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stouffville suntribune thursday nov25 2004 3 stouffville says by hannelore volpe with only a month to go till christmas have you started your christmas shopping asked at country style donuts in stouffville bonnie trentadue i have finished my shopping because i dont like crowds it took me about two weeks we have a large extended family and draw names of one adult and two kids to buy for ronn draper i do a little bit all through the year and then cram in the rest in the last couple of weeks i make a lotof the gifts such as patio stones wrought iron and stained glass for our family i started shopping at the beginning of september and plan to be done no later than the middle of december i spend about the same each year lisa kanellakis i started two days ago i find that popular items for kids are always sold out when i get to the stores we pick names of people to buy for because our family is so large author susan v bosak of whitchurchstouffville will launch her hew book dream at an event saturday in newmarket its one of 200 cities across north america shell visit to promote the book dream comes true this week for bestselling author byjoanransberry staff writer five years in the making stouffville author susan v bosakis book dream is about to begin its journey to more than 200 cities across north america the launch begins saturday at 1 pm in chapters on yonge street in newmarket and includes a reading and signing by the author the book is tied to the world dream chest a traveling exhibit designed to collect the hopes and dreams of children and adults i will visit most of the 200 cities ms bosak said people like to meet the author the book like the exhibit is designed for all ages dream is an inspiring celebration of liv ing and dreaming for all ages she said at least 15 major illustrators including twotime caldecott medal winners leo and diane dillon and governor generals award winner barbara reid took part in creating dream dream brings together remarkable original artwork thoughtprovoking quotations from throughout history and a multilayered resonant story ms bosak said the message is youre never too young or too old to be a dreamer dream was ms bosaks vision from the start she oversaw all aspects of the books creation from the choice of illustrators to design of the endpapers an illustrated story is an art form she said its like choco late and peanut butter you bring together words and pic tures to make something so much more delicious than the two alone as well as dream ms bosak has written bestsellers something to remember me by an illustrated story about love and legacies across generations and science is a classic activity book each sold more than 300000 copies her books have won a num ber of honours including the benjamin franklin award parents choice award and the joan fassler award for an out standing contribution to chil drens literature the american booksellers associations has picked dream as one of its top picks for the year its very rare to have a canadian book chosen by this association ms bosak said reviews of her books have been published in newspapers and magazines such as the washington post chicago sun- times and dallas morning news bom in winnipeg ms bosak holds degrees in english sociol ogy and human communica tions her work covers commu nication intergenerational and life course issues she runs workshops with families teachers and program leaders across the country she also helped found the legacy project a community service initiative in partnership with the parenting coalition and generations united in washington dc ms bosak 40 and her hus band brian puppa have lived in stouffville for 10 years stouffville is gorgeous country with wonderful people she said its one of the most peaceful and beautiful places in the province during her 30s ms bosak worked as a freelance journalist for the cbc and macleans mag azine science is was published while she was in her 20s meanwhile the world dream chest will be on exhibit in museums schools and libraries over the next three years york region is one of the first areas on the north american tour ms bosak said exhibit viewers can see origi nal art created for dream get ideas for living their dreams learn how to make a symbolic origami dream star and add their hopes and dreams to the dream chest dream available in bookstores sells for 2395 for more information about the book and exhibit visit wwwdmamstorybookcom briefly cosh prizes in 15th lights contest stouffvilles 15th annua outdoor christmas display contest is seeking the towns most sparkling and cre ative outdoor seasonal displays residents have until dec 12 to nominate homes all residences east of hwy 48 south of bloomington road west of uxbfidge line and north of 19th avenue are eligible these borders follow the boundaries of the stouffville lions club entries are being judged dec 14 there are 325 in cash prizes the contest is sponsored by the lions noma cable tech and the stouffville suntribune residents can nominate homes by emailingjmasonyrngcom entries can also be faxed to 905-640-8778- or dropped off at the stouffville sun- tribune office at 34 civic ave stouffville for more information call jim mason at 9056402612 rotary hosts dinner for landmine crisis the rotary club of stouffville presents a night of a thousand dinners at the parkview village auditorium monday at 6 pm scott fairweather president and ceo of adoptaminefield canada is guest speaker tickets are 25 and available 9056401333 night of a thousand dinners began in 2001 as an opportunity for people all over the world to come together on a single night enjoy a meal and help solve the global landmine crisis dinners are now held in more than 50 countries around the world quoteworthy theres not much glory in being a tax collector ruth armstrong on marking her 25th anniversary with the town of whitchurch- stouffville see story on page 20 contacting us have a news tip please phone us at 905 6402612 email us 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