stouffville suntribune b saturday sept 15 2007 9 coffee helps alzheimer patients by michael power staff writer alzheimer society york region is hoping one of your next cups of java will help raise cash for its programs and services the societys coffee break event kicking off next week make a dona tion in exchange for a cup of coffee or a coffee cup cutout this year marks the 12th year the society has held the national event the event is unique and will hap pen at various retail outlets as well a number of places such as longterm care facilities businesses and peoples homes will serve as hosts for the fund raiser churches mark day some churches designate an after- service coffee event to the campaign sept 20 is also world alzheimer day alzheimers disease is a progres sive degenerative brain disorder that destroys brain cells the disease and related disorders affect about onein13 canadians over 65 or roughly 450000 the alzheimer society ofyork region is a nonprofit organization helping people affected by the disease the soci ety develops and provides support and education for people with the disease their families and caregivers stouffville events two events will be held in stouffville coffee muffins and other treats are being served at buckingham manor in downtown stouffville tuesday you can help to raise money for the society by enjoying a coffee and treat from 130 to 3 pm and making a dona tion buckingham manor is at 6257 main st parkview home 123 weldon rd is hosting an event friday sept 28 from 1030 to 1130 am more than 1 million was raised nationally last year for more information visit alzheimerontarioorg nrnim m meeting members of the clock tower theatre association are advised that the annual general meeting your ticket includes gourmet meal with wine host reception host bar live silent auction and an intimate evening with tony orlando to ord er your tickets call or visit our website at highland funeral home jlxalkham cjiapel sponsored in part by mareham scot icibank economist sun the markhaven foundation 5 4 p a rk way av en u e ma r k h a m on l 3 p 2 5 4 notice to money mart customers who made a fast cash advance orpaydaylbaninontariointheperiodaugustigiegytoseptembergoo read this notice carefully as it may affect your rights this notkewas approved by the honourable madam justice alexandra hoy pfthe ontario superior court of justice the class action this notice is directed to all persons who received a fast cash advance or a payday loan from a money mart store in ontario in the period august 19 1997 to september 9 2007 and repaid it by cheque on the borrowers next scheduled payday the class action seeks among other things an order requiring money mart and its parent company dollar financial group inc to refund all interest and other fees charged on certain fast cash advances and payday loans in ontario repaid by cheque on the borrowers next scheduled payday on the basis that such fees and interest breach s 347 of the criminal code of canada the defendants have brought a counterclaim in the action against class members who owe money to money mart with respect to any transaction and seek a judgment andor set off against them the certification order on january 5 2007 madam justice hoy certified the action smith v national money mart company court file no 03cv1275 as a class action and appointed margaret smith and ronald adrien oriet as representative plaintiffs of the class defined as all persons who in the period august 19 1997 to september 9 2007 received a fast cash advance andor payday loan from money mart in ontario that was repaid by cheque on the borrowers next scheduled payday if you are a member of the class your rights will be affected each member of the class who does not opt out of the class action will be bound by the terms of any judgment or settlement in the class action including any judgment or settlement with respect to the counterclaim if the class action is successful he or she may be entitled to share in the amount of any award or settlement recovered however a class member may not receive any money if the amount he or she is entitled to recover is less than the amount of money that he or she owes the defendants as a result of the counterclaim this notice is a summary of the terms of the certification order and the further april 20 2007 court order if there is any conflict between the provisions of this notice and the terms of those orders those orders shall prevail legal fees and disbursements counsel have entered into an agreement with the representative plaintiffs with respect to legal fees and disbursements the agreement provides that counsel will not receive payment for their work unless the class action is successful or costs are received from the defendants the agreement which must be approved by the court to be effective provides for a contingency fee of at least one- third of the amount recovered in the class action the plaintiffs have received financial support from the class proceedings fund as a result if the class action is successful the class proceedings fund is entitled to 10 of any monetary award or settlement plus the amount of any financial support it paid to the plaintiffs additional information any questions about the matters in this notice should not be directed to the court because its administrative structure is not designed to address this type of inquiry the certification order the april 20 2007 orderand other information are available on the web site at wwwmoneymartclassactioncom or may be obtained by calling 8002295323 requests for information or questions for counsel should be directed to harvey t strosberg qc tel 18002295323 toll free sutts strosberg llp fax 1 8663 1 65308 toll free 600251 goyeau street windsoronn9a6v4 email moneymartclassactionstrosbergcocom do nothing if you wish to participate in the class action class members who wish to participate in the class action need- not do anything at this time they are automatically included in the class action you must opt out if you do not wish to participate in the class action money mart may choose not to make a payday loan to class members who participate in the class action members of the class who do not wish to participate in the class action must opt out of the class action if you wish to opt out of the class action send the optout form at the bottom of this notice or obtain an optout form from any money mart location from wwwmoneymartca from counsel listed above or from www moneymartclassactioncom you must send the signed optout form to crawford class action services attention money mart class action by prepaid mail or courier at suite 3 505 133 weber st n waterloo on n2j 3g9 or by toll free fax to 18888421332 or send an email to money martclassactioncrawcoca with your name address postal code telephone number and birthdate a class member who opts out of the class action will not be entitled to participate in the class action his or her right to pursue a claim in a separate proceeding will not be affected no class member will be permitted to opt out of the class action after march 9 2008 at 500 et optout form i do not want to be included in the class action against money mart and dollar financial i want to opt out be excluded from this class action my information is as foliows name telephone date of birth address city province postal code email address signature date