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Deborah Crandall the Addiction Research Foundaâ€" MAKING A HELP D closes funding gap for local drug education services " says FAAD‘s it cottth + Te y *"+ $ 9 , i _ se s M : tion is now ing from its Mmm of lack of funds, and the Young "So we, as people living in Waterloo Region, decided we have to help ourselves because we can‘t count on Toronto to help us anyâ€" more. We decided to let the people who know how to counsel and help do just that, instead of wasting their time trying to drum up education â€" works on a volunteer basis to raise funds for, and to abuse education (prevention), ryl Upfold from the Young Adult only five people working in an office, trying to serve the entire board of directors â€" made up of men and women from the legal and health professions, business and industry, law enforcement and The organization‘s 11â€"member BRAND NEW x SON Y tion at FAAD held recently dapum:”' Substance Abuse Clinic, for examâ€" ple, on arranging some counseling and some outreach programs," Hobson says. "We also have been services. They have a program designed to help teachers teach Fr. Gerry Hayes, a police chapâ€" lain with the Waterloo regional police service, provided parents and children with drug informaâ€" *Memory free lithium ion battery *New quick connect system *8x power zoom *Program automatic exposure *10x power zoom with full range AF (2â€"speed) *Remote control *2 Lux minimum illumination *10x power zoom *1 Lux illumination *Program automatic New! SsONY HIâ€"FI STEREO HANDYCAM New! SsONY HI8 CAMCORDER New! sONY HANDYCAM $1499°95 $1199° $sq99° kids about substance abuse and healthy lifestyles. Education is the longâ€"term solution, and that‘s one of our major focuses." FAAD organized a letterâ€"writing campaign earlier this year to raise "Service, clubs have been great," Hobson says. "We get a lot of help from the Optimists, particularly the Optimists in Hespeler, who gave us a $10,000 donation." A FAADâ€"organized event held recently at Sportsworld, "FAAD Day", raised funds, gave exposure to several drug abuse services, and provided local children and their parents with a funâ€"filled evening. Sportsworld donated its facilities to the event, offering free admisâ€" sion to the water park (with a $2 donation to FAAD), Elmira Poultry provided sausages, and CKCO TV publicized the event. funds, but, "given the hard times", was not received well by the corpoâ€" Service organizations, on the other hand, have been very recepâ€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1993 â€" PAGE § exposure tions, such as OSAID (Ontario ving) and Alcontrol, set up displays at the event. The Waterloo regional police service had a drug education officer on hand, as well as a breathalyzer officer. And repâ€" resentatives from Waterloo and Kitchener‘s recreation divisions tions for fun summer activities as alternatives to drug abuse ""Our FAAD Day was a fundrais~ ing effort but it was also to let the community know about us and some of the agencies we support," Hobson says. "And there was a very good turnout â€" about 1,000 people. The kids were in the water, of course, but many of the parents had a chance to meet the people who run these organizations. This was a way for us to introduce some of these people to the community." For further information regardâ€" ing FAAD, or to make a taxâ€" deductible donation, contact its head office at 576â€"3223. 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