Wednesday, February 24, 1988

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THE PENINSULA. Community Association
» organization, Thursday. Shown at right, Victor DeCa
“committee chats with MLA Mel Couvelier, left, and M

. executive members, Lois Walsh, Bert Smibert and G Giles Perodeau, were also °
- hand to fi field questions and discuss the association. na "

1e meeting was held because politicans are ‘a tremendous source of informa- :

tion and inspiration,” a news release from the association state:

The association,

which offers services for youths, parents, the unemployed and others, plans —

Similar rmeetings with Politicians.

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| group 0 of the Save the ch
Fund

halloween drive all contribu

‘invited area 1 politicians to discuss the _
bra of the PCA executive
‘Pat Crofton, centre. Other.

Various fundraising events on
the Saanich Peninsula helped

-rack up the B.C. Save the —

Children Fund total to more

Pen insula
hrough the. Sidi

hunery and homeless cl

“around the world in 1987.
The annual spring tea a a film

night and bazaa
and the school cl

ren’s SCE
ted

to the total amount of money
‘raised.

Last year saw excellent sales
of crafts, fund notecards and
Christmas cards at the Peni \-

Fashions, Said ahildren’ d
: ee ative Patsy McAwity.

ristmas ae ‘and
fait,” ’ McAvity said. ‘‘To the

“handem donors of material and

kuna continue to support eight
families through the fund’s
rship 4 - They

Korea, oO.
an, India and Swaziland

- + Funds have also been sent to |
field workers -

devastating drough

vasion of locusts have resulted —

in severe food shortages.

“Peninsula Ke

money was ;

cern of our neighbors on the — Hall

Te |

ne PCAs

ises dollars

McAvity said. The fund also “Anyone who wo id care to
contributed to the join the group can all McAvity
Lions/Review Food Bank and t 656-4420 or | drop into
Christmas Fund. one of the group’s meetings —
“None of these projects held the second and. fourth
could have received our. atten- esdays ach i
tion without the caring and con-

Peninsula,” said McAvity.

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vestment.

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