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economist suntribune ho ho ho saturday dec 21 2002 food banks in good shape for christmas by laura nelles special local food bank representatives have a word for markham and whitchurchstouffville residents amazing due to the generosity of residents and businesses both the markham and the whitchurchstouffville food banks have plenty of food for the holiday season we are well looked after said whitchurchstouffville representative esther powell the whitchurchstouffville bank has about 55 families using it on a reg ular basis and no matter what time of year mrs powell says the facility has plenty offoodonhand on the other hand while the markham food bank has enough food right now there is a concern for the future we have a flood of donations from thanksgiving to christmas and then after new years they all just stop there are about 75 more people not families using the food bank now than at this time last year our numbers have gone up quite significantly said representative sheila spinks in an average month about 500 people use the markham food bank we have a flood of donations from thanksgiving to christmas and then after new years they all just stop ms spinks says the facility is always looking for baby formula diapers of all sizes canned fruits and vegetables powdered milk and toiletries both the markham and stouffville food banks welcome volunteers theyre good for high school students looking to obtain the community serv ice hours required for graduation ms spinks called her industry a peculiar business since it is impossi ble to predict what is going to happen from one day to the next usage can vary widely from nobody next week to 50 people the week after she noted anyone interested in helping the food bank should phone 9052946046 christmas eve candlelight service locust hill united church 7668 hwy 7 east 730 pm everyone welcome so do y00 like poinsettias markhams yvette rousseau celebrated her 75th birthday on dec 14 in style christmas style that is friends gave her a whopping 19 poinsettias theyre in the bathrooms the kitchen everywhere said husband jake p wulmtg a call jiiday to reserve 144 main st n markham 9052944600 photofrancine morrison blihiisilliiiiih 1 w i ll 1 m wmwsm spfccial stafood bufftt 500pm midnight j sorry no reservations accepted v early bird brfakfast buffft 99 i ta 300cyn 1015am january 103 only january 0103 300am 101am port perry ontario nkvbixiaai spf38 qnrl oflc loon pl cjw tisii cwj pos sfnrfw 21 mti btccmm bk 5k whik pu303w0 fciiifltimciuhnchmsiu 7 cfi snrfi w6 ojwn 1 8882 9he ron pitf- 5tr eu wanr st vatmysrsirm- wwwgrealblueheroncasirtooofn we have a winner 452 slots so table games license cooooto ougwating convnunty a must be w years oiageor cuer ontaiio rvufctan cdnriy ifclpte l -688- 23035os were conveniently located one hour northeast of downtown toronto in the stillktss a melody of mftt join us for a festive time of music and reflection cwne cdtbrcdt ilwortcdtst ckrisbitostift of kill christmas services sunday december 22nd 900 am 1045 am tuesday december 24th 630 pm 800 pm s i iiiiivteu childrens christmas programs sunday december 22nd infants to grade 6 tuesday december 24th 630 pm christmas programs infants to sk 800 pm no childcare major mackenzie uac 16th ave highway fl unionville alliance church 4898 sixteenth avenue between kennedy mccowan roads 9054771104 wwwuacca itaim a a