THE HERALD November lfM Drugfree lifestyle being promoted Community In keeping with the theme of Drug Awareness Week Nov drug proofing Halton s children and youth the Halton Hills office of the Addiction Research Foundation asked Halton students for written sub missions on how a drug free lifestyle has been promoted by their teachers and parents Response to the call was so enthusiastic say program con sultants at the Halton Hills office we nearly overpowered ourselves The A F office received the sponsorship of ser vice clubs sororities and the general public while planning ways to develop teacher and parent awareness and skills to empower their children to make responsible life choices A threeday intense seminar was held in September for the Public School Board and in for the Separate Board to tram teachers in drug awareness said Peter Marks program co ordinator The teams went back into their schools to relate what they had learned to their col Closer to home Glen Williams Public School will include a short story on drug awareness in their upcoming newsletters put out by the fourth and fifth graders as part of the Optimists CHICKEN Club said cipal Doug Joseph Gibbons school wilt hold an information assembly on Thursday morning concerning drug awareness using a kit pro vided for them by Constable Han from the Haltbn Hills Police Station All area schools have drug education programs worked into their physical education and health and some are planning evenls to promote self esteem and a drug free lifestyle later on intheear Kids comments I felt fabulous when 1 washed the dishes mom was wat me and said I wis good Michelint Me and mom change by sister Hilar It makes me feel proud when mv mom thank voufor helping me Justine me I hug her and she hugs me back and that makes me feel special B Bnan and Peter I feel good when I help or do things for mv foster mother or father Grades My dad is sick and he made me responsible by dad work and he was- so sick he t do He let me go downtown to the bank all by myself on my bike The next day he said I you all the time Then he says I am proud of you Dawn Grade My is and I remember a time when mom let me stay home while she went out shopping mom told me not to touch the stove so I didn While mom was out shopping 1 got a glass of When I poored the I spilled some on the floor I cleaned it up before mom got home When she got home she didn even notice the difference After I told mv mom about the little accident she said ver good job In other words she was proud of me Grade When I get home first thing I have to do is unload the dishwasher If did not unload the dishwasher there would be a pile of dishes on the counter know my parents respect me because they trust me to do the things I supposed to do like vacuum the house keep room clean I find that difficult and empty the dishwasher also have to feed my cat and change the litter every three days My dad is proud of me when 1 do something without being told to doit Amanda Grade ci oiom no WW me mow fQr for helping roe Town Hall Trustees The new Board of Trustees for the Glen Williams Town Hall was voted in last Thursday night at the an meeting Pictured above row left to right Law President Jennifer Weber Marie Beaumont Telephoning back row left to right Gary President Bill Van Maintenance Gill Scott Telephoning Mark Secretary Ellen Russell Treasurer and Mike Hemes Maintenance Herald photo f An for Christmas wanna bike an a radio an a dog an a skateboard an a record player an a sled an I skates an my ow phon an video games an a A hockey stick an a football an a microscope an a c an a gobo t Make sure Santa gets their wish list with a Letter to Santa Coming November ted will feature special Letter to Santa section mm is wonderful to lei your child letter to Santa appear in this delightful special section It simple and your child love seeing his or her letter in the newspaper Have your child write a personal letter to Santa on a sheet of paper Please don corrections that s what makes reading so much fvn Then send the letter postmarked no later than December to Th Halton Hills Harold 43 Halton Hllli HEY KIDS WIN YOUR CHRISTMAS DREAM GIFT Before Christmas the Herald will draw a winner from all the letters received and purchase that gift for the winner up to a maximum 00 Winner will appear in the Herald on Dec