STREET KIDS, North Shore Sows 43 Metesdas, Vtared 9, 108s eatre hel; THEATRE MEETS life in an unusual event to help troubled teens. By MICHAEL BECKER News Reporter As part of the Lifclink Socie- ty’s ongoing mandate to promote a prompt and accessible com- munity response and assured continous care for people in crisis on the North Shore, a Lifelink committee of representatives from many North Shore social agencies and the two school districts have planned a combin- ed play and community agency forum March 21 from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Queen Mary Community School. Deep Caove/Dollarton Com- munity Centre youth worker Craig Johnston was in on a January mecting between a group of street kids and Presentation House Film and Theatre School students. Stage met strect as the youths shared concerns with their Thes- pian counterparts. ‘‘The issues raised mostly dealt with relation- ships. The teens are concerned about relationships between themselves and parents, peers and male-female relationships,’ Johnston said. Directed by Moire Mulholland, the student and street kids self. created slice of youth fife entitled IT see, f feel, | want will provide some emotionally authentic common ground for teens and adults to explore together, Linking the play with an au- dience discussion and community support agency fair seemed a natural route to take in getting parents and teens talking to each other, with the agencies available as a backup when talking it out isn’t quite enough. **A Jot of pretty powerful ideas are going to come up during the play. A lot of the audience might recognize things happening in their lives," Johnston said. ‘‘The forum offers me a chance to ex- plain what a youth worker docs and I'll be able to make contact with other agencies.’' Event organizer Doug Sabourin, of the North Shore Neighbourhood House, said the society has sent out invitations for participation in the forum to every North Shore organization dealing with teens. ‘‘We want parents and teens to be aware of what’s out there in the communi- ty,’’ Sabourin said. Hosts needed for exchange students LAST YEAR over 60 French teenagers, aged 13 to 18 years, were hosted in the Lower Mainland and on Vancouver Island. students. The chaperones all re- quire hosting. Any family who can assist Nacel and open its home to young French visitors is asked to write to Cook up a casserole PAGE STUDEWTS DEVELOP PLAY s troubled teens NEWS photo Nell Lucente STUDENTS OF the Presentation House Film and Theatre School, Paula Bentley, Sherry Thoreson and Dax Belanger, rehearse a scene from the play / see, 7 feel, | want. The free-of-charge production, scheduled for March 21 at the Queen Mary Community Schooi, will be combined with public discussion and 8,community agency fair organized by the Lifelink Society to exptore options avalluble for teens in need of support. Ecology Centre volunteers needed The two parts of the basic course take place Tues- day, March 15 and Thursday, March 17 from 6:30 to DO YOU have some extra time and an interest in nature? Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre kicks off its new volunteer training program on Tuesday, March 15. Interested participants can attend training sessions and then decide if they would like to sign up to volun- teer two hours a week. There are three options during training. Everyone 8:30 p.m. Those who wish to become naturalists and give guided nature walks in Lynn Canyon will have an additional session on Sunday, March 20 from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Those who wish to be PR people and get involved in the indoor aspects of relating with the public at the Ecology Centre will have an additional session on Tuesday, March 22 from 3 to 5 p.m. To find out more about the program or to register call 987-5922. attends two basic sessions, then participants can chose to be a volunteer naturalist or a volunteer PR person or both. Nacel, P.O. Box 91824, West Vancouver, B.C. V7V 4S!, or leave a message at 922-2159. Sponsored by Nacel, an educa- tional exchange organization based in France, they were just a few of thousands of adolescents sent to foreign countries for cultural and language enrichment. 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