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eT a SSR cs sae RRO Bell Canada Bell Chisholm, left, presents local Heart Fund co-chairman Joan Lavin with a shows $500 cheque from the Bell employees fund for community services. The heart _ 1982 target for the local Heart Fund is between $10,000 and $12,000. operator Shirley Newest association wouldlike volunteers by Alleyne Attwood The Did you know... column in last week's Friday Times carried an item concerning the council giving the green light to several associations to raise funds in March and April. Caring, dedicated people year after year man these appeals: The Cancer Society with its Quota Club Daffodil Day, The Big Sisters tagging for its cause, the Salvation Army and its wonderful work, and now the fledgling local branch of the Diabetes Association is helping National Diabetes Month in March, with a blitz of canvassing on the last day of the month. The raising of money for the Diabetes Association is for two prime reasons - one is for research and the other for education. Before 1921 and insulin, a diagnosis of diabetes was a death sentence. Now, although there is as yet no cure, it can be controlled. Because it is a lifetime condition, this control can only come about when the diabetic understands his con- dition and lives within its limits. The vast majority of people learn to live, and live fully, with diabetes, and much of the success is directly related to the educational efforts of the Diabetes Association. The Tri-dec workshops at St. Michael's Hospital, the speakers who come to local branches, the vast amount of literature that is available from the association, the seminars for physicians and other health workers to keep them abreast of new developments, are usually sponsored by CDA. More than any other condition, education of the person involved can be the deciding factor between uncontrolled diabetes with all its com- plications of blindness, heart problems and infections, and a healthy, almost normal life. Joining a branch of the Diabetes Association can be a means of tapping all the educational help available, but it can also give much needed moral support through meeting other who are coping successfully. It can also give the op- portunity to become active in a worthwhile effort to help others. Volunteers, either diabetics or non- diabetics are urgently needed to make the Mareh 31 canvass a success. Please call Fran Moreau at 549- 7442. Author surprised by success The co-author of a book on weight reduction, Barbara Davis, was guest speaker at the regional meeting of the Ontario Dietetic Association at Collingwood's General Hospital recently. 'Sim Chance in a Fat World' was written several years ago, stressing the need for behaviour modification in suc- cessful dieting. Davis says. she wrote the book with R.B. Stuart, a psychologist. It was published just prior to her leaving for Zambia with her husband for a three year stint with CUSO. It was a great surprise to her on her return to find how successful the book had become. AVE 207 DURING EDWARDs spRING DECORATINGS A SAVE 20% ON quality Upholstery, Draperies, Sico Paints & Wall Coverings during the month of March At Edwards, we are able to combine a talented staff, offering you knowledgeable sales personnel, an interior decorating service and skilled craftsmen to help solve all your decorating problems. CUSTOM UPHOLSTERING All re-upholstering work is done on our premises by Dieter Prokesch, a highly skilled upholsterer. Choose from our beautiful selection of decorator fabrics available during March at 20% savings. , LE We will pick up your furniture and deliver it back to you at no extra charge DRAPERIES All draperies are made at our store by Una Dupuis, an accomplished seamstress, specializing in custom tailored drapes. We offer a selection of over 100 fine decorator fabrics, texture and colour coordinated to enhance your individual room settings. Draperies available during the month of March at 20% savings. PAINTS & WALLCOVERINGS We carry a complete line of Sico Paints in a rainbow of colours. Our selection of wallcoverings includes domestic and imported papers from the finest mills , plus fabric backed vinyls, cloth, straw and wall murals. All at 20% off during March. a 295 KingStreet Midland szs-2271 Friday, March 5, 1982, Page 5