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PAGE EIGHT THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1946 OSHAWA COMMUNITY CHEST DRIVE STARTS OCT. 21 City-Wide Drive For Funds For Oshawa Community Chest Is Taking Shape . . . Need Urgent One Weeks' Campaign is Designed to Raise the Minimum of $55,000-- . Every Citizen is Urged . To Contribute to This "Once a Year" Crusade filth bp it 3 has been set 8! pay" ... if the citizens gener- ally comply with this appeal the ign is assured of suc- " one in Oshawa owes a deep debt of community services enrolled under the banner of the Red Feather," J. C. Anderson, K.C,, chairman of the local Community Fund, told The Times-Clagette this morning, He pointed out that the slogan, "Everybody Benefits -- Everybody Gives," was chosen because it says briefly and in a readily under- standable way that Red Feather services are community services for the benefit of all the le. you can stress that ,' because it is literally true," r. Anderson asserted. the gratitude to the various J. C. ANDERSON, K.C. Chairman Oshawa Community Chest past, there has been some miscont ception ' concerning Red Feather Community Funds efforts, some idea that they are primarily chari- ties for the poor, the underprivileg- ed, or the down-and-out. For Everybody "But while the various Commun- ity Fund services bring veritable blessings to those suffering misfor- tune and handicap, they are sources of untold benefit to everyone living in this city. Without gg social and humanitarian efforts, designed to alleviate distress of mind, body " Message from The Governor-General The Viscount Alexander of Tunis 1 wish most strongly to en- dorse the annual Community Welfare Campaigns and to appeal to Canadians to give them their most generous support. While the Canadian people have made a magnificent contribution towards the ale leviation of the distress of the suffering peoples of Europe and Asia, it is most important that the urgent needs of many of our own people should not be forgotten, p The 'demands being made this year upon the social agencies in Canada are great- er than uver. I trust, therefore, everyone will importance of supporting this vital appeal. is and estate faced by so many fami lies and individuals in our midst-- distress, in many cases caused or aggravated by the war and its after- math--the health and well being of every citizen would be affected ad- versely; Oshawa would not be near- ly such a pleasant place in which to live or rear a family." As an {llustration of this, Mr. An- derson pointed out that, while the general community health compares most favorably with other centres, many persons, men, women and children are laid up through illness or accident day by day. In many cases, patients req professional nursing care only fr an hour or so each day. This is a real problem for those whose budget does not permit engaging 'a private duty nurse, who are not ill enough to require a full-time nursing service, or who cannot be moved to the hospital, * Fortunately for such persons, services which' are given support by the Community Fund offer the ans- wer to their problems. Through part-fime nursing services, a nurse will call at the home of anyone in the community where a sick person is needing attention. The nurse is a graduate nurse, a specialist in nursing in the home. The nurse works under the direction of the family physician. Visits are made daily or less frequently depending on the needs of the patient and the physician's orders. Notes on the pullents condition are left in the ome for the physician and the nurse also reports any significant symptoms to him by telephone. Care for All What type of patient can be cared for by part-time nursing? All kinds, which may be classified under three heads. First, medical, surgical and convalescent patients, Service for them includes the general care of the patient and any special treat- ments such as dress , compresses or irrigations ordered by the physi- cian. The let' down after returning home from hospital or during an acute illness can be overcome by the daily attention of a visiting nurse. Then there are the chronically ill and aged: patients suffering from chronic heart disease, diabetes, cancer, rheumatism, arthritis or the infirmities of old age. These per- sons are often happier at home than anywhere else, yet their families can not assume entire responsibility for their care. The supervision of such a patient by the visiting nurse has proved to be of great assistance to both the family and the physician. The patient may need only one or two visits a week. And the nurse will demonstrate how to give care and how to keep the patient as comfortable as possible between visits. . What a blessing and boon this is proving in so many Oshawa homes, A blessing too is the service given The Honourable A Statement By MINISTER OF NATIONAL HEALTH AND WELFARE Brooke Claxton The 1046-47 Community Welfare Appeals deserve the generous supoort of the Cana- dian people. Co-operation be- tween government health and welfare departments and pri- vate welfare agencies brings us each year nearer the goal of social security for all. Ac- tion by government supple- ments but cannot and should not replace the voluntary community welfare services. © All of us have a share in the task of maintaining these vital local activities. body benefits; gives." which our own community makes to each Canadian, As Minister of Health and Wel- fare I commend that appeal. to maternity patients. A complete maternity service is provided in- cluding instruction before the baby arrives, attendance at the time of delivery, and after-care of the mother and baby. If the baby is born in hospital, the nurse may be called after the mother's return home to demonstrate the baby's bath and to discuss problems of the baby's routine that may arise, Where artificial feedifgs have been ordered, the nurse will demonstrate the preparation of these, Guarding Community Health Besides ministering to the needs of the sick and infirm, Red Feather services play an all important role in overcoming conditions that lead to sickness and distress. Those in charge of these services know full well that children suffering from malnutrition, from parental neglect, from lack of healthful recreation and social facilities, from kindly guidance and instruction, are far more likely to suffer breakdown in health, mental and moral, as well as physical, than children who en- COMMUNITY CHEST (Continued on Page 2) Rotarians' Help Aids Community Chest Owing to the generosity of The Oshawa Rotary Club the Community Fund has been re- lieved of any further contribu- tions to the Oshawa Air Cadet Squadron. This obligation am- ounted annually to the sum of $1,000, to $1,500. and has now been taken over by The Rotary Club so that other community services will benefit to a larger extent than would otherwise have been the case, J. J. ENGLISH Secretary Oshawa Community Chest Your Community Is Calling... There is a famous painting called "The Light of the World" it shows Christ knocking at the door of a humble dwelling. When the artist, Holman Hunt completed it a critic turned to him and said, "There is an error in your painting. You have forgotten to put a latch on the door." "There should be no'latch on that door," said the artist. 'It is the door tothe human heart it can be opened only from within." Give Generously To Help Your Own Neighbors Some time during the next few days there will be a knock on your door. It will be a neighbor soliciting for your Community Chest and its Red Feather services. When he calls we hope your door will open wide for him. We hope too, you will open your heart and give generously, it means so much to somany. Y Oshawa Public Utilities Commission GEORGE F. SHREVE, General Manager S. J. BABE, Chairman |