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30 Block Parents Wanted by End of Year
The Rotary Club of Stratford, with the assistance of the Stratford Police Service, officially relaunched the Block Parent program on Thursday.
The Block Parent committee and the police have revitalized the program after leadership waned in recent years. According to Community Service Officer Dave Stewart, there were about 300 families who were involved in the program in Stratford in the early 70s. When double income families became the norm and there weren’t people at home as much, the program died off.
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‘Bubble-wrapped kids’ danger
In an age when parents are so protective of their kids and may be reluctant to teach a child to seek help from a stranger, Lori Worozbyt wondered if the Block Parent program is as necessary now as it used to be.
Worozbyt applied to become a Block Parent last June and received the program’s familiar red and white display sign for her window earlier this month.
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Whitby Block Parent program saved
WHITBY -- A strong sense of community spirit is what drew Andrea Kennedy and her family to Whitby when they decided to move here two years ago.
It's the same reason she didn't hesitate to put her name forward to help save an important community-wide program that was recently on the verge of disbanding.
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Whatever happened to the Block Parent Program?
"I wonder if Block Parents are still around?" Someone asks me.
I wonder too. When was the last time I saw that sign with the adult arm holding a child's hand in theirs in the front window of a house or place of business? Was it when my daughter, now 25, was in kindergarten?
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Block Parents Eye Wallaceburg!
WALLACEBURG -- It's no coincidence the annual Ontario Block Parent Conference was held here on the weekend.
"We're so stoked about having our conference here in Wallaceburg, because Wallaceburg, this year, is going to be one of our target areas," said Tanya Nooyen, a community outreach co-ordinator with the Chatham-Kent Block Parent program.
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On November 20th,2010 the Waterloo Regional Block Parent Program was proud to participate in that year's Lion's Club Santa Claus Parade in Kitchener Waterloo
Thanks to all our volunteers who walked in the parade, to the children who handed out pamphlets and candy canes, to the strong guys holding up our banner and a special thanks to the members of our committee who pulled the whole thing together!
We're proud of our program and the members of our organization for ensuring todays event went off without a hitch!
