Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Sun-Tribune (Stouffville, ON), February 17, 2007, p. 3

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stouffville suntribunem satuttictyfeb 17 20o73 suntribune people sue chewins of stouffyille gets her hair cut by daughter sarah during headlines salon and spas cutathon and silent auction for christian blind mission interna tional at the stouffville road mission sunday staff photosusie kocherscheidt you always come back with much more than you came with from page 1 world events most are in grade 12 before retiring in 2004 mr whitebread would take his stu dents to downtown toronto mis sions and homeless shelters the message at the cuernavaca centre is you cant preach to people mr whitebread said you have to learn from people in a reverse mis sions concept you always come back with much more than you came with he said the christian ecumenical pro gram includes four stages includ ing the experience of seeing the sit uation in mexico firsthand reflect ing on the experience having an action plan and then including a faces places celebration both faithbased and secular groups get to meet with urban and rural mexicans working for change and visit various parts of the com munity as well as cooperatives and archeological sites they see how hard people there work to eke out a living and leam how politics and such things as international trade agreements affect third- world countries groups members help with local breakfast programs and always bring along several suitcases filled with clothing and school sup plies for this trip pharmacist rob croxall of the ida pharmacy in stouffville donated medicines and one of the students parents donat ed a large supply of vitamins the whitebreads and other group members also helped to con struct a habitat for humanity home on the last two trips mr whitebreads wife susan accom panied the group shes a grade 6 teacher at st mark catholic school the 24 students in her classroom will twin with a local school in san juan de rio a vil lage near cuernavaca and start to learn about life there by writ ing to local schoolchildren since few of the villagers speak english the letters will be translat ed into spanish theres no proper school build ing for the youngsters in san juan del rio and most learning is done in informal classrooms around the village the st mark students will help to raise funds for a new school by making crafts to sell around easter time by writing to children in the vil lage the st marks students will learn about their daily life about the history of the mexican village and the economy which includes many microbusinesses run by women for more information on the cuernavaca centre for intercultural dialogue in develop ment log on to cciddorg stouffvilles odin whitebread cen tre of back row with volunteer work crew at mexican project whitchurchstouffville news digest visit yorkregioncom for more on these and other stories super bowl champs signed football in yiyica auction an indianapolis colts foot ball signed by all members of the super bowlwinning team is part of the silent auction by the ymca stouffville employment resource centre this weekend the auction also includes a hockey puck signed by pitts burgh penguin sidney crosby the silent auction takes place today from 2 to 4 pm at the employment centre 28 sandi- ford dr behind mcdonalds and at the stouffville kinsmen valentines dance at the stouf fville royal canadian legion which begins at 7 pm proceeds benefit the ys strong rids campaign for more information call 905640 2856 leisure fees on agenda setting rates for user fees for leisure services is on the agenda for tuesdays whitchurchstouf fville council meeting beginning at 7 pm more information is available from the council in committee agenda available at the town offices 37 sandiford dr comments on user fees can be submitted to the towns treasurer marc j pourvahidi by calling 905640 ext 245 or emailing marcpourvahiditownofwscom fast food on screen fast food nation is the thurs day night movie at the whitchurchstouffville public library this week the show starts at 7 pm admission is free call 9056427323 soundoff have something to say about these or other stories email us at lettersstouffvillecom fat cellu lite reduction accent rf technology as featured on city- tv technology that really works february special purchase one treatment and get one free see our web site for more information wwwmedispacliniccom i ginic on 6038 main street stouffville 905640

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