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Halfâ€"time message from the campaign chair 1993 Campaign is now well launched and after four weeks we have raised 1 $545,882.00 or 29% of this year‘s goal of $1,900,000, but we still have a long way to the goal line. 38,000 Oakvillians who need and use United Way member agency services each year are cheering us on and making sure that we don‘t fall short in our fundraising during what is and has been a difficult challenge. We thank those who have already committed and pledged their support to this year‘s camâ€" paign. There are many good news stories and we salute the employees at Ford Car Assembly Plant and Truck Plant who have been pacesetters raisâ€" ing $226,000 up $23,000 over last year, as well as a new Oakville Corporation Monenco AGRA for raising over $18,000. Let us hope these early campaigns give us energy not only to achieve goal but to put us over the top because the need even exceeds the target. 58% of United Way dollars or over $1,000,000 was generated in last year‘s camâ€" paign from the workplace with an average of 42% of employees making United Way pledges A look at agencies working with Oakville United Way Oakville Parent Child Centre new fall programs "Discovery Station" will run on Monday & © Wednesday afternoons 1:30â€"4:00 p.m. from © September to June. This program provides preschoolers, 21/2 years and up with play opportunities which will cultivate natural curiosity and love for knowledge. "And Baby Makes Three" a program designed for new parents to share expeâ€" riences and learn about this exciting but exhausting time of life. "Siblings Without Rivalry," a sixâ€" week program developed by authors Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish where parents will have the opportunity to learn and practise specific skills that help to reduce friction between siblings. "On Being a Single Parent," offers a chance to share the pain and triumphs, as well as learning new skills that will build confidence as a single parent. Canadian Mental Health Association (Halton Region Branch) is offering a twoâ€" X day Suicide Prevention Workshop to train careâ€" givers and the general pubâ€" lic in how to intervene in a suicide situaâ€" tion on Nov. 18 and 19. Call 681â€"6776 for details. For information on these programs please call 849â€"6366. M Peat Marwmick Thorne CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS Oct. 27 â€" "Tricks & Treats" United Way Fashion Show, St. Volodymyr Cultural Centre (Hwy. 5 & 4th Line) 7:30 p.m. Tickets available at United Way office (845â€"5571), Bank of Montreal, Royal Bank in Oakville. Oct. 23 â€" Rubbermaid‘s United Way Garage Sale, com mercial, retail and office prodâ€" ucts. 2130 South Service Road West. 9:00 a.m.â€"1:00 p.m. Oct. 30 â€" Get Funky for the United Way. Les Dances Uniques will be performing at Oakville Place in the afternoon. Face painting, dance lessons & raffles. All proceeds to United Way of Oakville. Nov. 20 â€" Santa Claus Parade. Downtown Oakville Proud to be supporters of United Way of Oakville which strengthens our community and provides help to thousands. Counsellors provide solace in despairing situations The United Way‘s Mr. Everything ack Sheen cared and he made a real differâ€" Jence. He touched many and he gave of himself to make the world a better place. Jack lived life to the fullest, a loving husâ€" band and father and a very proud grandfather, a leader within his church and Mr. Volunteer when it came to providing support within the Town of Oakville and beyond. He was a quiet modest man known for his actions of support. "My counsellor helped me deal with some very difficult situations in a far superior fashâ€" ion than if I‘d gone alone." (Client‘s comâ€" ments as they appear on an evaluation form:; Halton Family Services) Jack has a distinguished army career having been a decorated Lieutenant Colonel serving Canada in Italy, Korea and Vietnam. Retiring in 1970 he joined federal public service for 15 years in Ottawa. It was a great day for Oakville when the Sheens chose our community for retirement to pursue life as a volunteers. Jane, (not her real name) had been violentâ€" ly abused as a child, and was in a satanic cult. ‘"There were 65 others inside of her that would take over at different times," said Nancy Brown, executive director and counselâ€" lor of Halton Family Services (HFS). "She would have different allergies, different tastes, and even different sizes. She was a size 20, Jack was honoured when he was named Oakville‘s Volunteer of the Year in 1991, a tribâ€" ute that was most deserving. Jack was Mr. Everything when it came to the United Way of Oakville. He headed the Residential Campaign for years and built a very strong foundation. He chaired our Administration Committee and served as General Secretary to both the Board and the Financial Cabinet. When Jack came into the office his standard question was "What can I do to help?" and he meant just that. He set up and attended mall displays, he stuffed envelopes and he counted money. We at the United Way will miss him for all he did, but mostly we will just miss Jack‘s regular visit offering help and encouragement. If you live in Oakville but commute to work con sider designating your gift to United Way of Oakville to help people in your community. Individual gifts to United Way from those who give directly, such as our professionals, those who are in private business and our retirees are also very important to our success. Our goal in this division is some $300,000 for 1993. Our donor base in Oakville comprises only 30% of the families who live in Oakville, yet the United It is our privilege to support the United Way of Oakville. Oakville is strengthened by the network of services provided by 34 United Way Agencies to over 38,000 Oakvillians each vear. "Your Donation is the Key." Please be generous. The way to help the most Congratulations, to Jenny Gould, chair of the 1993 United Way camâ€" paign, on her recent promotion to the position of M a n a goe r Operations _ & Service Delivery, Metro â€" Toronto District, â€" Royal Bank of Canada. and would go out and buy size 10 clothes when she thought that she was someone else." Brown, who has been a counsellor at HFS for 17 years, says that multiple personality disorder is caused by severe abuse as a child with no comfort. As a result, those people begin to dissociate themselves to a very high extent. Way services are there to strengthen our commu nity and support all of us. With these statistics in mind, we are targeting every person in Oakville who has a regular pay cheque. We have some Oakville campaigns where 100% of the employees support United Way and if this happened all over town, we could easily double our campaign. Jack served many causes in C was a dedicated and much apprec teer with Oakville Red Cross shar puter skills. He served as a liaison "They can do it for years without rememâ€" bering what had happened," she said. Jane is only one example of the many peoâ€" ple in our community who need help in dealâ€" ing with difficult situations in life. Most cases Yes, these are challenging times and our comâ€" munity is counting on us to make sure the social service network stays in tact and there to provide support. We never know when we too may need to call on the Red Cross, the Victorian Order of Nurses or when the Oakville Crisis Line may provide support for our families. The United Way of Oakville helped fund 38 different human care agencies in 1993. Your donation will help ensure that services from these agencies will not only continue, but expand to serve the needs of Oakville in the late 1990‘s. If you have not made your United Way pledge for 1993, don‘t hesitate ... do it now "Your Donation is the Key." Jack Sheen as "Volunteer of the Year" with his wife Joan at the 1991 Oakville Santa Claus Parade Tom Hierlihy, Partner Peat Marwick Thorne Jack Sheen 1920â€"1993 Oak 1ate ng is comâ€" lirector with Reaches Out united way of oakville "We find it in clients who go to regular counselling, and the sexual abuse program," she said. "It shows that today many, many of our clients are survivors of sexual abuse, whereas a few years ago, we didn‘t think any of the clients were." i Please forward my donation to the United Way of.... J Osakville are not as severe as Jane‘s, but according to Brown, the problems the counsellors face are getting worse. For instance, multiple personalâ€" ity disorder, is more common than it used to be she said. 1 Card # ! Signature 1 Street Address I City When she first started counselling, Brown remembers the problems she heard as appearâ€" ing to be "neat" and "tidy". The counsellors were mostly seeing marriages falling apart, or Jakville Parent Child Centre and the Oakville crisis Centre. UNICEF was another benefactor f the Sheens‘ volunteer activities. Jack will be sadly missed by his beloved _Anofficial receipt will be issued for income tax purposes., Charitable Registration 4 0008425â€"05, 4 Name { Postal Code s2s (DQsss (DQsso_ Dsg100 Ls200Dother k Z PS L6K 3H7 &/»4 V (416) 845â€"5571 V fax 845â€"0166 YES, count on me to put the United Way of Oakville over the top. Enclosed is my contribution of ; en E4 1 would prefer to use: )Mr. [ )Mrs. { United Way of Oakville )Miss ) Ms. m Eon esnR entece Other (please specify) D 84 Chisholm St., Oakville, Ont., Telephone { Province Expiry Date wife Joan, his three daughters Pauline, Elizabeth and Susan, his three grandchildren and by many others who have known and loved him through the years. "But we see ugly, distressing stuff now," she said. "Money is tighter, and we can‘t give everyone the therapy they need." ‘ Counsellors at Halton Family Services proâ€" vide hope, comfort, and guidance to those having difficulty facing life‘s problems. The program offered, which serve approximately 1,200 clients a year, include things such as play therapy for children, services for abused women, employee assistance services and grief counselling. Individual, marital and famâ€" ily counselling, credit counselling and group programs, are funded by the United Way of Oakville. rebellious children Apt. # Oct. 20, 199