The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

§ \ * | J | | I 1 | | § 16 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, April 20, 1993 Hospitals can often be intimidating for young children, but the Grandview Rehabilitation and Treatment Centre of Durham Region has found a way to make the experience less threaten- ing for kids. The hallways of the Oshawa-based hospital are painted with colorful and playful murals which fascinate the children, as two-year-old Nicholas Herold of Seagrave demon- strates. ie i PARADISE BEDDING & BEDS i CURELSTON Canopy Bed Double or Queen Sizes Juvenile Car Beds $4 99» Mattress Extra OUR SPECIALTY - MATTRESSES AT FACTORY DIRECT PRICES!!! Coil Mattress StarRest Orthol Ortholl Ortho li Warranty (10yr) (15yr) (20yr) (25yr) sige. 119 239 299 349 oere 249 299 349 449 Children come first at the Grandview Rehabilitation and Treatment Centre of Durham Region. lassified as a hospital, the centre provides outpatient ser- vices for children and adoles- cents with a wide variety of physical and communication disorders. Grandview's executive direc- tor Linda Watson says that al- though the name of the centre, its location and administration have changed over the years, the commitment to provide quality service to children has remained constant. The idea of establishing a treatment centre for area chil- dren was introduced at the first meeting of the Oshawa and Dis- trict Cerebral Palsy Parent Council in 1953. At the time, the parents were taking their chil- dren to Toronto'on a weekly ba- sis for physiotherapy speech therapy. : As well as wanting a treat- ment facility closer to home, the parents also felt that their chil- dren would benefit from educa- tion and interaction with other children. By 1954, a play school had been formed and was held once a week at the Oshawa Rotary Club. The Women's Welfare League offered space for the parent council to operate a school two days a week. With all this in place, the par- ents called the service the Oshawa and District Cerebral Palsy School and Clinic, and" through fundraising efforts, were able to hire a physiothera- pist. In the next couple of years the school and clinic continued to expand. Teachers and a full- time physiotherapist were hired and transportation for the school-aged children was pro- vided. But with the expanded ser- vice came increased expenses, At the request of the parent ; council, the Women's Welfare League assumed responsibility for the administration of the school and clinic in 1961, and the name was changed to the Simcoe Hall Crippled Chil- dren's School and Treatment Centre. community this past weekend I will limit the column only to ex- press ouf sincere sympathy to the Fraser family. d I will write the column next week. Call Diane Cooke 986- 3722. Is your child 3 having trouble READING? I'm an experienced teacher & can help B.A. B.E.D., AM.I. (705) 357-1230 A) Please recycle | this newspaper "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" centre to host open house The parent council began functioning as an auxiliary and working in many ways to sup- port and further the activities of the centre. In 19638, the Durham Board of Education deeded an east Whit- by public school to the Women's Welfare League to house the school and treatment centre. The building was refurbished by the parent council, Oshawa YMCA and the staff of Simcoe Hall. Enrollment increased rapidly over the next three years, mak- ing it necessary to build a larger facility. By 1967 the new Simcoe Hall Crippled Children's School and Treatment Centre officially opened with 97 children en- rolled. = In 1977, the Women's Welfare League changed its name to the and Simcoe Hall Women's League. - The centre had outgrown its facility again by 1980. Support- ed by the newly appointed Dis- trict Health Council, the centre received a commitment from the Ministry of Health to cost- share an expansion, but the pro- ject was halted by the Ministry 'of Natural Resources because "the centre was situated on the flood plain. A new location was found at Bloor Street East and Townline Road South. The Ministry of Health fund- ed two-thirds of the cost of the new facility. The remainder was raised by the women's league through donations from founda- tions, corporations, service clubs and private donors. Also during 1980, a decision was made to drop the word crippled" from the name and the facility became known as the Simcoe Hall Children's Cen- tre. After much consideration, the women's league decided to di- vest the centre and appoint a board of directors to take over the administration. On March 12, 1985, separate _ incorporation was officia ly ap- proved by the Ministry of Con- sumer and Commercial Rela- tions. At the request of the Simcoe Hall Women's League, application was made to have the centre's name changed to Regular priced baby clothing 0 - 24 months. Accessories not included. Sale Ends May 2, 1993. Grandview Rehabilitation and Treatment Centre of Durham Region. In the fall of 1987, the school section of the facility was re- named the Campbell Children's School Board of Education. - Grandview has continued to change for the betterment of the children. Because of the region's large geographical area, Grandview. established satellite facilities in Port Perry (Medical Associates Building), Ajax, and Uxbridge. As part of its strategic plan, the board of directors decided to enhance the building to make it more friendly and attractive to bd the children. Toronto artists Leisa Temple 'and Sean O'Neail were commis- sioned to paint murals on the * walls of the centre. Using four themes (the jungle, the farm, the circus and the picnic), the artists transformed the centre into a colorful paradise for the children. The duo is just com- pleting the mural project. - A family resource centre has also just been completed. It houses a wide range of pamph- lets, books, articles, audio tapes and video tapes for browsing or borrowing. The caseload and referral rate has continued to increase. At present, almost 1,130 chil- dren are currently receiving services at Grandview. The cen- tre received 721 new referralsin ,, the past year; 717 of which were - accepted. The centre treats children with speech delays, cerebral palsy, developmental delays, learning disabilities, muscula- and co-ordination difficulties, congenital anomalies, spina bi- fida, acquired brain damage, 'and other physical and éommu- nicationdisorders. Grandview Rehabilitation -and Treatment Centre will be hosting an open house on . - Wednesday, April 28 from noon to7pm. i The public is invited to learn more about its services and to meet the staff at the 600 Town- line Road South location. For further please call the centre at 728- 1673. OFF Beatrix Potter, Little Me, Esprit, Oshkosh & more! -- SS 1.50 BN 4 J. | AZAR, Ne Z A 197 Queen Street, Port Perry 985-9982 Open: Mon. to Sat. 9:30-5:30; Fri. 9:30-8:00; Sun. 1:00-5:00. information, -