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48 - Sunday, D December 15, 1991 -

North Shore News

LIFESTYLES
The helping hands of Christmas

From page 45

jaw dropped and the cigarette fell
out of my mouth and a hand
cracked out and got it before it hit
the floor.

Bachelor Death was gone and in
its piace lay breakfast. Bacon,
eggs, toast, coffee, hashbrowns, a
ketchup-lover’s size bottleful of
ketchup, the morning newspaper,
a package of - cigarettes’ freshly

- opened with one pulled out like in

‘the ads, and a napkin: Cioth
napkin! It was the solo-dweller’ Ss
dream come true.”

Everything had changed.

:-Two hands flashed by me into
my bedroom. and made the bed.
They had, in one swift night, suc-

, ’. cessfully. exorcised ‘the evil Spirit

_’ of: the’ Pantry ‘and- the: sink lay
> .;sifent, bright and holy...
: The can was so sanitized I felt
as if I should’ve donned a rosary
’ before entering. .-

1 stood: there- in. the ‘niddle of .

«the kitchen. 1 took everything in.
As Isat down to stroll my. way
through breakfast the hands all

"flicked off into the front. room .

ae and I could:.hear them start to

- trashy about with the lumber. and.

~uré ; out where “all this stuff had
‘come from, . and. not being any
“genius “at all 1 didn't ‘have much
trouble:
Tt was ripped-off, naturally.
These: hands _ were perfectly

- equipped.to acquire ‘things in this:
/ fashion. I ‘didn’t know how or

‘OPTIONS FOR JOLUNTEERS |

. “THE FOLLOWING isa ‘selection
Of many’ volunteer. “opportunities
‘available. through North’ Shore
Comununity | Services (NSCS).
“TA SENSETEVE ‘person . who: en-
.7 joys kitchen: activities is needed to
. participate in baking projects with
i) . group of fragile elderly people
in-a: pioneer Village setting. The
hours. are. ‘flexible Mondays
. through Thursdays.
‘A “FRIENDLY, dependable
: ‘driver: with a “reliable car is needed
‘to pick up and deliver hot meals
to shut-in. seniors in their homes.
A team captain is also-needed to
co-ordinate the drivers, prepare
route sheets.and handie receipts.
-A. CARING, .-mature person
“who communicates well in English
is wanted to assist’ aduits with
reading, writing, math and ESL
The volunteer. will - work
with a teacher in a classroom set-
. ting or individually in a home en-
vironment. Training workshops
are Mondays
* from 7 to9 p.m.
‘-AN OFFICE worker with com-

and Wednesdays.

when or where it had all come
from, but I could imagine the lit-
tle crooks working in twos no
doubt, slipping through the rear

window of some corner store and-

rifling it to their heart’s content.
And as far as getting caught,
they didn’t have a worry in. the
world. Anyone out at that time of
night was probably not at his best,

and who’s going to argue with a .
quart of milk as it goes skimming:
ae didn’t take any. genius to: fig- :

by, two inches off the sidewalk?
Not you, that’s for sure. . -
When

belched royally, the signal for two

hands to nip in and deal with the

‘dishes. I. peeked into the. front

toom, idly curious, it looked like
they were constructing tables and
benches and such.

. puter skills is wanted by. a’ crisis
intervention centre to afrange ap- |

pointments, answer. telephones
and type reports. ‘The hours :are
flexible.

AIDS: Vancouver requires’ non-
judgmental people to lend prac-

: After. ali

finished breakfast I’.

The phone rang. On the wall
right beside me and [ didn’t even
have to move to answer it. I just
reached over and picked up the
receiver.

‘Hi, this is Poppy,’’ the voice
said. Poppy is the wife of one of
my friends.

“Is it all right if we bring
someone along to your party? A
friend of Ritchie's. sister just got
into town and is staying here, and
we thought it'd be nice to bring
her over.”

‘ “Um, sure, sure, - bring her
over. Sure, lots of room.” __

“Good,’’ she said. “By the
way, those sure were cute little in-
vitations you sent - out. I didn’t
know you could draw.’

“Well, ’'m more ofa doodler,””
I said. ‘‘t doodle.’”’

“You should try. doing it for
money. By the way, do you want
some helping serving. the. food?
That’s an awful lot of people to
fe a ad .

“Yah,”’ I said, “f guess I could
use a hand.’’

“OK, we'll: come. a bit ‘early
then.- Are you sure you can handle

. all the cooking by yourself?’*.-

“Cooking? Why yes, I think so.
it? s Christmas * you
know.”

The bit about Christmas seemed
to satisfy her. :

*““OK, we'll see you then,’’ she
said. ‘‘§ can’t wait to find out
what the surprise is.” -

. “Oh. You’!l see.”

I was kind of wondering too.

. To be. continued.

who ‘successfully complete - the

two-week program.

“If you’ are interested: in volun-
teering call 985-7138. NSCS is a
member agency of. the: United

tical ‘support to persons who. are | :

infected with the “AIDS. virus.
Speakers are alsc :+:;2ded-to speak
to various . groups about’. people
who have tested Positive. to’ the
AIDS test. And izlephone
counsellors are needed to ‘work. at
the AIDS office, to offer support
by telephone and. to’ do «general
office work. The hours are flexi-
ble and extensive screening: and
training workshops are provided.
STUDENTS wanting to have an
intensive experience working with
disabled children. are . invited. to
register for the Christmas Volun-
teer Program at

Children’s . Hospital. . This

days with flexible scheduling. A

certificate will be given-to those

Sunny - Hill .
is a-
. two-week program with volun-
teers working five out of seven ©

-. Flyers. for oni
| SILK PLANT
| SALE |

sent «by Canada Post
_ have an error —
the sale is

West Van Rec ‘Center
10am to Spm

to provide milk, bread, fruits
_ and vegetcbles, etc.
FEED THE HUNGRY IN CUR COMMUNITY |

© $20 helps us buy a weekly bag of groceries for one family
® $60 heips sustain a family for cone month
* $720 assists that same family for a year

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