renee eer errr oe Oorelcr OT EE Eee ee Program. of Welcome to Around Thor- ahill, T hope you all spent. a pleasant. week. Winter. indoor programs are starting up already all. over, such as Scouting, , Volleyball, Guiding, ‘Hockey, étc., and they ail have one ‘thing in Volunteers, ’ What does that word mean? According to the dictionary — common -one who offers to enter into ser- vice, as military service, of his ‘own free will — adj. to offer or give of one’s owti free will — to offer to enter into any service of , one’s. own free will, - Volunteéring for a_ service also 3 means spending your free time to help out a group that, can use your particular exper-- ‘tise. There are probably a lot of people that feel they don’t have a lot of time to do this, because invariably it involves meeting. ‘Well, one service you can help - .-with that doesn’t require going to meetings is the Block Parent : organization. ‘The Block Parent program i is a citizens’ action group at the : ‘community level, run by citizens on a volunteer basis. Although the program is primarily design- ed to provide the community -with an: organized method of ‘protecting its children, it also offers assistance to adults in time of emergencies, As.many homes as possible on each block should be designated as Block Parent Around | Thornhill by Gall Kligren 635-3112 v7, homes. All the adults (anyone over the age of 18) in such a home are’ carefully screened by the police. Upon approval, they are given a Block Parent sign to display prominently in. a win- dow facing the street when they are available to offer assistance, The sign is an indication to children that immediate help is available. if they should require it. The Block Parent sign also indicates to criminals ‘or Children world wide “know the meaning of the Block Parent sign. troublemakers that, in this com- munity, youngsters are being protected and citizens are alert, The sign should be displayed ‘only when the block parent is available. You are not required - to attend any meetings. The school co-ordinator will contact you of any additional informa- - tion you may require and keep in touch once or twice a month, The only commitment a Block Parent need make is to display Six Palms CAITLIN HICKS stars as family clown Annie Shea in the one: ~ woman show Six Palms. The Third Coast Theatre production is sponsored by the Terrace Concert Society and takes place at the R.E.M. Lee Theatre on Friday, Oct. 19 beginning at 8 _ p.m, Tickets are available at Erwins Jewelers and Kermodei Seniors. Trading at a cost of $12 for adults, $8 for students and their sign when. they. are available and remove it when they are not. When-you display your sign it is your ‘decision Some excuses why I can’t be a Block Parent are: * lam at work all day . _~ Even a few hours per week or on a week-end is helpful. Three or four part-time Block Parerits “make one full time one, Trouble knows no regular hours. * I have no children of my own. — Does that mean you shouldn't care? You don't have to be a parent to become a Block Parent. : *« I just don’t have the time — Trouble takes only minutes. It’s not necessary to remain at your window and maintain a - vigil when your sign is ‘on display.. The sign simply in- dicates you are available and of- fer children a safe home. Children world wide know the meaning of the Block Parent sign, One example | heard of is when a lady came home from shopping and there was a young boy walking along the street. He moved over for her to drive into her yard, got disoriented when from BL More Moen kkk A word of congratulations to Phil Haws and his Shoppers Drug Mart staff. For the past seven years the store has been putting on a special day for seniors and, having heard so much about it from from my seniors friends, 1 decided to drop in on it this time. E must say the staff went all out making sandwiches. and _ baking pastries and cakes, An nd, while the-seniors enjoyed their, snack there was also entertain- ment. Once they were finished, the seniors were able to arrange a free taxi ride home courtesy of Safeway. Congratulations to those merchants and all the others in town who arrange these special days for our local seniors, wk kw A little reminder that Oct. 18, 1929 was the date five Alberta women succeeded in having women declared persons. That judgement was handed down after they launched a court ac- tion against then prime minister MacKenzie King. The Albertan's victory over- turned an 1876 decision by an English judge who, when a woman appeared before him for attempting ta vote, held that “women are persons in matters of pain and penalties but are not . persons in matters of rights and privileges.” | “Terrace Travel and Canadian Airlines Support : Local School Sports Teams Caledonia Senlor Sec. School principal, Tom Hamakawa (centre) accepts 2 $1,500 rebate che- que from Terry Morris (left) of Canadian Airlines international, The cheque was accepted on behalfof all city school sports teams and was accrued through their frequent travel to provincial - tournaments, George Clark (right) of Terrace Travel presented Canledonia, Skeena Jr, Sec. and ‘Thornhill Jr, Sec. teams with 200 athletic sports bags, some sikscreened with the: schools’ logos. The presentations w were € méde-o on. n- October 10 at Terrace Travel, on: ‘Leela A Ave, -_ he moved off the street and got scared and started to cry 7 hysterically, When the lady , tried to calm him down and find ‘out where he lived he became frightened and-wouldn't talk. She quickly got her son to run ' into the house arid put the Block ‘Parent sign in the window, When she pointed to the sign and told him she was a Block Parent, he calmed down enough to tell her he was last and he was _just visiting the neighbourhood from another city, She then waited for him to see if he knew which direction he came from and, when he started to look ‘around, discovered he wasn’t as far away as he thought. She sent her son along with him to see that he safely got back home. ° The Block Parent is not’ ex- pected to provide “food, beverage, toilet facilities, tansportation, administer first aid or leave his or her home ‘to break up fights. So as you can see. this is one. ‘ way you can .become a. volunteer, and hopefully never: -have to do a thing. - One of the most common . reasons for drop-outs from the program is the lack of children | at the door, Some homes may. never be used while others may be used several times. The presence of the Block Parent sign acts as a deterrent and lack of activity indicates that the program is working. If you would like to become a Block Parent and give some of your time, you can contact your local RCMP, or the Terrace Block Parents Association (635-4845), or phone the nearest school and ask for your co- ordinator. Remember it only takes minutes to protect a child from molestors, vicious dogs or bullies. AO ok Thank you for reading Around Thornhill this week, and if you have something you would like _ to see in this-article please give me a call, 635-3112 after 3:30 P: m, Have.a good week, G. K. ne fe eT a + it MICAO-EXPLORER ‘Fisher Price DANICA TABLE & CHAIRS MAGNA PUZZLES $12.99 reg. 15.99 if “Introducing the ae Playmobil “PINK LENE” SV Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 17, 1990 — Page B3 “ Business | Opportities at your ,. 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