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24 stouffville suntribune thursday dec 2 2004 6425111 aaai 85267 1 1 loose rugs broadloom upholstery 3m scotchquard investment seminar what are you earning on your gics would you like to have a higher yield on your investments are you concerned about the effect taxes are having your savings are you rrif payments eroding your retirement fund investment seminar thursday dec 9th unionville library meeting room 645730pm sean nethercott investment advisor 905 7633503 wwwseannethercottcom bmo nesbitt burns a member of bmo financial group bmo mbarroundelisaregisicrctiirademarkof bank or montreal used under licence nesbitt burns is a trademark of bmo nesbitt bums corporation limited used under licence community first to crosby g byjoanransberry stajfwriter lenn crosby is no couch potato the 57yearold real estate broker doesnt have time for tv having spent 35 years in sales he has pitched everything from construction equipment to plas tics processing machinery to security systems to commercial real estate the ballantrae resident is vice presi dent and associate broker of jj barnicke real estates gta northeast office meanwhile hes poured a great deal of time and energy into making markham a better place to live he has overseen a festival in unionville raised money for an art gallery helped stop a dump from being built in markham played a key role in building and running a hospital direct ed a mayors charitable foundation chaired a municipal planning commit tee helped elect two markham mayors and for the past two years has been in charge of the scoring committee at the bell canadian open golf tournament mr crosbys most immediate endeavour is serving as chairperson of the unionville home society foundation it is raising 6 million to help build the union villa a longcare facility for 160 residents construction is under way on the hwy 7 facililty mcdonalds gift certificates great gift idea 5 booklet of mcdonalds gift certificates 50 from each booklet goes to i ronald mcdonald childrens charities valid at all markham stouffville and richmond hill locations elhtomwyfotttamrtcmtouamfofockkmastillfcoullenicmrfc novembers outstanding carriers interestshobbies playing videogames playing hockey skateboarding saving moneypoints xbox games new skateboard clothes interestshobbies geography phychology history collecting fossils hockey reading saving moneypoints investing money in mutual fund for future education interestshobbies swimming basketball piano saving moneypoints clothes and gift certificates interestshobbies i like playing playstation 2 just racing games collecting hot wheel cars saving moneypoints saving money to buy a car or something else important kathleen chelsey wilson interestshobbies kathleen likes to play piano chelsey likes to twirl baton saving moneypoints we save our money for our future education we also save our points for something big to be a carrier for the economist or tribune call 905 2948244 glenn crosby community has always mattered to charitable ballantrae resident most of the people involved in the campaign have a family member in a nursing home mr crosby said i have an aunt at union villa the new build ing will be open next july ifs going to be a lovely home the campaign has a lighter side he and wife pam are featured in the cam paigns scantilyclad calendar project the photograph for july shows the crosbys enjoying a bottle of cham pagne in a hot tub more than 30 people took part in the project july is the best month mr crosby said it took nine bottles of champagne and many many hours to shoot always the salesperson mr crosby reminds everyone the 20 calendar is available at village grocer kates garden and queens pantry all in markham and unionville mr crosby cant remember when the community didnt matter he learned the basics of volunteer ing as a toddler growing up in scarborough his father was a member of scarborough council and chairper son of the board at scarborough general hospital mr crosbys mother was an executive director of the girl guides of canada and a member of the board of the former centenary hospital i can remember meetings in our liv- ingroomat home with frank drea and tom wells both members of former ontario premier bill davis cabinet mr crosby said mr crosby is an ambassador for markham stouffville hospital its a magnificent place said mr crosby a former board chairperson its the best community hospital in ontario during his 13year stint on the board mr crosby chaired a committee involv ing the regions three hospitals preparing a strategic plan to address changes demanded of health care facilities we worked to make sure planning was consistent across the region mr crosby said now we have specialty services between all three hospitals he was inducted into friendship garden last week at the markham hos pitals annual donour recognition and treelighting ceremony mr crosby has fond memories of his nine years on the towns committee of adjustment the committee would deal with developers on the big projects and with residents with their back yard and deck issues mr crosby said we never went incamera at times it was tough its not easy attending a meeting where 300 people yell at you after 28 years mr crosby and his wife sold their unionville home and moved to a subdivision in whitchurch- stouffville his new neighbourhood includes a golf course if were not at the cottage we enjoy playing golf he said i dont watch much television