a aa aT a ea ea PLO TES TIES Joy Metcalfe | “JOY TELLS ALL IN THE wake of the doom and gloom stories and the mud-slinging pelitical bat- tles over the past month or so, I'd like to refresh your soul and update you on a story that I related last September. This was a touching story about a little seven-year-old Surrey boy named Sam Clark, who despev- ately needed a bone marrow - transplant. Through the efforts of the Red Cross Unrelated Bone Marrow Transplant Registry and a caring, unselfish human being some 5,000 miles away, Sam’s life was saved. . The Good Samaritan wasa ~ Mark Ashton of Stoke-on-Trent in England. When he heard of Sam’s plight, he decided to participate in testing for the unrelated bone marrow program. Miraculously, Sam and Mark’s bone marrow matched and a transplant opera- tion was done. It’s now one year later. Sam is a healthy, happy eight-year-old and he has a new baby brother named Charlie. In England, the Mark Ashton > family also have a new baby boy. He’s just two weeks old and his parents have named him William Samuel Ashton after their little Canadian friend, and new blood relative. That’s the good news. The bad news is that the owners have just closed down Mark’s tie - rack franchise in England. He can’t meet his mortgage and he ’ may lose his home. ~ . :_, Perhaps the Children’s Hospital + people here could put the bug in the ear of the U.K.’s Anthony '.Nolan Foundation there ang find : ‘this deserving individual some : ‘employment, and soon. This story also brings to mind the despetate plight of four-year- old Colin Beechinor and five- year-old Melissa Badger, both of whom need life-saving bone mar- row transplants as soon as possi- ble. They can be saved just as young Sam Clark was with the assistance of the medica! profes- sion and generous donors. Hope- fully there is another Mark Ashton out there somewhere... West Van’s Phil Boname of Urbanics Consultants and his wife, W.V. Alderman Pat Boname hosted the chairman’s reception at the Q.E. Playhouse last week just prior to the opening of the Van- couver Playhouse Theatre’s. 1991-92 season with Eugene O'Neill’s poignant A Moon For the Misbegotten. On hand for this important evening of theatre were MP Mary Collins in gold and black, board members Carol Slater in gold and black stripes, Susanna Bell-Irving in an elegant gold suit, and West Van’s Hildegard Cavelti dressed dramatically in red. Susan Mendelson looked trim in printed black velvet and sported a new cropped hairstyle as did Playhouse GM Catherine O'Grady. Afier the performance, Misbegotten star Jaret Wright joined the post-show party crowd in a full-length black gown. Also spotted Dr. Henry and Maxine ’ Gelfant, B.C. Trade’s Kathy Gur- ton, Canfor’s Peter Bentley and Joan Carlyle-irving ... And the show is a box office hit! MP MARY Collins was among the distinguished guests at the opening night of A Moon for the Misbegotten. What a happy crowd at Cheers Restaurant last week as the Cana- dian Progress Club hosted a fash- ion show entitled Some Like It Hot! ‘oy Sunday, October 20, 1991 - North Shere News - 33 COCKTAILS & CAVIAR Ca Ta Canara re photo submitied SFOTTED AT the Emerald Bali were (left to right) Honorary Patron Dr. Norma Calder and husband Dr. Tom Calder, Anna and Dr. Terry Rutherford, Louise Harris and husband Or. Clifford Harris, Cora and Art Bos. This was a standing-room only fundraiser for the Professional Firefighter’s Burn Unit with fash- ions from Margareta aad Trevenen Apparel. ‘ : The fun event, where the Cal- endar Boys modelled a number of outfits, was emcced by the ir- repressible CFUN morning duo of Fred Latremouille and Cathy | Baldazzi. : Special guests were the VFD’s John Hudson and his wife, Judy; Margareta’s designer Sandy Ettiott, and Tony and Dorottya Willett of Trevenen. It’s the first of what will become an annual, event for the CPC... It was the Friends of Schizophrenics Society’s fourth annual Emerald Ball at the Westin Bayshore and the kick-off of a unique fundraising idea last Thursday. . ne . It involves the planting of a tree for peace of mind. Donors will be asked to provide funds for the nlanting of trees as part of an uz- - ban beautification program. The program will be co-chaired by the former politicians, Socred Jim Nielsen and the NDP’s Den- nis Cocke. (Anyone notice how much Dennis Cocke looks like car king, Lee iacocea?) These fellows i oe ; A, 1991. PATHFINDER appreciate the difficulty that peo- ple suffering from schizophrenia have in making their iliness understood. Both Dennis and Jim, and Jim’s pretty wife Jeannie, and emcee Don Schwery, joined about 200 other guests that included politi- cians Dr. Tom Perry, Sharon White, Svend Robinson and the VIP donor of $500,000 towards a chair in schizophrenia, Jack Bell. The other news from Jim and Dennis is that they are heading up what they call A Government in Exile. it’s made up of 78 ex- MLAs like Bob Bonner, Dave Rarrett, Bob McLellan, Gary Lauk, Hugh Cartis and Pat Jor- dan. Quick poll among the dressy guests on their thoughts on the ‘outcome of last Thursday's elec- tion showed between 48 to 51 - seats for the NDP, five for the - Liberals and the remainder for the Socreds... The cartoonist’s cartconist, Chuck Jones, creator of such lov- able characters of The Roadrun- ner, Wile E. Coyote, Pepe Le Pew, the cuddly little skunk with - the Charles Bayer voice, as well as a major contributor in the cre- ation of Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd ° and Daffy Duck, arrives in town this Saturday to launch 5.C.’s Animation Walk of Fame. .~ Chuck Jones will place his hands in wet cement and sign his name at the Cartoon Corner Art Gallery at 1140 Robson St. at 9 am, There'll also be a fundraiser at - the Orpheum on Sunday night. More next week! ... Cheers! 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