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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 1990-10-03, Page 18PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1990. ‘Women Today’ celebrates 10th anniversary Women Today, the self-help group for Huron County women recently marked its 10th anniver sary. It was on Sept. 26, 1980 that a group of women including Eleanor Robinson of Goderich, Audrey Tiffin of Wingham, Karen Byers of Seaforth, Pat Brown of Clinton, Helen Cameron of Exeter and Pat Quigley of Exeter met to set the foundation for Women Today. Their aim was simple, to reach out to women, to get together to talk about problems and concerns and to exchange ideas and interest. Women Today has focused on rural women, recognizing the need for support and advocacy roles delivered from a woman’s perspec tive, as well as information and resources on women’s health and political issues. The organization is based on a network of self-help groups. The association also con ducts research projects, presents workshops and networks with other agencies on issues such as women’s employment and child care. Beth Ross, president of Women Today, said that the organization is taking time to review, evaluate and plan for the 1990s. “It’s timely to go into the reassessment mode,” she explain ed. Women Today has received a $13,000 grant from the Secretary of State to carry out an assessment review of the association and the community, and to plan effectively for the future. Jo Nelson, a Toronto based consultant, has been hired to assess the community needs and other service providers in Huron County in order to help Women Today plan its strategy and role for the future. “We need to determine what our role will be. Should our role be more political or less political? Should we be offering more sup port for our members, and what is our role in the community?” Beth Ross is asking. Part of Women Today’s self assessment will look at the group’s accomplishments over the past 10 years. The most significant achieve ment of the organization has been its success in networking women across the county. Women Today has worked to develop a number of self-help groups, as part of the Women Being Well project that was conducted from 1984 to 1987. As a result, women throughout Huron County are meeting and sharing interests and concerns in a number of self-help groups, such as Support For Single Parents, Kids and Us, the PMS Group, The Older Woman. There are friend ship groups and children’s play groups. There have been sessions dealing in mental health issues, employment concerns and child birth options. Women Today also maintains an office at 56 Huron Street in Clinton, with office hours Monday to Thurs day, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., which serves as a meeting place for the board of directors, for self-help groups, workshops, and training, as well as other community groups. There is a resource centre and lending library, as well as Kids Today room with non-sexist books, toys and games. Gwen Richardson is the resource manager from Women Today. She works with the networking aspect of the association on a regular Brussels PS gets kick out of soccer SOCCER TOURNAMENT AND PARTY Last Thursday, Sept. 27, Brus sels Public School participated in the North Huron soccer tournament at Grey Central Public School. Howick, Wingham, East Wawa- nosh, and Turnberry Public Schools also had teams in the tournament. There were both boys and girls teams. Our boys team was: Andrew Exel, Mike Dauphin, Brad Mulvey, Jason Gauthier, Jason Harris, Andy Overholt, Stefan Nichol, Jamie Nesbitt, Adam Carr, Scott Clarkson, Chris Burkholder and Jeff Eliiott. Mr. Prior, who direcs intramural sports and coaches the boys’ soccer team had a difficult time choosing the players who all play well. He had to base his choices on size and attitude, with the emphasis on fair, sportsmanlike play. Mrs. Lindsey, coach for the girls, basis, by connecting women with similar needs and interests, and by providing women with the informa tion as requested. The Women Today resource centre provides an extensive li brary of information on women’s issues, such as pay equity, abuse, illness and local and provincial did not have the same difficulty as so few girls tried out for the team. The girls’ team was: Elizabeth Carr, Laura Douma, Stacy Hahn, Kim Mulvey, Lesley Stretton, Jen nifer Machan, Teresa Bridge, Sarah McArter, Heather Somers, Rebecca Dauphin, Lorie Ann Black, Victoria Richards, Tyler Seeds, Wendy Thompson, and Becky Davidson. We have been practising soccer at noon for the past few weeks in preparation for the tournament. The boys’ team tied a game against Grey Central 1-1 and unfortunately lost their other games by narrow margins. Their coach said they played well. The girls team won two games, defeating Wingham 1-0 and Grey Central 1-0. They tied Turnberry 0-0 and lost against Howick and East Wawanosh. On Sept. 28 at noon the teams enjoyed pizza and chocolate milk and although it wasn't really a levels of service, to name a few. Women Today aims to provide information to help other women, and the support that will link women to women. Gwen Richardson said that the mandate of Women Today is “Empowering women to help themselves without always relying on an expert to help them.” victory party, we had fun and showed good sportsmanship. Other noon hour activities through the year will include volleyball, floor hockey, dodgeball and borden ball. Mr. Prior and Mr. Teall have been busy organizing our sports room, deciding what equipment is usable. We are going to have new outdoor basketball nets, tether ball games and a new baseball screen. Business and Professional Directory Henry F. 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