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C6 - Sunday News, November 29, 1981 oo.

When you support the
United Way, you are helping
voluntary agencies at work -

in your own community, |
serving the needs of children’.

and their families, helping
the sick and handicapped,

Sophie gi

CLIFTON, Texas’ (UPL -
After: an
Sophie has given birth, but
zoo officials say it may be
awhile yet before they know
what sex the baby white .
rhino is.

The 60-pound baby born
last week at Texas Safari
wildlife park is one of the
few white rhinos born in
captivity in the United States.
in the last 10 years.

Mother and baby were |

- provide services - =
_ community. Others have

18-month «= wait, .

“purchased last

the elderly and people in

personal crisis.

Many United Way
agencies based in other parts
of the Lower Mainland
to your

fine.
said

reported doing
Although zoologists

they do not know whether
- the new rhino is male or

female. The baby rhino will
be named in a contest.
Sophie, her mate Big Boy
and sister Cindy were
July and
painted red, white and blue

‘for the Independence Day
holiday. They were born in

the Natari preserve in
Africa.

Bastion stormed

Lion's Gate Hospital
Auxiliary has its first male
member in 60 years.

He._ is. Roy~ Johnson, a
gardening enthusiast. who is
working ‘on a greenhouse
project for patients in the
psychiatric ward.

Making’ the
nouncement, Auxiliary
representative Sharon
Larson said the women
members welcomed his
presence and hoped that

an--

more North Shore men
would volunteer. She also
urged residents to think of
the LGH gift shop when
doing Christmas shopping.

some. fa

branches here and some

have been developed locally
through the:. efforts of
volunteers who. have seen
the need and are working
together: to answer it.

This“ year, United Way is

_ campaigning to raise $7.9

million “on “behalf of &3
voluntary”: agencies Serving
one person ‘in. three

Lower Mainland. Thes«

ts:
some: “United Way agencies
serving:-more than. 57,142
people in North and West
Vancouver every year.

You can help provide all
these services and more, by
donating to United Way,
either through payroll
deductions at your place of
work or by mailing your
contribution directly to
United Way, 1625 West 8th
Avenue, Vancouver, V6]
1T9. Donations are tax
deductible.

Red Cross recruited blood
donors in North Vancouver
and throughout the Lower

Mainland, providing blood

for emergency and surgical
use as well as treatment of
blood related disorders.
3,213 North Shore residents
donated blood last year.

Red Cross youth
programs, made available
through North Vancouver
schools, provided courses in
bike safety, babysitting and
basic first aid for 1,644 local

youngsters. Water safety
programs, including
swimming’ instruction,

aquatics for the handicapped
and small craft safety, in-
volved 1,242 residents.

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*. sprays, carefully packaged in plastic bags, then boxed to make ‘a

As an attractive gift. Gift cards will be enclosed and boxes sent dir. 3

‘, ect trom the Holly Farm by Air Mail between Dec 9th and Dec
12th All prices quoted include postage

am Canada

a. No 2 Medium Box

. Canada

‘ay No. 1 Small Box -

Minimum of 8 choice sprays ‘*

895- USA

Minimum oft 16 choice sprays
1350 - USA

Orders can be placed in any of the Woodward 8 Flower Shops or
Produce Departments.
a Last date tor placing orders is December Sth

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10 50 ay

14 50 ‘a

‘the work: a :

Through the Red Cross
loan service, 203 sick or
handicapped: North Shore
people were helped by free
use of wheel chairs, crutches
and sick room equipment.

Children’s Hospital has
cemplete facilites for the
specialized medical treat-
“ment of children. Last year
393 local youngsters were

treated, including 97. ad-° 1
mitted as in¢patients and‘135)
given daycare treatment. fi

Children’s: Hospital provides
many other. important
services. such as ambulatory
care for weight control,
“diabetes, -muscle ‘diseases,
trauma..-and - scoliosis;
radiology services: EEG
exams and audiology clinic.
Big Brothers helped 263
local boys last year,
providing adult com-
panionship and guidance
through trained Big Brothers
when there is no father in the
youngster's home.
North Shore Association
for the Physically Han-
dicapped served the needs

of 135 handicapped
youngsters, operating a
residence, co-ordinating
information and resources
for parents and
professionals.

Canadian National In-

stitute for the Blind served
210 people, with programs
ranging from _ blindness
prevention, adjustment to
sight loss to counselling for

parents of blind children.

Canadian. Mental” Health
Association helped 170 local
residents last. year, assisting
ex-psychiatric patients re-
entering the community and
providing services for in-
dividuals and groups.

Boy Scouts involved 3,005
North, Shore - youngsters in
programs emphasizing

Free, scouting for the
handicapped"
Vancouver Neurological

tre. ‘helped 33 local
people - mostly children. -
suffering from ,one or more
serious ~
disorders such as epilepsy,
cerebral palsy, Parkinson’s
Disease.

North Shore Volunteer
Action Centre provided
services for 895 induviduals
of all ages.

North Shore Adult
Daycare Services provided
social and therapeutic
programs for 150 frail
seniors and handicapped
adults, easing pressures on
the home, avoiding
hospitalization.

The YMCA provides
fitness, educational and
social programs for 23,000
local residents last year,
serving family groups, in-
dividuals of all ages, plus
programs for the han-
dicapped.

Parents in Crisis helped

neurological

350 local parents deal with
family tensions, avoidance
of child abuse, ‘through
counselling, group therapy.
Crisis Centre, Vancouver
answered 2,000 calls for help
from North Shore residents
last year. Services include a
24 hour telephone cline,
suicide prevention,
emergency aid.
Arthritis. Society
50° local” people,
providing. therapy, to relieve
pain and stiffness and:aids to
enable’ patients ‘to: lead a

_ normal life.

“North | Shore . _ Neigh-
bourhood - ‘House. served

3,116 individuals; “offering

programs for children and
youth, seniors and im-
migrant families. Emphasis
on prevention of juvenile
delinquency.

Other agencies providing
year round services include:
Big Sisters, (60 served); B.C.
Borstal Association (4):
Catholic Commumity
Services (148); Vancouver
Association for Children
With Learning Disabilities
(200); YWCA (1,226); and
many more.

The North Shore Division
of the United Way of the
Lower Mainland has offices
at 1551 Pemberton Avenue,
North Vancouver (tel: 985-
7138). The policy and

priorities of the North Shore
Division ‘re directed by
‘local volunteers.

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