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stouffinlkswitrilntnem thursday march 12007 19 united way of york regions new boss feels like he is coming home by michael power staff writer while working a parttime job in university helping adults with intel lectual challenges something inside vaughans daniele zanotti clicked the organization acted as a clubhouse for mentally challenged people but those who used the club were also given jobs both there and in the community the traditional approach to dealing with people with handicaps might have been to focus on short comings said mr zanotti but to see how the clubhouse changed their lives was inspiring he said the experience of working with that organization taught him the importance of focusing on what people can do rather than on shortcomings said mr zanotti 38 who is taking over march 12 as the new chief executive officer of unit ed way of york region the position represents a sort of homecoming for mr zanotti he used to work for the organi zation as its director of allocations before taking over as director of its fundraising campaign even after mr zanotti left the united way he was asked to return to speak to the organizations staff during one of its campaigns united ways board chairperson john rogers said staff there clapped and cheered when mr rogers told them mr zanotti would return as ceo this fellow is very dynamic said mr rogers who has known mr zanotti for about seven years hes a passionate person who is inspiring to the people he works with hes a passionate person who is inspiring to the people he works with when mr zanotti worked as the united ways campaign director a councillor at a shelter told him about a mother and two children who showed up to the shelter after leaving an abusive home with noth ing more than their clothes the mother looked scared and her young son stared at the floor mr zanotti said but her young daughter grinned widely the next day when the girl still had the grin a councillor asked why she looked so happy the girl said her father had threatened to hurt both her and her barbie doll but the girl managed to sneak the doll out with her and would still be able to take it to showandtell that literally inspired me that you can make a difference mr zanotti said it happens next door it hap pens in your neighbourhood but you have to get involved his new job also represents the latest step in a career spent in social work after graduating from york uni versity in languages and literature he completed a masters degree in social work from the university of toronto mr zanotti worked for york regions government in com munity services and housing and was involved in yorks first home- lessness study he also worked on the regions early years program and york link a directory of services here next came his first stint with the united way during which he decid ed his ultimate goal was to become ceo of the organization to build the necessary skills he later took a job as chief executive officer of a nonprofit group called family day which is among the largest child care providers in the gta he now works as the president of another nonprofit called safe communities because much of york region is suburban developing a strong community sense can be tough mr zanotti said but a strength of the united way is bringing groups together its really putting a face to those stories and those neighbours he said we have the opportunity to be in the neighbourhood at the ground floor i think it presents unbelievable opportunities staff photosjoerd witteveen daniele zanotti of woodbridge is the new united way of york region chief executive officer del zotto trivino like whitehorse ice sportsboard a whitchurchstoufmlle resident and a member of the stouffville spirit provin cial junior a club are mak ing key contributions for the team ontario under- 17 squad at the canada winter games in whitehorse michael del zotto a first- year defenceman for the oshawa generals and corey trivino a rookie for ward for the spirit helped team ontario post wins in its first three contests in saturdays opener against prince edward island trivino scored a goal and added three assists while del zotto had a goal and two helpers in an 113 victory for team ontario facing manitoba mon day del zotto scored a goal and trivino earned an assist in a 52 win for team ontario del zotto had a goal and two assists during ontarios 60 win over nova scotia in a quarterfinal action on tsn tuesday ontario meets british columbia in the semfinals for more on the canada winter games in whitehorse go to www2007canadagamesca sports digest ae team starts strong the stouffville minor atom ae clippers got off to a good start in their best-of- five york simcoe playoff series against the georgina blaze winning the opener 32 in keswick sunday ryan nelson matt mccune and jackson new- lands scored once each for the clippers after a game tuesday the series returns to stouffville friday at 715 pm the victory by the clip pers atoned for a loss they suffered against the blaze in the final game of their york simcoe roundrobin playoff series feb 20 as they fell 3- 1 nelson scored the lone goal for the clippers leading up to that game the clippers defeated east gwillimbury 31 in sharon and tied the markham wax- ers 11 in stouffville nic rabito quintin volpe and tyler moffatt scored for the clippers against east gwillimbury email mhayakawayrngcom hockey markham stouffville girls hockey association house league feb 24 26 novice t1mbits school redtimbits 2 rachel walker madeleine frogley vs black tim- bits 1 colleen lamanna atom mr electric 4 vanessa kezwer 2 kenzie murray erin brophy vs tim hortons stouffville 0 entertainment one 5 bianca cugno 2 shannon mccormick haley catalano brianna miller vs harry bowes 4 ellen brown 2 fallon mcgee jessica tyson peewee pace savings credit union 5 brooke nairn 3 franca zupo 2 vs unionville motors 5 kylee templeton jessica burtt lauren jeffs alexandra gardner natalie mangos timber creek golf 4 ardyn 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wideman 2 luke simcoe 2 jason rankin blake hembruff vs country style 4 matthew pehar 2 joey hut- ton 2 remax 3 erik tammisto mitchell bell justin pelowich- pickup vs swiss chalet harveys 2 braydon mcneil marco magnante todd pools 2 ryan daniels tyler asselin vs hous ton ford 1 anoop manjunath feb 17 country style 6 conor mullins joey hutton 2 matthew pehar callaway smith 2 vs todd pools 5 tyler asselin 4 kyle ophelders swiss chalet harves 9 savage reed john 0boyle cody provis 3 marco magnante thomas darlington 2 braydon mcneil vs houston ford 1 jp creighton govedaris 3 ben risi 2 matthew whitehead shutout by griffin stapley vs remax 0 feb 24 remax 4 erik tammisto mitchell bell 3 vs todd pools 1 kyle gushue govedaris 2 luke simcoeblake hambruffmatthew whitehead shutout by griffen stapley vs swiss chalet harveys 0 country style 5 matthew pehar 3 joey hutton 2 vs houston ford 4 carson weeks 2 brendan tunney michael 0donnell stouffville amateur hockey league standings as of feb 26 open division w i t p allweld co ltd 12 5 3 27 houston ford 10 8 2 22 kendon contracting 10 9 1 21 miller waste systems 8 8 4 20 pendesign 7 9 4 18 the lion 7 9 4 18 kr may real estate 8 11 1 17 boyds sports 7 10 3 17 jver 35 division mckay mortgages 14 5 2 30 main course 12 6 3 27 williamsons uxbridge 12 7 2 26 painters edge 9 7 5 23 schell lumber 8 11 2 18 dundee securities 6 12 3 15 steveliz no frills 6 12 3 15 dermody insurance 5 12 4 14 senior division hamilton resources 11 6 2 24 robillard chartered 10 7 2 22 nesbitt burns 9 6 4 22 state farm insurance 9 7 3 21 phillips steeplejacks 8 9 2 18 royal le page 3 15 1 7 womens division wild wing 11 5 4 26 rosswill pools 10 5 5 25 choice insurance 10 7 3 23 eastern drywall 10 7 3 23 warchuck dental 8 7 5 21 curves 6 12 2 14 jacktarrymccalmont 5 u 4 14 boyds sports 5 11 4 14 the playoffs tonight thursday march 1 730 collingwood blues game 3 north conference semifinal other home games saturday 730 tuesday 830 if necessary stouffville arena