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PAGE SEVEN

; While it is officially known. as the
Community Chest. of Greater Vic-

toria, its’: member: agencies provide
virtually ~ the complete © range © of
their services to all residents of the
lower Vancouver Island airea, Her-
shell Smith, United Appeal, chair-
man, has asserted. :

In the few cases where’ Commun-
ity Chest agencies donot provide
all. of ‘their: services’ to. the residents
ofan area, the reason is invariably

gencies Include *
AQ: Specialized O

id /

that. the services: in. question are
available through a ‘department of
the. civic, provincial cr federal gov-
ernment, ‘he said.

Of ‘the 23 Agencies currently mem-
bers of the Chest, only two, the Co-
lumbia Coast ‘Mission and the Vic-
torian Order of Nurses, do not offer
direct or indirect benefits to all
parts of the Greater Victoria ame:
BOY: SCOUTS

The Boy’ Scouts

use their Com-

uth: Groups |

\ge Help ©

—Never Free of Calls

munity Chest funds to -privide’ co-
ordination and administration. of the
more’than 4,000-member movement
in the lower Island area and to. pro-

vide. camping: facilities at -Camp

Barnard, at Sooke.

The Canadian Arthritis and Rheu-
matism Society makes available its
full range. .of services, including
diagnostic. facilities and out-patient
physiotherapy to - sufferers = from
this disease throughout Greater Vic-

a ae ee

toria

helps ‘all. victims’ of these diseases
tly. ‘oughout Canada.

The: Canadian Mental Health As.

“sociation estimates that up. to 15‘per

cent of -all “mentally ill «with whom
it deals come from ‘homes: outside
metropolitan Victoria. Services inm-
clude use of the White Cross Centre
in Victoria, personal counselling and
assistance with social and: vocation-
al rehabilitation."

FULL RANGE”.

The . Canadian
for the Blind :provides its full range
of services to all blind people re-
gardless. of their location. Five blind
people Jive in’ the .Cengral Saanich
area, and-ten more in North Saan-
ich ‘and .Sidney.: All are -entitled .to
the ‘Institute’s “full program includ-
ing talking books, ‘instruction’ in
Braille, typewriting.and crafts, and
the = facilities -and'social amenities

“‘voffered by membership | in the White
Cane: ;

Club.

~The Canadian Welfare
Witch receives a: small. grant
nuly from the ‘Chest; co-ordinates
health cand welfare pkinning “on a
nation-wide ‘basis: and provides: con-
sullive. and. other’ services “to” local
agencies, thus providing benefits to
all citizens. of Canada.

The Communily Welfare Council
of Greater Victoria, “while it. pro-
vides no direct. service to .individ-
un's, does provide a social- planning
service ‘of: significant value . ‘to the
entire community.

The Christmas Bureau registcyed
more than-1100°families needing. as-
sistance ‘last year.. Of this total,” 83
in Central Saanich:. 35." in North

HIGHEST. PRICES
for -
‘Your ‘Furnishings
‘MAYNARD’ Ss — —. 3885191

“Council,

Hattenal Institute |

ant

and © outlying: districts: “The
-Socicty-sponsored research, program

“program . ‘to
‘Tsland. area.

charged:vat

‘Tew
‘vided’, emergency: {
| 23° families.:

Mor d-Met chosin
“area .

muiy. 1

Sswanich and ‘15-in Sidney.
KRESPONSIBILITY SHARED

The Family. and: Children’s: Serv-
ice provides a full range of services
in :Victoria,. Oak “Bay,. Esquimalt,
Saanich .and Central Saanich .and
shares responsibility: with ‘the Pro-
vincial ‘Govcenment Social Welfare

Branch for other lower Island
areas,
“The. Greater Victoria Association

for .the: Retarded offers jits entire
al within the lower

which
assistance to discharged pris-

The John Howard Society,
offers

oners and their families, makes its
entire field of service available in

Colwood, Langlord, Metchosin, Glen
Lake; Sooke, Sidney and North and

Central. Sitnich: ~ In these: are US,
notably | Colhwood,. Lingford,; Mcet-
chosin, where many families of Wil-

liam. Hoad. Prison inmates live, the
Society last year. supervised 12 -par-
olees nid irss’sted 30 prisoners. dis-

sentences.
RESEARCH

The Muscular Dystrophy. Associa:

‘tion of Canad sponsors “basic” and

applied medical. research® into
causes “and cures of muscular, dis-
orders, ‘allecting: scores of sufferers

in all-parts of:this community. Nine.
rescareh projects. currently are be-!

ing-carried out in British Columbia,
under the Association's sponsorship.

The St. John Ambulance Brigade's
Nursing -and Ambulance: Corps ‘pro-
vides trained first aid attendants at
all public events.in the lower Island
regions A. major undertaking fey the
Brigade. each .year is: providing’ first
aid . service :to- the ‘thousands Ww no
attend . the Saanich ‘Fair. ;

‘The’ St. Vincent de. Paul. Society
offers emergency. assistance ‘to ‘any-
one in’ need at any time, ‘In the‘past
months . the .Society.ias pro-
food: vouchers:-to
the -Colwood-Lang-
area. on the : Sidney

“40°48

zens”
Victoria
other: assistance:

the -expiration of . theirs

= ‘the: Society | ‘provided “emerg: |
jency food SuIppHCS for: five! families

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city

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“the: Blind ©

Christmas Bureau.

oe ~ Canadian sicntal Health. Association.
: Canadian: National Institute’ for” a ne ea a

8 -Chairma: a ‘of Canvass in
Me _ Sidney and North. Saanich’:

‘Boy Scouts “of, Canada 7
Greater Victoria Region:

Canadion ‘Welfare Council

Citizens’ Recreation Rooms

- Columbia Coast. Mission - UAL,
Community ‘Welfare Council. me 2 “aS
Family and. Children’ $ Service” -
Fred ‘Landsberg Sunshine. ‘Camp.

: of. Canada :

- to Animals

Victoria. and Vancouver 1 Island .
clerosis Soc elety ©

Victorian Order of, Nurses”

Multiple $

“The ‘Muscular Dystrophy Association

_ St John Ambulance.
7 St Vincent de 1 Paul Society.
Silver Threads: Service. : eS
Society for. ‘the Provention of Cruelty

- The Young Men’ ‘9 and. the Young
Women’ $° “Christian. Asnoclation *

Charman: of Canvass ir in
Gentral. Saanich:

ba vie

probloms, -crueity. prevention
program and ambulance service is
available: to all residents in the area
served, .
HOME MAKER SERVICE

The Victoria ‘and Vancouver Island
Multiple “Sclerosis Society (provides
services to M/S. patients .throughout
most of the Island. Many patients
live..in Colwood, Metchosin, ‘Lang:
ford, Central and North Saanich: In
all these. areas homemaker service
has. been provided..as well as. pre-
scription. drugs,” clothing, © transpor-
tation, physiotherapy and rehabili-
tation. equipment, suc
chairs, excercisers

Those agencies
consist principally
of - facilities in’ a
headquarters, such -as>.the Boys’
Club, the Citizens’ Recreation
Rooms, the Silver Threads Service
and the YM-YWCA, find some ‘diffi-
cully in -reaching” out. into’ the: out-
lying ‘areas. ‘Their services and: fa-
cilities are; . however, :
residents of | these districts and
many do -take. advantage of the. op-
portunities afforded.:The., girls’: resi-
donee at the “YM-YWCA, for
stance, draws) most. of its: ‘Clientele
rom points some. distance: from the
centre, “and wei th volunteer
transportation arrangements. many

and walkers.

whose — serviees
of the provision
cent

senior citizens from: outlying areas |

are enabled to visits the new. Senior
Citizens’
nial Square.

NORTH SAANICH |
MAN. TO ADDRESS.
GARDEN CLUB

Well-known North Saanich © horti-
culturist: G:.M. Owen,. F.R.ELS., will
be guest speaker at the October 4
meeting of the Gordon Head..Gar- :
den Club jin the community hall on
Tyndall Avenue.

Mr. - Owen, owner’ of Beaumaris
Bulb. Farm on -West Saanich Road,
will ‘discuss ° the development : and

ch as wheel.

rally-located:|

available: to

ines

Activity Centre in Centen- ,

culture \of: ‘standard --and - botanical
species of spring-flowering bulbs. | -

‘Members of. the’ club have been
requested to donate flowers for vet-
erans in the D.V.A. Hospital at the ~
Thanksgiving Day weekend.:, Flow-:
ers may be left at, the home of E.
M. Renouff, 4170 Tyndall Ave., on
the evening of Oct. 8, or before 10
am, on Oct. 9:

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