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The local association serves
more than 500 people with mental
handicaps. The group works to
help mentally handicapped people
of all ages achieve theiz full poten-
tial through integration into socie-

"Last year the association raised
approximately $53,000 through its
door-to-door fund-raising efforts.
Approximately 70 per cent of
total monies received by the group
throughout the year comes from
government sources. The other 30
per cent is raised by other means
such as the annual door-to-door
campaign and other fund-raising
activities. -.

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NORTH SHORE Association for the Mentally Handicapped resource
coordinator Pamela MacIonald asks Chice Kaenzig for a donaticn in
support of the association’s annual door-to-door campaign. Hundreds of
volunteers are currentiy knocking on North Shore doors to solicit support
for mentally-handicapped people. The group’s goal is to raise $60,000
this year. The campaign rans to Oct. 9.

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By MICHAEL BECKER
News Reporter

The asscciation’s revenue for the
period from March 31, 1988 to
March 31, 1989 was $3,090,833.
But expenses for the same period
were $3,101,040.

Said Pamela MacDonald,
NSAMH_ resource coordinator,
“The movement away from the ia-
stitutions since the 1970s has
meant an influx of mentally hand-
icapped people into society, and
we're trying to serve these people.
We are stretched very thinly. Each
person with a mental handicap is

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Special .in effect until September 30.
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a | the “Bridge “House ‘Restaurant

across the street from Capilano Suspension Bridge

3650 Capilano Road
- North Vancouver
987 ~I388

Local association helps
mentally handicapped
integrate into society

MORE THAN 750 canvassers will be knocking on North
: Shore doors until Oct. 9 asking for donations to support the
| North Shore Association for the Mentally Handicapped

an individual and we treat them
that way.”

The association offers a com-
prehensive array of programs and
services to fulfill its mandate.
Programs and services include an
infant development prograin, the
Lionsview Early Education Centre
preschool, a family support pro-
gram, respite services for children
and adults at the Dr. Peter Pad-
wick Family Centre, - residential
support services, adult counselling
and advocacy and _ vocaticnal
employment and services.

INNSAMH  canvassers’ will be
soliciting for funds in
neighborhoods fromm Lions Bay to
Deep Cove. The public can readily
identify an association canvasser

‘by the ID carried, brochures, kits

and receipt books with NSAMH
identification on them.