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st j tribune september27 1995 p 9 calendar tuesday sept 26 parent finders is holding its monthly meeting from 730 to 930 pin in the police building 8700 mccowan rd unionville parent finders is a selfhelp group open to all members of the adoption triangle every one welcome refreshments no charge for information call joyce ramer 6406230 or parent finders at 416 2391168 stouffville district secondary school ptlg meet our new principal all parents welcome 730 to 9 pm silver jubilee club way to well ness program today at 130 pm topic healthy aging special needs children in york region for parentscaregivers network ing for special needs kids group will be meeting tonight at 7 pm at the resource centre 510 penrose newmarket arrive at 645 to view the new snoezelen room this months topic special services at home please join us to share information for more info call 9058536179 or 905-853- 2632 thursday sept 28 whitchurchstouffville new comers club registration night and first meeting of the year will be held at 8 pm in stouffville united church 51 church st all ladies new to town are invit ed for further information please call 642- 4462 saturday sept 30 cory carman models intemauonal and expressions dance studio are selling swapping and trading their wardrobes from 4 pm to 8 pm located at expressions dance studio 27 winona drive stouffville beside video 99 admission 5 for more information call 6426900 kickstart your creativity a one day seminar organized by the latcham gallery in stouffville will include guest speakers a panel discussion lunch and a tour of the exhibition and will also tour ontario craft works contact the gallery at 6240 main street or call 6402395 sunday oct 1 altona monnonite church is holding a commemorative service at 3 pm guest speaker rev winston thurton claremont baptist church will be celebrating the 174th anniversary of contin ual worship in claremont speakers at 11 am rev blair clark and eric adams pot luck supper at 530 pm preceding a musical evening led by linda evans and reg benoit at 7 pm for information call pearl burnell at 6403156 beer store assists in fight against diabetes theres gold in them beer bottles a health volunteer has reported don drew spokesman for the york branch of the canadian dia betes association cda has announced that a search to find 15 million beer bottles and cans provincewide has been launched the search includes stouffville and markham on saturday sept 30 from 10 am to 4 pm volun teers will be at beer stores in stouf fville and markham to accept empty beer bottles and cans as donations to help the cdas provincewide goal of 150000 no community including stouf fville or markham is immune to diabetes drew stressed there are 35000 diabetics in york region drew said the alarming part of the situation is half the diabetics in york dont know theyve got it drew explained why the associa tion opted for a beer bottle and can drive with todays hectic pace the time and effort to donate is diffi cult said drew this campaign presents an easy and affordable way to give to a worthy cause donating empties is a fun alterna tive to giving cash there is however nothing fun about diabetes drew stressed diabetes doubles the chance of heart disease and stroke and is the leading cause of blindness and amputation in fact diabetes is the third leading cause of death by dis ease in canada he said on a world scale more than 100 million people are afflicted with diabetes compared to 30 million a mere 10 years ago drew pointed out that by the year 2000 the num ber of diabetics in york region will increase by 10 per cent on a national scale one in 10 canadians has diabetes by the year 2004 one in four canadians over 45 years is projected to have diabetes drew said diabetes is expensive health care costs linked to the manage ment of diabetes in canada is between 5 arid 6 million the cda reported research and its advancement is however very much a part of com bating this diabetes over the past 23 years the cda has been a key player in support ing the advancements of significant research findings through the work of researchers who have become internationally known for their con tributions to diabetes research said drew beer drinkers in markham and stouffville are being asked to save their empty bottles and cans and on the 30th take them to the local beer store t joan ransberry touffvill was 37 winona drive 6422712 across from canadian tire stouffville its our 5th anniversary come ceienrate on october 1 st 1 995 with 10 am to 4 pm automatic only you mike shawn m tf m stop read save k mi rao who is the oldest furniture store in markham toromark who has the lowest prices in furniture toromark who can beat other sale prices on furniture toromark who gives you free delivery and no taxes toromark who gives you a free w ottoman toromark who gives you an extra bonus chesterfields stouffville beer store manager peter stoyanovski receives empties from will nahr and gives money to don drew of the canadian diabestes association in exchange pttotosjoerd mtiuvn i before you buy see toromark and save toromark furniture markhams oldest discount store since 1950 open daily hwy 7 at galsworthy just west of hwy 48 in iga plaza 2942581 or 4772055