Wingham Advance-Times, 1978-11-15, Page 701
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LAYING OF WREATHS—Many community groups honored the dead of World War I and
World War II Nov. 11, with the laying of wreaths at the cenotaph. Above, Lee Vance rep-
resented the Wingham Business Association.
WMS meets at
Dunbar home
BELGRAVE — The WMS Nov-
ember meeting was held in the
home of Mrs. Joe Dunbar on Nov.
7th. Mrs. Jack McBurney presid-
ed and opened the meeting with a
poem, "A Gift From Heaven".
Scripture reading was by Mrs.
Garner Nicholson. Mrs. Victor
Youngblut gave the meditation on
"Peace". Prayer was by Mrs.
Ivy Cloakey.
Mrs. Fear had the topic on
"Remembrance and a Story on
Remembrance". Collection was
received and dedicated by Mrs.
McBurney. The' secretary and
treasurer's reports were given.
Seven sick and shut-ins were re-
corded.
Mrs. Mac Scott was named to
the nominating committee. The
meeting closed with prayer and
lunch was served by the hostess.
14,
The Wingham .advance -Times, November i5, *97,$, 4: gg
Bureau brightens Christmas
for 200 families in Huron dot
By Joanne Buchanan
It may be a bit premature for
some people to start thinking
about Christmas, but those at the
Christmas Bureau at Huron
County's Family and Children's
Services have been thinking
about it for many months now.
While most people have only
one or two families to think about
at Christmas time, the Christmas
Bureau has about 200 families to
consider and that's the reason for
their early preparation.
Marian Hindmarsh, social
worker and overall co-ordinator
of the volunteer Christmas
Bureau, explains that through
the bureau each needy family is
sent a cheque of $5 for each child
in the family and, if help is
needed with Christmas dinner,
an amount for the food is added to
that cheque in proportidn to the
family's size.
The money that allows the
bureau to do all this comes from
thepeople in the communities of
Huron County. Last year $7,000
was donated to help 180 families
and this year the bureau hopes to
raise about $9,000, as they expect
to have many more families on
their list.
The coordinators under Mrs.
Hindmarsh in each of the' five
county towns set up and man
depots in their towns where toys,
clothes, books, skates, tricycles
and anything a family could use,
may be deposited by people.
The Wingham depot is at the
Salvation Army Citadel on Ed-
ward Street from Dec. 4 to 8.
All recipient families will be
contacted between December 11
and 15 .and„ the parents of the
families may then go to, the depot
in their town and select Christ-
mas gifts for their children.
Over half the children in the
families being helped are teen-
agers, says Mrs. Hindmarsh, so
more than just toys is needed.
Too often people think Christmas
is only for children and they
forget the older ones in the
family, she says.
COORDINATED FOR
SEVEN YEARS
As 'a coordinated effort, the
Christmas Bureau has been in
operation for about seven years.
Before this several 'volunteers
would pitch in" and help pack
Christmas parcels for families in
need and then volunteer Dorothy
Scott would 'visit every known
needy family in the county,
taking the parcels to them.
"This was art' enormous
amount of work in, often grim
driving conditions," says Mrs.
Hindmarsh.
The Christmas Bureau, be-
cause it is now a coordinated
effort, saves duplication of work,
explains Mrs. Hindmarsh. The
families who need help get help
and they also get what they need.
Families who are in need at
Christmas can either be referred
to the Christmas Bureau or they
can contact the bureau directly
themselves. Letters are sent out
to all agencies working with
families in order to get referrals.
Letters are also sent to service
clubs and other groups asking for
help or donations.
"People have been very
generous with their donations
and the service clubs and church
groups have been very good too,"
says Mrs. Hindmarsh.
The Kinsmen in particular
'have been a big help to the
If you have an
attic, garage, or
closet full of things
you don't use—and
probably never will
— the classified
can turn those
things into
instant cash.
The classifieds are full of
merchandise and items
that you can save a lot of
money on. So, next time
you have a need for
anything, check the
classifieds first!
Christmas Bureau, Ti*y
boxes set up at varietal beatintlft
around •town and then give the
toys to the bureau to be �iia3tarn-
buted.
Yarn is available uda year
from Dianne Armstrongd the
bureau is asking that people ..
some volunteer knitting for't,he;
depots this Christmas: "
If anyone wants to give a, •
d�tir
tion of money it can be inailw i err.
taken to Family and Chi*
Services, Christmas Bureau, 4.
Glouchester Terrace in Goder-
ich.
Whether you give your tittle,s
a volunteer at the bureau; , tom^
form a labor of love by knittle
something for the bureau; depoSi; ;t
toys, etc. at the Salvation .Army
depot or send a gift of money,
your help is deeply appreciated
by both the bureau and the faint .
lies who benefit from it dirOtly,,
"The families are so gratefid
for the help they get," saysMO;
Hindmarsh.
There are so many fam % , .
now, she explains, in whichi, t e
father is working but they
doing worse than if they were On
welfare. With a large number 'of
children and a very tight .oats;
cial situation, they have only
enough money to cover the bare
necessities like food, rent : and
clothing. They cannot WO
money for Christmas, present,
she says.
"We certainly appreciate the
way all the towns in the coin rfy'
have rallied round and the `[tie=
mendous job that the volunteers -
do in keeping the bureau goipg,"
says Mrs. Hindmarsh.
Perhaps you can help to make
someone's Christmas a 'little
brighter this year.
LOOKING AT CENOTAPH
Children In the. afternoon
Kindergarterl class (left), at
Wingham °Public School
counted the names of those
from this area who died at
,war during a visit to the ceno-
taph with their teacher, Mrs.
Colleen Robertson. The class
contains 4Aay Berggren,
Heather ' Bishop, Anesh Bo-
dasing, Todd Chadwick, Glen
Congram, Robert Harrison,
Julie ' Henry, Jennifer and;
Tammy Jones, Kirsten .Keil,.
Angela Kerr, 'Kenneth Lapp,
Rhonda Leachman, Chris
Martin, Michelle MacDonald,
Robert MacKay, Scott Neil,
Justin Ping, Peter Poulin,
Patricia Reid, Jennifer Rick-
er, Todd Ritchie, Melissa
Schefter, Yvonne Trapp,
Sean Whiteley and Cheryl
Young.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
Children in the morning
Kindergarten class (below),
at Wingham Public School
visitedthe cenotaph ' with
their teacher, Mrs. Colleen
Robertson, last Thursday.
They looked at the names
carved into the stone and
learned that these men died
in two wars. In the class are
Jason Balzer, Amy Bateman,
Jane Bateson, Tracey Berg-
gren, Lisa Chapman, Chris
Chomyn, Robert Craig,
Christa Crawford, Gregory
Deyell, Trevor Elmslie, Jana
Gaunt, Scott Gillespie, Leslie
Goll, Kendra Hogg, Shelly
McLennan, Brent Merkley,
Jonathon. Metcalfe, Paul
Sakasov, Colleen Smith and
Dean Tolton.
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