NORTH SHORE SUPPORTED
BY AN ARMY OF HELPERS

THE MANY local volunicers whose combined talents and
energies help make the community tick were celebrated,

honored and applauded at various special gatherings during «

National Volunteer. Week, April 17 to 23.

” Forty-five North Shore volun-
teer-based: agencies met in West

Vancouver Tuesday at Park Royal’

south.

The evening saw’ the three local
mayors present certificates of ap-
preciation to agency. -repre-
sentatives on behalf of hundreds of
volunteers. who ‘have given their
time to contribute to the well-being
of their neighbors and have helped
create a -compassionaic and civi-
lized society.

“It was good to sec that they all

irealized they: were -not the only
ones out

there doing volunteer

‘work,’’. said Margaret Ramsay,

executive director: of the. North .
Shores ‘Information and Volunteer :

‘Centre. ¢

And ifthe estimated number. of
active volunteers in-a given’ com-
munity holds true,:the North Shore
alone is. supported bya. not-so-
small army of volunteers,

in need, involvement in church ac-
-tivities.or working. with an agency

or organization,” she said.’

“Ramsay.. estimates’ close to 200

volunteer-supported - agencies -are,

currently active in the: ‘community.

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By MICHAEL BECKER

News Keporter

With an approximate total North

Shore population of $40,000, the
number of people allocating some
of their time to voluntecring could
be as high as 35,000.

North Vancouver School District
superintendent “Dr. Leo Marshall

addressed a group of. volunteer.

tutors gathered for a feature
workshop to celebrate the week.
The tutors offer onc-on-one service
to elementary school students with
learning difficulties.

“Thirty-three volunteers working
September. to June provided 561
hours - of. tutoring time for. 55
North Van students. The prepara-

. tion ‘of materials, travel time and

workshop attendance totalled 707

_hours.:The tutoring time provided

gives the students extra: time. to

. practise and Jearn.
~ Ramsay said ‘25 per cent of citi-
zens are: involved in’ community.
“volunteering in. some capacity. ‘It
could -be taking care of a neighbor...

The school district is recruiting
for the coming September school

“start. People interested in tutoring

can contact RoseMary: Slaney,
coordinator? of volunteer tutors al
987-8141."

For ‘other volunteering oppor-

“tunities, people interested can call

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C ER’ TIFICATES WERE awarded to North Shore volunteer organizations at Park Royal south mall Tuesday. A

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special plaque was presented to the North Shore Information and Volunteer Centre by the three local mayors. |
Pictured are (left-to right) North Vancouver City Mayor Jack Loucks, Ieformation and Volunteer Centre’
director Margaret Ramany, centre president Bill Perry and West Vancouver hMfayor Don Lanskail. ,

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