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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 25 May 1983, p. 1

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129th Year No. 21 Waterloo alderman Mary Jane Mewhinney and Amy Cohen of the Twin City Spinners wheelchair basketbalil team vie for possession of the ball at the start of an exhibition game held last Wednesday as part of Waterloo‘s Get Fit day activities. Taking part in the match were the Spinners, local politicians and Get Fit campaign organizers. The oneâ€"day fitness campaign was organized by the city in conjunction with the Great Canadian Participaction Challenge, a nationâ€"wide competition to determine which city has the fittest residents. When Waterloo‘s results were tallied more than 17,000 residents, or 31.6 per cent of the population, had taken part in the campaign, t YÂ¥ C \i q t n â€" L, { 5o4 erk * _ _ < 54 # : iL 6 I b _# 4 f F ‘ n § 42 | j 2 e 4 we 5 ' 7‘ *L %~ 167 WF : Iâ€"liBhe & _ l _ AhagpP h | D .3 pe?" 0: .j . | / . #, Q "x j ,»‘ ;:' i‘x * 4 i "’,,;’;â€" i.j‘ v1~<&__ Pn gMng the city a sixthâ€"place finish in its class Of 13: _ meyogee Martinuk photo TIPâ€"OFF TO FITNESS THIS WEEK INSIDE, Cream rises to top Wednesday, May 25, 1983 SEE PAGE 5 â€"â€" SEE PAGE 3 Teens back on patrol Waterioo, Ontario 25 cents at the Newstand $$$$S$ requests put strain on Appeal budget The 1984 Appeal funâ€" draising campaign tarâ€" get has been set at $1,375,000, up 7.4 per cent from the total raised in 1983. Even still, to meet the needs of their member agenâ€" cies next year Federatâ€" Melodee Martinuk Chronicle Staff ed Appeal will | forced to dip into stabilization fund an additional $75,000 wfiégtwy;e;; will be a lean one for many of the 30 agencies supported by the Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo and Area Federated Appeal also had to ‘‘heavily‘‘ draw on their reserve fund, $100,000 in each of the two years, and "Federâ€" ated Appeal cannot continue on this course much longer without exhausting the stabiliâ€" zation fund. Appeal. In 1982 Macintosh Appeal al A mE OSMOC At the board of directors meeting last week Federated Appeal president David Macintosh announced that commuâ€" nity agencies receiving money from Appeal will get approximately $45,000, or 3.8 per cent, more than last year â€" they had asked for an increase in funding totalling 25 per cent. We must restore the level of giving from the community to an amount that supports each current year‘s alâ€" locations,"‘ he said. ‘‘This process must begin during the 1984 locations,"‘ he said. ‘‘This process must begin during the 1984 campaign and in this regard we are seeking the best efforts of evâ€" eryone associated with Federated Appeal." Although the maxâ€" imum allocation to agencies next year has been at $1,225,181, alloâ€" cations chairman David Carter warned that if the Appeal‘s fall fundraising drive does not achieve its target, each agency‘s grant will be reduced proporâ€" tionally. Federated Apâ€" peal, however, has guaranteed that a minâ€" imum of $1,100,000 will be available for disâ€" tribution. In setting allocations Carter explained, each group was considered and â€" said o had draw 1983, , the id to w on be its for individually, conseâ€" quently increases vary from agency to agency. Anselma House reâ€" ceived the largest inâ€" crease allotted, apâ€" proximately 62 per cent bringing their grant to $7,500. Allocaâ€" tions to Waterlooâ€"based agencies range from 17 Single parent orkshop â€"â€" SEE PAGE 23 The workshop will be of major interest to psychologists, social workers, sociologists, doctors and child care workers, said Lowry, although the general public is welcome to attend. The cost of the allâ€"day workshop will be $45 and those interested in participating are asked to call Linda Hook at the Kâ€"W hospital 742â€"3611 ext. 2339 to register. event Workshop Jeader will be Dr. William Silver, director of social work training and senior faculty of the Training Centre at the Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic. Silver will present a conceptual model of the single parent family as a normal family using case material from his work at the clinic to examine the clinical applications. In the afternoon session, he will serve as a consultant as members of the Kâ€"W hospital staff present additional case material. 30 Tough time for Tigers for professionals with experiâ€" ily therapy. the workshop wilt erapeutic issues that come up with single parent families," r. Claire Lowry, a member of ric services education commitâ€" hospital which organized the per cent for Big Sisâ€" ters, bringing their grant to $30,000, to apâ€" proximately one perâ€" cent for the Red Cross Society and Canadian National Institute For The Blind. Given priority in setâ€" ting the allocations (C n priority in setâ€" he allocations ontinued on page 3)

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