The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, May 24, 2005 -21 /Book author hopes to raise funds for mental health ward By STEPHANIE THIESSEN The Champion There's a lot more to the book Gina Sonsogno will be selling next week at Milton Mai than initially meets the eye. The book - entitled 'My Child is Leamning 2001 Ways' - is designed to help parents teach their pre-school eildren to read and write. Part theory, part patterus snd samrples, it was written by Ms Sonsogno about 25 years ago when ber son, Orlando, wvas young sud she was teaching him to read sud Write. SheIl be selling the book - which she self-published with the help of local business Monsoon Books -Sunday at 2 p.m. in front of Shoppers Drug Mart. The 390-page book -which costs $30 -is whai Ms Sonsogno calîs an individualized Icarning prograru for young cbîldren, those with leamning disabilities, developmentally cballenged kids and people neèw t0 Canada leamning Englisb. Its simple and easy to fol- low. On the front cover is a photo of a young Orlando holding bis baby sister, Maria. But wbaî tbe reader can't iniîially sec are the life struggles Ms Sonsogno endured beîween the writing of the book and ils pub- lishing jusl a few weeks ago. Tive years ago îoday, Orlando commiîîed suicide ai the age of 23. H-e suffered from clinical depression. It was ibai tragedy that made Ms Sonsogno realize. a quarter of a century later, îbaî she needed 10 gel thai book published -for herself, for ber son's memory, for people dealing wiîh depression and for parentsand kids everywbere. Shortly after Orlando's deaîh, bis moiber esîablisbed a trust fund in Orlando's name in efforts 10 raise moncy for a psychiaîric ward ai Milton District Hospital. But the fund bas been languisbing. To date, il bas $1.235 in il. Ms Sonsogno will be donaîing a portion of the sales from each book to the Orlando Sonsogno Trust Fund. on pae 34Corne inü nd let <>ur desf$ staff asà you iii Twiss Lubricants Ltd. findVng the pn tmatch for your lifestijie. SheII Hydraulic 32, 46, 68 $28-00 per 20L pal-!] Cobra or Shell Rîmula l 5w0 $9.80per20L aij Plus many more n store specials' Sheli Irving -Cobra 32 Steeles Ave., Unit 15, Milton, Ontanio L9T 5A1 %7PROIJLY CAA#l 1N* J 905,687,65987Fax: 90&'878-611M tt4undays or Dinig Room SummerAccents h*trMi"sa ~, SpesaJsz:g ~ (25+ PEOPLE Uhmwsrs *Wmiin coButisma lhsra * Mu'tmNoueDmmrs 4l