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Bernice Dixon h d at a by Louise Middleton 25 +o waae l Top g E: ' ._ Friends, acquaintances, and guests gathered 3 C €| in the Beaverton Legion on June 15 to express s i & their hearfelt appreciation to one who has h € . selflessly given her all to ensure that seniors f@e@@@ M ; of Brock Township remain living ! o ho ' independently in the comfort of their own p S «& { m homes for as long as is humanly possible â€" | g . Bemice Dixon. 3 | ht j | For the past 14 years, Mrs. Dixon served as | * * £ C I the coâ€"ordinator of Brock Good Neighbours. i 6. ts 2 : s During which time she has often gone above [ CA Te | and beyond the call of duty to see to the To t3 & implementation of new services and the \.0e: T t | continued existance of said services. She has e / ‘ i been a true defender of senior‘s rights to EU a .:ac;essxléle t}llealgtl}l%zilre_servlces and to live ‘gernice Dixon was honored during a ( & gpeq < fi' dsnb retirement tea held to thank her for her 14 & Juring her years with Brock Good years of dedicated service as coâ€"ordinator Neighbours, Bemice Dixon implemented such of Brock Good Neighbours programs as: Friendly Visitors, Wheelsâ€"toâ€" 8 s Meels, Shareâ€"aâ€"Meal (for those requiring was one of only 12 chosen to make shortâ€"term assistance with meals), and many presentations on the projects they were ‘ others. _ At one time, she was even invited to involved with at this particular conference. ‘ go to China to make a presentation on the Former coworkers fondly comment on how work she was involved in, with regards to she has "beautifullly" defended the program Brock Good Neighbours, at a conference over the years by admantly insisting that the being held there but she was unfortunately program should hold onto its name and its unable to attend due to lack of funding. She identity despite some opposition to this. . t l t' T | Cw Appreciation Tea â€" & mer ; i coviods champien gé\fraa%a%rvgg;’:%:ggg | * Another project she began was a ffee l ‘ o en cronte halriton, Ujoridee. . ont._ on simple taxation service for seniors. 3 | o Â¥hareday, Gctober 18 7fo, Jack coupeihnclte Whenever there was something that needed | 2 PRlbEC ar Rabar. Marion and her huspand Leslie to be done for one of the 400 plus clients that e fermey of Ortllia, loving erendiother 10 Hestper one of the 150 volunteers wasn‘t available to | -gfgé%m’;"g:g‘fi:?'e“fi°"d'p’fi°r§'§ETLM ole: do, Bernice Dixon would hop in and do it | . is ssind tvo 6. Auincourt (£. of Kennedy herself, such as doing banking for some | &‘3‘;)55'&“"‘8"5’; from 2â€"4 and 79 p.m. ;nr;”rrl‘?;gr';;:; clients. : ; | esn ins coongient, fosurat 1oom. e She was constantly aware of the invaluable [ | * PHession of yelre t .‘ service performed by the volunteers and ; meemrme e RECLEE um 00e assured that all felt free to discuss any | E concerns with her. She insisted that these . |i | volunteers be recognized for their efforts I sd through volunteer appreciation events. | i in Bm ies m ies attim in ced ] t Former coâ€"workers state that one of her | _ best attributes during her career with Brock ; A 1 Rest Good Neighbours was her ability to see to the personal little things clients required without + filmm‘fiffl ever infringing upon their sense of f at the Community Memorial Hospla 7 independence. 4 Port se ie Stariy, lavea brothier, of Mayor Don Hadden attended the T 13 7?"’ Yef;;gf a;fy Seagrave, Fred Appreciation Tea to make a presentation to ®i Ehoentx of Greenbank and M ns Mrs. Dixon on behalf of the township. by Marlorie Beaton: Also ’“"Qflvéfrv(ce Advisory Committe members, clients, and nleeesh ar: r;e'pr;avevs- “A}ng;ffi'cm ma ] friends came out to express their appreciation _ , was he , Port Perry to her. KE Pa"ab?:()e ;nF‘;‘u"::.Iy'j;mt ;;h, at1:30 | , Taking over as the new administrator of ;”m&fllnlermen' eg'“d:bafl'.fn rlrjag::f:: ) Brock Good Neighbours is Mary Ann Knight. emetery. If desired, a dona fi‘eur\él:*f:‘/mg Diabetic Association. §