HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1992-10-14, Page 9Times -Advocate, October 14, 1992
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to Minsk to aid Chernobyl victims
By Ray Lewis around the globe, but when nuclear cemed for the Children of Chemo -
TA -Staff clouds and dangerous radiation byl was formed tobring children to
EXETER - failed to reach our comer of the Canada for extended periods of
April 26, 1992 globe, it was soon forgotten. time in hope of strengthening their
marked six For two area women, however, immune system. They offer i'eha-
years since the the disaster is still fresh in their bilitation, treatment and general
explosion of minds, and understanding the prob- humanitarian aid.
the Chernobyl lem, they are offering aid to vic- From this organization, a team of
nuclear power plant. tams of Chernobyl. nine skilled and trained volunteers
The catastrophe triggered fears Two years ago, Canadians Con- will travel to the area presenting
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programs for Hospital Caregivers,
Rainbows for Children, Cancer
Love and Life, workshops and
woodworking skills. The team will
train volunteer adults to continue
these programs while offering sup -
Pon.
From November 23 to December
7, Leslie Switzer and Dorothy
Chapman will journey to Minsk to
help people in the outlying villag-
es. The duo represent the volun-
teer, non-governmental group
whose focus is to help the victims.
"It's really scary when you real-
ize how underprivileged they are,"
admits Switzer. "They don't even
have cleansers to keep the hospitals
clean. Even their airport is clean-
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Thanksgiving supper held in Granton
By Muriel Lewis malic Voakes entitled her sermon
GRANTON - The annual turkey "Thanks be to God". The anthem
supper at Wesley United Church "Canticle of Thanksgiving" was
was well attended last Wednesday. sung by the choir.
Kenneth and Emily (Hodgins) Flowers were placed in the
Hobson of Lion's Head visited last church from the funeral of the late
Wednesday with their cousins Ken- Honor Stanley of Lucan who died
neth and Olive Hodgins. last Wednesday.
Larry Lewis of London spent U.C.W.
Thanksgiving Sunday at his home Unit 2 met with Unit 3 at the
in the village. United Church last Tuesday night.
Kenneth and Olive Hodgins were Marguerite Garrett led an Autumn
Thanksgiving Sunday guests with devotional and gave a Thanksgiv-
John and Terry Herbert and An- ing prayer. Helen Burnett assisted
drew of Stratford. Other family with the program which was high -
members present were Lois Hubert lighted with a wardrobe co-
-and.Rod ..Jatwston. Marion.. Gien_._o ..Teresa
and Jason Hall, Helen and John
Hodgins, and Betty Ann and Gary
Waugh, all of London.
At the St. Thomas' Anglican
Church on Sunday, the Reverend
Stephen Emery's message was
about Baptism.
At the Granton United Church on
Thanksgiving Sunday, Pastor Nor-
Bousfield from Braemar s Ladies'
Wear in London. The use of acces-
sories was also demonstrated and a
question period followed. Refresh-
ments were provided by April and
Margaret Bryan and Pam Hayes.
The two groups then split for
business discussion when Unit 2
made plans for the upcoming ba -
Grand Bend UCW
GRAND BEND - Twenty-one la-
dies attended the October meeting
of United Church Women, held
Thursday afternoon in the Sunday
School rooms.
Vi Stacey gave the opening wor-
ship on a Thanksgiving theme.
Eight ladies participated in a
Thanksgiving skit, representing two
families, seated at tables for their
meal. One family was well to do,
the other modest, and they talked of
giving thanks.
In business it was decided to hold
the annual hot turkey supper on No-
vember 4.
Service and Sunday School at
Grand Bend United Church will be
cancelled on October 1, due to
Greenway United Church 117th
Anniversary service at 11 am. Spe-
cial speaker and music. Grand
Bend congregation is invited to cel-
ebrate with Greenway.
BILL HASKETT
We're glad
you asked!
BOB FLETCHER
WHERE CAN THE WIDOW FIND HELP?
There always is an adjustment to be made atter the death
of a spouse. The prospect of a return to life alone may
sometimes be dlfficutt to face.
For the widow, this period of readjustment often presents
special problems. For example, her husband may have
handled payment of bilis or maintenance of the couple's
home; these things must be provided for. Often, a hus-
band's death means the widow must face difficult choices
about how she will support herself and where she will live.
To deal with these problems, dozens of small therapy
groups have sprung up across the country. These groups,
which usually meet once a week, allow widows and others
to talk out the problems they face in common, in order to
help each member meet those problems more easily.
As funeral directors, we can help put you in touch with such
groups in our area. Please call us or stop by if you would
like more information.
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zaar and luncheon, and for dinner benediction and grace, the hostess
out in November in place of a served refreshments.
meeting. Unit 3 also furalized ar- Unit 5 met at Florence McRo-
rangements for the bazaar and bert's home last' Tuesday afternoon.
spent Thursday at the church when A dessert lunch was served by
they literally made hundreds of tur- Mary Wallis and the hostess. The
key pies. president Margaret Spence then
Unit 4 met at Betty Dann's home opened the meeting with a poem
on Thursday evening. The leader called Meditation and read a Litany
Marilyn Humphrey read from Gen- of Thanksgiving. The hymn Come
esis one and gave the meditation Ye thankful people was read 'to -
about a common experience. fol- gether and Margaret Spence read
lowed with prayer. Silver Trays and a prayer. Business
The bazaar was the prime topic discussion included quilts and ,the
of discussion and then Betty Dann bazaar on October 17.
took -charge of the program when Florence Bryan continued with
she read from the mandate about the program;;reading Daily Bless -
the life and work of the Pridham rings. Margaret closed with "If I had
family in Jamaica and closed with to Pay" and the Lord's Prayer in
two autumn readings. After the unison.
Today some three million people
still live in contaminated areas and
most of the food available is grown
in contaminated soil. Incidents of
childhood hematological disorders
have risen 300 percent in the areas
of Byelorussia, Russia and the
Ukraine. Many children exhibit re-
curring headaches, nosebleeds,
hairloss and increased suteeptibil-
ity to pneumonia, TB and infection
as a result of radiation -reduced im-
mune system response.
In addition, hospitals are full of
child cancer patients. The Gomel
region first hit by radiation now re-
ports a thyroid cancer rate of 80
times the world average.
"It's called a team because there
is a common goal but it is more a
group of individuals," said Chap-
man. "Each one does his or her
own fundraising."
Chapman has been making pup-
pet -like figures which she has been
selling while Switzer will be hold-
ing a special event in Kirkton on
Saturday, October 17. It is .de-
signed as a celebration with a par-
ticular focus on children and will
be comprised of West Afridan, Na-
tive American, Japanese and Bela-
russian cultural activities including
crafts, food, music, dance, singers
and storytellers. It will be held at
the Kirkton-Woodham Com,nunity
Centre from 10 a.m. - 4 p. n. and
r
a
cost is $3 per person. Children two
and under are free.
"My intention is to teach children
to help other children, and along
the way they'll learn more about
different cultures," said Switzer. "1
look around the world and see a lot
of children and a lot of need. This
is one thing 1 think I can do to
help."
In addition, the Exeter Legion
has come through in a big way,
with a much appreciated donation
of $500.
The duo is well aware of the
tough task ahead, but for right now
is tackling an added chore.
"We're trying to team Russian."
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