bouwmeister leaving the family stouffville seniors dub founders honoured 25 years later by hannelore volpe staff writer the founders of stoufmues seniors club were too young to join when the club opened 25 years ago now old enough to be members the four will be honoured when the silver jubilee club of stouffville celebrates its 25th anniversary on saturday gladys clarkson marion murphy aurelia smith and marjorie smith founded the club for their parents and other seniors in the area even though they themselves were too young to join they were all mem bers of the ladies auxiliary of stouffvilles royal canadian legion branch now they have been mem bers themselves for many years chuckled clarence fockler the silver jubilee clubs presi dent the four founders will be honoured by oak ridges mp bryon wilfert mpp frank klees mayor wayne emmerson and others at a special cere mony starting at 2 pm saturday at the club located at main and market streets hundreds of residents were clamour ing to join when stouffvilles first seniors club opened itsdoors on june 1 1977 it was named to commemorate the silver jubilee of queen elizabeth ii since only 200 members could be accepted that first year many people had to settle for putting their name on a growing waiting list the club has maintained its mem bership base of about 150 in recent years the silver jubilee seniors club currently has five life members those 90 and over over the years the seniors meeting place has offered everything from art classes to bus trips card games to tai chi and crafts its members have come home with medals in a number of events including euchre cribbage swimming and lawn bowling jn the annual ontaricseniorgames rjrw business was a positive move his way paid off mr bouwmeister was the recipient of the corporate citizen of the year award for 2002 presented by the whitchurch- stouffville chamber of commerce at its recent annual meeting garys parents emigrated from holland to canada before their son was bom in keeping with the love of the soil of his dutch gardener ancestors mr bouwmeister loves the feel of dirt while he now spends a lot of time behind a desk mr bouwmeisters happiest when hes on site stepping back to look at a finished landscapedesign job gives him a good feeling originally a landscape mainte nance and construction company the company is now a thriving design and build company having grown from employing two labour ers to the current staff of 50 wliitchurchstouffville and mr bouwmeister have been good to each other while much of his busi ness comes from the local area mr bouwmeisters community giving goes directly to the heart of whitchurch- stouffville gary bouwmeister has always been commu nityminded generous and delightful to deal with said helene johnson pres ident of the chamber he deserves this recognition giving back to the community is gary bouwmeister landscaper hosts dance for friend a principle that mr bouwmeister not only respects but practises for many years the landscaper hosted dances raising funds for charities hes supported the stouffville lions and kinsmen clubs and raised thousands of dollars for markham stouffville hospital and the multiple sclerosis society hes reviving the dance this spring to raise money for good friend don paisley a carpenter injured in a constructionsite acci dent in april the fundraiser goes june 22 at the markham fairgrounds tickets are 20 at the door also throughout the years mr bouwmeister has made life a little easier for a number of needy fami lies he does his part without fan fare or fuss stressed mrs johnson in recent years a dutch touch by bouwmeister landscaping sponsored golf tournaments run by whitchurchstouffville mobility transit and the chamber mr bouwmeister has sponsored many local sports teams over the years on a professional level mr bouwmeister has served on the board of directors for landscape ontario and on the board of direc tors of the local chamber gary bouwmeister has sup ported whitchurchstouffville from a business a personal and a chari table viewpoint said award nomi nator norma humphrey of alstack shop hes most deserving of the corporate citizen award as a dutch touch grows so does the family 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