C2 - Wednesday, September 21, 1983 - North Shore News

““COTTAGE INDUSTRIES’”’ to keep elderly resi-
dents in North Shore care facilities occupied and
fulfilled is the goal of a new volunteer program

starting this month.

By NOEL WRIGHT

Seniors living in eight
private hospitals and other
care units will be taught a
wide variety of crafts, in-
cluding rug-making, quilting,
Stitchery, woodwork and
basket-weaving.

Weekly visits by volunteers
will encourage the seniors to

keep working at specific pro-.-

jects of their choice with the

object of producing goods of .

high quality and _ artistic
merit.

Finally, at the end of Oc-
tober 1984, a public sale of
their products will be held at

the West Vancouver Seniors .

Activity Centre.

The 13-month program is
being organized by the North
Shore Volunteers for
Residents in Care Facilities
with the help of a $31,000
‘New Horizons’ grant from
the federal government.

Hospitals and other care
institutions participating are
Altamont, the Kiwanis Cen-
tre and Beacon Hill in West
Vancouver; Evergreen
House, Mahon Park
Hospital, Four Seasons
Guest Lodge, Cedarview
Lodge and United Lodge in
North Vancouver.

**For many of our elderly
residents in care facilities
days pass with many

in North Vancouver earlier
this month attended by. well
over 100 Anglican clergy and
lay persons from all parts of
the Lower Mainland — in-

cluding lawyers, trust officers .

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Sponsored by the Anglican
Diocese of New Westminster,

the Saturday conference at:

St. Catherine’s Church on
Ridgewood was chaired by
the Rev. John Robertson,

rector of St. Monica’s, |

.

To raise funds for ch

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moments spent sitting

passively ,’’ says Wendy Han-
na of Horseshoe Bay, one of

the program’s organizers.
“These moments become
hours of hopelessness which
can deteriorate to a state of
emotional and physical
helplessness. With the ac-

ministries

Horseshoe Bay.

The opening address was

given by the Most Rev.
Douglas ambidge, Ar-
chbishop of New
Westminster.

ry

For four hours the mecting
reviewed progress and map-
ped further details of a new
diocese-wide ‘‘planned giv-
ing’’ program designed to

generate a continuing flow of
‘ additional funds for the chur-
ches” many different
ministries.
The agenda brought

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cessibility to handwork and
productivity we offer an ac-
tive alternative.”’

The North Shore group’s
volunteer support system, she
stresses, is the key to the suc-
cess of the program. ~°

Many of the seniors to be
involved have limited mobili-

ty or are confined to
wheelchairs, which makes it
impossible for them to attend
classes in recreation centres
and adult education
programs. ;

presentations from three lay
lawyers
Douglas MacAdams and
Diana Reid, and financial
consultant Harry McGucken
— on technical and organiza-
tional aspects of modern
fund-raising, including will
bequests.

Other panel speakers were
Robertson and the Rev. Ed
Wallace, rector of St.
Stephens, West Vancouver.

Further stages in the long-
range campaign are planned
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Therefore, those of them
interested in learning,
creativity, social interaction
and productivity must have
the necessary training
materials and support
brought to them in the care
facility where they live.

The NSVRCF trains

volunteers in the various
craft skills they will pass on
to their senior citizen -‘‘ap-
prentices’’, with. special at-
tention being given to the
learning needs of the elderly

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From the fashion houses of
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and handicapped.

Additional volunteers for
the new program are present-
ty being recruited and more
are still needed.

Anyone interested in help-
ing is invited to call Wendy

or shut-in seniors

Hanna or Ursula Medley,
crafts program coordinator,
at 922-1575 or 922-2816 — or
drop into the NSVRCF office
at 2-1538 Marine Drive, West

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ALTAMONT HOSPITAL residents Vera McLaskey
(left) and Mrs. Roberts (right) discuss the new crafts pro-
gram for seniors in care facilities with program coor-
dinator Ursula Medley (centre).

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