HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1993-06-30, Page 30Graduation
Nick and Joan Whyte are
very proud to announce the
graduation of their son
Murray Glenn at the
Convocation Ceremony on
June 1, 1993 held at the
University of Guelph.
Murray received his
Associate Diploma In
Agricultural Business. He
will be continuing his
education at Ridgetown,
specializing in Elevator &
Farm Supply Management.
Love and Congratulations
from Mom, Dad, Jennifer,
Dave, Brian & Crystal.
PAGE 30. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 1993.
Play deals with relationships and AIDS
sweep of colour
When you have an entire set to paint it takes a pretty big brush to get the job done in time.
Leslie Furness finishes the job to the Safe Haven set in time for its opening this week. Artistic
Director Peter Smith says the red and green set reflects the mood of the play.
By Bonnie Gropp
Safe Haven which opens tonight
(June 30) at Blyth Festival is a play
about relationships. But it also
deals with an issue of epidemic
concern —AIDS.
The story written by Mary-Colin
Chisholm is about a young mother
who returns to her roots after being
diagnosed as HIV positive. The
people who surround her try to deal
with not only her illness but with
issues like society's changing
morals and human emotion.
Last winter when Safe Haven
was being workshopped at the the-
atre, Director of Marketing/ Com-
munications David Peacock invited
representatives of the Huron Coun-
ty HIV/AIDS network to come lis-
ten to the script. "He asked us to
voice our opinions on the play and
inform them if the terminology
was correct," said Diane Aitken,
AIDS co-ordinator for the Huron
County Health Unit, who is
involved with the network.
Ms Aitken says that once it was
announced that the play would be
part of the Festival season, she
asked Mr. Peacock if the two could
work together to promote AIDS
awareness. In addition to having a
display set up during the run of the
play, the network is also selling
tickets to the production as a
fundraiser. ''This promotion is
being done primarily through fami-
ly, friends and the AIDS communi-
ty," says Ms Aitken."
The Huron County HIV/AIDS
Network was established a year
ago. "I perceived a need for the
affected and infected individuals to
get together," says Ms Aitken. This
wasn't happening because of confi-
dentiality and isolation."
She ran an ad in the paper asking
for interested people to come for-
ward. "I really didn't expect much,
but I drew 26 people to the first
meeting." The mailing list for the
network stands at 50, which includ-
ed not just HIV victims and their
families, but interested community
people. ''They come out of their
own interests and needs," says Ms
Aitken.
In one year they have accom-
plished a great deal, she says. Vol-
unteers have attended training
workshops. There is a buddy sys-
tem, support group and AIDS
helpline established.
Ms Aitken says that in Huron
there is a total of 21 known HIV
victims, some of whom have pro-
gressed to AIDS. However, these
are only the reported cases, she
adds.
The network is also there for the
family who has a loved one afflict-
ed with the disease, but is not at
home. "There are particular needs
in rural areas. An individual may
have moved away from the county,
then come home when they become
sick."
Which is the premise behind Safe
Haven. Set in Nova Scotia the
rural issues affecting the disease
are very much represented in the
play, says Ms Aitken.
"Hearing news like this, you
don't know which way you're going
to jump," says Mr. Smith, explain-__
ing the heroine's return to her roots.
In the promotional material for
the play, released by the theatre,
the life threatening illness the
Continued on page 31
Networking
Members of the Huron County HIV/AIDS Network have been working with Blyth Festival in its
production of Safe Haven, a play about a young mother who returns home after being
diagnosed HIV positive. The group have been consultants and will be staffing an information
booth during the play's run. AIDS Co-ordinator Diane Aitken is front and centre.
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