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SP PR AO gE in ens ee ea ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee a EE ee a i et ae a ee ar Rev. Gordon Bruce Turner MPP's report critical need for organs by GEORGE W. TAYLOR, Q.C., M.P.P. Simcoe Centre In Ontario, there is a critical need for organs and tissues. The shortage in donations of eyes and kidneys in particular means continued suffering for hundreds of in- dividuals. Many of you are aware of the sad case of two-year old Lindsay Eberhardt in desperate need of a liver transplant. She is only one of many in such a situation. This chronic shortage in Ontario affects many people each year awaiting our help. And we can all take the first step towards doing our part by signing a donor card available through the Office of the Chief Coroner or the back of an Ontario Driver's Licence. Under the Human Tissue Gift Act of Ontario, the Chief Coroner has co-ordinated various donor programs. As_ Solicitor General, I oversee the organ donor awareness program and I am pleased to report that if has been successful in ensuring that hundreds of people are given new life each year. As a result of the program's success at increasing public awareness of the need, in 1983, organ donations increased. 'There were slight increases in donations of eyes, kidneys and pituitary glands. These donations are all the more significant since medical advances in the past few years have increased the success rate of cornea and kidney transplants to close to 90 percent. While this progress is heartening, with shortages or donations of eyes constant at about 100 and 200 people in need of a kidney transplant at any given time, we still have a long way to go. In 1976, the Metro Organ Retrieval and Exchange Program was launched at the Toronto General Hospital to increase the availability of organs for transplantation. Today, the program is ready twenty-four hours a day to travel anywhere in Ontario and beyond to locate a healthy organ. They cannot work however, on their own. In order to help a blind person, or someone who has kidney disorders, or to prevent dwarfism due to lack of pituitary glands, our help is needed. It is difficult to consider death - one's own or that of a loved one. Nevertheless, organ donation is an opportunity for a deceased person to help another human being and that's an opportunity one wouldn't want to overlook. Should an individual wish to donate any tissues or organs, they are advised to write "any useful parts" on their donor card. In this way, a choice of tissues or organs is presented to the doctors who can then decide which are critically needed. In addition, it is important to carry a signed donor card at all times. With no time to spare after the donor's death, coroners, pathologists, other doctors and police officers must proceed quickly. 'Help Somebody, Someday" is the theme of the organ donor program in which we can play an important part. A signed donor card goes a long way towards helping someone lead a healthier life. ~ Church to mark its 75th anniversary, May 20 by CAROL GRAHAM bers, past and present, ministries across Doctor of Ministry both services by our and KATHY GORDON all adherents and all Ontario after he degree at Princeton musical director, Mrs. 1984 marks a friends to join together graduated from Mount 'Theology Seminary, Myrna Jones. 'The milestone in the history of the Vasey United Church. After a fire levelled the original wodden building which housed the Vasey congregation, the present _ brick structure was. pur- chased and moved from Hillsdale to Vasey in 1909. The building has undergone many changes during the past seventy-five years, as has the congregation. Bul the church and the service to God has remained. A warm invitation is extended to all mem- as a chureh family in celebration of this 75th anniversary year. Services will take place at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 20. A time of fellowship and refreshments will follow both services. Weare most fortunate to have Dr. Gordon Turner as guest speaker for both services. Dr. Turner is the Associate Secretary of the Division of Mission in Canada for the. United Church of Canada. A nationally recognized figure, Dr. Turner worked for thirteen years in parish Allison University in New Brunswick and Emmanuel College in Toronto. At the same time, he completed the requirements for a New Jersey. In 1978, he joined the staff at the head office of the United Church of Canada with Evangelism as_ his profile. Special music has also been prepared for combination of this special music and Dr. Turner should be an irresistible event, so please plan to join us to enjoy what will be very exciting and interesting services. Cash awards go to the winners At the Annual Con- vention of District 16 of the Ontario Hor- ticultural Association held on April 25, in Bond Head, it was announced thal two candidates would be be eligible for a $150 Dr. Ives Hor- licultural Award in 1984. Free hearing testing clinic to be set up by Quota Club on 30th The Quota Club of Huronia in conjunction with Shatter Silence Week is presenting a free Hearing Testing Clinic at the Midland Public Library' on Wednesday May 30 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Alma McDowell from Erin Hearing Aids will be conducting the hearing tests. For in- formation call Stella Quesnelle 549-3625. Mrs. Peggy Norton of the Huronia Hearing Impaired will be on hand as well with visual aids for telephones, T.V. aids for the hearing impaired and closed caption devices. Support your local Quota Club's Shatter Silence, Deaf Awar- eness Week this year, and you, too, will be helping to Shatter Silence for those suf- fering with a hearing or speech handicap in your community. For the fifth con- secutive year, the Council for Better Hearing and Speech Month and the President of the United States have again proclaimed May as Better Hearing and Speech Month. Quota International, Inc. along with 26 leading hearing and speech organizations, will pool their resources in sponsoring a cam- paign to alert people to available hearing, speech and language help. Quota Clubs have designed a special way of participating in this campaign. Shatter Silence is Quota International's unified service project which provide services to those with hearing and speech handicaps. Quotarians have named one week during the month of May as Shatter Silence Week. Quota Clubs outside of North America observe this time during the month of October as Deaf Awareness Month. Mayors have formally proclaimed Shatter Silence, Deaf Awar- eness Week by signing proclamations. Quotarians have provided services during this week such as providing community hearing screenings or free innoculations against rebella; donating special in- frared listening systems in theaters and auditoriums; donating telecaption adapters, hearing aids and telecommunication devices; and sponsoring social programs for the hearing impaired in the Club's community. Meanwhile you can help Quota help the hearing impaired by Supporting a garage sale, Friday, May 187-9 p.m. and Saturday May 19 from 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Hindson's Marina. Michael Pascoe of Loretto and Robert Thompson of Hawkestone will be the recipients. Michael attended Banting Memorial High School in Alliston and is presently attending Niagara Parks Com- mission School of Horticulture. Robert attended Park Street Collegiate in Orillia and is presently attending Humber College. Conference delegates wished both gentlemen well and will follow their academic careers with interest. The Dr. Raymond E. Ives. Horticultural Awards Fund was established in 1975 to encourage the study of Horticulture by students whose homes are in District 16. All students entering a 'wo, three, or four year post-secondary program of studies in preparation for a career in horticulture qualify to receive awards of $150 per year, for each year that the student con- linues in the program with grades satisfactory to the institution where he she is enrolled. The Dr. Ray Ives Fund is supported by the 20 horticultural societies in Simcoe County located in Alliston, Angus, Barrie, Beeton, Bond Head, Brentwood, Coldwater, Collingwood, Creemore, Elmvale, Gilford, Midland, Orillia, Oro, Painswick, Penetan- guishene, Stayner, Tottenham and Vespra which make annual donations based on their membership. The Fund has been aceepted fiORr registration as a charitable institution by Revenue Canada, and official receipts are provided for income tax purposes. Cars (daily) Bus (daily ) Season Pass Martyrs' Shrine MIDLAND, ONTARIO Opens Saturday, May 19, 1984 Mass Times For The Season: Daily: 9:00 a.m., 12 noon and 7:30 p.m. DEVOTIONS DAILY: 3:00 p.m. Grounds Charge: which helps defray costs of maintenance and improvements: 10:30 a.m., $2.00 $10.00 $5.00 Visit of Pope John Paul Il September 15, 1984 Page 12, Wednesday, May 16, 1984 Ontario A Special Day for your Family... OPEN HOUSE AT Sainte-Marie among the Hurons (1639-1649) Hwy. 12, Midland AND THE Historic Naval and Military Establishments SS (1817-1856) Church St., Penetanguishene Saturday, May 19th FREE ADMISSION Highlighting this year's Open House is the Official Launching of the Schooner BEE at the Establishments at 2:00 p.m. Ministry of Tourism and Recreation Hon. Reuben C. Baetz Minister