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York Region community lead- ers will walk in the shoes of our poor for five days this week in the hope they’ll talk up support for a provincial healthy food supple- ment, Poverty Action for Change Coalition chairperson Tom Pear- son said. Interfaith and community leaders will be joined by families in the Do The Math Challenge, part of the provincewide Put Food in The Budget campaign launching Monday. The 'goal is to have partici- pants experience firstohand how difficult it is to stretch the $585 maximum a single person on social assistance receives monthly. Participants will pick up a food hamper, a typical food bank ration, a $10 food voucher and an additional four food pantry items. They will experience a low- budget diet for five days and will share their stories at Fairy lake ParkinNewmarketaspartoflnter- nationalDayfortheEradicationof Poverty, Oct. 17. mé $100-a-month healthy food supplement would make a Politicians ’do math’ on poverty Community leaders to share diet stories (Se-Tribune LOW-BUDGET LIFE BY CHRIS TRABER ctraber@yrmg.com See MPP page 14 THURSDAY, OCT. 7, 2010 I SERVINGTHE COMMUNITY OFWHITCHURCHâ€"STOUFFVILLE I 24 PAGES/$1 INCLUDINGGST Peggy Hooper of Stouffville finished fifth in the lOO-yard dash at the 1934 Common- wealth Games in England. She is enjoying watching the Games on TV this week. Former sprinter, 97, competed in 1934 Commonwealth Games STAFF PHOTO/SJOERD WITTEVEEN * Whether it be playing cards â€" Mrs. Hooper is a master bridge player; tick- ling the ivories â€" she’s a graduate of the Royal Conservatory of Music; or running the IOU-yard dash, Mrs. Hooper always gives it her best. In 1934, Mrs. Hooper’s best â€" 11 seconds flat for the 100-yard dash - earned her a spot on the Canadian team that competed in the secondâ€" ever Commonwealth Games, which were held in London, England. “I was always fast at everything. That would equal the Canadian record in those days. It certainly wouldn’t stand up today,” the tiny 97-yearâ€"old said. Mrs. Hooper, who was 21 at the time, came away from the Games with a finishing time that put her in about fifth place; “I didn't win a medal, but I was there, that was the main thing," she said. “It was a once-in- a lifetime experience, but at that time you don’t realize it." ' “Any sport exceptâ€"wrestling. boxing and stuff like that I’ll watch," she said. To this day, Mrs. Hooper, a Parkview Home resident, remains a sports fan. Eleven seconds of a life well lived sbolan@yrmg.com eggy Hooper has one motto she lives her life by if yOu can’t do it well, then don't do it at all. TREE TIRE PRESSURE ‘8: ‘ FUEL EFFICIENCY CLINIC Friday, Oct. 8th 0 3-8 pm on Our Front Walk! FREE Product Samples, Checks, Sa Chocks. Tire Pressure 8. ‘40 Goodyear mm Rebate L m EVERY cm. VJ BY SANDRA BOLAN See FORMER, page I6