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stouffville suntribune thursday july 14 2005 stouflvilk says by joan ikinsberry should canada increase spending for poverty in africa asked at jug heads cafe in stouffville nanc brandon canada should definitely help more theres not enough we can do for the peo ple of africa i wish i could adopt some of their children and bring them over here julie macleod yes but it should bein proportion to the population since england has 60 million people england should be expected to give more than canada debbie swire canadas giving should bejncreasedthe children in africa need more than theyre getting theyre certainly worse offthari our children ken wells we probably should but i dont knowif it will solve the problem theres no work for the people if we give this weemvhatare they going to do next week n michael deegan owner of the v stouffville denture clinic holds some of his work at his main street offices he was presented with the 2005 young entrepreneur of the year award by the whitchurch- stoufrville chamber of commerce staff phqtosjoerd witteveen teeth run in award winners family the third in a series of articles on winners of the whitchurch- stouffville chamber of com- merces 2005 business awards by joan ranfsberry staff writer a stouffville businessman gives people a reason to smile michael deegan owner of the stouffville denture clinic is following a family tradition v my father and my uncle are denturists and my grandfather was one he said while only 26 years old mr deegan has two businesses the clinic in downtown stouffville on main street and a similar enterprise in ajax hes available at the stouffviile clinic tuesdays and thursdays while hes in ajax mondays wednesdays and fridays good teeth are a critical part of life mr deegan stressed teeth are just as important as feet mr deegan said chewing should be viewed as important as walking before opening his business es five gears ago mr deegan completed a- threeyear course in denturism at george brown college in toronto hes not only a member of the denturists association of ontario hes on the board of directors hes also a board jjf member of the wwtchurchstouffville cham- v 5- business ber of commerce the key to success is hard work mr deegan said theres opportunity here in stouffville providing youre will ing to work mr deegan said i think ive demonstrated that i am a successful small town business owner mr deegans business knowhow was recently recog- nized when he was presented with the 2005 young entrepre neur of the year award by the chamber mr deegan shared the stage with four other award winners including schickedanz bros ltd for receiving the business of the year award tom clarkson of clarkson auctions for winning the business entrepreneur award christian blind mission for receiving the corporate citi zen of the year award while law firm button armstrong and ness was presented with a her itage award the clinic is an asset to the local business community chamber president helene johnson said we need this service in stouffville mrs johnson said michael even makes house calls thats a rarity in this day and age mr deegan gets a great deal of satisfaction out of working directly with the public i like people and i like work ing with my hands he said while clients dont need a referral much of the clinics business comes from dentists most denture repairs can be done in one day mr deegan said if the denture requires a repair it may be indicative of underlying problems including age of the denture worn teeth or poor fit we have the profession al knowledge to best explain prevent and correct denture breakage the importance of a thor ough consultation and exami nation prior to any treatment cannot be emphasized enough a denturist is equipped to provide the most cost and time effective denture treatment mr deegan said a nice smile is linked to self confidence he said by main taining or replacing a denture it is possible to improve aesthet ics health and even self confi dence he said for more information about the stout mle denture clinic call 9056424867 or email dentureclinicrogerscom toronto street o e- n -t- r- e 9058527382 n stouffville o e- n -t- r- e 9056425777 st s- 14 briefly opens doors for stouffvilles newest church is open ing its doors to the community for a fourday festival beginning tonight- although its the fourth annual fes- rival for st bishoys coptic orthodox church to celebrate the saints feast day it is the first time the event is being held m stouffville the congregation of around 200 families moved into the building vacated by the stouffville missionary church last fall the church is led by fr tadros and fr jeremiah the fourday festival opens from 7 to 1030 pm thursday there will be an official ribbon cutting by mayor suesherban the festival continues on friday from 6 to 1030 pm saturday from 11 am to 1030 pm and sunday from 11 am to 8 pm we arehoping that quite a lot of wwtchurchstouffville people come to the festival yvonne tadros said j- the festival features traditional egyptian foods such as shish kabob felafels baklaya and arabic coffee people can have their photographs taken wearing traditonal egyptian garb there will also be henna tattoos face painting and childrens activities along with coptic church icons and books there will be egyptian crafts and cotton clothing there will also be a showcase of businesses from the egyptian community- in- the greater toronto area- presentations on coptic icons take place on friday and saturday at 8 pm at the top of each hour on friday sat urday and sunday deacons will talk about church costumes and icons at 15 minutes past each hour there will a film on the coptic church the first coptic egyptian church was founded in canada in 1968 now there are25 congregations across the country with about 80000 members services at st bishoys are conduct ed in english arabic and coptic an ancient egyptian language the church is at 6500 main st quoteworthy i get choked up my hearts still 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