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---, 10 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, June 9, 1987 Families needed to help Country Connections looks to share fresh air Sue Schlombs thinks there are a lot of kids in the inner city who could - use a breath of fresh country air this summer. . And she's been working hard since March to make this happen Mrs. Schlombs has formed a group calling itself 'Country Con- nections," and the aim is to find families in communities like Port Perry who will take a child for a week this summer "Everyone has some vivid and fond memories of a special summer from their own child-hood. I think that some of these (inner city) kids should have this as well--something they will remember for a long time," she told the Star in an inter- view last week She said she first saw this concept Three area at work several years ago when she lived in New England. The Fresh Air Fund in New York City has been working for over a century, lining up city kids to spend a week or two with families in rural areas and small towns. Since } she has been in touch with Catholic Childrens Aid Society in Metro Toronto and that organiza- tion has agreed to support the pro- gram here and assist in finding children who would enjoy spending some time away from the city streets this summer. *A lot of these kids have never ex- perienced a rural environment. Some of them have never even been outside the inner city," she stated. What Country Connections is look- cenotaphs to be re-dedicated by Lt. Col. (Retd) + © RJ (Vince) Vincent As a nation Canada distinguished herself in the Boer War, World War , [ and World War II. Our history, our succeses and our failures in these three major confrontations is well documented and well known to both _ the young and old of our nation. The exploits of Canadians at Vimy Ridge-believed by many to be the occasion when Canada attained -statehood--the young Canadian air- crews of "Bomber Command' in the Battle for Europe and the sailors of the Canadian Corvettes in the _"'Battle of the Atlantic" is written in- to our history books and into our na- tional heritage: But there is one war that seems until recently to have defied national description or na- tional recognition. Hence to those of us who fought in it, it has become the 'Forgotten War." It began on June 25th; 1950 and continued until July 27. 1953 when the Armistic Agreement\was sign- ed and a state of truce began. That truce is still in existence today and" is still as tenuous as it was the day it was signed Indeed the forthcom- ing Olympic Games may well be threatenéd by the tenuous nature of that truce It 1s not too well Khow. but altogether a total of 26.791 Cana dians served in the "Forgotten War" and at the end. 516 of them were dead and 1,558 were casulties of one sort or another. Canada's con tribution in the Forgotten War' was second only to the United States and Great Britain The 'Forgotten War' was the start of a new era for ? 2) Canada, for it was the beginning of Canada's involvement in worldwide peace-keeping duties, some of which still continue in Cyprus and other "hot-spots" of the world. LY The name of the 'Forgotten War" was Korea and throughout Canada there are Associations of Canadian Veterans who remember their com- rades who fought and died in the ser- vice of their nation in the pusuit of peace and a better world for their children to live in. One such Associa- - tion is Oshawa's No. II Unit of the Korean Veteran's Association of Canada and on the 14th, June 1987 a unique ceremony will take place. -In three country hometowns, Sunderland, Cannington and Beaverton the "*Cenotaphs" of these small towns will--with the blessing of the town fathers--formally hold and display the names of Canadians who died in the "Forgotten War." The Korean Veterans of Durham "Region, the young members of the cadet corps and others who remember and understand the will of a person to give of their life in the service of their country will also be there For Korean Veterans it is the end of a search for recogngion 0 their fallen comrades For our na- tion, 1t 18 the acceptance that peace keeping duties can rapidly escalate to war For the wounded and the killed the bullet fired in defence of peace- keeping and the one fired in war haye the same effect. To us of the Korean War they. were our com- rades and "We will Remember Them 10 ing for now is families in the area from Port Perry to Lindsay who would be willing to take a child (ag- ed 6-12) into their homes. Mrs. Schlombs hopes to be able to match up about 20 youngsters this summer (the last two weeks in August) and already she has eight families who have agreed. She said the children selected for the week long stay with a family will be carefully screened. They are not delinquents or chronic trouble- makers, but just kids from the inner city whose circumstances do not allow them to go on a vacation or to camp. The main criteria for families who might be interested in taking a child for a week is that they have the time to take them on outings and involve them with their own family life. Mrs. Schlombs, her husband Dick and their five young boys live on a hobby farm near Janetville and they will be taking two city children into their home for week-long stays at the end of August. She s4id there is rio remuneration for the host families other than the satisfaction of helping create some happy memories for a less privileg- ed youngster. Anyone wishing more information about this concept can get in touch with Mrs. Schlombs by calling (705) 277-2855, or they can attend an infor- mation meeting June 22 at Grand- view Public School (intersection of Highways 7A and 35 in Manvers Twp.) at 7:00 PM. } . If Country Connections proves successful this summer in bringing 20 kids to the country, Mrs. Schlombs hopes it can be expanded next year. "A week with your family could provide a lifetime of happy memories for a city child," she said. a INSURANCE BROKERS LWNTED 193 QUEEN ST PORT PERRY (416) 985 7306 ALL LINES OF "GENERAL INSURANCE VICTORIA - VG AND GREY TRUST Since B44 "5 Year Annual Interest 91% Semi-Annually hange whou! Note Rates Subect to 3 ~ AMBI TOYS 15% Off = 25% OFF with THIS AD! From June 8th to 13th ALL -- 1987 / ® Sue Schlombs with sons Cory and Tyler. 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