Ontario Community Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), December 24, 1988, p. 2

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lit KALI BIA Christmas Contests 111 III hi lil coloring I Hi Ink Milk 111 Liu ip dollars In be spent It limn III the with their jirlics ill 11 nine mil II lin Sin 1 1 IjsI Application approved Tin has approved an applies by Mr mid Mrs Collier for a second residence on their horse arm on Winston Churchill The Colliers applied for a second residence in the form of a mobile home because they need to employ farm help to look horses Horse Stables cares or on the farm neighbor ob jected to hi proposal However Mr has his upon lenr town approved temporary residenci or period of Greetings from North Literacy Guild EDITORS NOTE The following li an open letter from the coordi niton of the North Literacy Guild A new year begins a fresh for many of us Commitments and promises are considered and our in en lions are bo genuine to follow through Self Improvement is always so high on our list of resolu lions If experiencing difficulty with reading writing or basic math why not try the North Literacy Guild Maureen or I would like the opportunity to meet with you to ex plain our program which has been successful for so many In North Our approach with our students consists of onetoone tutoring focus ed on material you would like to learn in order to improve your day today functioning both at home and on the Job The lesson will take place each week In a local school or library and will last about two hours The content of the lesson will be determined jointly by the student and the tutor We integrate Into our t caching philosophy the following Chinese Proverb Tell Me III 1orget Show Me I May Remember Involve Me And I Understand Our volunteer tutors are extreme ly rich In experience and we value them as the backbone of cur agency Without them there would tie no North Literacy Guild Previous teaching experience fa not a prerequisite in becoming a tutor An Interest In helping others help themselves and willingness work with a student for a minimum of six months are Important Train In is provided and tutors and staff act as a recourse group for each To quote Margaret Puller If You Hove Knowledge Let Others Light Their Candles At Remember us on Jan 1 and consider your Involvement wiln our agency cither as a volunteer In reaching out to others or as a student In improving your own skills Happy New Year from Ave and Maureen Solo parents plan New Years dance The Brampton Solo Parents A social hour baa been set for Associated Non profit Organlu pro to followed by din- la hosting an open New Years ner and dancing which begins at Dance Saturday Dec to ring in The dance is being held at lOen Centennial Recreation Centre Mary Street Brampton Learn to Drioe and Survive Resource manual keys on rights of the handicapped 1111101- 1 Herald Special The spirit of giving continues long after Christmas tins passed A perfect example of this Is Lisa the author of A Guide Services Rights in Ontario which is a disability resource manual The guide was inspired Hob Ferguson a handicapped GDHS The book is a guide on the rights and of people with disabilities and what Is available to them through the government It also concerns Itself with how to deal with bureaucratic red tape Robert Ferguson mother found It difficult to deal with government of fices In asserting her son s rights as a handicapped person and In getting grants and vocational assessment Major surgery and a lion of Robs condition led to his death last year but inspired the Hob Ferguson memorial Fund at to which Ms donated her part of the profits from the book Ms Zaretsky first met Rob Ferguson at the Hugh MacMillan Centre for crippled children where she was then currently working in administration The Fergusons fight to Rob right was one of the Incidents which Inspired Ms com Kile the Guide to Services and She listened to what had say said Mrs Ferguson Over the five years from when we met her 1 would tell her of all the things had to do fighting for Rob rights She saw a need for the book In addition to writing the guide Ms Zaretsky worked with coauthor T Constance lawyer lo provide informotion to break through much of the legal Jargon that buries many of the rights and benefits of handicapped people To have had something like this would have been Ideal said Mrs Ferguson remembering her own struggle with government offices to retain Robs pension when It been reassessed or a lesser amount Published In January a Guide to Services and Rights In On Is available for at Parent Books Harbour St Toronto with a delivery charge of 1 Mrs Ferguson feels thai though the guide Is fairly recent periodic Dim In up homo to en a no driving you can Ova with sen updating keep up changing government policy would be useful Hopefully book will avoid the problems had lid Mrs Ferguson Shi belies the guidi to be a valuable asset in dealing with the emotional upsets that can be brought on when dealing with a capped persons rights SPECIAL 4 DAY CHRISTMAS PROGRAM CONSECUTIVE DAYS to 330 DEC 27 28 29 30 8770751 I 1 6 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