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This summer" many feelings, hi ,hoteati; l. Perhaps
memorable experiences - each the hest' method • is' to Simply
laced with love- and un- keep the children busy rn the
Verstanding - will be shared by Carimunity, in the public View.
a group of mentally han- The Open Doors project
dicapped children at Queen , began last year in Goder•ich"
Elizabeth Sch'Sol' anti the five when it Vti as funded by raffles,
young women who are working lucky draws, private donations
with them. – and financial -support fr•onb
.very„., day will be an ad- service club: in and around the
venture,in touching and feeling, 'area. This year, Open Doors
.,caring and giving, seeing'and • and its workers kers° is possible
hearing, watching andd,4,oing, t crrause of an ()ppor, unities for
Without the Open Door's Youth grant. -
project, this' summer would be The program offyrs activities
much less valuable for these such as ha seball,, roller -Skating,
special children • • of Ooder=ich" s,Winlnling, arts anct. crafts,
and district 'asriwell as =tthei•r '` bilking, gardening.' personal
quintette of leaders. • hygiene instruction, physical
While the "20 children' in- education .and- a continuing
volved in the program derive revii,w of the 'skills alread9
. the greatest benefit, the five learned by the children.
workers - Lisa Scho'ttz, Carol Also inc lud
Dierolf, .Janet uckins,
Darlene Reid .aa Wenday
Thompson - . are gaining a
tremencpus amount as well.
They all enjoy their work
immensely and find it
challenging and inter .sting,' ,
"You really feel .you:- have
accomplished something by the
end of the- day," one girl says.
• But they all'agree.
' The biggest problem faced by
the staff is • finding ways to,
educate the townspeople
concerning the mentally
retarded_child...his needs,',his
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Like a Rood neighbor,
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and Casuatty.Corppaniy
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ed �ti id l be a
variety of • group excursions to ,
Vnrii')us' points Of interest in the
Goderich.'area including a trip`
to the Onta'riq'Scicnce Centre in
conjunction with the boys and
girls . involved in the town's
playground progr m, • In this
- connection•- donations for bus
fares'and admission prices`e.$,
for the retarded youngsters
would he greatly appreciated.
But . by far the ',,most-.im-
pc)rtant aspect of they summer
.project is the fact 'that these
young'women are spending
time with, these mentally
'handicapped children - taking
care of them,, talking to them,
playing with them, loving them
in a real and wtmderful way.
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They are mother, teacher, big
sister • and friend tb cath
youngster and in this sense are
truly beginning to "open doors"
w:hi.±,h for, some—mentally
retarded children usually
remain closed,
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86 North St.
These five' young women
Queen Elizabeth School this year on t
Shown left to 'right arc Robert Te
.,She hegins her second year in
September.
Wendy Thompson, daughter retarded children will be
of Mr. and - Mrs. . Thomas Segregated. for their classroom
Thompson, attended Grade 11 • studies, but integrated 'on the
at GDCI last year. 'She plans to playground, in the gymnasium
4, attend school in Kitchener nextr and in, some other school
year, ,and would like to become
-asocial worker in time.
Janet Huckins is ' thinking,
about making work with the
retarded her , career.: She was
a . w attracted to the ,Open Doors.
.:Lisa Scholtz is in her second: prpjecVbecause she feels there
year with .Open E?dbrs. So is a definite need for this kind of
.concerned is she about the,program ,in Goder'ic,h. Janet is
,future of mentally •retardedthe daughter of Reg and Shirley
children that .she, has enrolled ` Huckins, Gbderich, end has
in a Mental Retardation sheen• oat of school for four
Counselling course at -years.
Algonquin College:, in 'Ottawa .The daughter of Mr. and,Mrs.
this September: A graduate this W.H. „Rerd;"''''Darlene Reid is
year' of GDCI,, Lisa is the working toward.., t. career's in
daughter -of Mr. ; and. Mrs. Mental Retardation C,oun-
ClaytonScholtz. ....selling, She loves her work at,.
Also in her second year on the Open Doors ' and ..lakes a
project is •Carola Dierolf; genuine interest'in .children
• d rughte,- of Mr. and Mrs. Kurt" in her care.
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w9rking with the students at
e "Open Doors" project:
ow, Wendy Thompson,
addition at Victoria • Public
School. Here .e the mentally
1)i'rolf. She has j'itst.corilpieted What's ahead . for - the
he first year` in a Tr•a'vel and youngsters in the programa
Tourist Counselling" course at This fall,' Queen. Elizabeth
1 insh i e College, in London, School will move to the new
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Darlene Reid, Carola Dierolf', Bernadette Bedard, Lisa Scholtz,
,Janet Huckins and Darrell Tebow. The ,younger three are
students there ti'br'king at Arts•and Crafts.
'.function' \V ith the regular
student body: it's just one more
:lien d112)r"...unc1 'another
chance, tolig (' a meaniii'tgful life
despite a mental handicap,
As the Open Doors project -is
proving, mentally handicapped
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horny things, All that's.
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Wendy. net and Darlene and .
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