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AOR St I ay $s WT ThA Be 6 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, Oct. 29, 1975 Area children trick or treating for United Children's Fund again The United Children's Fund again asks that support be given the 20th consecutive Hallowe'en that Canadian voungsters will trick or treat for UNICEF this year. According to Mrs. Joanne Huston of Prince Albert, chairman of the local branch of the international organ- ization, support in the area has always been good 'from both the youngsters and adults. She said that about 700 to 800 youngsters take part in the Hallowe'en effort, col- lecting between $600 to $700. This year, the burden of distributing the familiar col- lection boxes was taken on by the schools. In the past 14 years she's chaired the local campaign, Mrs. Huston has ,had to order boxes, then distribute them to the schools. This year the Schools ordered the boxes. Mrs. Huston said the annual effort is becoming more and more important. Rapid inflation hits the needy the hardest, and there's a problem of more and more ~ funds providing for less and less. While more money is needed to provide past _levels of assistance, the economic crunch at home is resulting in tight money at home. oo "Perhaps the biggest sup- port she's received in past years is from schoel princi- pals, secretaries, and leaders in area schools. "Without them, I could never have done it all." The children of North America raised - over $4,000,000 for the United Nations Children's Fund dur- ing the "Trick or Treat" Hallowe'en Drive last October 31. A part of the miracleis that a host of small children dressed up as ghosts and witches knocked on mil- lions of doors and collected more money in small change in one night (plys some organized collecting in school rooms) than most govern- ments contribute to UNICEF in a year! The money went into funds UNICEF has drawn on to provide health and education services for mothers and children in Ramia, a neglect- ed hill community in the military zone that runs along Lebanon's border with Israel. The children of Ramia don't know all this. What they do know, and appreci- ate, is that someone has come to their village, where there is no school, no doctor, no water, even, and brought help. That is their view of the miracle. The 'someone' i1 Ramia is the Red Cross of Lebanon, one of the non-governmental organizations here receiving UNICEF support. Once a week a Red Cross doctor and nurse come to Ramia to receive patients in the room of a house used by the agency as a clinic, day-care centre and community centre. Often they come in amini-bus marked with the UNICEF blue and white emblem, which the children have come to recognize. Some of the equipment for the clinic is supplied by UNICEF, too. "We chose Ramia and:six "other towns in South Lebanon -- after making a survey to identify the neediest com- munities,"" Mrs. Nabila Droubi, a voluntéer explained as she showed UNICEF visitors the clinic. income of the tobacco farmers and shepherds here is about $240 and I haven't seen many families with fewer than five children. The people need roads, health stations, schools, agricul- tural equipment and, above all, water." Children swarmed around Mrs. Droubi and some young helpers as she distributed gift parcels from the Canadian 'Red Cross. Each contained soap, toothpaste and tooth- brush; --a-comb;- kit handsewn by a Canadian volunteer. These contents were highly prized, but somewhat ironic." Therain-fed cisternin Ramia had been empty since May and families had to buy water from a tank truck that passed by daily. Since water was so precious, poor children couldn'r wash. A high per- (h25252525252525252525252525252525252525 ONCE IN A WHITBY, ONT. 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A visitor tried to explain to Mrs. Droubi about "Trick or Treat" and Hallowe'en and all the pennies that add up to millions of dollars. "Well, bless them," Mrs. Droubi said. "I wish the children who collect this money for UNICEF could come to Ramia and see how we spend it...and how much, much more we need." that. Mrs. Joanne Huston, halFmEA of the esl UNICEF Enioh and Merc : manager Jim Bower place UNICEF promotion material on the window of the downtown store. Hundreds of youngsters will be going from door to door this year again, collecting for the children's fund. ah ~faw dogs methods. of them. Be Ta a EE En ~ ~~ We have a new law in Ontario called the Business Practices Act. Its purpose is to prevent unfair business practices in sales to the public. Here's what the red s it prohibits false, misleading or deceptive tactics in the sale of products and services. e it prohibits too high prices, unfair t contracts and high-pressure sales ® helps people get their money back if a seller has taken unfair advantage ~~ 'Deceptive business practices "hurt everyone. This is what Ontario i is doing to protect you. The Province of Cie wants you 'to get your money' s worth when you buy. Expensive items such as cars and homes require a lot of thought, so the Government of Ontario has prepared some simple booklets that tell you what to watch out for when you buy, explain- "ing the do's and don'ts about: "Buying a Car" "Buying Real Estate" "Buying a Condominium" "Getting a Mortgage" You can also get a booklet called "Balance in the Marketplace --The Consumer's Guide to the Business Practices Act." If youwould like a copy of any of these booklets, or if you wish to report an unfair business practice, write now to: Ontario Consumer Queen's Park Toronto, Ontario M4Y 1Y7 Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations Sidney Handleman, Minister Province of Ontario William Davis, Premier ETT We [ rr aR Gi id Uke A hat EV SALA A