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The Citizen, 1987-04-01, Page 11THE CITIZEN. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 1, 1987. PAGE 11. Brown heads new volunteer program for Homemakers BEVERLEY BROWN One of the founding staff members of The Citizen, Beverley Brown leaves this week to take on a new position with the Town and Country Homemakers. In her work as advertising manager since the beginning of the paper in 1985, Bev has been an integral part of the success of the publication. Beginning April 6 she will begin full-time work for another love of her life the Home makers. She will be succeeded at The Citizen by Janice Gibson who has seven years experience in news­ paper advertising, one year with the Calgary Sun and nearly six with the Clinton News-Record and associated Signal-Star Publishings publications. In her new position as co-ordina­ tor of Volunteers and Support Bev’s first responsibility will be to interview and hire housekeepers and handymen. There is a great demand for these services to help frail elderly and disabled people remain in their own homes. There has always been an identifiable need, she says, for volunteers to work alongside the Homemaker and nurse. A volun­ teercan take time for a friendly cup of tea or can provide transportation to appointments or to visit friends. Another part of the program may be a skills exchange between seniors. Many seniors have skills which are not being utilized. If these could be matched up with the needs of others, much could be accomplished. Meals on Wheels provides an excellent service, she says but there are many communities which are without this service. Perhaps, she says, a wheels-to-meals could be started which would provide a small social setting for lunches and dinners. Town and Country Homemakers plans to do a survey of the needs in each community and to solicit advice from the senior citizen organizations on what is needed. There needs to be an information centre, she says, where people can make one phone call and find out what services are available in their community. Perhaps an assessment needs to be done and referral made to the appropriate agency, she says. Sometimes a senior is completely alone with no family and someone is needed to assume an advocacy role on behalf of the senior. While the Huron County Home­ makers is in the forefront of providing services to seniors and the disabled, she says, there are still cracks in the programs and the group hopes that with their new program volunteers can fulfill some of the needs of the seniors and disabled. Donations exceed expectations for Huron Chapel in Auburn The decor itself suggested something of the unusual during the recent missionary convention at Huron Chapel Missionary Church in Auburn, but no-one anticipated the excitement that would build during the four day event. Ron Faw, a Canadian missionary to Brazil, and a paraplegic as the result of a motorcycle accident on the field, inspiredthe 60 people present at the first service with his dedication and his account of God ’ s working in that country. The first indication that something unusual was happening came when Pastor Carne announced that the offering of cash and pledges totalled $1,297.25. The Friday evening service featured missionary Wayne Feay of Sierra Leone, Africa. The offering that night amounted to a further $1,902.50. Saturday evening, Keith Elliott represented the work of the church in Ecuador. At this point, Pastor Carne confessed that he was sure that “the well had gone dry,” but the evening’s offering yielded another $1,399.45. Sandra Tjart, a counsellor to alcoholics, drug addicts, prosti­ tutes and homosexuals in an inner city ministry in Brazil, told of her work in the final service on Sunday morning. There was a great sense of praise and thanksgiving when the offering of $1,084.50 was announced. Sunday evening fur­ ther pledges of $240were received, after the convention was officially over. The goal for the convention had been set at $3,000. The total cash and pledges received was $5,923.70. Three-foot-high figures of peo- pie of various nationalities were drawn and painted by Shirley Luna and Pastor Carne and located on the front walls of the church. The theme, “Partners In Harvest’ ’ was illustrated by sacks of grain on the platform, toy tractors and com­ bines in the windows and a large picture depicting a farm scene, with four pieces representing the miracles accomplished by prayer, manpower, money and materials, cut out in jig-saw fashion. 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