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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1967-03-02, Page 8-0,-4111E HtaRt N 01(fitOSiT014 SEAPORT,; ONT., MAR. 2 1967 Lions flub One of 23 Easter Seals Aid In Finding Physical Disability Cases 'Children, with physical disa- bilities are, being discovered by the Ontario Society for Crippled G. A. WHITNEY, President of the Seaforth Lions Club, , which is sponsoring_..,,.the Eas- ter Seal campaign in Seaforth And district. Children almost every day of the year, Case finding is a vit- ally important Easter Seal func- tion and is carried on in the remote areas as 'well as in heav- ily populated towns and cities through periodic surveys. Crippled children's surveys are conducted on a "County" basis by a special survey • com- mittee composed bf representa- tives from the -local medical Society, Easter Seal service clubs ' and the district nurses of the Ontario Society for Crip- pled Children. HELP ;NlPPEEDCHILDREN AIQEI4> WANTS INRNMES y . Survey notices are sent to all physicians, clergymen, teachers, official health agencies and community groups to publicize the services available to all physically infirm children un- der 19 years of age. The families • of children r ported are visited by the disc trice iltirees.with prior approval from the family doctor. tinder the doctor's direction, arrange- ments can be. made for a com- plete rehabilitation program embracing medicine, therapies, socia} -service _p!ych41 gy, edu- cation and recreation. In addi- tion, there will be the provi- sion of prosthetic appliances and special equipment as 'the need arises. If you know of a physically • handicapped child not receiv- ing care and treatment, notify any member of the Seaforth Lions Club, so that the case may be referred .for investiga- tion. In co-operation with the On- tario Society for Crippled Chil-• dren, the Seaforth Lions Club is again sponsoring this year's sale,of Easter Seals. xa ..4.��x^a.^...s, � fes" MANY' CRIPPLED CHILDREN require special personalized attention such as this child receives from the occupational therapist. Programs such as these are common' throughout the province where twenty-two treatment centres exist to care for the needs of 16,000 crippl- ed girls and boys. A complete rehabilitation ,program is costly and for this reason the On- tario -Society for Crippled Children has had to increase the 1967 Easter Seal Campaign ob- jective to a record high•$1,400,000, This amognt will only .be met if everyone donates. Your local Easter Seal service club awaits Ike return of all pink envelopes mailed out 'with Eas- ter Seals. Please respond to this community, effort by enclosing a generous gift. , ' 1. THE LOVING, TENDER, HELPING hand of an Easter Seal service club volunteer .fls always at the ready and judging bythis child -s -expression,-the-.situationseems to be one where the hand transmits soothing effects. Thousands of service club members are taking part in this year's provincial appeal which has an objective of $1,400,000: In total, 230 Eas- ter Seal clubs, including the Seaforth Lions Club, will be streaming out nearly two and one-. half million envelopes containing Seals with each searching out helpers of crippled children. The Ontario Society for Crippled -Children is very proud of its associated service clubs and the community can be also for at a minimum of cost ,and time to the residents, great work is being carried on throughout the year. SpciaI Nursing Service Ai s Child. Rehabilitation A specialized nursing_service developed . by the Ontario •So- ciety .for Crippled Children has no equal in the field of child rehabilitation. The Easter Seal nurses are trained in orthopaedics; are ex- perienced public health gradu- ates, and have all had many months training in working with crippled children. From the 20 district nursing offices of the Society, they will make more than 19,000 , home visits iii a year. Their ansa' completely, blankets .Ontario where they work in close co-ordination with the district public health of- fices, doctors, parents. and the Easter Seal service clubs. • These travelling nudes are a great source of comfort for the parents of crippled child- ren as well as the child. They will demonstrate the correct qse of crutches and wheelchairs, adjust braces to release or pre- vent pressure sores. They make sure their children attend clinics or treatment centres when necessary and for those• who need, a summer vacation, that they attend one of the So- ciety's five camps. There is no other Easter Seal organization in ,. the world that. has a nursing program for crip- pled .children such as in On- tario — and it has become pos- sible through generous support to the annual Easter Seal camt- paigriby the people"orthiitario.' Since the nursing service of the Ontario Society for Crippled Children began ,in 1935, there have been thousands of trip-. pled children discovered by these nurses and .many-' have, as a result of treament, over- come their physicacl disability. Right now these nurses are visiting a -„home or attending clinic, or adjusting a brace, or travelling with a youngpatient to a hospital. Their . days are full their satisfaction is great. They are a true example of an Easter Seal service. Classified ads pay dividends. :aster Seals Objective $2,000 For *ippIedI(ids According to committee chair- man W. D. Stephenson, some 2500 envelopes have been mail- ed residents of Seaforth and surrounding area. This year the local objective has been increased to $2,000, Mr. Stephenson said. To reach this, the co-operation of the entire community will be nec- essary. Crippled children's work is one of the main projects of the local club and it is only through the sale .of Easter Seals that they are able -to assist locally any ••crippled ,child who needs special braces or other assist- ance, in order that they may live a happier and more useful life. The club also. arranges Reports on Annual Meeting (By Orville Oke, Vice-Presi- • dent, Seaforth Lions• Club) Last Wednesday I attended the 45th annual meeting of the Ontario Society for Crippled Children in Toronto at the On- tario Crippled Children's Cen- tre. It • was also the start of the Easter Seal Campaign and the amount of money it is hoped will be raised is $1,400,000. The 1967 proposed budget for the Society ani iunts to $2,334,688, with an estimated deficit of .$213,367. There are 230 Easter Seal service clubs and Seaforth is one of them as you know. There are more than 16,000 crippled childrenload. in the Society's case- .. .. . At . the luncheon, the . guest speaker was Dr. Matthew Dy- mond, Minister of Health. He was presented with a huge Eas- ter Seal by the Ontario "Tim- my", a bright young 12 -year old lad, who is very badly han- dicapped. We were taken on a tour, of the Ontario Crippled- Children's Centre. It has a five -acre floor plan with 105 -bed rehabilita- tion hospital program for in- patients and -provides active - treatment services for more than 390., other youngsters within daily transportation range. It is here the most ser- iously handicapped children in the province are rehabilitated. Any time any of you are in . . Toronto and could find time to visit - this Centre, you would find it interesting and you 'would be made welcome. It is an inspiring ; sight to see the devotion and patien0e display- ed by these highly trained workers in the heartbreaking work of training these little folk to take their place in their community. and pays for a two-week vaca- tion at the society's camp in Northwestern Ontario for crip- pled children. The committee in charge of this year's drive has asked that anyone receiving Easter Seals who does not care to send in a donation, to please hand or send the seals toa friend or neighbor. Please do not return the seals to the club, since it costs the club seven cents to redeem them from the Post Office. • While some envelopes con- taining cheques or cash have been received; -•it is anticipated that a much better response will be made during the next few days. If the campaign is to be a success - and it must be a suc- cess, Mr. Stephenson said -- a great many more contributions are required Between now and the close of the drive, at least 1,000 donations are required to put Seaforth over the top, ._p,STEPHENS,,QN, who is chairman for the Easter Seal campaign being sponsor- ed locally by' the Seaforth Lions Club. Proceeds .from - the campaign make possible the Lions Club crippled chil- dren's work in the area. HFEP. meta CHILDREN AEOEZ (ES ENFANTS INFIRM ES� YOU CATV HELP NOW BY BUYING AND USING x i Use the Addressed Envelope You Received With Your Easter Seals in the Mail but .if Misplaced, "his has been .Send Your Easter Seal Donation Anyway- to • Y Y 4 4 • e 4 lmEPCRIPPuDufl5 H 017,144 . ,. tri1211011fANTSINRWEStit.f. EEEPcatePtEgafitime `nzlfsoira Iskirtro ES i D S1ephenson, Campaign Treasurer for Easter Seals SEAFORTH LIONS CLUB, SEAFO RTH, ONTARIO / A 4