12 - Sunday, September 6, 1998 - North Shore News

Baking project
rising success

CUSTOMERS of the
Incredible Muffin
Company at the
Lonsdale rec centre are
supporting more than
small business.

Thev're also helping a
handfal of Nort Shore resi
dents gain valuable work expe:
nience and social skills.

Mi Kearns, Marietta

Skouran

and) Dana

Miller are all clients of the
Assocution for

the Mentally Handicapped and
members of the association's
Development Training Centre
(DTC). * are all full-time
Participants in The Incredible
Muflin Company, which falls
under the DTC's administra-

The program began in
1992 ar the Ron Andrews ree
centre. The participants set ap
shop atatable inthe lobby and
began selling muttins, cookies
and cottee. Last summer, they
moved roa table in the busier
Lonsdale location.

“The statf at the ree centres
have been great,” said Casey.
“We really appreciate the sup-
port they've given us.”

In Aprit, the ree centre dis-
covered was short-handed in
the canteen. The (neredibic
Matlin Company stepped in to
fill the gap, and ree centre reg-
ular: have welcomed it.

“We've got a loco” support
in the community, if someone
is missing, the customers ask
after them.”

And they like the pri
fresh baked cookies are 50
cents, sandwiches just $2.50.

re all learning ¢ fifter-
cat skills,” said Dale Casey, And it’s paid oT tor che par-

manager cfthe DTC. “Dana is ticipants. As well as gaining
upgrading his social skills, and raised enough
working on his math and yt take all members of
money skills. Shouran is fearn- tthe DTC on a nde on the
ing how to do baking ari dish Royal Hudson this summer.

¢s.” — Deana Lancaster

NEWS photo Terry Peters

SHOURAN Sheikholasiami (left to right) and Dana Miller get some help from supervisor Colfeen Richards as
they make fresh cookies and muffins, and serve customers at The Incredibie Muftin Company in the Lonsdale

recreation centre.

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