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: ‘fuesday, May 14th volunteers
_ in Terrace and across Canada
will ‘hold, a concerted door to ,
‘door drive to raise funds. for the
- mentally retarded in the annual -
Flowers'of Hope Campaign. | ©.
“The Flowers of Hape Campaign
is 4 fund raising drive by local
Association's for the Mentally
. Retarded-and all-:manies raised ._
go inlo. these “ Associations’
coffers ‘for, their .vartous: wor--
-thwhile services. wt

One of the serv'ces in Terrace - .

“ thal benefits greatly from funds -
‘raised by-the Flowers. of Hope:
Campaign is ‘the Three Rivers -
éWorkshop; ‘whose progress...
during their one year tenure has
“been just short of remarkable.

“/'The Workshop started with

‘only five Irainces ina portable.

‘school! building” behind: the
Schoal Board's - offices r
-SKeinney--Streat. °'~ Today... the j

-. Workshop ts a bustle of activity-: .

“with: 14 full"iime“tralnees: and

“four: part-time ‘workers. ‘There. *:

“are (wo prolables now; one a
“Crafts. Room, and the other,-a
_ well: equipped: wood : working «

“shop; “Plans ,are, also: ia’ the’:
__making ‘for an-outdoor’ storage .

shed and work area al the back -
-of- tlie property, a: facility the

addition “of “another - building,
zequal tothe size of the two now
Jat the sites. "0000
wo bt me tot
Vern Kimball is ihe director
“of the Three: Rivers Workshop
and he's held that: past-for six
‘months. He look charge of the.
“project from Patsy Cushing who
“Chad lakenvover when Ren
~ Collision left for: the position ©
with the-goveranient. Kimball
4g a Canadian citizen who came
Sout, of retirement in Florida to
lake over’ directorship of the
Workshop. His: past: trade. was
as a consuiling engineer.

# The majority of the 30 Mental
Centres .” located
British Columbia. -
will participate,in. the ob-

SHealth -
throughogt

gervance “of Mental ‘Health —
Week, May Sth lo,the 1th,. by
holding © ‘Open™ =. House

programmes,: according, to- an -
anouncement: made Aoday “by.
Health Minister Dennis Cocke.”
many. >
of the: communities, theOpen.”
*“Flause- would” be held, infton-<

“The Minister sald: thal.

, junction with the local branche

Association.”
*_“emphis will be the third
: jjoial
2 swhieh has
“years, Thair- cantritutions. |
“research, prevention;
“ment and rehabilitation,
shelped ‘creale.

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‘yolvement -
* designed to meet. local:men

«health “needs,
| gentres,

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| . : Raffle : | -

The Terrace ; Association

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|, Thanks must ig? to

. the ralfle..
“announced

ress eit

2 OM y:

-trainces, will build, and lor the —

, Three — Rivers ;_ Workshop"...

Mental « Health =.”

year of:
observances with. the:
Association," Mr. Cocke’ said,”
| has bee, an active force
in Canada for more than 9°50

itreal-
shave -:
significant
Fchanges in the-tienial health.

suchas “crises:
“marriage and ‘family.
‘eounselling, single-parent
E d leenage drop-in

* the’ Mentally -Retarded..would
"Hike to thank all” those” who ,
“* particlpated*, In_ their’ recent”.

“yaffle; elther as. sellers, or
+? buyers -of : Lickels.: - Special...

4 providing the (wo paintings for ;
The winners will-be_,-
‘in the near: future,

WEDNESDAY, MAY &, 1974

— “Flowers of Hope

Kimball told the Herald, “has
grown with the help. of the
community from 5. full time
members to 14 in the space of 1
year, With the aid of local.
people. and’-the Terrace
‘Associalion for the Mentally
Retarded we now have pieces of
heavy, equipment. in the
Workshop -permitling a. wide .
range: of experience for
trainees, _ We are, however,

. greatly, in need of- additional

equipment -to keep all of our
people busy." 90 ws
A tour. of. [he wood working -

shop would bring any handyman °. ‘eg
tocthe point of turning envy with .
‘There's aradial arm... two

table saws,. 8 “planner: .and
“numerous ‘smaller hand: tools.

-.“The-addition: of- the power~’

equipment to the wood working
cul . ihe time. required . for
projects to about one quarter of
the time it used Lo take, leaving

recréational’ programmes

started. by Patsy Cushing.
About forthcoming projects

and current jobs Kimball reeled

-

area," Kimball continued, “*has

more. time’ for socializing .and :

a

off an impressive list. The
students are planning ta build a
boat for use al summer camps, ‘
they are currently working on a
praject to provide filly sels of
avooden stairs for mobile homes.
and they have. an. on-going
agreement with three Yocal
mobile homes: sales lots’ to. |

“provide. trailer blocks. As well:

the students will construct ‘the *;
94° by 48’ outdoor. storage ‘and

activily area mentioned earlier.

__- “In connection with (he baat, :
 ” gaid Kimball, “we're going to

needs - some. basic: safely”
equipment, 5a small outboard.
With the trailer we.can tow the

boat to and from the camp site .

> with the Warkshop's. truck.”

Other projects, in’ the crafts”
area, include weaving .of pur '
ses, ponchos and Ihe such, ‘canc-

_work baskels and’ so ‘on. These
iterns.are usually dispalyed al
“pazaars where (hey, may be
purchased, As well there are
secasional displays al the Co-op
and gsame.order do come to the
workshop. “'
Any. income from these
projects is ploughed back into

The wood working room of the Three Rivers, Works nor

L Workshop in the form of a
tating wage for the trainees.

ages currently acount for
dbout $225 a month but Kimball
éxpects that figure to be more
than doubled in the next year.
lother plans.are for an tensive

‘iBrailler teaching program for

ihree blind trainees ad the in-
clusion of a'shoe repair area to
further: widen : the -range of

 oecupational skills taught at the

Three Rivers Workshop. ...”
in conjuction with the arrival
of the second larger building at
the sile, this fall, the Warkshop
is hoping to “enlarge : it's
‘enrollment. to 280° > me

“There are a quite & number *

of persons, '’ Kimball ‘stated,
“fram Terrace who are working
on these types of programs in-
‘the. south who, could: be hére.
“The entire: program has ‘been’

greatly enhanced by the recent

purchase of the Osbourne Guest
Home. by” the © Terrace
_ Association. for ihe Mentally

- Retarded. The Guest House will,

‘be Fitted and put into operation
as a faellity similiar to the Alice
Olsen Home, but for - adults

or

for

paying most attra

pages

Credit unions

‘credit union where you live o
of

offer a wide ‘range of sav
t ctive rates of interest, For ex
Term Deposits now pay the highest.rates aver

ecorded in the history of British Columbia credit

Kk avanitage of the high-feturn savings piansat 7:
“pages of your phone book unde
he office nearest you eae
And remember t00, all, your sav ings and intorest
are totally protected by the Pravineial Credit-Union:
re and Deposit Guarantee Fund. . te

ings plans,
anal

r work, See the yellow.
credit unions”. for

engaged in training al the Three
Rivers Workshop:
For the past several years _

now Terrace has shown. the ~

signs . as developing «as..8 |
repional center for vocational
and educational facilities for.

mentally ‘and physically ‘han-.”

_diecapped persons. from
throughout (his area_ of the
province ‘ahd the. Terrace
Association ‘for the Mentally
Retarded has shown their
concern. :Facilities in Terrace

- are.unrivated in the North

thanks lo a lol of hard work by a
lot: of: hard-working people. .
“ {fhe : entire’: workshop
program,’! summarized
“fitting the trainees: to become
contributing membersof the
‘community. The. programs
here ‘are. geared to expand
motor and: mental ‘skills as
much as possible.” Tyaining is
secondary. to- the therapy
proyided by.the Iraining. .. *.-
It works. The trainees al the
_ workshop are well versed at
their chosen skill beit building a
set of rugged wooden steps ar
weaving a. brightly coloured

pruse or belt. *.

in the .Terrace and’ across
Canada can only exist with (he

help support these programs

teal sem eA AURA TR PA er

ah

Kimball, “is aimed at better -

This service and others like il:

support of Canadians. You can-

-8 4." 8Steva, haw do the plans I just sent
look to you?”

through the Flowers of Hope
Campaign. The trainees al the

. workshop have just finished the

packaging of the giant marigeld
seeds - Ine Flowers of Hope - the
volunteers wil will be knocking
on your door Tuesday May 14th.

Be generous. in your support.

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