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Huron Chapter ismo BIFRTHDAY CLUB
BY JAMES FRIEL
CLINTON - Madison Avenue developed
�tlie benchmark marketing procedures to
` persuade consumers to part with their hard
earned dollars during the late '50s and '60s
and now during .the '80s, various charitable
organizations have started to develop tac-
tics to persuade people to part with their
valuable time.
Suzanne Lawson, Director of Field Ser-
vices for the Heart and Stroke Foundation,
spoke at the annual meeting of the Huron
County Chapter of the foundation on
volunteerism in the 1980s. The Oct. 24
meeting was held at Huronview.
She laid down some groundwork for her
later remarks on the subject by asking peo-
ple why they became and remained
volunteers and by offering her definition of a
volunteer: a volunteer gives time and/or
skills without receiving compensation.
Individuals variously answered they
became volunteers because they "had a
heart condition" or "because Bruce
( chapter past -president Bruce Shaw) talked
us into it." People stayed as volunteers
because of "the challenge of competition"
and "I hate to quit before achieving
something.
'There's always a pay off," concluded the
director.
Mrs. Lawson outlined her hunches, which
have been backed up by Gallup polls since
she developed them, about some of the
general trends in volunteerism.
More people are volunteering and that
takes into account the natural increase in
population, and more kinds of people are
giving up time for organizations.
The traditional "Lady Bountiful", the
white gloved, tea pouring image of
volunteers pat now has the company of
working men and women, all age groups,
and many who were never considered
volunteer types: ethnic groups, the
unemployed and the handicapped.
"The scope of volunteering is increasing."
Mrs. Lawson feels this is a result of the
democratization of organizations and the
swelling ranks of those who feel "We, as
people, want to be heard."
She also noted the development of some
charitable organizations into large scale
enterprises has resulted in the addition of
professionals to handle administrative
tasks. The director called them "leading
volunteers" whose positions are "firmly
based on common sense and personal ex-
perience" and said grassroots volunteers
Experiment
is humane
says d�ctor
Dr. Malcolm Silver
BY JAMES FRtEL
CLINTON - Dr. Malcolm Silver of London
addressed the Huron Chapter of the Heart
and Stroke Foundation of Ontario at the an-
nual meeting Oct. 24 on the recent con-
troversy concerning a yellow baboon, a sub-
ject of an experiment the charity is conduc-
ting.
The animal is the subject of a cholesterol
experiment at the University of Western On-
tario and is confined to a chair which
restrains movement. Tubes have been in-
serted into the baboon and the chair
minimizes the risk of the tubes becoming
disengaged due to movement.
Several government groups and the
media have been invited in by the founda-
tion to look at the animal and assure
themselves of proper treatment.
Contrary to reports by animal rights pro-
ponents, Dr. Silver said, following his in-
spection of the experiment Oct. 23, the ba-
boon appeared to be comfortable, "even
though media members were milling
around."
Th doctor told the group of about 75 peo-
ple ` .' ' I .1 ods of restraining ex -
ental anim- ' d been investigated,
including tethering the animals, but the
chair had proved safest for both the animal
and the experiment.
A baboon has been selected by those con-
ducting the.experiment because its anatomy
and metabolism are closest to man's, said
Dr. Silver.
A human being cannot be used because
ethics restrict the scientists from any ex-
treme project. For example, the baboon will
be dissected following the experiment, cer-
tainly a step researchers would not be able
to complete with a human subject.
It was also noted that, "We can't use man
in long term dietary studies." The London
doctor explained that people can very rarely
restrict themselves to a diet for six months,
the length of the baboon project.
- Finally, the doctor said experiments con-
ducted at the university are vetted by a
committee before any are sanctioned.
gyp& tx a _asiip Drrag-;l ,@yo to : '. I
and Canada," said Dr. Silver.
Suzanne Lawson
should not be intimidated by these profes-
sionals.
More groups are demanding time from
volunteers. Formerly, a person's church,
service club or school received extra .time
whereas groups with larger scopes, such as
the Heart and Stroke Foundation, are enter-
ing into the competition for time.
People are more inclined.to volunteer for
grassroots, neighborhood and self-help
groups and for shorter periods of time, said
Mrs. Lawson. Therefore, she decided to
focus on recruitment, an aspect of
volunteerism which "bugs us all."
Some of the "primitive" ways of signing
on members were listed. The old snow jobs
like "there's nothing to it," or "I phoned
everyone and you're the last on the list"
were mentioned. Others include tackling
"the first warm body through the door" and
the "Buffalo Bill" technique in which "the
dumb one who leaves the herd gets shot. So
don't go to the bathroom when a job has to
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According to the speaker, these methods
don't work any more because of the com-
petition and the quality of a volunteer cor-
nered into a job.
"Put yourself in the position of the
recruiter," suggested Mrs. Lawson. All the
questions a potential volunteer may ask
must already be sorted out.
Answers to how many hours are involved,
what is the nature of the job, who will the
volunteer work with and what kind of budget
does the organization have must all be
readied to market the job. And the rewards
of the job, the hook to get the individual into
the organization, must be determined.
Responsibility to the community, team-
work, a chance to meet people and a chance
to put the area on the map were all sug-
gested as possible enticements to the uncer-
tain volunteer.
The type of volunteer should be targetted.
Will anyone be acceptable for certain jobs
or is a select group needed? All the
preliminaries must be done to learn as
much as possible about the job to be
marketed, then the pitch can be made.
The best recruiting is done one to one,
volunteer to potential volunteer. The
recruiter has to allow the person some time
to think about the proposal before asking for
a decision and the person must be allowed to
say no.
An upbeat tone should be used and the
recruiter should be prepared to be flexible
and listen to the recruit's ideas of which job
might be most suitable. Support and train-
ing should also be offered.
Mrs. Lawson closed her remarks on
volunteerism saying that the foundation
would have to meet the competition from
other volunteer organizations with creative
thinking to improve the group's number two
rating. More workshops should be held and
the various chapters should pool their
resources to develop a unified and strong
outlook.
"We have to work harder," she said.
She praised the Huron County Chapter
calling it the model for others in the two
years it has been operating. She had earlier
said the local chapter was held up to others
as an example. "When people say we can't
raise our drives 100 per cent, or over 100 per
cent, we say Huron County did it."
"I want you all to go out with swelled
heads", she smiled.
Hi °
My name is Katie Sloan and I will be six
years old tomorrow, November .5. I am
having a birthday party with all nr,y friends.
We are, going bowling.
Also, a very "Happy Birthday" to my dad,
Larry, ' 'ho is celebrating his birthday to-
day.
Love,
Katie
Hi,
My nai .e is Meaghan Marshall. I will be
three today, November 14. My favorite new
doll is Rainbow Brite. That is who I dressed
up as on Hallowe'en.
Mommy and daddy gave me a birthday
party on Saturday for my friends and
cousins. We had a wonderful time.
Love,
Meaghan
Museum volunteers plan float
The Huron County Pioneer Museum
Volunteers met at the Assessment building
in Goderich on Monday, November 12 with
16 members present.
Howard Harris talked about the plans for
the float in Goderich's Santa Claus Parade.
Watch for "Easy Rider", a float with an an-
tique motor bike on it, once ridden by Bob
Henry's father.
A committee was set up with Betty Badly
as chairman to review and list the
Museum's "Special Days" for the next year.
The Bi -Centennial project is still being
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considered with a lively discussion on the
purchase of a slide projector and on making
slides of the Great Storm to be shown at the
Marine Museum,
Mary Ann Dempsey gave the education
report on how the museum will be presented
to the school children in the spring.{{
Dave Thorn gave the treasurer's•eport.
Even though the museum is closed, the
volunteers have many projects to work
together on. The next meeting of the
volunteers is the third Monday in January at
the Assessment Building at 10 a.m.
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