CHRISTMAS ASSISTANCE
VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBERS
PROJECT FRIENDSHIP PRESENTATION
RENDEZVOUS WITH MADNESS FILM FESTIVAL
ART EXHIBITION AT AGN PORT HOPE
8^th ANNUAL CHRISTMAS AT PRESQU’ILE
“WRITERS AND FRIENDS” READING/DINNER
CHILDREN’S FUNCTIONING REPORT
OUTREACH PROGRAM EXHIBITION
LA JEUNESSE TO TAKE PART IN WORLD CHOIR OLYMPICS
info NORTHUMBERLAND’S NEW WEBSITE AND FOURINFO
1999 DIRECTORY OF COMMUNITY SERVICES – BARGAIN PRICE
LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS?
A ONE LINER  FROM GEORGE
INFOABILITY TRANSFERS SERVICE TO INFOLINE
CHRISTMAS DINNER
CALLING ALL RED RIBBON VOLUNTEERS

CHRISTMAS ASSISTANCE
Applications for Christmas Assistance will be available upon request from November 1^st – November 26^th, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Salvation Army Family Services Office on 66 Swayne Street, Cobourg. Hours and place for consultation are the same. Promptness in completing the application would be appreciated because the deadline date for accepting the applications is November 26^th. Applications for assistance will also be taken throughout November at the Salvation Army Thrift Store, on 34 Walton Street in Port Hope. Hours for consultation are 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday. For those in Northumberland County served by Trenton Salvation Army, call (613) 392-3093 for interview times. For those in Northumberland County served by Campbellford Salvation Army, call (705) 653-1355 for interview times.

VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBERS
info NORTHUMBERLAND is currently looking for creative and innovative people to serve on our board as board members. As a community member, you may be aware of our information line and our community-based publications. Our service has grown 400% in a year and a half, and we are striving to better respond to the community by becoming involved in Internet projects, by providing consultation with other service providers, and by educating people to be effective users of human services. If you believe in the importance of community information, and have a few hours to spare each month, please contact Lori at (905) 372-8913 or 1-800-396-6626. We are especially looking for people with fundraising interest or experience.

PROJECT FRIENDSHIP PRESENTATION
The Campbellford and District Association For Community Living and Northumberland Family Respite Services, invites you to join them for an informative presentation on Friday, October 29, 1999 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Brighton Lion’s Community Centre. The guest speaker will be Sandra Nahornoff, who is the coordinator of a very innovative group from British Columbia called “Project Friendship”. The Project’s goal is to encourage the connecting of individuals who are isolated from their communities. The Project focuses its efforts on the citizens at large and encourages them to reach out and include those with disabilities. The Project brings together a group of people who are committed to reeducating the citizens of Prince George BC, about the gifts and capacities of individuals with physical and developmental disabilities. Friends and family sharing mutual interests is what the group is trying to accomplish through Project Friendship. For the presentation, Sandra will describe Project Friendship, explain how it came to be, and share experiences in the Project’s development and provide some guidance to the area communities for future planning. For more information, contact Cindy Miller at (705) 653-1821 ext.28 or Ruth Porter at (905) 885-6671.

RENDEZVOUS WITH MADNESS FILM FESTIVAL
Workman Theatre Project’s presents the 7^th Annual Rendezvous With Madness Film Festival. The film festival presents features and shorts that touch on facts and/or mythologies surrounding mental illness and addiction. The festival will be held from November 17^th – 21^st, 1999 at 1001 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please call. For more information, contact: (416) 583-4606.
Email: rendezvous@sympatico.ca
Web site: www3.sympatico.ca/rendezvous

ART EXHIBITION AT AGN PORT HOPE
From October 7^th to November 20^th 1999, there will be an exhibition of works by Ron Leonard in the Port Hope Gallery. The exhibition, entitled Ron Leonard: In Memory of an Artist, will feature a selection of works in oil, watercolour, and various drawing media by this very energetic and versatile artist, who passed away in the fall of 1998. Leonard led a career in advertising and creative display before working exclusively with art. The Port Hope Gallery of the AGN is located at 38 Walton Street in Port Hope. Regular hours are 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Call (905) 885-2115 or (905) 372-0333 for more information.

8^th ANNUAL CHRISTMAS AT PRESQU’ILE
The 8^th Annual “Christmas at Presqu’ile” arts and crafts show, will take place on Saturday and Sunday, November 6^th and 7^th, Wednesday, November 10^th, and Saturday and Sunday, November 13^th and 14^th. The show will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily. The show will feature acclaimed artists Michael Dumas, and Brent Townsend. Come out and see quality arts and crafts, and visit the tea room. Everyone is welcome. Admission is free. Parking is available at not cost for the show only. Buses can be accommodated by appointment. To attend the show, drive on Highway 401 to Highway 30 (exit 509), then south to Brighton. Follow the Presqu’ile Provincial Park signs. For more information, call (613) 475-1688.

“WRITERS AND FRIENDS” READING/DINNER
Horizons of Friendship announces it’s 5^th annual literary evening fundraiser in Port Hope. Writers and Friends takes place on Sunday, November 14^th, 4:00 p.m. at Homewood, one of Port Hope’s most interesting “turn of the century” residences in the grand “colonial revival” style. This year will feature the following authors: Wayson Choy (Paper Shadows), Charlotte Gray (Sisters in the Wilderness, The Lives of Susanna Moodie and Catherine Parr Trail), Wayne Johnston (Baltimore’s Mansion) David Macfarlane (Summer Gone), and Farley Mowat (The Farfarers). Since this unique evening has always sold out early, you are urged to contact Doreen Gorsline at Horizons to ensure your ticket. Tickets are $70 (tax receipt provided for $45) and are also available at Furby House Books (Port Hope), Cobourg Book Store, and C.W. Hay Books. To order by credit card, call Horizons at (905) 372-5483 or 1-888-729-9928. You can also visit Horizons website at: www.horizons.ca. Proceeds will benefit Horizons of Friendship’s work in Central America in the aftermath of Hurricane Mitch. For more information, please contact Doreen Gorsline at (905) 372-5483.

CHILDREN’S FUNCTIONING REPORT
For the past 18 months, Connor Group Homes in Campbellford have implemented a Risk assessment and Outcomes format for all children in their homes. Recently, an independent consultant reviewed the data and produced a report on the successes or lack thereof, of children’s functioning levels within their programs. The Risk Assessment data is measured against data obtained from the Simcoe County Mental Health statistical information who are using the same format. Anyone interested in this information may obtain it by emailing Bob Connor at: bconnor@redden.on.ca.

OUTREACH PROGRAM EXHIBITION
The Art Gallery of Northumberland has launched the first exhibition of the its new outreach program, Show on the Road, funded by a Community Grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. William Rider-Rider: Panoramic Photographs From the Great War is now on view at the Hope Township Municipal Hall, which is located at 5325 County Road 10, about 5 km north of Welcome. William Rider-Rider was commissioned by Lord Beaverbrook to record war activities overseas for the Canadian War Records Office. Unlike the photographer whom he replaced on the front, Rider-Rider did not stage any of his war compositions. Poignant and atmospheric, these photos present captured moments of Canada’s participation in WWI. Originally curated by Christopher Creighton for the AGN in 1989, the exhibition of 44 panoramic photographs will remain at Hope Township Municipal Hall until after Remembrance Day. It will subsequently travel to other community locations within Northumberland County. For more information, please contact Alicia Boutilier, Project Coordinator at (905) 372-0333.

LA JEUNESSE TO TAKE PART IN WORLD CHOIR OLYMPICS
The La Jeunesse Northumberland Girls’ Choir will take part in the first Choir Olympics taking place July 2000 in Linz, Austria. 80 countries worldwide will be represented, including Northumberland County’s “La Jeunesse”. Fundraising is currently under way, and any sponsorships/donations would be gratefully accepted. For more information contact La Jeunesse. Box 925, Cobourg, Ontario, K9A 4W4. 

info NORTHUMBERLAND’S NEW WEBSITE AND FOURINFO
info NORTHUMBERLAND is pleased to introduce our new website at fourinfo.com. Fourinfo.com is a new information network that will eventually serve the four county area. Currently, info NORTHUMBERLAND’s website features an online newsletter, a list of services, and links to other information sources in Northumberland County. Fourinfo.com will eventually contain community services databases for the four counties so that the information will be searchable and accessible via the web. Volunteer opportunities will also be accessible at the push of a button. You can visit the site at: http://www.fourinfo.com. info NORTHUMBERLAND’s website can be found at: http://www.fourinfo.com/in/ 

1999 DIRECTORY OF COMMUNITY SERVICES – BARGAIN PRICE
The 1999 Directory of Community Services has recently been selling for $5 as a United Way fundraiser. Due to the success of the promotion, and our remaining inventory, the directory is still being sold for that price. Directories can be picked up at info NORTHUMBERLAND’s office in the lower level of Northumberland Mall. By buying a directory, you are supporting the community work of the Northumberland United Way. For more information, call (905) 372-8913 or 1-800-396-6626, or visit the “Publications” section of the info NORTHUMBERLAND website at: www.fourinfo.com/in/publications.htm

LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS?
Would an extra pair of hands help ease the workload? Do you need VOLUNTEERS to tackle that special project?
Save time, frustration and the cost of advertising! Let Ontario Works help you find volunteers. For more information, call Ontario Works, at (905) 372-6846 or 1-800-354-7051. You can also visit their website at: www.ontarioworks.com
Email: info@ontarioworks.com  

INFOABILITY TRANSFERS SERVICE TO INFOLINE
As of November 1^st, 1999, the information service known as InfoAbility will no longer exist, and all known services will transfer to the Ministry of Health, Long Term Care’s new service, INFOLine. Infoability’s mandate, was to provide information and referral to vulnerable adults, their caregivers, and service providers via a telephone service, a website, and other means of communication. Their contract with the Ministry of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation will expire on October 31^st, 1999. The Ministry will continue to provide information to vulnerable adults in Ontario through the government’s new service, INFOLine. InfoAbility’s local and toll-free telephone lines will be transferred to INFOLine to create as little disruption as possible. INFOLine can be reached at: (416) 482-4359 (in Toronto), or 1-800-665-9092 (outside Toronto). The TTY line for the hearing impaired, is: 1-800-387-5559.

CHRISTMAS DINNER
The Northumberland Up From the Ashes Poverty Action Group (nUFTApag), invites you to a Christmas Dinner on Saturday, December 4th at the Calvary Baptist Church in Cobourg. Doors open at 4:00 p.m., dinner starts at 5:00 p.m. Santa will visit at 6:00 p.m. The meal will be a turkey dinner with all the trimmings. The dinner is no charge, and all low income are people invited to come. Santa will have a present for all children 12 and under. If you are interested in attending, please contact Joanne at (905) 377-1082 and let her know how many adults, children, and the ages of the children 12 and under so that there is enough food and presents for everyone. (no last name needed).