Huron Expositor, 2002-03-27, Page 5News
Drop-in centre opens for parents
Centre
a chance
for parents
to get together
By Scott Hilgendorff
Expositor Editor
Our Place has opened in
Seaforth to provide a place
for parents to get together
with their children for
support, parenting classes
and other programs.
"Sometimes, as a parent,
you feel isolated and alone,"
said Sally VanDoornik, the
drop-in centre coordinator.
The facility has received
funding through Huron
County's Pathways to Self -
Sufficiency Program and is
set up by Rural Response for
Healthy Children, an
organization in the county
devoted to helping children
and parents in rural areas
where support programs are
traditionally less available.
VanDoornik said the drop-
in centre is designed to be a
place where parents can
come, with their children, to
visit with other parents.
While their children play
with the toys and games in
the house, parents can visit
over coffee and discuss
common concerns or
interests.
The facility will also
feature craft classes, stress
management programs and
will also have programs that
cover specific parenting
issues such as toilet training.
THE HURON EXPOSITOR, April 11, 2001-8
We'll be closed on Friday, April 13.
Regular hours and 12 noon dead-
line on Monday, April 16.
Thomas Scott plays with some of the toys at the new drop-in
Street in Seaforth.
A monthly family fun
night is being planned which
will feature food and games
for the whole family.
Families will be asked to
bring along their favourite
board games for the evening.
A program for young
mothers will also take place
at the drop-in centre, aimed
at mothers 25 years and
younger.
Fridays will feature a
cooking program where
families can make items,
sample them and still have
something to take home to
cook for the weekend.
The centre is also looking
at having a community
garden this spring with food
grown for use in the cooking
programs and for parents to
take home.
"It's nice to have
something like this in
Seaforth. You don't have to
have a car to get here," said
VanDoornik.
The program has a funding
commitment for one year and
its success and further
funding will depend on how
well the program is used.
"One of the things we're
hoping is that people will
drop-in and tell us what they
want," she said, adding they
want to be sure they have
programs parents need and
want to ensure the facility is
being used.
Scott Hilgendorff photo
centre open at 25 Goderich
It is located at 25 Goderich
Street and will be open from
10 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to
3 p.m. Tuesday through
Friday except alternating
Wednesdays. Every other
Wednesday, beginning April
4, the centre is closed in the
morning while another
playgroup program takes
place at Northside United
Church. It opens again from
1 p.m. to 3 p.m. those
afternoons. This morning.
April 11, the facility is open
all day and is closed in the
morning on April 18.
For more information,
parents can call the centre at
527-0914.
Bluewater's new alcohol use policy
causing concern for people using centres
By Angela Pickering
Lakeshore Advance staff
Bluewater's new
Municipal Alcohol Policy
has caused some problems
for people who have already
signed contracts to rent one
of the three community
centres.
Renters booking one of the
community centres in
Bayfield, Hensall, and
Zurich before the
amalgamation are now
confused about the new
Municipal Alcohol Policy
that is being enforced. A
notice was sent to all
booked renters recently,
making them aware of the
policy and all the rules that
must be followed.
Facilities Manager Tom
Dickins brought the issue to
council's attention last week
at their meeting. The
summary of rules for the
new policy are:
-all bartenders at any
function must have
SmartServe training
-Buck and Does and open
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April 18,19,20&21
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receptions require security
all rentals having alcohol
must provide proof of $1
million insurance
-no minors admitted to Buck
and Does
-at events where minors are
to be admitted, minors must
be easily identified
-the license holder must
have read the Municipal
Alcohol Policy and sign the
renters checklist form. A
full copy of the policy must
be read, as the above rules
are only an outline.
Some renters are upset
about the strict rules, and
Dickins says he has been
doing SmartServe training
one night every week and
believes there is no end.
Deputy Mayor Paul Klopp
began to discuss the idea of
changing the policy, but Hay
Councillor Tony Denomme
said, "Let's give it a chance
and see how it goes first."
It was decided to leave the
policy as it is.
_HEALTH ON THE HILL_
A Review of activities at
SEAFORTH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
"RUNNING FOR EXCELLENCE" Seaforth Community Hospital
(SCH) Staff are capitalizing on the opportunity to make walking a part of
their day and at the same time, donating a Ioonie or toonie for each mile
(1.6 km) in the "Boston Walk -A -Long" with goal of 26 miles by 'draw
date of June 21st. Entry forms are available at Hospital Switchboard for
Prizes donated by Boyd Devereaux, Detroit Red Wings to be drawn that
day. Proceeds from the walkers will go toward supporting SCH proposed
"Comprehensive Senior Centre of Excellence'. YOU TOO, can
contribute to this worthwhile cause by sponsoring: $78.00 for all three
local runners (ie. Dr. Carolin Shepherd, Lynn Devereaux and Faye
Murray who are running in the 26 mile Boston Marathon April 16th);
$52.00 for two runners or, $26.00 for one runner ($1:00/mile). Please use
donor forms which you will have received in the mail, or should you
prefer to' drop your donation off, please do so at the "Running for
Excellence" office in the Hospital. For further information, contact Selena
Anderson at (519) 527-3020.
MORNING OUT is a Parent Support Group for parents of newborns in
the Seaforth Community Hospital catchment area. A variety of topics
specific to infants ie. nutrition, breastfeeding, immunization, etc. are
offered by Facilitator, Linda Van Wyk, RN each Friday morning 10:00 -
11:30 a.m. Childcare at no fee can be arranged no later than Thursday
noon of each week by registering with Linda at 482-5004. Please note,
there will ilia be a session Good Friday, April 13th. We look forward
to welcoming you and your little one.
WELCOME to Karen Blanchard who has joined the regular part time
Housekeeping Staff and to Amanda McClory, SDHS Co-operative
student who is applying her skills as she gains practical experience in the
clerical departments of the hospital.
AUXILIARY NEWS SCH gratefully acknowledge the recent donation
of the Patient Lift Weigh Scale. Special "Thanks" to Dorothy Hays and
Audrey McLean for their donations of the cozy lap robes for patient care.
NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK April 22-28, 2001 has been
designated to honour and recognize our wonderful Volunteers. The theme
for this special week is celebrating Youth Volunteers. We particularly
appreciate our regular Student Volunteers. Co-operative Students and
High School Students who have been helping out with the "Running for
Excellence" campaign. Your contributions are valued and vitally
important.
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