. December 6, 1978 - North Shore News DESIGNER OF THE CHRISTMAS SEALS for 1978, Raymond Boyer, visited the Health Centre for children at the . _ Vancouver General Hospital to recreate Seal drawings for the young patients. Here Patrick (S) of VAmcouver helps. ‘puta little colour on the little drummer boy. He was overheard to say \ ‘when leaving the playroom that day “I'm going to tell my y daddy I drew the Christmas ‘ Seais for all of Canada!” _ Contributions. to the 1978. Christmas’ Seal Campaign | - have reached the half-way - _ mark of the $700,000 target, - announced’ Ian :Maxwell-- ‘Smith, Honorary Treasurer - of the British Columbia Lung Association last week. Maxwell-Smith ‘said that donations are up slightly over last year, which is most gratifying as. postal disruptions had delayed the initial delivery of Christmas Seals to homes across’ the province: He said he felt the recent change of name to the British Columbia Lung Association: :— it’ was for- - ‘merly: known as the B.C. Tuberculosis Society — has ~conveyed to the public the modern wider scope of the Association's trollable disease, the present: thrust of r rgsearch funded by - Christmas * Seal dollars. is centred on asthma, chronic .. i magnification. almost one bronchitis and emphysema — the most rapidly growing group of diseases in Canada ‘today. Not having quite the: emotional connotation. of — some other diseases it is perhaps not generally known that an estimated - 8 million _ Special Showing & Sele of “Pichios" Unique Paintings From kndia 25% Off Regular Price AND™ ASSOCIATES LTD. 291 E. and Ave., Vancouver Antiques, Fine Reproductions — : 4 Hours: 9-5:30 Mon.-Fri. work. With | tuberculosis now a= con-. | Canadians suffer from some form of lung disease. Christmas Seal dollars are ~used not only to support ‘medical personnel but to assist with capital ex- penditures. The _ recent ‘purchase of an_ electron ‘microscope for the Pulmonary Research Laboratory of..St. Paul's Hospital allows million times, allowing researchers hitherto unavailable data. In co- operation with another agency, the purchase of a mobile lung function testing unit will take a fully INTERIOR DESIGNERS 872-7611 Easy Parking equipped laboratory to the | workplaces of British Columbia in the in- vestigation of occupation health hazards. Christmas Seal dollars also fund public health programmes, updating of medical information, and this past month the Association graduated its 5000th person from its quit smoking programme. . Contributions to the Christmas Seal Campaign ‘may be mailed to Christmas Seals, 906 West Broadway, Vancouver, B.C. V5Z, 1K7. human organ donors? . Every year in Canada’. recently. deceased donor thousands of precious lives might save two lives. are. lost,- and thousands" There are no public or more are suffering, only | private. disclosures of iden- because -there: are. not: My of the donor. | ‘enough donors ‘of. vital There. are.no financial organs available. foe - implications. Organs cannot Yet it’s so easy to ‘be sold and there are no become a donor. All you ofinanetal” benefits to the donor - Organ. Donor Card from the. . ~ Kidney ~ Canada - Blind. “transplants have been the . survival in another person “Use . than do other organs at -the Christmas present time. People nor- “with: only ¢ one. Therefore. a How great is ; the: need for | : ~ kidney transplant from one have to do is obtain an -You can change your decision anytime by simply . tearing up the card. “For. an. Organ’ Donor Card. or. more information, Health ‘and. Welfare Canada suggests | you contact the ‘local chapter of the national organizations:- You can find | their’ address in your tele Phone directory. Foundation — of or the Canadian National Institute for the Complete — it and retain it on your person. In. the event of your decease, it is your personal “pocket will”. Kidney and eye (corneal). most successful types and ~ have a greater chance of | mally have two kidneys but 4a person in need can survive - Seals” ~-"Wouldn’t you: rather be having FUN in the | SUN?” ” call — “Don Hamilton - 986-5391 PHOENIX TF TRAV VEL ADVISORS cam ons iD. 3719 Delbrook Avenue, North’ Vancouver - BE, Reg. # aS74-1.