Dear Sditor:

1 can think of many reasons for
becoming a volunteer. If we spent
even a small amount of time giv-
ing freely of ourselves, rather than
continuously wondering what it is
we could be doing for ourselves,
maybe the world wouldn't be in
its present state.

{ was too concerned only with
my own life and involved myself
in things that suited me. But, after
the birth of my daughter [ turned
my thoughts of becoming a volun-
teer into reality. I called Dru
Dunshee, volunteer coordinator at
North Shore Community Services,
and she put me in touch with
Jenny Leeth, the volunteer liaison
at Beacon Hill Lodge in West
Vancouver.

Leeth placed me (a_ single
mother), my daughter and our
dog with a woman named Doris.
When we first met Doris she was
extremely withdrawn, had very
low self-esteem, refused to get in-
volved in any activities or social
functions and rarely engaged in

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Volunteering brings
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casual conversation.

In the short time we have
known Doris, there has been a
vast improvement in her.

She will now initiate conversa-
tion, not only with me, but with
the other residents and staff at
Beacon Hill. She looks forward to
our outings and is interested in
involving herself with certain
things.

But the best thing of all is that
Doris is laughing and smiling
again.

This transition happened
because one human being cared
enough to share some time with
another.

By telling you my experience, |
hope to inspire others to reach
out, take that first step and join
the gratifying world of volun-
teering.

Laura Cairns
North Vancouver

National Volunteer Week is
April 2! to 27, Call North Shore
Community Services at 985-7138
for information on volunteering.

Fantasy Garden buyers
were not Taiwanese

Dear Editor:

Ever since the news of the sale
of Fantasy Gardens was reteased,
readers, reporters and editors are
making the same mistake.

I would like to point ot that
the purchasers are not Taiwanese.
They are Chinese cverseas who
were born, raised, educated, and
do business in a south-east Asian
country. About 10 to 15 years
ago, they went to Taiwan to set
up their businesses in that island.
They have houses all over the
world. They are not Taiwanese.

i would also like to suggest that
whenever reporters, writers, and
editors want to classify those peo-
ple into ‘“Taiwanese,”” or cven
**Taiwanese gent’’ like Mr. Doug
Collins did in his article of Apri!
10, they had better dig deeply and

Alano Club
thanks ail
participants
in series

Dear Editor:

I would like to thank all those
North Shore professionals in the
health care, counselling, education
and treatment fields who gener-
ously shared their expertise during
our recent 10-part lecture series on
substance abuse issues.

Thanks must also go to the
North Shore News for helping to
publicize the weekly Sectures so
well, and to Troy Music and
Custom Color for helping to
defray the cost of our equipment.

On behalf of the board of
directors, the volunteers, and
myself, thank you all for your
support.

Valerie Byers, Coordinator
Alano Club of the North Shore

wisely into the background of
those people.

The facts about what those
people have been doing in Taiwan
these years, and what Taiwanese
people think about them, have not
been reported fairly yet.

Finally, a small suggestion to
that ‘‘gent,’? Mr. Doug Collins,
you had better go back to study
more information before
publishing any of your articles.

Ken Huang
North Vancouver

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