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Clinton News Record, 2016-07-20, Page 88 News Record • Wednesday, July 20, 2016 At least 80 percent of all fire deaths occur in home fires. Here are some smart Fire Prevention tips for protecting yourself and your family: ✓ Never leave candles burning unattended, and keep matches out of reach from children. ✓ Keep space heaters away from curtains and other flammable materials. SMARTS ✓ Install smoke alarms on every floor of your home and outside each bedroom, and test batteries monthly. OFFICE HOURS The Office Hours for The Clinton News Record are as follows Mondays - 9am - 5pm Tuesdays - CLOSED Wednesdays - 9am - 5pm Thursdays - 9am - 5pm Fridays - 9am - 5pm 53 Albert St., Clinton, ON PH: 519-482-3443 • www.clintonnewsrecor C7 POSTMEDIA A r First Farm Safety Day 4 Kids THANK YOU TO OUR LOCAL SPONSORS for their support of Progressive Agriculture Safety Day® Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at Seaforth Agriplex :11A With your donations we were able to impact 160 kids and 50 volunteers Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority Brian & Connie Alcock Pioneer Agency BASF Canada, Inc. Cedarwood Fur Farm Ltd. CUPE 3615 Delta Power Seaforth DuPont Pioneer Ltd. Grain Farmers of Ontario Great Lakes ATV Club Goderich Print Shop Hay Mutual Insurance Company Hill and Hill Farms Huron East Fire Department Huron County Health Unit Farm Credit Canada Kim Parker & McKillop Mutual Insurance Company Lucknow Products — Helm Welding (1983) Limited Progressive Turf Equipment Inc. Ritzema Dairy Royal Bank Of Canada (Huron Perth Oxford Commercial / Ag) Seaforth Agricultural Society Thompsons Limited Tuckersmith Communications Co-operative Ltd. VanRossel Farms/Pioneer West Harbour Insurance & Investments Ltd. Workplace Safety and Prevention Services (Guelph Office) A special thank you to all presenters, adult and student volunteers, who attended today, as the success of this Farm Safety Day is done through your dedication and support. Coordinators: Brenda Chuter, Joan Ryan, Susanne Claussen, Ian Siertsema & Rick Penhale Providing a good night's sleep to those in need Justine Alkema Clinton News Record Seaforth natives Chris and Gail Hills are dedi- cated volunteers. They have been team leaders with Sleeping Children Around the World (SCAW) for over 20 years. SCAW's mission is simple - to give bedkits to needy children in developing countries. "As our children grew up, we realized that like most western kids, they have way to much stuff," said Chris. After realiz- ing this, instead of giv- ing their kids a gift, they would give a bedkit to a child in need. Their child would receive a photo of the other child with their new bedkit. The bedkits include a mosquito net, plastic mat, blanket, pillow, pil- lowcase, bath towel, toothbrush, schoolbag, grade two pad, tote bag, slippers, raincoat, four t -shirts, two shorts, four notebooks, three pen- cils and three ballpoint pens. The kits are put together in the country they are delivered in. This supports the local economy and makes travelling a lot lighter for the volunteers. Also, each kit costs around $35, and $35 goes a lot further in a developing country than here. Many groups fund - raise for the cause across Canada through Typical photo a donor will receive for his/her $35 donation — the child wearing the shorts and t -shirt from his bedkit with the rest of the bedkit items laid out in the photo. The left sign shows the country, "Philippines", and the right shows the location, in this case, "Porac". Boys with their bedkits. bake sales, garage sales, barbeques and more. "SCAW spends no money on advertising, cold calls, or mail -outs. It is indeed one of the few 100% Charities," said Chris. The developing coun- try which the Hills deliver to changes every Bill and Sandra Rathwell Ju1y23, 2016 li ti iL' :Di s Contributed photos five years. They make the trek to the country to deliver kits once a year with a group of volunteers. For the last five years, the country they have delivered to was the Philippines. On May 13 - June 3 of this year, they went on their last trip to that country. This year alone, they were able to deliver 5000 kits there. In April, the Filipino community around Clinton held a fund- raiser dinner for that trip which was covered in the News Record. From that event, they were able to purchase 31 kits. This event will continue to happen annually. Although the Hills will be working in another country, pro- ceeds from that event will continue to go to the Philippines. The Hills welcome the opportunity to visit schools, libraries, church groups, or ser- vice clubs to talk about SCAW.