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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1971-03-25, Page 15This year's national "Timmy", 11 year old Denis Lapalme of Timmins, eagerly reviews his busy schedule of events for this year's Easter Seal Campaign while collecting autographs from Calgary Stampeder Wayne1 Harris, divines Beverly Boys and racing's Sandy Hawley. Three years ago Denis lost both legs in a train mishap and was later fitted with two patella tendon bearing artificial legs at the Ontario Crippled Children's Centre in Toronto. Despite this double handicap, Denis is still a keen skater and plays hockey regularly with a local Timmins house league. The campaign in the Seaforth area is being carried on by the Seaforth Lions Club. Committee chairman, E.S. Clair Campbell, said at least $500 additional gifts were required if the Seaforth quota is to be met. Easter Seal Campaign Needs Added Donations GM MARK OF EXCELLENCE EST-ENP GARAGE OF MITCHELL Phone 348-8932 4 • Spconson! Euchre Twenty-two tables enjoyed a St. Patrick's euchre Wednesday afternoon. Sponsored by Edel- weiss Rebekah Lodge, the event II was held in the OtititeWiws' Hall. Winners at cara were: Ladies - High, Mrs. Tillie Dunn; Lone Hands, Mrs. Alex Scott;. Low, Mrs. Hard, Chesney; Gents High, Lorne Dennis; Lone Hands, Frank Smale; Low, Joseph Smith. Others winning prizes wire: • Lucky cup, Mrs. William Kelley; Lucky Chair, Mrs. Melvin Neil; Lucky Shamrock, Mrs. John Kerr. Mrs. Mae Habkirk convened a lunch and Mrs. LillianGrummett was in charge of gables, assisted by Mrs. James Rose. W.M.S. Has Meeting Mrs. Jack TnornPson opened the W.M.S. meeting on Thursday in the Centennial Room of First • Presbyterian Church with a verse from These Days. Invitations were received from St. Andrews Church, Wing- ham to the Biennial Conference and from Northside to their Spring Thankoffering. It was reported that a repre- * sentative from the "Mustard Seed Mission" in Toronto will speak at the Spring Thankoffering on April 28th. Members reported, making 25 sick calls during the past month. Mrs . Harold Agar led the Bible Study period. Mrs. Van 11. Rooijen - - read_ the SCrietUre Matthew 7 , verses 24 to 27 and Revelations 21, verses 9 to 21. After explanations of these scrip- tureS Rock of Ages was sung. Miss Jennie Hogg led in prayer. "The Gift of God's Love's was sung by Mrs. Jack Thompson and • Mrs. _Waddell, Mrs-Jahn McGregor and Mrs. John Thompson read items per- taining to the scripture reading. Mrs. Agar closed the meeting with the poem "MyNeighbours". • Ability - Fund 'The physically handicapped need help to get started along the road to independence. Your contribution to The Ability Fund (March of Dimes) provides that help. Imagine what it would be like for an eight year old boy to lose both legs below the knee in a train accident. With all _Ithe youthful' Wonders of the world still ah-ead-of -him-,•-it -would -seem- impossible to expect anything approaching a normal boyhood, Yet, three years later, eleVen year old Denis Lapalme of Tim- mins, Ontario, who runs, plays hockey, football and baseball, is the 19'11 national "Timmy" for WS. — year's Easter -Seal- Campaign. In his new' role as Timmy, Denis hopes that his efforts on behalf of thousands of handicapped youngsters will en- courage everyone to support the Ontario Society for Crippled Children in • its appeal for •$t;550';900 during the official month long campaign of March 11 to April 11. The objective in.Seaforth is $2,000 according to Clair Camp- bell, who heads the Seaforth Lions Club committee sponsoring the -area campaign. Denis is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Orval Lapalme and has three brothers and two sisters, Completely •bilingual, he is a Grade 7 student at St. Gerrard School and his favourite subject is mathematics. One day Denis -hopes-to• -be a teacher.- Although his interests include skating, music, reading and baseball, his chief love is hockey. Incredible as it seems, he plays centre and_ right wing on the Atom League, Timmins Moose team. He roots for the Boston Bruins and his idol, __is. .Bobby Orr, whom he frankly ,hero worships. How did all this come about in three short years? Through the Ontario Society for Crippled Children -- the organization whose chief objective is the-find- ing and caring for every needy, physically handicapped Child in. Ontario under 19 years of age; helping them to achieve their maximum potential. • Everyone has heard of the Society's Eastei Seal Campaign but a large segment of the people in this, province know very little abOut, the Society itself.. It all started in 1922, when ten Rotary Clubs in south-western Ontario serving crippled children in their own area decided to unite their effprts and extend their services as far as possible. As a result, many -other "se rvice-clubssuch_as____ Lions, Kiwanis, Kinsmen, etc. joined in the project -- and, to- day, more than 230 clubs are combining . their efforts, to, care for 14,500 crippled children in Ontario. Working out of .21 'District Offices, the Societyha;-.public -health nuiSeS 'provide conSulting--- nursing services to families of crippled children and assist in organizing annual diagnostic and consultant clinics requested by local medical societies. Inaddit- ion to obtaining the services of these consultants, through its service clubs the Society prd- vides the necessary transpor- tation and accommndation. Almost 2000 children a year are examined at these clinics, and recommendatiOns are made as to the treatment needed and, if necessary,' at which centre they could best receive it. 1971 BULKS and PONTIACS IN STOCK AND READY TO GO ' Pontiac Ventura 11 2-Dr. Coupe HERE ARE • JUST TWO OF . 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