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28 stouffville suntribune m thursday may 5 2005 by caroline grech staff writer courage tenacity leadership understanding these are just a few of the outstand ing qualities for which 40 women across york region were honoured at the fifth annual in celebration of women awards friday evening at a gala at le parcinthornhill the awards honour extraordinary women of all ages who make an impact on the community these women dont get an award for doing their job these are people who go far beyond their job said diane humeniuk founder of the ceremony the event began after ms humeniuk a longtime area politician noticed a significant gap in recognizing womens achievements in the commu nity i felt there was a void people dont pause and reflect and say tiiank you to people who do incredible things we all need someone to say thanks once in a while ms humeniuk said the focus of the awards are two- pronged ms humeniuk saidj adding organizers also want to advocate aware ness about the frequency of breast can- cer and make women aware of ontarios breast screening program jii ar award winners this years woman of the year award recipient is dr roz roach ms roach a registered graduate nurse is the first black woman to build a shelter for battered women arid chil dren in canada dr roach a markham resident has worked with numerous nonprofit organizations including acting as direc tor of the elizabeth fry society tackling issues of sexual abuse she also served as a member of the task force for sexual abuse of patients by doctors at the the college of physicians and surgeons and coauthored the task forces final report of sexual abuse of patients by doctors emergency and protective tservicesawards cpl lynebanl j sergeant linda doggeli detective sergeant denise labarge dr barbara ahschiietz youth achievement awards michelle khan christina rose pat mcintosh and janice luttrell belinda stronach mp laci helsel stouffville award recipients cathy chouinard mary deveaux c v markham ritanayar newmarket judy craig diane mitchefl helen boujos anneponzo tracee chambers christine way skinner deborah kennedy jennie thompson dr laura foster denise tunney mary anna beer dr karen tanaka si o o a x s c3 pl believe it or not your kid can die from kissing or sharing a bottle a straw even a smoke or lipstick its called meningitis c and sharing saliva spreads it basically bacteria infect the bloodstream and the lining of the brain and spinal cord symptoms include headache fever fatigue a stiff neck sensitivity to light dizziness and ared blotchy rash they could lose their hearing an armor a leg worse more than 1 in 10 who get infected die so talk to your kid about getting their free vaccination clinics are being held in your community and in most schools for 15 to 19yearolds call your local public health unit for more information or talk to your doctor visit wwwhealthgovonca orcall 18772344343 tty 18003875559 i protecting your health ontario