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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1978-02-08, Page 6Page. 67-Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 1978 • MURRAY MOFFAT co-operators Electrical Cantrcictor LUCKNOW PHONE 528-2913 OR 392-6061 PUT TO t (FR irou PETER GERSTER MASONRY • and RENOVATICONS RR NO. 5 LUCKNOW PHONE 395 -5311. - INVESTMENT THE STERLING TRUST CORP. INCORPORATED IN 1910 Prevailing interest Rates Retirement Savings Plan Your Representative ALEX MacNAY LUCKNOW WM: A. (Bud) HAMILTON AGENT FOR BP OIL LTD. Gasoline Heating Fuels Burner Service and Furnace Installations Trucks Radio Equipped For Better"Service Dial 528-3006 Res. 528-3616 Wholesale and Retail BRAD'S PLUMBING AND. HEA 1NG Repairs and Renovations Industrial - Commercial and Residential FREE ESTIMATES, 395.5771 ' , WM. R. NELSON CARPENTRY Area Representative For TRALEE m KITCHEN CABINETS AND VANITIES Free Estimates No Obligation LUCKNOW PHONE 526-2949 CHISHOLM FUELS HEATING OILS SUNOCO DISTRIBUTORS LUCKNOW Phone 529.7524 Or 524.7681 BURNER SERVICE Products For Farre, Hame and Industry simiselmolorsommuisionisemmist If the world likes 'you, it's a sure sign you like the world. HOME AUTO COMMERCIAL INSURANCE AGENT JEAN/ WHITBY w LUCKNOW WINGHAM MEMORIALS GUARANTEED GRANITES CEMETERY LETTERING REASONABLE PRICES Rep.: MacKenzie Funeral Home Bus. Phone 357-1910 Res. Phone 357-1015 R.W. BELL OPTOMETRIST — GODERICH The Square (Phone 524-7661) VICTORIA AND GREY TRUST CO. For information on TRUST CERTIFICATES • - INCOME AVERAGING REGISTERED RETIREMENT SAVINGSPLAN Call Their Representative LLOYD (Hap) HALL 528-2045 KARL C. LENTZ CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT WINGHAM, ONTARIO TEL. 357-1087 INSURANCE AUTO'- FARM -.HOME COTTAGES - COMMERCIAL INVESTMENTS R.R.S.P. and Trust Certificates Victoria and Grey . City Standard- Premier Trust. Companies J.A. McDonagh Agency BARRY - ROD Phone 528-3423 or 528-2031 MacKENZIE and • McCREATH FUNERAL HOME A MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED FUNERAL DIRECTORS SERVICE FUNERAL SERVICE Services conducted according to your withal; at your Home, your Church, or at our Funeral Homo at no additional charge. Lucknow, Phano 5211-3432 or Ripley, Phone 395.2969 Day or Night Rep; Wingham Memorials Letters to tyre editor CONTINUED FROM ;.?AGE 2 theorganization realizes lines may not have been made clear at that time.• Although there . can be no question concerning the action taken by ,the Ontario March of Dimes in . this matter, it has proved costly for the organiza- tion. Mrs. Croot's campaign against the organization, combin- ed with public sympathy, has taken a heavy toll in the form of lost donations, staff time and adverse publicity. Sincer her dismissal, Mr, Croot, naturally ,joined by her husband, has made a number of allegations against the Ontario March of Dimes. It should . be noted that she made tlse allegations only after `sfie was dismissed and not during the many years she worked as a fund-raising campaign secretary. During those years she made no attempt to resign from her position, nor to initiate any ,changes in therunning of the organization because she was dissatisfied as she now, claims to be. One of the major difficulties in attempting to refute Mr. and Mrs. Croot's allegations is under- standing their method of arriving at partial conclusions and per- centages..*The Ontario March of Dimes must be viewed as a• total organization, since in all it does the : actions of one department affect those of every other. Mr. and Mrs. Croot's charges were based on material derived from an allegedly "confidential" financial report: 1) Mr. and Mrs. Croot charge: "Confidential" financial report (London Free Press, January 19th, 1978). This report is a schedule of our audited financial ,statement. It has a wide distribution and is available to any member of the public on request. . 2) Mr. and Mrs, Croot charge: 18 cents out of every charity dollar goes to the handicapped and nearly, 85% is eaten up in administration costs (London Free Press, January 19th, 1978). 100% of revenue from all sources is directed to programs for physically disabled adults.. This ' revenue is derived from contracts from government, pro- duction sales and service fees, allocations from United Ways and donations from the general pub- ic. The programs thus supported include Personal Support Servic- es, Camping, Medical Research, Stroke Clinic Support, Commun- ity Development, Public Educa- tion, Ability Centres and Fund Raising. In 1976 $147,213. or 5% of total revenue went to ' meet essential personal needs of physically disabled adults: wheelchairs, arti- ficial limbs, etc. In some cases the Ontario March of Dimes financed all costs, in others they provided partial funding. It should be noted that this amount cowered ' about S0% of . the requests for these services; for the other 50% the Ontario March of Dimes' 'staff was successful in arranging alternate funding. Some of the other activities of the Ontario March of Dimes are: Camping" Programs -'..providing holidays for over 200 physically disabled adults in 1976 at a cost of $78,259. or 3% of total revenue. $50,000. or 2% of total revenue 1 Telephone 529.7848 RR1 Lucknow, Ontario & 014. uj,. SALES - SERVICE - INSTALLATION COMMERCIAL - INDUSTRIAL - RESIDENTIAL gueleaauntat MacGillivray &. CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 380 WALLACE AVE. N., . LISTOWEL. ONTARIO 291.1251 40 THE SQUARE, GODERICH, ONTARIO, 524-2677 Montreal Toronto Brampton • Hamilton St. Catharines Port Colborne Listowel" Winnipeg Calgary Edmonton Vancouver Goderich viimmanaacommamommummammaiimmommummaconamommanr Reid & Peterson CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS Wingham357-1522 J.A. PETERSON. C.A. 4111111111111111111111101111111111111011111111111111111111, PHONE 528-2016 P.O. Dox 21 LUCRNOW, ONT. NOG 2H6 DIVISION OF MIKE SNOBELEN FARMS LTD. DEALERS IN ALL TYPES OF GRAIN tusuNtss 1519j 52543303. AFTER HOURS: MIKE SNOBELEN 395.5167 BARRIE WYLDS ' 395.5914 was provided to other programs including:, Riverdale Stroke ,Clin- ic; Ontario Federation for Physic- ally Ranicapped; Amputee Clinic; Medical Research Projects. Public Education accounted for $168,161. or 6% of total revenue, One of the, major aims of the Ontario March of Dimes is to foster public awareness of the problems of the physically disabl- ed adult. Public ignorance and discriminating social attitudes have had a detrimental effect on the successful implementation of change. Thus, theeriority role of the staff and volunteers of the Ontario.March ofDinis is to help handicapped adults to reach their personal goals of independence and self-sufficiency through edu- cation and representation to government. In 1974 the Ontario March of - Dimes recognized the need for a change from the traditional strategies of working for the, physically disabled to working with the adult disabled. The disabled had grown more vocal and were demanding,a more active role in the shaping of their community and its services. It was apparent to all, however, that a supportive agent was required to make this possible since. community limitations and bar- riers (e.g. accessible transporta- tion, physical isolation) had not previously allowed or supported issue consciousnessand action on the part of the physically disabl- ed. In effect the history of limited access and opportunity had sufficiently prevented the disabl- ed from being able to speak out. In response to the expressed needs of physically disabled to be' more involved in representing their own needs to others, the Community Development Pro- gram was initiated. Community Development assists groups of physically disabled in organizing local individuals to identify and to meet local needs. Because Community Develop- ment is labour-intensive, over half the cost of the program in 1976 was for workers' salaries. Total costs of the program for 1976 were $330,384. or 11% of total revenues. Ability Centres (Workshops), of which there are twelve across Ontario, are perhaps one of the best known activities of the Ontario March of Dimes. These Centres are strictly regulated by the Provincial Government as to staff salaries and clients' .renum- eration, as well as other operating costs`. Until the advent, in 1975, of more appropriate government funding, the revenue. to ,operate these Centres came from sales, small government service fees, and donor dollars. Our costs of running these Centres in 1976 were $1,976,122. or 65% of total revenue. Since the Vocational Rehabilitation Services Branch of the Provincial Government now supports that portion of Ability Centre costs not covered by sales or service fees, the Ontario March of Dimes has redirected its donor dollars to the other programs described herein. 3) Mr. and. Mrs. Croot Charge: 85% of funds are eaten up in administration costs, (London Free Press, January 19th, 1978). The Ontario March of Dunes views administration as a sup- pbrtive service applicable to all programs, e.g. 4 senior staff salaries, 9 clerical staff (13 staff persons earning an average annual salary of $13,800); tele- phones, occupancy etc. Total administration costs for 1976 were $27.1,300. ,air9% of total revenue. CONTINUED ON PAGE 7