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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-11-01, Page 2111 Goderich and District Pro Life members got a pep talk from special guest speaker,'Denyse Handler, at their annual dinner meeting' held October 24. Mrs. Handler (right) is the editor of The Uncertified Human,an in- ' dependent, national Pro Life newsmagazine. She is seen here with active area Pro Lifer, Connie Osborn. (Photo by Joanne Buchanan) Honor FACS volunteer "Something good must be afoot in Huron". Those were the opening remarks of Dr. Orm Stanton, who was speaking to Wednesday's annual meeting of the FACS... • from page 2A $8,316, however, only $6,000 was raised. This is a big job for Santa and we rely solely on the generosity of local residents, businessmen, se•r,Wice and church groups to meet these expenses - no government funds are y available. There are no ad- ministration costs. The Christmas Bureau is a county -wide project and as a registered charitable organization, donations are tax deductible. With the efforts of our volunteers, plus the generosity of concerned citizens, it is to be hoped that not a single child in our county will be without a good meal Christmas Day and that their eyes will light up when that special parcel is opened. Donations may be forwarded to the co- ordinator in your area or directly to Family and 'Children's Services, Christmas Bureau, •46 Gloucester Terrace, Goderich, Ont., N7A 1W7. Please include your address on personal cheques. Goderidh, Mrs. DianneArmstrong, 264 _ Shore Crescent, Clinton Mrs. Wyn Homuth, .70 Wellington Street; Seaforth, Reverend Robert Roberts, Egmondville United Church, R.R. 4, Seaforth; Exeter, Mrs. Molly Burke, c -o Exeter United Church, Exeter,; and Wingham, Lieutenant Iain Trainor, Salvation Army Citadel, Wingham. /f you're NEW IN TOWN and don't know which way to turn, call the elan,orL V �To hostess at 524.4676 You'll be glad you did. Wttl Huron County Family for 15 years of service and Children's Services. went to Mr. and Mrs. Dr. Stanton, who is Ernest Durnin, RR 3, director of social work at Auburn and Mr. and Mrs. King's College at the Paulus Van der Spek, University of Western Exeter. Ontario was commenting Mr. and Mrs. James on the attendance and Wilkinson, RR 3, Exeter enthusiasm shown by received 10 year awards foster parents and and certificates for five volunteers. years service went to Mr. To thc foster—parent-s;---an-d li'i-rs-- &ha -ries Dr. Stanton said, "When Bruinsma; RR 2, the going gets rough, Goderich; Mr. and Mrs. remember, there is hope. Richard Kloss, RR 1, You are the jewels of the Brucefield; Mr. and Mrs. community. You are the Ray Knechtel, RR 2, experts dealing with in . Bluevale; Mr. and Mrs. many instances products Clarence Ste ckley, of one family homes." Bluevale; and Mr. and •Dr. Stanton continued, Mrs. Charles Stover, RR "You are providing the 1, Wingham. opportunity to children to Volunteer awards were experience the feeling of given to Charles and being accepted as a, Roxie Adams of Goderich human being." for 10 years of service as The King's College volunteer drivers, Molly professor said there are Burke, Exeter and Wyn 2,443 one -parent families Homuth, Clinton as co- in London with one or ordinators of their more children under 18. respective Christmas Of these, 2,200 are mother programs for five years, led, on an average annual Mrs. Vernice Standbury, income of $6,000. Goderich for 10 years • He added, "We must face- the fact that there is not enough money going around for these people." The money problem for social work was stressed by Huron -Middlesex MPP Jack Riddell. He said, "Family and Children's Services are working under extreme difficulties. Here in Huron the budget in- erease for this year has been cutback to 1.5 percent." Several special presentations of awards were made to foster parents and volunteers. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Blanchard, RR 4, Walton were honoured for completing 20 years as foster parents. Awards volunteer service and Mrs.. .Dorothy . Scott, Goderich for 20 years as Christmas co-ordinator. Mildred Marwick who has completed 20 years as a social.worker in Huron received a pin from Hensall reeve Harold Knight, who was representing the county in the absence of warden Jack Tinney. Miss Marwick has been forced to discontinue her duties because of health problems. During the past 20 .years she has been in- volved primarily with the protection of children Jiving with their families and assisting foster children in the care of the agency. GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1 , 1979 --PAGE 3A Urges individuals to "carry the ball" BY JOANNE BUCHANAN she said, the two seem to increase together at the same time. Goderich and District There is an enormous Pro Life members got a amount of stress on pep talk from a special parents today to be guest speaker at their successful in raising annual dinner meeting children, she said. held October 24 in St. Mrs. Handler said the Peter's Parish Hall. Pro Life groups could not Denyse Handler, editor help getting involved in of The Uncertified the child abuse situation Human, an independent and neither could they national Pro Life turn their backs on the newsmagazine , a d - subject of mercy killing. dressed the local group She spoke on palliative with a speech entitled, care, saying special units You ARE. Pro Life. should be set up in She told members that hospitals for dying people Pro Life depends on what and more instruction Pro Lifers do. She said given on the care of the that the executive of any dying. group can only do one per Mrs. Handler said cent of the work. The rest government is doing less is up to the individual, she and less for people and said. that women and children "People suffer from are suffering the most institutionalism. They from this lack of care. expect the executives to She said there are' fewer do all the work. But if you facilities for women and (the individual) don't children today than there work, it (the group) won't were ten years ago. work," she said. ,"There are 25 per cent She urged members to fewer places in Toronto do something for the for foster ,children today cause, saying that more than there were ten years and more individual Oro ago," she pointed out. Lifers are going to have She quoted Doug Barr to "carry the ball" in the of Toronto's Family and future. Children's Service as "Pro Life involves saying one can get more meeting needs where •money for boarding dogs needs are. If you don't do than they can get for it, it won't get done on looking after children your block," she said. today. Mrs. Handler, a wife Because women and and mother of two, said children will have many you don't have to have a needs which won't be great deal of expertise to f u l f i l l e d through meet someone else's government care, in - needs. Just lending a dividual Pro Lifers must sympathetic ear to people do something, said Mrs. is often enough, she said. Handler. Those people could in- "You should see Christ elude pregnant women in everyone who is who are unhappy about destitute and needs help. their pregnancies or women suffering psychological problems following abortions -- someone in your own neighbourhood, she ° suggested. A great deal of child abuse could be prevented if the parents had someone to talk to, someone to listen to their problems and someone to take care of their children for an afternoon, she said.. "Isolation of • the parents is often one of the causes of child abuse," she added, Mrs. Handler said abortion doesn't decrease child abuse. If anything, W. J. Denomme FL QWIR SHOP Phone 524-B132 DAY OR NIGHT Neighbours should help neighbours," she told the group. On the topic of abor- tion, Mrs. Handler said that it is a medically established fact that the unborn child is alive from conception. She said being human is something special and everyone should have a chance to live. She said she feels that family planning is cat- ching on but that it is something which must come from within. "We (Pro Lifers) neither oppose or promote family planning. That is left up to the in- dividual. We promote responsible parenting," she said. Mrs. Handler first got involved with Pro Life after the Medical Association passed a resolution for abortion on demand. This both worried and frightened her as it seemed to be a complete reversal of the association's previous way of thinking and an extreme measure to cope with the "population explosion", she said. • With her record of Pro Life activities, Mrs. Handler is proof to her audiences of what one individual Pro Lifer can accomplish. She started The Uncertified Human in 1973 and runs the monthly newsmagazine out of the kitchen of her Toronto home. The magazine, with a Canadian cir- culation of 6,500, contains news of life issues --child abuse,, stressful pregnancies, prevention of mental retardation,, importance of prenatal nutrition, fetal alcohol syndrome, palliative JANA NATURAL FOODS 75 HAMILTON ST. 524-7561 HOURS: 9:30-5:30 WED. 9:30-12:30 care, world news notes, abortion, birth control and even cloning. "The magazine deals with constructive alternatives where a person's Legal right to live is threatened," ex- plains Mrs. Handler. In 1971, Mrs. Handler founded the first Canadian campus Pro Life group, the McMaster University Life Movement. In 1973, she became a founding member of Coalition for Life and in 1974, she became a founding member of Canadian Youth Pro Life Organization. She is the author of two widely used Pro Life pamphlets entitled Mercy Killing --Where, Why and How; and Hey You --Yes You! She has made frequent radio and t.V. ap- pearances and has been a frequent speaker at ,Pro Life conferences, having now spoken in every province except New Brunswick and P.E.E. Mrs. Handler's work on behalf of the Pro Life cause is all volunteer. SAVE ENERGY and Insulate U.F. Foam & Fiber Insulation Serving Huron County 15 yyears COMPARE...CONTACT STEW ARTS ALUMINIUM d, INSULATION 207 Huron Rd. 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