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Information night to clear up aids misconception
BY MONA IRWIN
An information night in Clinton next
week that will explain Acquired Im-
munodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is aim-
ed at the general public, says the health
outreach coordinator of the Huron Coun-
ty Health Unit.
"It's to make people aware of AIDS —
to get them to ask questions and to be
more comfortable with the subject," said
Jan Boudreau.
The information night, titled "AIDS: A
Community Concern," will be held Oct.
19 at 8 p.m. at Huronview Auditorium in
Clinton. Co-sponsored by the HCHU and
Women Today, the evening will feature
videos, speakers, a book display and the
judging of posters sent in by local youths.
Admission is free,
The evening is part of AIDS Awareness
Week, which runs from Oct. 16-22.
"It's our first attempt at a public infor-
mation night," said Diane Aitken, the
Huron County AIDS coordinator. Chang-
ing public attitudes were partly responsi-
ble for the information night, she added.
"A year ago we wouldn't have felt
there was much interest, but people now
seem to feel that they really should know
more about it," said Aitken.
"In the future, AIDS is going to affect
all of us, directly or indirectly," she said.
Caused by the Human Immunodeficien-
cy Virus (HIV), AIDS is presently in-
curable and almost always fatal. AIDS
attacks the body's immune system, which
is what keeps people free of disease and
helps them fight off the diseases they do
get. It can be contracted either by sex-
ual intercourse with an infected person or
by sharing a hypodermic needle. It can
also be passed from an infected mother
to her unborn baby.
This "first attempt" at a public forum
is aimed at the general public because
while there are educational programs
available for other groups — schools, in-
stitutions and so on — people who are not
connected with those groups have less op-
portunity to get information about AIDS,
said Aitken.
POSTER CONTEST
The poster contest is open to any young
people in Huron County, said Boudreau
and Aitken. There are two age
categories: 13 and under, and over 14
years.
Posters can cover any aspect of AIDS
awareness that the youngster can come
up with: awareness of the known facts
surrounding the disease itself, concern for
people with the disease, the world AIDS
situation and so on, Aitken said.
The drawings can be made in any
medium: pencil, crayons, paints or
whatever the artist wants, Boudreau said.
The winning posters will go to Toronto
for display by the Ministry of Health on
World AIDS Day, to be held Dec. 1.
Posters can be dropped off at the
Women Today office on Huron Road in
Clinton or at any IICHU office. To find
out where the nearest HCHU satellite of-
fice is, contestants can call 1-800.265-5184.
Big sisters orientation night gives potential
Thinking about becoming a Big Sister
— and you'd like more information?
The Goderich and District Big Sisters
are holding an information night at 7:30
p.m. on Oct. 16 at their 46 West Street
office.
It's also the first orientation session,
said Judy Pettey, head of the Big Sisters
Screening and Matching Committee.
"The orientation continues — it runs
for about four more sessions," Pettey
said. "But this is a chance for women to
see whether (Big Sisters) is something
they'd want to be involved in — if they
really want to commit themselves." A
Big Sister who is already matched with
a Little Sister will also be there, to give
a first-hand account of what to expect —
"the frustrations, but also the joys of
sharing time with a little girl who ap-
Local Junior Farmer honored
Congratulations to Dianne van Vliet of
R.R. 1, Walton, who was the recipient of
a Rural Leadership Award at the Huron
County Junior Farmers' Agri -Food Week
dinner, held last week in Clinton.
The awards paid tribute to community
leadership and contributions to
agriculture and the rural community in
Huron Count•.
Dianne, who was nominated for the
award by Bryan Vincent and Linda
Feagan, has been actively involved m
both 4-H and Junior Farmers for a
number of years. Dianne is a Past Presi-
dent of the Huron County Junior
Farmer's Association and the 4-1i
Leader's Association.
preciates having a special friend," said
Pettey.
At the end of the evening anyone in-
terested may fill out an application, and
"then we start the screening process,"
she added.
The volunteers Big Sisters is looking
for must be at least 21 years old and
mature "a good role model" for a
young girl, Pettey said. "And they must
be prepared to commit themselves to
three or four hours a week for 18
months."
Big Sisters "matches" young girls (the
Little Sisters) with adult women to pro-
vide the younger girl with someone to
talk to, share time with and confide in.
For a variety of reasons, ,the Little Sister
may not have such a relationship in her
home. The Goderich and District Big
Sisters has three Little Sisters currently
waiting to be matched,
The organization has already held two
such information nights (one last fall and
one in the spring) and "we were pleas-
ed with the turnout, but we'd always like
to have snore ' said Pettey.
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