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U.C.W. helps medical students
The Huron -Perth United Church
Presbyterial April Special Event was held
this year at Kirkton-Woodham Community
Centre, Highway 23 hosted by Centralia,
Elimville, Thames Road and Zion West
ladies.
Registration showed 272 attending. After
a welcome by President Mrs. Verna
Burgin, Kirkton, the meeting began with a
lively sing -song by Mrs. Lloy Grose, R. 1
Stratford. Greetings were brought by Mrs.
Irene Hansford, Putnam, from London
Conference U.C.W.
Mrs. Trudge Ball, Milverton, introduced
the speaker, Dr. John McKim, 94 Albert
St., London. His program of "Medical
Electives" was begun in 1968, when one
student was sent to India for a short work
term. Since that time, many interns have
elected to go to a third world country, see-
ing first hand the poverty, the primitive
working conditions in hospitals there, and
best of all, a chance to work in the
operating room on complicated surgery
that they never would be trusted with here.
The students come back and some become
leaders in International Health or medical
missionaries themselves. The Medical
Electives is an ongoing project, which
U.C.W. groups have supported for the last
few years and it will mean more now,
when Dr. McKim has come to speak.
Dr. McKim expressed his pleasure at be-
ing able to speak to a large group of
ladies, and praised the U.C.W. of South
Western Ontario for their support of
Medical Electives. He said the medical
students are a credit to their University.
and a credit to our country. They come
back with a broader view of our world
having gone to places where there is a
real need. They see advanced cases of
diseases, which in our country would be
treated much sooner.
Tim Griffioen of Kitchener has returned
from an adventure in Josh, Nigeria, where
he spent three months on the Medical
Electives program.
Tim answered questions from the floor
and confirmed that his outlook has
broadened and he can now relate to con-
taminated water, and his experiences in
Nigeria will be a part of him always.
On a motion by Diane Jackson,_
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Stratford, seconded by Joan Boshart, 70
Dawson, Stratford, it was accepted to have
our offering sent to Medical Electives.
During the business period, President
Verna Burgin announced that London Con-
ference U.C.W. in solidarity with women of
Korea, are asked to cut strips of muslin,
on which a prayer will be written for the
"peace and unity of Korea". These pieces
will be sent to Korea and it is hoped by
1995 that, tied end to end, they will stretch
from a mountain top in South Korea to a
mountain top in North Korea.
Lunch was served by the hosts, and the
evening closed with worship by Brucefield
U.C.W. Courtesies were expressed by Mrs.
Beulah Day, Front St., Stratford, Region
President of Perth.
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James School as part of their effort for Pitch -In Week. Included in the trash they
found was a wallet. Back row from left: Chris Bach, Kevin Coleman, Darren Col-
eman, Allan Dale, Allan Preszcator and Troy Taylor. Front row from left: Steven
Eckert, Tommy Simonsen, Tony Taylor, Scott McNaughton and Kevin McNaughton.
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Be wary of canine heartworm
Canine heartworm disease, a potentially
fatal infection that threatens more and
more dogs each year; continues to spread
in Ontario because of a general lack of
awareness of the nature and severity of
the disease, Dr. Larry Wilder of Toronto,
spokesperson for the Canadian Veterinary
Medical Association, said today.
"There are approximately 1 million dog
owners in Ontario, and unfortunately many
of them do not realize how easily their
pets can be infected with heartworm
disease," Dr. Wilder said. "They also don't
know that there are simple methods of
prevention that can protect their dog from
this disease."
Heartworm disease is caused by a
parasite which is transmitted by mos-
quitoes. When a contaminated mosquito
bites a dog, it leaves behind microscopic
heartworm larvae that migrate through the
tissue and, after a few months, travel to
BANK RAISES MONEY - Seaforth Imperial Bank of Commerce employees served
hotdogs and drinks May 4 to raise money, for the Children's Miracle Network
Telethon. They raised $432 which will be directed to the Children's Hospital Foun-
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the heart where they mature. Heartworms,
up to 35 cm long, impair the flow of blood
and cause damage to the heart, lungs and
liver. In some cases damage to the inter-
nal organs is so extensive that the condi-
tion may be fatal.
Mature heartworms reproduce new lar-
vae which can be picked up by a mosquito
and transmitted to another dog to start the
cycle again. As a result, an infected dog
becomes a reservoir for the infection, put-
ting other unprotected dogs at risk.
"Dog owners should first contact their
veterinarian to know if heartworm disease
is a problem in their area," Dr. Wilder
said. "If it is, the veterinarian will provide
all the necessary information regarding
simple preventative medication that can ef-
fectively eliminate any threat of heart-
worm disease and ultimately reduce the
risk for other dogs."
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William Fraser (left) and Jeff Barry show off the letter written to Sarah Moyer
of Sandusky, Ohio whose message balloon bobbed all the way to Seaforth
across Lake Erie. William came across the balloon on a fence near Hart's out-
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Clinton centre receives
childcare research dollars
Women Today, located in Clinton, has
been funded through the Goderich Canada
Employment Centre to research and make
recommendations for the implementation
of a County wide Private Home Childcare
System. This project has been prompted
by the ever increasing need for affordable,
quality childcare in Huron County.
Project Co-ordinator Dianne Beach sees
a regulated Private Home Childcare
system as a viable answer to the specific
needs of Huron County.
"Huron County has many factors to be
taken into consideration in terms of
childcare. It covers a wide geographic
area, most of which is rural, Childcare
needs to be easily accessed and have a
flexibility of hours that is not feasible in a
daycare centre. With a Home Childcare
system, standards of quality and safety
would be monitored."
This project will demonstrate the need
for this type of childcare through current
statistical information and a Huron Coun-
ty Needs Assessment done In 1988 by
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in Huron County will be meeting to aid in
the recommendations and planning process
of the project.
"The initial objective will be to compile
a document outlining the need in Huron
County" stated Mrs. Beach. "The next step
will be to investigate the existing Home
Childcare systems in surrounding counties,
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The Private Home Childcare system will
act as a supplement to the three daycare
centres in Huron County. Public meetings
will be held in various parts of the coun-
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direction.
"The future of Huron County is our
children, and the economic reality for most
women is that we must be a part of the
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