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ae kA Saat tena any Reading club volunteers _ Esther Addison, right of centre, has been con- ducting the reading club at St. Andrew's Cen- tennial Manor for the last two years on a volunteer basis. St. Andrew's has a group of 20 volunteers whom they depend on to carry out vital functions for the residents. Irene Marchand, left, is Addison's assistant. They were celebrating the second anniversary of the reading club last Friday with some tea and cake. Volunteers an integral part of life at St. Andrew's by RON JOHNSON Linda McConnell is the activity director at St. Andrew's Centennial Manor nursing home, and as such, she co- ordinates the activities set up by the, various volunteers" at the Manor. There are about 20 regular volunteers who help at St. Andrew's. and McConnell calls them a "'welcome and necessary part of the home." "They are the residents' link with the community," explained McConnell,'" and as such. they are in a position to give freely and lovingly of them- selves." _ The volunteer workers at St. Andrew's do such things as letter writing. reading. per- sonal grooming and care. run_ exercise groups and bible study and church services. In a sense, volunteers do nearly everything imaginable, if a resident is unable to do it him- self. One favourite program run at St. Andrew's is the adopt-a- grandparent program. This is run in con- junction with Regent Public School in Midland. The Grade four class at Regent visits every other month, sharing the time with their chosen "adopted" grandpar- ents. "monthly The biggest thing that volunteers offer to the residents is that they have the time to spend with them. They can be genuinely interested in the persons life and problems, a_ situation which is often lacking in the. life of a senior citizen. Many of the service groups and churches contribute voluntarily to the Manor as well. The Midland-Penetang Horticultural Society sends a couple of volunteers each week to help the residents with their gardening, and other groups put on birthday parties. Esther Addison and her assistant Irene Marchand. contribute their time and energy to St. Andrew's in the form of a reading club. They read jokes, poems, short stories and novels to the residents once a week for about one hour. Last week _ they celebrated the second anniversary of the club with a social tea and cake party. Mrs. Addison says that the group has_ enjoyed stories by Greg Clark, and is now working their way _ through the biography of Lawrence Welk. Both Addison and Marchand are agreed on one aspect of their volunteer work. It's not really work. This seems petition '83: welcome to attend' -- SCACA meeting and display of crafts at museum General Membership Meeting of the Simcoe County Arts and Crafts Association is to be held in the Cultural Wing of the Simcoe County. Museum in Midhurst on Thursday, April 28. An exhibit of '"Com- | 'Huronia' Reflected by my Craft"' will be on view starting at 7 p.m. The meeting begins .at 7:30 p.m. Anyone in- _ terested in SCACA or in seeing the evh#¥** ~~ --~ vaulDIl IS . _...uu. Admission is free. The display remains at the Museum until May 1. to be a key of all volunteers. They are more than willing to donate their energies to a cause which is more a pastime than a chore. BUR KEVALE Hillsdale news by R. Lea Mr. and Mrs. Larry. Drennan, Stephen, Sean and Shelley of Ottawa spent a few days with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Drennan. A special Good Friday service was held in St. Andrew's Presbyterian church with music by the choir. Mrs. Duncan Campbell also sang a solo. Members of Knox church Craighurst, as well as St. Andrew's Hillsdale, assisted the minister, Mr. John Dowds, following the service a pancake brunch was served. Sorry to hear Mrs. Earl Salisbury is a patient in the Penetanguishene ho- spital. We wish her a speedy recovery. W. A. of St. Andrew's Presbyterian church met at the manse on Wednesday evening April 6, with Mrs. John Dowds as hostess. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Peter Beer, Hillsdale, on the birth of a baby boy. Luke was born April 5 in the R.V.H Barrie. Tickets each Available &t t PROTESTANT ' BOARD OF THE TOWN OF PENETANGUISHENE THE PROTESTANT SEPARATE SCHOOL BOARD OF THE TOWN OF PENETANGUISHENE The Salvation Army & Telecare ham A musical Drama Previously performed in Winnipeg, Midland present ' Salvation Army Thrift Store or at the door SEPARATE SCHOOL Revenue Fund Statement of Revenue and Expenditure For the Year Ended December 31, 1982 EXPENDITURE (Schedule 1) Business administration Instruction Educational services Attendance Plant operation and maintenance Transportation Debt charges on capital borrowing Non-operating expenditure -- municipal charge-backs TOTAL EXPENDITURE Recoveries af expenditure Tuition fee revenue Other NET EXPENDITURE FINANCED BY: Government of Ontario General legislative orant Local taxation NET OVS. orn Hw". ee UISITION 1982 $ 27,646 253,030 2,299 200 37, 304 8,649 16,680 132 345,940 7,906 1,210 9,116 336,824 269,645 _67,179 336,824 GREER, FLEMMING, ROLLAND & CO.,CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 1981 $ 26,312 216,982 2,049 200 47,722 7,965 17,140 16 318, 386 11,792 1,798 13 990 304,796 244,161 | 60,635 304,796 Wednesday, April 20, 1983, Page 19