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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25,1976. PAGE I1 Durham College Mental Mental Health/Durham, itby Psychiatric Hospital d Durham College ;ently announced the ening of a new volunteer Dgram in Whitby and hawa. 2,000 goal for elief fund By Friday the Whitby 1nch of the Red Cross biety hopes to reach its jective of $2,000 in its iatemala Relief Fund. At an emergency ·meeting t week the local branch cided to do its part in ling the victims of the ent earthquakes in Gua- nala, in support with the ,tional Red Cross objective $500,000. Local Branch president Al ichel urges all Whitby idents to forward their nations to any of the banks the greater Whitby area, the ctoria and Grey Trust mpany on Dundas Street st, or the Red Cross office the Centennial Building, 6 Centre Street South, ceipts will be issued as nations are received. "The branch objective is response to the urgent ed. the earthquake victims Guatemala have for such ais as medication, food, inkets, tents and medical uipment", says Mr. Stachel., [ave a million people have en reported homeless". "The public response to r appeal is very encourag- as donations have already ien received", Mr. Stachel d early last week. financial aid is what Red oss has been asked to pro- ie as the cost of transpor- ion and storage of goods very high compared to what costs to buy the needed (ods from countries close Guatemala". Mayor Jim Gartshore dorsed his support of the anch appeal and has shed it success. hitby host to region 'Fire school Forty-two full-time and irt-time fire fighters from Durham Region are taking t in a fire prevention ool in Whitby this spring. The school, organized by þ Ontario Fire Marshall's fice, is being held for three ~urs a night, one nighit a ~ek for 13 weeks, Feb. 16 May 10. The Whitby Fire Depart- &nt is acting as hast for the hol., which is being held in ail Two at Thickson and anning Roads. The course, accor.ding ta fhitby's Platoon Chief Ken orner, covers the raie of 1e fire fighter in fire preven- on, featuring building and ire codes, bylaws, and azards ta Iook for during tspections. Films and guests lectureres ê, part of the program, which jdesigned to bring Lirban and Irai fireddepartments up ta se standard. - The first of these Ontario ire Marshall's fire prevention ;hools was held iast spring îi the Durham Region at iunderland. , Ten members of the ihitby departnent are taking ji,rt in this year's school. Health volunteer This program will link shopping and cooking. volunteers on a one-to-one A volunteer wouid befriend basis with people in the this persan and heip him or community who are having her ta re-iearn the skills that difficulty in coping with the have been lost. strains of daily living. Other people who might Some of these people may need a volunteer are single be former psychiatric patients people, living alone and who have~ returned to the isolated from the community, community after many years who need a friend who wil in hospital care. encourage them ta get out While their illness is af their room and find their stabilized, they find it very feet again in the comrunity. difficult to re-learn everyday Volunteers would work skills sucli as budgetttng, under the supervision of a program opens in March public health nurse, a welfare topics such as how to develop and to agree ta take part i counsellor, a Manpower skills as a listener, how to the program for at least si counsellor, a social worker help the individual to months. or some other professional develop self-help skills, how This volunteer prograr who would always be available to accept different standards gives people an opportunil to provide assistance and of behaviour etc. to work with people in a guidance to the volunteer. The course will also give open and friendly way. A four-ses:ion training the volunteer information It does not tie th program for prospective about the many services in volunteer down ta defini volunteers will be provided Durham Region which are hours on definite days but by the Adult Training availabie ta help the person flexible enough to fit into Division of Durham College. he or she is befriending. busy persan's schedule. This course will be held Volunteers would be asked on four Wednesday evenings ta give 10 hours per month in Mardi and wial cover tahelp their individual friend 728-9931or728-9912. in x lm ty an he te is a Ill - All prices in effect from Wednesday, February 25 until closing time SaturdayFebruary 28,1976, while quantities last. We reserve the right to imit quantities. 121 Brock St. S., WHITBY STORE HOURS: Mon., Tires., Wed., Sot., 9 a.m. to S p.m., Thurs., Fri., 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. m ..........