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I will pemmafly ensure ma! stafl are properly trained and Wmmnmm sysmauMcmaatame.m can be mchad at WW mkumm 2. l-bllow a standardized pro- (1‘55 for evaluating its security”. I. Sealed the best e-voting sys- lcm you can aflord; (imncilkus should ask- What's the program? Here is a three-step part-«1.x: Claudiu'Popa LETTERS TO m EDITOR Re: I Inner! Way plan could bring sen/ices ham? to mu editorial, Aug. 29. This is wekmme news for peoplemtheComâ€" munity Living movement who have seen more aging or ailing patents leaving their adult childxen a: the doorsteps of service agenâ€" cies because they can no lonth care for them. With aging baby boom- ers. the number of families desperately needing help with their intellectually dis- abiod children is gmwing 3! an alarming rate. so we More families need United Way’s help , WHERE :5 IT???(\‘ PUBLISHER Ian Proudfom GENERAL MANAGER Iolm Willem: more aging“ or ailing parents leaving their adult ehihiren m the doorsteps of service agencies bemfise they can nu longer (are for them. must hope that the United Way will help mitigate this serious problem by making more services available at the local level. ' _ _ auxin” mmmms We would 1m: to take tins wrwszv m Busmfis‘ TRADE oppdnunity to thank the , vmw We need innovative ways of meeting families’ dire needs when they anse. particularly through multi- ministry cooperation funding. Community backed “9“” , STEPH SWITZER new women 5 show a: 1mm mumsm It is also to be hoped that MPP (Christine Elliott's efforts to promote the work of a cross-party committee in the com- mons will soon bear fruit. SALVATORE (SAL) AMENTA STDUHWILLI: HAVE YOUR SAY, STOUFFVILLE these isms or mothers? E-mai com }Whatdoyouthmkot WWW-Tribune 6290MSL MA 167 EXPECTsNG A CALL ANV ’HNUTE For more information on‘ the Wbmen in Business trade mow, visit wmvface. bookcom I WomeninBusi- The show was a tremen- dous success. Despite the rain. more than 300 attend- ees came out to the Lebovic Centre for Ans 8: Ema-nam- men! â€" Nineteen on the They showed their sup- port and we were abIe to achiéve our goal of show- casing women in business in Stouffville and‘lhe sur- rounding area to our com~ munity. We had more than 40 local vendors demonstrat- ing a wide range of products and services including pho- refinfshing. fodd, travel. dental and children's acces- residents. businesses and the Town of Whimhurch- Stouffvifle for their support of the inaugural Women in Business trade Show last Saturday.