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robert@nsnews.com

BAFOR a variety of rea-

sons, dating seems to
get harder with age.

The sheer number of dating

services drives that point
Bag home.

Even though such services
have caught on, many singles
must overcome a common

M stigma en route to joining a

fag dating service.

West Vancouver's — Kyly
# Killam, 25, set out to Al this
void benveen loneliness and
embarrassment with a fresh
approach. -

“The reason we decided to
§ do this is the number of single,
Fvoung professionals in the
city,” said) Killam) of First
Lunch, a 9 company she
launched with partners
Deborah Killam and Jean

sets the company
apart is its insistence the partic-
ipants do the dating over lunch
and only after a two-hour
interview with one of the own-

ents according
to basic criteria such as educa-
tion, income level and comps-
ny posit

Phis as something that’s
entirely new to this city” said
Kyly "Neither ourelves nor
anv af our trends would have
gone to the traditional dating
service.”

The dunch will be pre-
arranged by the company ata
quality restaurant in a central

with the maitre-d
awaiting the couple’s arnval.

“We setup this lunch date
and all the other party has to
do is show up ... and enjoy the
other person's company,” said
Kyiv.

But the date is not totally
Blind because a complete
description of the match is pro-
vided ahead of time.

The dating firm abo sug:
gests participants keep their
surname, phone number and
company name to themselves
If both parties give their

phone numbers wiil

yoany dis
comfort, or techie of obliga-
tion,” said Kul
Since starting up their
enterprise about a month ago,
the First Lunchers have man-
aged to dispel the old myth
that women spurn dating ser-
vices. Tt turns our the First
Lunch client base is evenly split
between men and women,
making special ofters urging
women to join unnecessary.

Consumers cha

NEWS photo Brad Ledwidge

MAUREEN Rae-Chute, Melissa McCoy and Victoria
Grazely gear up for Drop, Swap and Go!, to take place
Saturday at Ann Macdonald Hail in North Vancouver.

Wednesday. November 26. 1997 — North Shore News - 17

CHORE J IFE

ORTH

NEWS photo Paul McGrath

FIRST Lunch partners (left to right) Kyly Killam. Jean McLean and Deborah Killam have opened a service
unlike any existing dating service. The “overwtelming” response to date shows the North Shore entrepre-
neurs are doing something right.

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sexes. Last but not least, don’t
forget the wallet. It’s a dutch
lunch,

Tite. love and dunch,” pro-
claims the brochure which
apparently appeals to both

-pand
said

don't have time to
their social base,”
Deborah, 32

“EP think professionals tend
ro isolate themselves because
they work long hours and they

lenged

Deana Lancaster

News Reporter
deana@nsnews.com

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