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WEST VANCOUVER
WES'E Vancouver lire-
fi shter’s raised $8,200 for
Children's Hospital cure
ing the 9ly annual West
Jancouver F ‘irefighters~
Gar Wash,
Viretighters thank the

commounity and the many:
sponsors (or their support

“ola tecord-breaking year,
e ‘Firelighters presemed
the cheque to Children's
on June ds.

‘To date the grand
total-over ning years is
more than’ $49,000 for
the hospital,

NORTH VANCOUVER
FRANCES MeGillivary
Gougeon; a 52-year-old
nurse, is rollerblading ,
: across Canada to raise
cash for The Cancer
“Research Sariety. a

She lett frony North >

Vancouver on June |
, Gougegn anticipates -
oherj journey will take. -
approximately three
months, She would like
to raise: more chan
$50,000 for, cancer
research.

“As 4 student nurse |
was moved deeply by the
experience ‘of nursing an
A L-year-old’ehild with
leukemia. ‘The pain that

athis child suffered was
unbelievable and was only
comparable tothe pain in

ou

the eyes of the mother!

‘when her child asked if:
«she was going to dic. «

ai “Dany blessed with
good health and will give
the Project my best.
shot,” ‘she said.

FARIRA Moitahedeh of
Balmoral. school recently:
won ‘loge contest for
‘B.C, ’s Conseil Scohaire
‘Francophone,

The 14-year-old
Grade 9 student,comes”
by her artistic talent and
imagination honestly. Her
‘father is an engineer ¢ and
her mother is a third’ gen-

veration Laliberté, a avell-
‘known artistic family.“
trom Quebec, 5,

ANE oe oe ob
T HE Kiwanis Club‘ of
“North: Vancouver’ -is
appealing to suppliers of
the® club. to assist “the
; group'in’setting up a new
“program for seniors , on,
the North Shore.

* The club’s most
recent project is a new

a

-192-bed multi-level care ¢

facility, now under con:!
‘struction at the corner of
Berkley Road and Mouist,..
Seymour Parkway,”

The project is to be -
completed by the end of
the year, Vr
“aeThe Ministry of.) =i:

Health j is covering the
‘Fieost of the project'but

“the need has been identi- 7

“fied for an extra‘meeting
room and drop-in centre
area,

The society must raise
$115,006 to cover the
cost. To ‘contribute call”
Mac Chappell-at 984+
9146.

Forward information
to Neighborhoods, c/a -x

Michael Recker E-mail. to”

michacl@nsnewscom, Fax?
10 985-2104 ar mail to
“1139 Lonsdale Ave., ©
North: Vancouver, V7M
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‘NEWS photo Mike Wakefleld

SASAN asari is hoping to raise enough money to go to Guana in | January.

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een makes difference

By Robert Galster.
News Reporter robert@nsnews.com

“WEST Vancouver’s ‘Sasan Ansari liter-
“ally can’t’ wait to finish medical school
and get on with helping people.

Asa result the 18- -year-old UBC studerit has’

decided ta join: Youth Challenge International

(YCD, an agency dedicated” to community

development in various third-world, countries
“including Ansari’s choice of Guyana, “FT want to
be able to help out my fellow man,” said Ansari.

owever, the program requires its members-
to tise $3,750 before they head. off-for their

* destinations with the money going to help their
cause."

While’ there are a vate ‘of ways ‘to raise
i i, funds, Ansari has decidéd to stage a hip-hop, :
concert and“talent show: ‘att West Vancouver
Secondary School. i ;

“The whole idea of the findraiser i is to get
the community involved)... and let the know
“whar’s out there, what} hey" re (YCD doing,”
said Ansari. -

The concert takes ple tonight, june i3 at7
p.ny. and-incliides: I
Ba hip hop concert featuring Andrew Reapel:
Boa- Brazilian martial arts _demo% ‘by AXe
Capocira; : H
g41 Buffalo and The Men’ 's Club fashion show.

Tickets cost $15 aiid “are available ar the
door.-Call 926-9564 for more informatiati.

BK huge Lymn Valley. fir tree,” 12 feet in diameter, near y istitute Road, 1911, North Shore forests, have given up many giants.

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a Three. nurses honored:
e HREE North Shore nurses
_ Were recently honored by'the

Seness i ine cnuising education
and Gail Keirstead received’a

Registered Nurses ‘Association ; award

“Of BG. ee? Qo he

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_ Marie Brazier received an
award for excellence in nurs-,.
ing practice. Marion Clauson
received an award of excel

Hanon fursés from
ethroughour the} jrovince were
‘recognized at the: awards’ cere

and’ this special feature’ shouid
give you some unique and
practical ideas to help the happy
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