20 - Sunday, June 7, 1992 - North Shore News

Seniors’ own lottery is S

THERE ARE some bad odors wafting around us current-
ly, damaging our respect for certain of the organizations
purportedly bent on championing us citizens. They have
represented themselves as devoted to the public good, but
have seriously shaken that percepiion by paying huge
unseernly salaries to their administrators.

Others have come up muddied
when questionable contributions
to unrelated business expenses
have been revealed.

Makes you mad.

But it gives me a great opening
to reassure you 2bout our own
Seniors Lottery. I say ‘tour own,”’
because its every raised dime is
spent on behalf of us seniors, al-
-though anyone can buy a ticket,
even beardless youth.

It’s 11 years old and it’s Simon
pure. There is a small paid staff
of adders and allotters, but the
board of directors is made up of
volunteers, and it has no revenue
other than the sale of its own lot-
tery tickets.

I’ve been buying them for
years, partly because they com<
most conveniently through the
maii, partly because I, like you,
love the idea of a shower of gold
from the skies, unaccompanied by

MONDAY

Sune 8--Free. Seniors’ birthday party;
entertainment & refreshments; 2-3
p.m. N.S. Neighbourhood House, 225
E. 2nd St., N.V. Info: 987-8138.

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Sune 8--Ongoing. N.S. Neighbourhood
House Keep Well Program.- Free
drop-in for adults over §0 yrs. Walk-
ing club, 9 a.m.; hands-on program,
10 a.m.; exercise, 10:30 a.m.; relaxa-
tion, 12:30 a.m.; hot lunch, 12 p.m.
Also: Reduce, Reuse, Recyle, video
presentation & talk with. the Eco-
Motion Group. Info: 987-8138.

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: dune 8--Ongoing. to Sept. Mon-Fri
social tennis, all levels, N.V. & W.V.
courts. Application forms available at
recCentres & seniors’ centres. Info:
Seniors’ Tennis Association of the
N.S., 922-9690 or 987-1723,

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Juve 8—-Ongoing. N.S. Diners Club,

. meal program for seniors. 3-course
dinner, 2 evenings per week in the

‘company of others. Cost $4.25. Info:
N.S. Home Support Services Society,
Maggi or Hilary, 984-9511.

“June 8--Ongoing. Bingo,

Eleanor
Godiey

THE VINTAGE YEARS

an invoice.
The skies have yet to yield up
this largesse, but that’s what keeps

WHAT’S

1:15 p.m.,
Silver Harbour Centre, 144 E. St.,

N.V. Info: 980-2474.

TUESDAY -

Sane 9--Mini trip for seniors; visit
Britannia Mines & Shannon Falis; 1-5
p.m.; transportation fee $6, entrance
fee $4. N.S. Neighbourhood House,
225 E. 2nd St., N.V. Info: 987-8138.

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June 9-Ongoing. N.S. Keep Well free
drop-in program. Massage, relaxation,
nutrition, counselling. Waiking club,
9:30 a.m.; hands-on program, 10:30
a.m.; Lions Manor, 4290 Naughton
Ave. Deep Cove. Info: 987-8138.

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June $-Ongoing. Music lectures for
srs. 11] a.m. Van. Academy of Music,
Continues as long as interest. Mr.
Goldberg of Van. Academy co-ord.
Info: 987-0670.

WEDNESDAY

Junze 10--Ongoing Tues. & Wed. to
July 29. Free legal advice for those
with low income. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Breast self-examination
‘clinic has opened doors

“We
hope to teach as many women as

CANADIAN CANCER Society
breast health volunteer chairper-
son Gerry Peers recently an-
nounced the opening of the socie-
ty’s Breast Self-Examination
Clinic in cooperation with Lions
Gate Hospital.

Located in the hospital’s Medi-
cal Day Care Centre, the clinic
offers free ongoing instruction by
volunteer off-duty nurses on the
correct self-examination tech-
niques. The. hours are from 4:30
to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and
from 10 a.m. to 1 p. m. on Thurs-
days.

“Approximately 80% of breast
lumps are found by women

.themselves,”’

says Peers.
possible how to examine
themselves properly because early
detection of lumps really does
save lives.’”

Breast cancer affects one out of
every 10 women in Canada and
this year is expected to affect an
estimated 2,200 women in British
Columbia alone. In 1991, approx-
imately 580 cancer deaths in the
province were attributed to breast
cancer,

For further information or to
book an hour-long appointment,
contact the West Vancouver unit
of the Canadian Cancer Society at
925-1952.

Give free estimates in your home for your Drapery, Bed-

spreads and Upholstery Needs. We wiil bring samples to

your home and will pick up and deliver your furniture.
COOKS UPHOLSTERY LTD.

Since 1916
On Oak Street between 21st and 22nd Avenue

3750 Cak St., Vancouver, VGH 2iM3
733-3610

. June %t-Ongoing. Seniors’

us coming, isn’t it? Some day?
We'll be rich?

Actually, I don’t really want an
abundance falling on me. I’m one
of those who thinks $10 million
for a weekly win is too much —
I'd far rather see a dozen people
receiving a comfortable sum than
one person with an overflowing
lapful.

It’s asking for an awful fot of
good sense and sturdy principles
to handie all that sudden dough,
and one’s life could get badly
skewed by such an overdose of
cash.

The Seniors Lottery won’t cor-
rupt anyone. What they call the
top, the grand prize, is just
$50,000, but it would surely re-
shingle the roof or replace the ag-
ing Essex or get you to Acapulco
if that's the way your hankers are
pointing.

All the lesser prizes, second and
third of $10,000 and $5,000, and a
whole bunch of $500 and $100
bills, would give that littie
“‘frisson”’ that accompanies even a
pigmy-sized boon.

The game began in 1981, and is
properly anointed under the
Society Act of B.C. as a non-

profit organization licensed to be
in the lottery business.”

Their stated credo is Helping
Seniors Help Themselves, and
they have, in their 1! active years,
helped North Shore seniors to the
tune of eighty-odd thousand
dollars.

Not bad. You'll be surprised at
the list, and it may give you some
ideas for the activities of your
own worthy group. For instance:

@ $2,500 was given to the Medi-.
cal Research Foundation at Lions
Gate Hespital for study of
seniors’ frailties;

@ The North Shore Volunteers
for Care Residents received $3,500
to help provide material for their
programs;

@ The Get Up and Go Club in
West Vancouver received $10,000
for the new activity centre in
Kiwanis Lodge;

@ 35,000 helped the North Shore
Horseshoe Club fence its new
pitch;

@ West Van Lawn Bowling Club
received $6,300 for the restoration
of two bowiing greens for their
seniors;

@ The Senior Men’s Association
at the North Shore Winter Club

ON FOR SENIORS |

Silver Harbour Centre, 144 E. 22nd
St., N.V. By appointment: 980-2474.
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June 10--Ongoing. N.S. Keep Well
Program. Free drop-in program at
Silver Harbour Centre for adults over
55 yrs. Exercise, massage, relaxation,
counselling. 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Small
fee for hot lunch, 12-1 p.m., walking
club meets 9:30 a.m., hands-on pro-
gram, 10:30 a.m. Info: 980-2474.

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June 10--Ongoing. Senior cyclists meet
at 9:30 a.m. at W.V. Senior Activity
Centre, 22nd Ave. & Marine Dr. in
W.V. No riding if it is raining. Info:
985-5038.

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June 10-Ongoing. Seniors’ Bingo.
N.S. Neighbourhood House, 225 E.
2nd St., N.V. 1-3 p.m. Free drop-in
includes refreshments. Everyone wel-
come. Back-up volunteer bingo caller
needed. Info: 987-8138.

THURSDAY

June 11--Ongeing. N.S. Keep Well
free drop-in program, 8:40-11:30
am., W.V. Activity Centre, 2Ist &
Marine Dr., W.V. 8:40 & 9:15 a.m.
mild exercise; 10:30 a.m. hands-on;
11:30 a.m. hot lunch (24 he. reserva-
tion required). Also: pharmacist in at-
tendance. Info: 926-4375.

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drop-in.
Pick-up at Lions Manor or arrive on
your own. 1:15-3 p.m., recCentre Ron
Andrews. Info: Phyllis, 929-8937 or
John, 987-PLAY.

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June 11--Ongoing. Bingo, 1:15 p.m.,

GOLF
LESSONS

By Jason Paukkunen

(Former Head Professional at
Lions Gate Golf Centre}

Now located at the
newly constructed

MUSQUEAM
GOLF CENTRE

(foot of Dunbar St.)

Private,
Group,
Video and
playing
sessions.

For
appointment
call

266-2334

- seniors,

Silver Harbour Centre, 144 E. St.,

N.V. Info: 980-2474,

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Sune 11--Ongoing. N. Shore Chapter
of North American Chronic Pain
Association (NACPAC). Regular
meetings for support and self-help.
Info: Joan, 985-8304.

” FRIDAY

Sane 12--Ongoing 2nd & 4th Fri. of
each month. Take-a-walk program for
$2.25, 9 a.m.-} p.m. N.S.
Neighbourhood House, 225 E.- 2nd
St., N.V. Pre-register: 987-8138.

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June 12--Ongoing. Craft Circle. 1-3

p.m, N.S. Neighbourhood House,
5 E. 2nd St., N.V. Refreshments.
Donations of craft supplies welcome &
volunteer craft instructors are needed.
Info: 987-8138.

CS
. SATURDAY

June 13-Ongoing. Learn to square.

imon pure

needed furnishings for their new
lounge. They received $8,500.

You see, it’s a win-win situa-
tion — you and I profit whenever
we buy a ticket, whether it’s with
a cheque or -indirectly. . Silver
Harbour makes good use of their
new photocopier on your behalf;
North Shore Meals on Wheels
delivers dinners more efficiently
with their new computer system;
the Kiwanis Senior Citizens
Homes have a wheelchair-equip-
ped bus, all thanks to tickets sold.

No grant is offered unless it is
for the direct benefit of seniors
somewhere.

There is no funding, provided
for salaries or operating expenses
— the money granted must be
administered by local boards of 10
persons, seven of whom must be
seniors. And that it must be
non-profit goes without saying.

Seniors’ hang-outs have tickets,
as does the Bank of B.C., or you
can telephone to put yourself on
the mailing list — 685-4533.

It’s the only lottery in Canada
whose sole purpose is to raise and
distribute funds to seniors’
groups. It’s an easy way to help
ourselves, eh? Three times a year.

dance, lessons for people aged 60 &
older, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., W.V.
Seniors’ Activity Centre. Infe: Doreen
Siflery, 987-5397 or 926-4375.

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Sune 13--Ongoing. Vancouver rape
relief training session for volunteers.
Info: 782-8212.

SUNDAY

June 14-Ongoing. M.S. Society self- _
help groups for varying needs. Info:
437-3244.

For more Coming Events see first -
page of Classifieds, What's Going
On, or Kids’ Stuff. For arts and
entertainment listings see . the’
Around Town column in Wed-
nesday’s North Shore Now ‘sec-

We invite all our CUSTOMERS to join us for
CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAY June 11, 3:30pin-Spm

Norpac Controls Ltd. has been the exclusive representative for
Fisher Controls Ltd. in British Columbia since March ‘st, 1972
and currently employs 40 people on the North Shore. Fisher
Controls is the leading supplier of Control Valves and Distributed

Process Control Equipment.

Please RSVP by Fax

986-0483

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