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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-11-07, Page 4)fr► PAGE 4-0ODER,ICU SIGNAL-ST6R, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1974 a a re Su C±Vstic Fibrosis has damaged the Lungs, ruined the digestive systems and shortened the lives of too many Canadian kids. Help stamp it out. KINSMEN Support Cystic Fibrosis Research s5 LCanadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Toronto, Ontario THE KINSMEN & KINETTE CLUBS OF CLINTON & GODERICH WISH TO THANK THE BUSINESSMEN LISTED BELOW WHOSE SUPPORT & SPONSORSHIP MADE THIS MESSAGEPOSSIBLE a `U A Kinsmen and Cystis Fibrosis The year .1963 marked the. beginning of the Kinsmen —C/F relationship when Dr Douglas Crozier of the Hospital tor Sick Children in Toronto spoke to the Kinsmen of the North York Club jtnd explained this dr 'aed. childhood disease. In 1966 1961 alr{urrrll was given lot the yearly st>nsoiship of ,1 Kilnitn'n C F Clinic at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. The Kinsmen Goderich will nel 12 Cable November 16 the studio or fn the years 1964 to 1972 Kinsmen & Kinettes of District 8 raised over $300,000 to fight C/F through research -The- Kinsmen C F Boalrl of Management was foimeif in 1967 to co ordinate the pilot to of the. Clubs and to administer the funds tined The •Kinsmen Club of your Community is con tinually seeking methods to educate the public about this disease. Please give them your, support, for the richest gift that Kinsmen can give is "The Breath of Life" to a C/F Child • and Kinettes Clubs of Clinton and be accepting your donations at the Chan - TV studios in Holmesville on Saturday, between -the hours of 10 end 1. Drop ih at call your . donation. in to 482-9233. Some facts -about Cystic Fibrosis Cystic Fibrosis'(or C/F) is one of 'the most com• mon serious chronic disorders of Canadian infants c and children, • O(I SIN EV,,.ERY 1,000 CHILDREN is born with Cystic Fibrosis.. • • 'C/F claims more victims'than Polio ever did at. its prevaccine worst. • ' C/F. hits children in the LUNGS and in the DIGESTIVE SYSTEM. In the lungs, thick gluey, mucus clings to the inner walls reducing the oxy- gen supply. In the stomach, faulty digestive juices cannot extract the nutrition from the food consumed. • Ten years ago, most •C/F children died before teaching school age, Today, with early diagnosis and expert treatmen"t, many affected' youngsters stand a good chance of living beyond their teens. • Treatment includes: diet supplements; mist tents; "postural drainage" therapy; breathing exercises; and, specific medications to combat infection. • .• For most families, C/F is a STAGGERING ECONOMIC DRAIN. The outlay for drug's and • equipment may run to $2,000 a year: • The Canadian C/F Foundation' has established 18 C/F Centres and Clinics across Canada for treat- ment, research and teaching. t ROYAL BA X - K OF CANADA ! : 158 THE SQUARE : GODERICH 524-7312 ° -SCHAEFER'S- LADIES WEAR 2*THE SQUARE . • GODERICH' 5247232 - ``� FE;. HIBBERT & SON V 1 - . — or 160 THE SQUARE GODERICH 524-8811 ALEXANDER ° & CHAPMAN INSU - ANCE & jREALESTATE 8 THE SQUARE GODERICH":, 524-9662 « GODERI DISCOUNT , r ON THE SQUARE GODERICH lf RAWSON & SWARTMAN LTD.MARKET.p.NAL—STARCENT1E STYLE SHOP FOR MENt 68 THE SQUARE GODERICH & EXETER • 524-9312 • 10 O'BRIEN'S, ,, 138 THE SQUAREyn �GODERICH 524-8632 c r �' • a e. a E JO DENMME FLOWER SHOP 140 THE SOUARE GODERICH 524-8132 ROSS ,,.. ,, - SHOE SHOP n 142 THE SOIJARE GODERICH 5244432 , . BILL and ED STILES • GODERICH 5 i McCALLUM " FUNERAL HOME ° GODERICH { 1 .r Yv