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Wednesday, May 22, 1991 - North Shore News - 57

NEWS phate Mike Wekotield

TRICIA SMITH (left) and Carolyn Gailey gladly accept a
cheque for $2,000 from Erskine Blackburn of the West Van-

couver Presbyterian Church. The money was raised at a talent
auction held recently at the church. |

Program designed
for step-parents

TODAY’S STEP-PARENTS face
numerous problems. Divided
loyalties, unrealistic expectations,
disciplinary problems and dif-
ficulties in dealing with the ex-
spouse can all get in the way of
families wantitig to live in har-
mony.

Farnily therapist Sal Bednar will
be teaching a balanced approach
to step-parenting in a five-session
the North

program offered by
Shore Family Services Society
(NSFS).

The workshop, called ‘Blended

Families And  Step-parenting,’’
wit include group participation
and will focus on learning good
communication skills. It begins on
Monday, May 27 and costs $53
per person or $84 per couple.
NSFS is a United Way member
agency dedicated to enriching and
strengthening family life. Family
life education courses offered by
NSFS are co-sponsored by North
Shore Continuing Education.

For more information call 988-
5281.

W. Van man elected

SCOTT BANNATYNE, a 20-year
resident of the North Shore and a
partner in the chartered accoun-
tants firm Smythe Ratcliffe, has
been elected to the Canadian
Diabetes Association's B.C. divi-
sion board of direciors. He will
hold the position of Treasurer for
a iwo-yeur term.

“With over 60.609 registered
charities in’ Canada, people are
becoming more discriminating
about where their dollar goes,”
wavs Baanautyne. ) will be work-
ing ie ensure that the public is in-
formed at how their donation is
helping to improve tae quality of

fife for the one in 20 Canadians
living with diabetes.’’

The Canadian
Association is the
governmental agency funding
tesearch into the causes, treat-
mert, and prevention of diabetes
in Canada. fi also provides educa-
tion, advocacy, and support. ser-
vices,

Diabetes is a
whicht can lead

Diabetes
largest non-

chronic disease
to complications
such as blindness, kidney disease,
and heart faire, Curreritly there
Is HO cure Tor the disease.

For more information call Tory
Ross, 732-1331.

Scouts show they care

ON SUNDAY, April I4, a group
of enthusiastic scouts from the
birst West Vancouver St. stephens
Froop, under the direction of Dr.
David) Martin put Caring for
your Communiiy’* into action,
The treep contacted the
Blizabeth bry Savtety (ERS) ot
Greater Vancouver witich operates

three programas fer youths and
families aon che North Shore, and
offered thelr volunteer labor,

EES  gxecutise  direster und

North Vancouver resident: Mary
Macdonald identified a project,
and the scouts transformed the
tear yard of one of the society's
seven group homes into a newly
seeded liwn

“The good deed of a dozen
West Van Boy Scouts, their leader
and two parents exemplify the in-
valnable contribution volunteers
make in our community every
day.) say representatives of BES.