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PAGE 14,PIUTIBY FM',PRESS, W VEDNESDAY, MAWU 21, le9 ~ Imagine is a national campaign of The Canadian Centre for Philanthropy to increase '~~I Carndians' awareness and contribution to ail charitable and volunteer organizations. We support their goals and are contributing space for the'Imaýgine ads nthis an terpgs To bring the campaign closer to home, the Whitby Free Press is running a series of profiles of the needs and activities of local organizations., Cail us if your organization could use a boost. Mtental illness: tradition <d transitio Breakng do wn the Bly Trudie Zavadovics 'Ail man le created equal,',the CLUBM opening of the American Decla-, ration of Independenoe penned- CENTRAL by Thomas Jefferson 'n 1776 paved the way for monuimen tal changes throughout history, from ~ i 110 Ash Street abolishingslavery to recognizing women's rightto vote. Wih Today we are'stili strug En ~ Prps with ezai, be itapart e- e roide a native (anadjans, the right te d eoray or the balance' of > community-based club- equality between men, womfen h<)use program. t aduits and children. who have some form of Throughout history, inequaWty psychiatric difficulty. has not only been apparent- fm > the. areas of race, color, creed or"", to assist. clients te gender, but has also beenveryahiv and nuuntain evidexnt in how we treat those their. desired,aprrat who.are'sick. Our. level of co- ifestyle... passion, acceptance *and unider-, standing lbas varied, depending ffm.uâenilpt100 - 1w< on'the illnes.Yearsag,'eùle with leprosy wer. banièhedJua otat 3078 asthose.-Vwih mnental, Mes.ù ___________ wore ridioulod andsune Wo've c-.orne alg wayinée 1776, but. much reiiiaiJiS te . br15 it êads done -. w Grat strides hàve been* made a post office boxn» and a' ai gýreaodeal t do wltbthatià Is5f~dveb'e101 "fdtsesýawaheaj uaers 'mthé Men btal iess nd- seen or 1"- it1~< ls vr-l. àwhrati i -an iliness- ot a s ee1 nZ efmany o Péople who suiferaat p!âgeU, lut ils their ffer opera e tansitin1eiecs "Meptaf ii oa 0kf ~ Temsion of!Ithe Durham t&beng reaednotmisreaed. asSociatim islutoe enure the pro- '1~oay e se rcogiizng * wîuion--od services te Durha -76jylife ïï , hog, P resdents. '1hs*ervice daý life. Cwï anyone àsay they$rî': #Qver feit deprêssëd? .êlt pobes SAoMetines 'tomrorow is bet-. tee'; other times'. the fieelig ___________ otays with us for a long time. One-thid of all C n adin will. eÏperiïence nental' ,illneuss at sometUrnein their livo. On. out H m of ev«.yiçht people can .xpct te . hospî talizéd a tsoern for a cho- nstlhealth p'ro- blem. Mna 1n~e are the leading cause fordyspetl. 'm the hospital by the elderly. Many f others will require medictiono be' temporarily d"sbled duek hob mental or emotional prôblernsm arising from acuite anxieties and stresses we are ail subject te la r dyt-ylvn. o ay r-fo divýorce, the bs of a job, or the death of a family member will b. resolved through the passage of _____________ Urne and support of others. Many people are getting back on their feet more frequently these days, partly due te xm- provements. la the treatmnent of mental .,health probleme and partly .because the rest of society is learming te b. more under- standing and- supportive. The Canadian Mental Health Association is the chef provider of community mental health ger- vices in Ontario. The associa- tion's goals are te, make everyone a member of a * carng Cern- munity, te, reduce dependency on institution-based car. and te pro- mote the devlopment of support systeme and services oriented te individual needs based in the. community. Their goals oaa best b. achieved through increas.d pub'lic awareness aad under- standing of mental health pro- blems. Tne Durham braach of the Canadian Mental Health Asso- ciation op.ned its doors in $ep- In December 1988 Club Cen- tral opened in *itbFy, for poPle who are experiencuing mental dis- orders. At the club, members can gather for su pport. They discuse and and plan activities and meals in the positive, safe setting of the club. Ufl is totally rua by members," says supervisor June Zwien. Staff help -facilitate what the members waat. Members look after regular maintenance res- ponsibilities, clerical duties, recreational activities and cern- munity outinge. "We re trying te get out in the community more and access cern- munity services. They have regu- lar weekly meetings te plan things." Club Central, at 110 Ash St, is. pnMonday, Wednesday and Fday froml1 a4M.te 9 .m. It is also open the. tiret andi third Sundays of the xnonth. Nutri- tions lunches are available at 50 cents each and Frdaydinniers 't r barriers CLUB CENTRtAL, ieumbers v dfrtudlfr and at Iila member e arssteomn thée rua: the club temevs hown 4t Ib»ate.'.. right axemem~r *prn ue are served for,$1 eachhý; -Many Of the 10o'. gosenm-! bers wiould be lest.witoutClub Central. -IV»s thefr home away from home. Kenneth WiWknsoci has neyer missed a day sinoe h. joined the club. It'a helped mem thno know,» says ;Wilkioin. «Te members andstaff have made' my. life worth living. ýEverybody- ber. lu happy abput th", place. Beforè r camne her, I wau depressed aid o~thé sres feel1 Mo .there'. %f.der. m od have. a lot' pôlnq.ý!4 here»'~ 'Alcohol wag anotheër prbe in Wilkinson's life. He hasn't had" a drink iover threé year= BelIonging te Cluib' Cntral as helped hIm.osta ay fo h bottle. endoesn't.onlypt front the club, h. gives to It.BWforemvý ing IjWhitby h. was a a'~r guitarist in fToronte and 1eÇ4 quently pr'de the entertai- mient at the club. Trevor suffers from echizo- phremia and bas hàd many low moments. "Club Central je the beat t. that's ever happened te me.- used tebe shalloîwand in a world aIl my own. Now I have friends in the staff and members. They are supprtie and always there whe I eedtbem. (Staff of Club Central are not therapists but lieten te, members when they are I;roubled; a location on Centre St. provides counselling.) Trevor likes working with com- putera, and organizing activities such as aýn upcoming camping t;rip an u-olyinpics. I ealyeno that it's our club ixouse," sayse evor, who proudly adde that; he initiated 'cleaning la"" lttes really good te meet people and it's helped me cope with my >roblem. I feel fantastic. I feel great. "I get te learn new ekilîs but I can go at my own pace. And if E'm feeling down, there's always someone here te talk te. fThe people are like my family now.ý Feelings of self-worth didn't come easy for Ken, or ýTrevor. Tbey I stuge ,aiytefeel go about theeevst feel equl to feel they have rights. Ail men may be created equal, but there are many. things that put us on a different footing, if not; at birth, then throughout; perumisb entitled. to ltm Club Central -provide tatfo many w* loiynot find iteue TAK TJ~AD PROAI ................................. . have been i î g r o e (YOU#A NAME GOES fiERE) * <..... ........ 1 ...........or w rneyears now. When]I rwp and tikabôut how, muctlmore ....a.. .., Costs ~ tNMEYORFA/O~JITEHOObL#VE9AR nowcmaet then, J raieIve acormoatd to thecost f living -and, flot tô, the cost of giv ilg Rorn now on, I'goinig to make the adjustinent. I know rny family won't feel it. Evei......................as w ell.asever. (YOIJR PETS NAME)- 'TiE G1VI.NG BEGINS WITH YOU. v - ~oeLf$~ftirrJ?,V