know -anybody and:. noone speaks. English —wheré“'do -: you go to learn. the language 7 and culture. of: "your ‘ “A drastic example, true, but that . ds the situation faced: by thousands.” Canadians’ every © year. - Those who. settlé::in North, and 7 of new * West Vancouver have'a umber of * tion offers day and evening ‘classes ©. which run two, four or five days a week. A total of 1,307 local adults - (00k these school district classes i in Many of the students who enter, : the program are highly educated in their. own countries. Some- already" ‘speak some English and-wish to polish their language skills, Others . TECHNOLOGISTS AT Lions ° Gate hospital are planning special displays to mark national Medical. - ’ Laboratory week which runs from - April 3 to 9. A display board will be set up in the: main lobby of the hospital ‘from April 3 to 6." * The display will then be moved ‘to Park Royal shopping ‘centre from Thursday evening to Sunday ~ afternoon. On Saturday, April. 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., practising’ medical technologists. will be..on - hand to show a video and answer- : questions from the public. .- : The first thousand visitors ‘will | also be given a daffodil, the sym- bol of Cancer Month.’ Medical Laboratory week this ‘year National .. :. may need more in-depth training. The immersion classes and the special. purpose programs, such as :" Shore residents. = “No - matter. what their current English level, - these learners - are. very: enthusiastic and -highly ‘dinator of the ELT programs, says that: cher staff of 21 instructors find. attend, the special registration. and session on Wednesday, the morning. and 7 and 9 in the ‘evening at the Lucas Centre, 2132 Hamilton Ave., North Vancouver - (five blocks north of Sears). celebrated is being held during April to coin- cide with the Canadian Cancer Society’s - fund-raising and awareness campaign. | Medical laboratory technology is one of the behind-the-scenes medi- cal professions. The public’s con- tact with it is usually limited to donating a sample of blood or other body fluid for testing. Behind the scenes, medical technologists in the hospital lab and the many private labs on the ‘North Shore daily perform thou- sands of tests on those sampies. |: . Further information on medical +Jaboratory. technology: is available .- Canadian Society of - -- Laboratory. Technologists, -P.O.". ‘from . the Box 830, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3N8. { Listening, - Speaking and Gram- . - mar,??” “are. popular with ‘North. . movitated. Maureen Purdy, coor-. : April 5 between 9:30 and 11:30 in- New immigrants who wish to at- . : ~ tend classes in April are advised to’ 35 — Sunday, April 2, 1989 ~ North Shore. News FLOWER POWER is strong on the North Shore. Thousands of businesses, restaurants, offices and banks have supported the Canadian Cancer Society in its fund-raising Daffodil Drive by buying daffodils to display. or distribute to their customers. The flowers were to be delivered by the Cancer Society during the week of April 3 to 7, but due to poor weather conditions, delivery of the late-blooming daffodils has been delayed until April 7 to 21. Here, human daffodil Cheryl Taylor, fund-raising coordinator of the Greater Van- couver. District of the Canadian Cancer Society, hands out fand-raising kits to canmvassers. For further in- formation about the Cancer Society's April fand-raising drive call the West Vancouver unit at 925-1952 or the North Vancoaver unit at 985-8585. Options for volunteers IF YOU have even one extra hour to spare this spring consider volun- teering for fun, work experience and sharing skills. Listed below is a sampling of the volunteer oppor- tunities availiable at the North Shore Information and Volunteer Centre. ENJOY SENIORS? A mobile cart aide is wanted by a seniors’ residence on Wednesday mornings © from 10 to noon. Volunteer should ‘be friendly’ and have ability | to handle. cash.< Three-month time - commitment required. “SPORTS -ENTHUSIASTS. If . you have had team sports experi- . ence and are: physically fit, come. and assist this track and field team “SOLID OAK DINING CHAIRS in preparing for the Special Olym- pics. First 45 minutes are skill building. Hours are Monday even- ings. RECREATIONAL ASSIS- TANT to help with entertainment afternoon at a seniors’. drop-in. Duties include setting up film and slide shows and making and serv- ing cookies. If you have good organizational skills and enjoy seniors this position will suit you. ‘Hours are Tuesday 12:30 to 3 p.m. *:, . ‘Orientation Les : any: other volunteer positions call for. three jmonths. availabl CRIBBAGE PLAYERS. Friend-- ly, understanding: ‘people’ are wanted on a weekly basis for one - hour to visit seniors in a senior fa- cility. If you are over 22 years and enjoy playing cribbage cr other card games or simply like to sit and chat, your time will be greatly appreciated. One evening’s train- ing. . BE A RECEPTIONIST. A friendly non-profit organization in _ the Norgate area is looking fora ~ person to answer phones and meet the public. If. you\ have © ‘good .. communication and typing skills this position ‘will interest you. 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