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4A THE OSHAWA TIMES, Thursday, September 28, 1967 VON STAFF CHECKS MEDICAL SUPPLIES BEFORE TOUR a -+. More Than 6,000 Visits Made In 1966 RED CROSS BLOOD CLINIC SCHEDULED ARMY STORE HELPS THOSE IN NEED Officer Helps Man Select Stove 13 CHEST AGENCIES PARTICIPATE Open House Displays, Activities Planned Saturday will be open house day in Oshawa as 13 of the Greater Oshawa Community Chest agencies will hold demon- sirations or open their doors to the public to let those who "share the united way" know what is done with their con- lributions, jt would require careful plan- ning and the endurance of a Jong distance runner to take in ali of the activities and open house invitations between 1 pm. and 4.30 p.m. A Red Cross Blood Donor Clinic will be held at the YWCA gymnasium from 2 p.m. to 4 pm Although the St. John Ambu- Jance Society won't be holding an open house they will be do- ing just as well with a demon- siration under canvas in Memo- yial Park on Simcoe Street South. The St. John people are yeady for all emergencies at public functions including sports events and in addition they train 450 people annually in senior first aid in the Osh- awa area. At the Memorial Park demon- stration the St. Johns people will demonstrate the organiza- tion's capability in acting as a first aid post and will give valu- able instruction to the public in first aid methods and resuscita- tion techniques. They will also be giving advice on how to join the organization and how io register in courses for the fall. CRIPPLED CHILDREN Another important Commnu- nity Chest organization opening jis doors to the public is the Oshawa Crippled Children's School and Clinic. This centre, located on Bloor Street East, was built in 1966 and has a three-fold purpose. It prevides the crippled chil- dren who attend it with a good education, good physical, occu- pational, and speech therapy, and an opportunity for social contact and recreation. Over 4,000 work hours are contributed each year by 51 volunteers who help the 99 handicapped children - treated at the clinic and school. Many children not attending the school receive therapy treat- ment as outpatients and come from Bowmanville, Whitby, and Newcastle, in addition to Osh- awa itself, YWCA The Oshawa Young Women's Christian Association, better known as the YWCA, will be another of the organizations holding open house on Sept. 30. The '"Y" offers programs for girls from 16 to 35 and 19,875 persons took advantage of these "Y" the "YY? can accommodate 36 girls and offers counselling and guidance to girls with problems. The Jocal organization serves about 1,100 senior women members, 300 juniors, and even 125 men who take part in such recrea- tional activities as badminton, archery, and bridge. COUNSELLING The Oshawa Family Counsel- ling office at the Children's Aid Society will be open to the pub- jic for those interested. This is a new service in the Oshawa area but already over 100 fami- lies have applied for counsel- ling. The agency is available to help all those With marital problems. RED CROSS The offices of the Red Cross Society on King Street East wil) be open to the public. This is in addition to the blood clinic ai the YWCA. The administra- tion and cost of collecting this biood takes up almost half of the Red Cross' Community Chest Budget. This vital agency has under- taken to provide the whole blood and blood products re- quired by the Oshawa General Hospital. In addition to blood, the society is always present in time of crisis and emergency and provides such services as iis "meals on wheels" to those unable to prepare home meals, NAVY LEAGUE The Oshawa Branch of the Navy League of Canada is also supported by the Greater Osh- awa Community Chest. On Sat- urday the Navy League Club Rooms on Oshawa Boulevard North will be open to the public. The Oshawa branch has two Corps training boys between the ages of 11 and 19 in citizen- ship as well as seamanship. Over 100 local boys receive training from the _ branch. Two of the Cadets brought honor to Oshawa by being part of the Corps D'Elite at Expo and the Royal Military College this summer. The training of the cadets is assisted by 30 male volunteers. SALVATION ARMY The Salvation Army Citadel and Workshop may be visited on open house day. This organ- ization has a long record of community service and effort. Officers of the Army made over 900 calls a month to peo- ple with problems last year. Its community efforts vary from fresh air camps to drug addic- tion work, disaster work, help- ing the burned out. the hun- gry, homeless, and the Jonely. SCOUTS, GUIDES The Boy Scout Organization in the Oshawa area -- will play its part in the open house plan by making Camp Samac open to the public. Camp Samac, 172 acres of hills and valleys was presented 1o Oshawa seouts by Col. R. S. McLaughlin in 1941. Over 80,000 people make use of the camp and pool each summer. More than 750 volunteers worked with Oshawa scouts last year. The organization is a valuable bulwark against juvenile de'in- quency as it encourages such character traits as loyalty, sclf- reliance, and good citizenship. The Guide House on Simcoe Street South will also be open for public inspection. Two and, one hundred girls pursue the girl guide activities in the Oshawa area with the assistance of over 300 trained volunteers. It is thanks to the Community Chest that the Girl Guide Organization is able to carry on its worthy ac- tivities, WORKSHOP A Sheltered Workshop and Training Centre operated by the Oshawa Retarded Children As- sociation (founded in 1953) at its school and clinic will be open to the public. Here, 25 trainees, 18 and over, are hard at work doing small printing jobs, dupli- cating, envelope stuffing, and some craft work which is of- fered for sale. The workers here are all graduates from the Glenholme School. This work- shop and training centre is-sup- ported by the Community Chest. BOYS' CLUB Another agency of the Com- munity Chest is the Simcoe Hall Boys' Club (Eastview) at Eulalie Avenue and Central Park Boulevard South. The club centre was built in 1963 after many years of planning and an extensive fund raising cam- paign. The area has a large number of schools and a high proportion of young children. The building has a regulation Rymnasium, games ropm, craft room, work shop, girls' club yoom, two kitchens, @ canteen, and most important, a 25 metre pool