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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1973-09-13, Page 9Plymouth. ciiitystiRj Dodge SALES/SERVICE 411". 11,41 We are pleased to announce that Thompson-Warner Motors have had the Exeter area added to their Grand Bend territory for SKI-DOO Sales and Service Because you deserve the finest, freshest dairy products money can buy, we sell the name that has meant "the best" for generations .. Sealtest.* Distributed in the Exeter, Centralia, Seaforth Area by Exeter Dairy Ltd. Phone Exeter 235-2144 or Seaforth 527-0810 'bort1161ort 15alr166 LiIiilled16 a tegitterbd usor of "661t6st.") a tEig16tOidd trade 'WA Ot 'Ke61 to 0 0Orpottilloh /2 Hie 'Comp Core' .saves mpney. 973 Times-Advocate,, September 13, PPO€t 9 Chosen as model project oost MEXICAN PINATA Children at Camp Care in Huron Park celebrated their summer Christmas in the tradition of Mexico. Here Julie Salvona takes a whack at the smiling pinata which is traditionally filled with presents. The little fellow in the back can hardly wait his turn. he How can a group of seven people provide activities for about 100 youngsters, five days a week, for .a whole summer, on $870, pay for their expenses, and still have money left over? It takes a lot of ingenuity, and a jot of hard work, but the seven local young people who ran camp Care, an Opportunities For Youth project at Huron Park this summer did just that, In fact, while many people in other parts of the country were complaining because the ()FY grants had been mismanaged, the project at Huron Park is going to be used as a guideline for similar future projects. Steve Wuerth, Don, Jolly, Mary Anne Gielen, Diane McCann, Deb Walsh, Larry Mason and Elaine Baptie organized and ran the camp at JAD McCurdy School in Huron Park. A few members of this group were also part of a larger group. who ran similar projects in Huron Park and Exeter in 1972, This year, however, their grant was almost cut in half. Their staff was almost cut in half, And although Exeter was omitted from the project, there were almost twice as many children at Huron Park who wanted to take advantage of the day camp facilities. For the staff, this meant they had to get out and scrounge for as many materials and donations as they could get. And scrounge they did. Steve Wuerth estimated that with their fund-raising activities, which included a walkathon, a bake sale, a pop bottle drive and a dance, the kids themselves raised about $1,100. Staff members' also approached Stephen Township council for a grant, and received $240, although they did not actually receive this money until the project was almost ended. On top of this, by visiting in- dustries in Kitchener, Stratford, London, Hensall, Exeter, and Huron Park, Steve estimated that they were donated "easily thousands of dollars worth" of materials, things they would have otherwise had to buy or do without. There is little doubt, said Steve, that the latter would have been the case. The money left over from the summer, including the grant from Stephen council, for a total of about $300, will be put in a joint bank account between the OFY project and the council to be held in trust, and will be used, if the group is successful in obtaining an On' grant for a similar project next year. The response the group got from their kids, from the parents concerned and from the project officer in London was terrific, said Steve. Nathan Garber, the OFY project officer in London said he GIDDY-UP - Happiness that's what Mark Leys "spring" but one that won't found when London on one of the OFY has never seen a group raise so much money, and scrounge for as many materials as the group at Huron Park. "Camp Care was a sparkling example to other projects,n he said, As he noted the increasingly successful trend of the project during the summer, he became more and more enthusiastic, said Steve. In addition to the final report which each OFY project must submit, he asked the staff members at Huron Park to submit their day-by-day manual to him, He hopes to combine these reports and distribute them as a guideline for future projects in other parts of the country, Parents of the children were equally enthusiastic, The project staff sent evaluation sheets around and almost everyone praised the staff members for their contribution and stated in one way or another that they didn't know what their children would have done without the camp. During the first part of the summer, about 110 children participated in each day's ac- tivities, During August, a t- tendence was down to between 80 and 90 children each day because of the number of families on holiday. Steve didn't know what per- centage of the total number of children in the industrial park this figure represents, but guessed that it is probably fairly high. One of the new features at the camp this year was the nursery, which served about 40 children each week-day morning. Last year the camp was limited to children of public school age. There were several other differences from the project of the year before. For one thing, said Steve, in 1972 we more or less gave the kids all the materials, etc., and let them to to it. This year, we tried to teach the children how to work for and earn their fun, with the fund-raising events. "We tried to teach the kids the value of earning these things for themselves," said Steve, "and we tried to get the older kids to assume responsibility as assistant leaders". The projects themselves were more advanced, more sophisticated that the previous summer. "Most of the kids had a year's experience," explained Steve. "So we didn't have to spend as much time introducing the crafts. We just went right ahead with them". And the kids gained all the benefits. Many of them took home such things as Christmas decorations and wall hangings made from some of the scraps of felt collected; belts and medallions from scrap leather; pillows and stuffed animals made from foam which was also donated; plexiglass mobiles; marionettes; candles and candle holders made from wine bottles; and many wood-working products, including footstools. Because of the success of their project this year, the group is hopeful of getting another grant next year.This would be quite an accomplishment in itself, because a grant to one place two years in a row is unusual, let alone three years. If they receive another grant, however, there will be even more changes. Steve said he expected the grant would be cut even further, necessitating another call on industries for aid. Even with all the help they got this year, they still had to use many of their own tools, especially things like hammers, saws and paint-brushes. A smaller grant next year might mean that each child would have to pay a small registration fee. But the biggest change would be in the leadership of the project. While there would still be a core of staff workers and organizers, they would like to Fanshawe night classes to start Fall means back to school, but not only for children. Adults too have the opportunity to take advantage of night classes in all areas of academics and interest. It is only the beginning of another year of interesting and informative evening courses for adults sponsored by Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology.. Registration will be October 3 from 7:30 to 9:30 at Biddulph Central School with classes to begin October 9. Further information on what Fanshawe has to offer appears in their advertisement in this week's T-A. For other in- formation, contact Alf Williams in Lucan, 227-4135. Randy Jones is featured The works of a former Exeter youth are being currently featured in a one-man exhibition at the Hart House Art Gallery at the University of Toronto. Randy Jones, a graduate of South Huron District High School and the art department at Beal Technical School in London is now a free lance illustrator in New York. At the Toronto art gallery, Randy will be showing his works over the past four years and will include prints, book illustrations and editorial cartoons, The exhibit started on September 11 and Vill continue until September 29, Randy IS presently working on a weekly comic strip which will be ready for fall publication, Re IS the on of Mr, and Mrs. Ted Jones, Marlborough Street, gxeter, enlist the help of permanent, or semi-permanent parental volunteers. They would like to teach the parents how to organize and run the program so they could carry on a similar program by them- selves, and perhaps throughout the whole year. 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