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SECTION A THE HERALD April 1 North Hospice group comforts bereaved heavily on volunteer Input approximately one year lay big the gro for a very sensitive bat needed In every family a person will die no one la spared from grief and bereavement North Halton Hospice seeks to enhance the quality life for those whose illness la In the terminal stages their families and the com at large through the provision of snppcrtive care services and education The goals of the group are to provide supportive and educational services to be reaved Individuals and Hits the area of it ant hospice care and rally to integrate Hospice ire principles the exist health care direct or live support The whole Idea behind Hospice care that of providing an optimum runment for the terminally 111 and a rally can only be HELP WANTED All ages all kinds What a Volunteer Centra The North Volunteer Centre La voluntary nonprofit organisation Our purpose is to encourage and enable of North Halloo to the community through volunteer participation We actively promote the concept and value of to the community and to the Individual The Volunteer Centra acts a clearing house tor the people who want the opportunity to get Involved In thetr unity We will interview prospective volunteers aw help them to choose the type of lob that will be moat rewarding As volunteer you can work little or a much you like The tune you have free will determine the range of Jofca available to you The amount of training that you receive will alto depend on the type of Job that you choose Many of our agencies offer intense training program In other you will be trained on lha Job After your visit to the Volunteer Centre you will be referred to an agency or group that require your volunteer services It lathe responsibility of the agency to contact the them welcome The agency will provide you with adequate training and a Job description and will tell you to whom you are directly responsible a volunteer you are responsible for being punctual and to carry out agreed Job to the best of your ability In many Jobs confidentiality Is very Important Certainly this aspect be discussed with you at the first meeting with your supervisor Same of the fields in which you may work are RECREATION a coach referee Instructor hobbies CULTURAL In library or museum EDUCATION a tutor school volunteer nursery school aid SOCIAL SERVICES a case work old friendly vialtor distress line listener Interviewer PUBLIC RELATIONS to do public speaking press releases CORRECTIONAL VICES as probation aids ADMINISTRATION as a committee or board member secretary treasurer There are many possibilities for your Involvement If you have a particular skill that you would like to share with other the Volunteer Centre can help you find an outlet There is always a need for bookkeepers typists photographers musicians hand craft teachers Whatever your skill or area of expertise there is someone with a need In future weeks will be kept up to date to the Ilyouseesomethingof Interest If you are aware of a need in the community and would like to know what services are available we will do our best to provide you with Information For information and Involvement call your Volunteer Centre at Monday Wednesday and Friday 9 to Five teens open door for younger counterparts Helping youngsters take the first plunge achieved if there Is time to to understand and lo provide care This time is not readily available In normal health care facilities A a Hospice direct patient volun teer you would visit with the patient and family both In the hospital and at home to assess individual and family needs and then come up with suggestions that may not have been considered prev Many terminally ill pat I fntt prefer die at home In a mi in r surroundings but may not qualify for home care at least initially A Hospice volunteer can pro vide support for both the and the family starl it at a time when the patient is still ambulatory and alert The volunteer can be present to help ihe patient family overcome the first hurdle that being the point in time when the patient has been told that his illness Is terminal and from there begin preparations or the A volunteer may also have to help with the practical day to day prob lems as they arise Those of skilled volunteer acting as confidant may be able to open up the channels of communication The most Important role of the volunteer Is that of an accepting supportive friend The following Is a list of some of the tasks a volunteer may perform relief for primary care giver transportation meal preparation writing letters family shopping feeding observ ing and reporting liaison between medical persons and patient family and be reavement follow up The Hospice would not be able lo function t not for volunteers as support staff These Jobs may include letter resource development and volunteer training For the continuance of this vital service volunteers and funding are needed To find out bow can become Involved call your volunteer centra at Monday Wednesday and Friday to DyANIPEDERIAN Herald Staff Writer Three young girls aiming to be swim instructors are spend ing their time as counsellors In training at the pool side Kim 14 Jenkins 15 and Joanna are volunteer both Y and recreation depart ment aquatics programs giving up several hours a week to help instructor Joanna a Georgetown District High School Grade student began volunt Iwo winter ago for the recreation department help ing leach children to swim Last summer she began help ing out with the squalid programs as well Now on the high school wun team Joanna said she love to swim and used to be on the towns Blue Fins team She began taking lessons when she was only five and remember that she used to be raid of the water herself It a hard to be with some one you don know and do something you think is scary Joanna said She trie to help the children In the classes by asking them question about themselves so that they feel more comfortable by the pool- side It a trying to make some thing that may seem hard for them seem fun said of her challenge lo make them enjoy swimming as much Keeping la the Swim of thing Heft la right I Johanna Delroy Kim and Metaale wen busy Sunday evening al the Georgetewa District High The three are with the VMCA and the reereatlm department programs don about three hoars a week to helping swim Indents and Herald photo Looking forward to being a full fledged swim instructor Joanna has her bronze level In swimming and will be taking be leader level soon Kim and Meianle have both done the written exam for the bronie level and are waiting to have the swim test which will win them the award Kim a student likes working with the youngest children In the pro- grama Besides helping the swim Instructor by getting out equipment like flutter boards Kim gets to take two or three children aside to give them special attention Id rather work with one kid than with a group of kids the relating haw she convinced a threeyear old Helping lesson The of the Red Cross In Canada and around the world Is tho story of volunteers volunteers who core about other people and are willing share their good fortune with Others It the story of people inspired by tho Red Cross goal of relieving hum an suffering In war and peace and promoting health and doing something about It Call your Red Cross today to find out how you can become part of the Red Cross over two lessons to get into the We have floatable toys In a basket and I sot on the side and played with the toys with him until he got into the water to play with them Kim said got into the water he loved it a student at he Toronto French language school Brule said she prefers working with older children about eight years old 1 help them Improve their front and back crawl she said 1 can tell what theyre doing wrong from where I stand on the deck A student herself In the swim programs from the age of five Meianle said she dropped out of swimming when she was II and going for her seniors badge because the other swimmers were a lot older Together with Kim this year Melanie has worked up from the seniors level to gaining six badges In a year Volunteering occupies my time and I like working with kids Melanie said Besides It keeps me in shape I do a couple of lengths whenever there nothing to do critical signs are tome of the problems Tor which a volun will be trained to help others cope In time of crisis when communication between family members Is very Important tension and grief may cause a breakdown In communication A trusted Centennial students punch in their futures Introducing computer age EDUCATION WEEK April 25 May 1 Guest Speaker Wally Beevor Director The Halton Board of Education April pm Centennial School VISIT AND SUPPORT OUR GEORGETOWN SCHOOLS Halton Elementary Teachers Association QUALITY PERFORMANCE FEATURES CHROMASHARP PICTURE TUBE CHASSIS SUPER VIDEO RANGE TUNING SYNCHHOMATIC UHF CHANNEL SELECTOR ELECTRONIC POWER SENTRY VOLTAGE REGULATOR Picture Control Solid Stats Automatic Automatic Flno Tunlna Fringe- lock Shjvpno as Control OvalZsnim Quality Speaker Control Auto- Control Colour Digital True- Lock Hold Automatic Colour 3 YEAR WARRANTY ON PARTS SERVICE CHOOSE ZENITH Canadas No 1 Colour TV GS Square TELEVISION SALES SERVICE 8779541 There are tome mart kids at Centennial Public School according to two Georgetown High School Grade students Jeff Forsyth and Natalie Fisher are having to be quick keep one step ahead of the Grades a and students theyre introducing to computers The two high dents are volunteering an hour a week of their lime to teach about IS Centennial student how to use the PET computer in the Centennial has about models of the same computer and the two students completed an Introductory course in computer science this We usually teach only two or three people Natalie said We come about and stay til She helps out Thursday afternoons and Jeff Wednesdays A tot of them are grasping it really well and asking more questions when they don I understand the Jeff said the students are so quick at teaming what theyre being taught that sometimes they ask questi ons he t know the answers to yet There are some really smart They really know what they re doing and theyre making us almost look stupid he smiled They re asking questions about things I deat know about so we Just say wait til week when He said that because an extracurricular activity for the students at Centen nial they dont approach as work but as fun and really It Natalie and Jeff both agre ed that theyre trying to set up the youngsters for high school computer science courses by explaining what the program is like and pointing out the advant ages to the students what they are now Students work out of a booklet at their own page with problem becoming more difficult as th rages change Jeff hopes to study computer programming at the University of Waterloo and wants to one day have a Job programming large continuing her computer science studies at university and combining It with cours es In psychology April the Centennial computer club is visiting GDHS to see facilities Through its services to patl the Canadian Cancer Society helps to soften the impact of cancer for patients and their This work encompassing a range of Mr- vices from dressings to lodge facilities relies on public support Your generous dona tloo to the Sodety at campaign time will assist these pro- Your locally spent shopping dollars help build a better HOT CHOICE HMRSTYUNG 8778200 Out your MEDICINE CABINET From to May 1 1982 Pharmacies across the Province of Ontario will be participating in a project get old out dated or unused medications out of your home These unused medications can be a HAZARD If YOUNG CHILDREN are around If they have LOST STRENGTH and do nothing for you when ydu really need them If stored for a very long time under poor conditions a few medications may even become HARMFUL Why not remove this potential danger from your home by taking usused drugs to your local pharmacy for destruction or evaluation between April 26 May 11982 TO it kite at by OUT WW ASSOCUTON j GEORGETOWN community Part every dollar you spend locally benefits our town in the form of business improvements and expan sions Before you decide to take an outoftown shopping trip stop and think about whether you might be able to buy the same goods services at home Often you can buy it here and youll save time personal energy money and gasoline When you support local business you support your own town not someone elses No need to roam the best shoppings hem af home DOWNTOWN SB GEORGETOWN IS