' 07 pT OSHA icer- :- brates -'the millions « “of lives that. 20 ~ Friday, April 3, 1987 - North Shore News NEWS photo Torry Poters ‘| CYCLISTS LEAVE the starting line during the Go the-Cictance for .| Rick fundraiser for Rick Hansen held Sunday at Stavitey Park. Cyclists, runners and strollers raised over $6,000 c+ the ‘Aan In Mo- tion Tour. "LIVES SA VED | Blood donors sought ' ‘GIVING | ‘BLOOD is a simple, painless procedure. This year, the Canadian --Red Cross’ Society cele- have been saved. = ‘But the’ Red’ Cross: cannot do. it ‘alone. It depends on. healthy ; :Ca- , ‘-nadians, aged 17 to 65, to give the - tions,. helping to care for Tore - ; sift, of life. “In -40 years, ‘the Canadian Red Cross has’ collected ‘more: than-25 million. individual «blood dona- than 10 million people. Cue L “The first. blood donor.: to Canada’s; national blood - transfu- sion: service was CBC’ broadcaster Bill Herbert, who shared his expe- » Tience. on” live. tadio in: Vancouver oe on Jan.:21; 1947. Today, . the blood transfusion “service ‘includes .17 blood centres - stretching from coast to coast. ‘In B.C, last year, 90 hospitals were serviced by B.C.’s blood ser- vice. In 1986, the Red Cross col- lected. 138,036 units of blood at 754 blood donor clinics throughout. “B.C. The Red Cross needs a minimum of 5,000 blood donations every working day to maintain its service to Canadians. In B.C. alone, a minimum of 600 donors are need- ed each working day. - Upcoming blood donor clinics on the North Shore include: ‘Monday, Aprif 6 from 10 a.m. -. 4 p.m. at Carson Graham Senior Secondary School .Gym, 2145 Jones Avenue, North Vancouver, B.C.; : Tuesday, April 21 from’ 2 - 8. p.m. at Lions Gate Hospital Lob- by, 200 East 15th Street, North Vancouver, B.C. APRIL SILVER PLATING SPECIAL ‘SAVE 20% Have your precious antiques reconditioned bcs = ALL WORK DONE BY ‘| PLATING & SILVER SHOP Li LTD. } by experts * Resilvering, gold plating, rhodium plating. a ¢ Brass, nickel and copper “plating. - e Repairing of all silver, -brass and copper, ® Cleaning and polishing of sterling silver, silver plate, brass, copper and pewter. * Retinning of copper pots. ¢ Bronzing of baby shoes. Jewellers Ltd. 1598 Lonsdale Aven, North Vancouver, B.C. 988-4717 | THE SCENIC WONDERS — OF OUR LIVING LAND PHOTOGRAPHY DISPLAY... ALL You CAN EAT _ FAMILY EASTER BUFFET » Sunday April 19, 1987 -in the Versaillés Room from 11 am to 2 pm with Entertainment EASTER MANIA FOR CHILDREN Have the children join the fun in our specially set-up games room and win an Easter surprise Free Polaroid Pictures Adults $19.25 Children 6-12 years $10.00 Children under 5 years — free Gratuity included Reservations confirmed upon prepayment ae Come and see the ‘‘World’s Largest Easter Egg’’ and enter our contest to win a trip for two to Hong Kong March 30 to April 20, 1987 Your presence always makes it a special occasion for us. MERIDIEN . VANCOUVER 845 Burrard Street at Robson * (604) 682-5511