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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1989-10-25, Page 32Page 32 Times -Advocate, November 1, 1989 Six attend convention in PEI By Roberta Walker P.E.I. - Six members of South Huron District Association for the Mentally Handicapped flew to Charlottetown, Princc Edward Is- land for a national convention of the Canadian Association for Com- munity Living. Executive Director John Gray and his wife Wendy, Board chairperson Gail Little and her husband Chris Little, and board members Richard Hucal and Ro- berta oberta Walker represented our local association in P.E.I. The theme of the convention, held from October 26 to 29, was "Expanding the Vision, Leadership In the '90s. Premier Joe Ghiz ad- dressed the assembly, welcoming them to P.E.I. The Honorable David MacDon- ald spoke about social justice for people who are mentally handi- capped. About 8(X) representatives from across Canada attended, included parents of • the handicapped, self - advocates (handicapped persons), service workers and association members, to plan new goals and strategies for integrating all handi- capped persons into local commu- nities. Support systems and fund- ing mechanisms must be created and maintained to achieve that goal, and the CACL has achieved much success in some areas of the country already, yet much more re - Queensway HENSALL Tuesday afternoon Reverend Vipperman led out wor- ship service and following church our most recent project got under- way in the Activity room. Volun- - teers Murray Rohner and Ross Mcdonald are assisting several resi- dents at wood crafts. Bird houses and feeders are presently being worked on, with lots of other possi-' bilities for future classes. Fun and Fitness took place Wednesday morning followed by word games. In the afternoon resi- - dents assisted staff member Nancy Phillips to decorate our foyer for Hallowe'en. Thursday evening, Queensway resounded with ,the music of the "Goderich No Notes Jug Band", the entertainment for the October Bitthday Party. With the help of the Hensall Kinettes and our own ladies auxiliary any resident wish- . ing to dance •had the opportunity. October birthdays celebrated were ;Roland Gregier, Neil Regan, Ge- rald Heffron, Erna Schroeder, Myr- ticRodd and Levina Watson. Friday morning Resident Council met and reviewed our upcoming events. Crafts took place in the af- ternoon with several people indus- triously working on gift tags for our November 15 Craft and Bake Sale. We would like to welcome our new Chaplain, Rev. Stojokovic. Visitation and counselling for resi- dents, families and staff will be available each Tuesday from 3 to 6 p.m. - Coming events arc November 10, International Day featuring Laos at 2:30 p.m. November 15 our Craft and Bake Sale from 2-4 p.m. Golden Glimpses ZURICH - What great weather for the residents, enabling them to come and go with their families without the inconvenience of them having to be bundled up against the cold. Residents who have been out during the last several days are Henry Becker, John Soldan, Jean Levine, Anne Willert, Edna John- ston, Hazel Stebbins, Clayton Pfile, Joan Bedard, Marcella Dietrich, Pearl Hopper, Helen Bedard and Mina Talhot.- We were pleased to have.Marga- ret Suplat's students Ian- Tuesday morning to pair up with some of the residents and assist them in making craft items. This time they turned out some nice decorations. Tuesday evening, the Exeter United Church U.C.W. hosted the October birthday party. The mem- bers, including Rev. and Mrs. Haw - Icy presented an enjoyable musical program which was followed by their usual delicious lunch. Resi- dents "haying birthdays during the month of October and receiving gifts, courtesy of the Ladies Auxil- iary were: Helen Bedard, Yvonne •h, Fern Love, Edwin Marteti& tit;raio _i�- nan and Laura Stewart. We hope you will find it possible to attend the annual, bazaar, hake sale, tea and penny sale here at the Ilome on November 11 from 2 to 4 p.m. Your donations of baking would be very much appreciated. The Zurich Bean Sprout Nursery school children came to visit in their costumes on Friday morning and presented the program they had prepared. Residents enjoy these little tots as many of them arc great- grandchildren or at least children they know. CLA�SpSsIED Ru2P'Pe k mains to be done. A variety of workshops were held on integration in housing, edu- cation and job markets,- building circles of friends, brokerage of ser- vices, poverty and handicaps, wom- en's concerns and sexual abuse of the handicapp. A new filmed titled "Hugs All Around! How Nicholas McCul- lough Came Home" was premiered for the convention, showing one family's struggle to bring home theirseverely handicapped son. This moving story, from Nova Scotia, was produced by the Na- tional Film Board and will be shown on TV on Tuesday, Novem- ber 7 at 9 p.m. on "Man Alive." Awards were presented at the closing banquet: to Dr. Marshal Forest (Ontario for her work in inte- grated education; to TV "Street Le- gal" and Radio ":Morningside", to a Globe and Mail re •rter, The CACL President's Award went to Harvey Malmberg, New Bruns- wick, Deputy Minister of Educa- tion; and to Barb Goode, founding member of People Firsi Several hundred members at the convention took part in a protest march to the Hillsborough Hospital, the last PEI institution, where one handicapped man asked the CACL for support in obtaining permission to live in the community. People from the convention were bussed near the site and marched in for one minute of silent protest, as they held lighted candles. The eight Directors at Large for 1989-91 are from across Canada, and most of them are handicapped adults, members of People First, or parents of handicapped children. The 1990 Convention of the Ca- nadian Association for Community Living will be in Victoria, British Columbia, next October. PD day - What's a high school teacher doing at McCurdy Public School? Actually all the secondary school teachers headed for elementary schools last Wednesday for their professional development day. Keith Wonnacott (left) and Jim Workman of South Huron District High were in the McCurdy industrial arts shop watching teacher. Harry Brooks help Hensall Public School student Richelle Eider at the drill press. • -� • .ul and(::utdi.lc vinyl. Armstrong's Designer. tiolan floors have become synonymous with style in ,t e decorating. Making your oWn xru,ntl stile statement, is easy w1Armstrs \vide selection of contem- porary grid classic designs, offered m awide array of fashionable colours.. 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