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A. “Block Parent, sign
displayed i in the window of a
home tells a child in need of
help that there is a safe place
to go for immediate and res-
. ponsible assistance.

The ‘child ‘may have lost
his

- way, by nak been
frightened by. animals or
other children, suddenly

taken sick, or been alarmed

“by strangers. Children are
cautioned to go to a Block
‘Parent only in the event t of
an emergency.

The Block Parent program
, consists of several homes in

make ‘it happen — .
carrie have comp! eted de Thee more than 450,000 United Way cameaign mailers

Parent sign. Because a sign
usually displayed is not in
the window, does not mean

‘the house’ is necessarily

unoccupied. A Block Parent

is not expected to have the ©

Sign. out..when it is: in-
convenient to . render
assistance or when they
cannot hear or readily
answer the door. .

Block Parents have no

legal status other than that of —

private citizens. They are

-simply volunteers who have

agreed to help in
emergencies involving the
children in the. community.

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important issué today, but

for’ many people -an even
more -important problem | is.

| _ Staying bilingual.

, parents ii pope a

‘homes are screened _by the
RCMP.

The Block Parent

program, sponsored by the ©
Canadian Safety Council, ‘
works because people in

‘your community are willing

to be ‘on duty’ a few hours a
day to protect the welfare of
young children. ©

For more information

about the program, contact
your nearest

1311, local 46.

-elementary
.school or call Bonnie

Cornborough at the RCMP.
Crime Prevention Unie, 9 ‘985- =

‘For people who speak

another language or “whose

first language is not English,
there are few opportunities |

to practice their tongue in .

Vancouver. : To. ‘help * ‘them

Coordinate

Marilana

prevent forgetting what they:

‘know, the’ modern languages:

department at Capilano»

paras ds starting ‘language
clu _

Starting Thursday ‘Sep-

“tember 20, French, German

and, Spanish clubs will: meet
in the evening at the. | College:
Weekly. meetings, not:

_ classes, will be held during

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listen -to music and oc-

casionally: watch films.*

Anyone: proficient: in one
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