PAGE 4, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1986. WWITBY FF.EE PRESS Published every Wednesday Doua ANDERSON w i b ,By 677209 Ontarlo Ina. Publisher 7~I~F~ ?~ F [ ~ 7?~ ~ Ç (~MAURICE PIFHER ' M>M ' JÇ\1 ToBuligKNEditor TeFree Prose- uligKNHATHAWAY 131 Brook Street North detinMagr VOICE 0F THE COUNT TOWN P.O. Box 206, Whitby, Ont. AdstinMage The only Whitby newspaper independently owncd and opcrated by Whitby residents for Whitby residents Help the UICFchildren For over 30 years, Canadian children have Immunization is an extremely çost-effective portance of imunuzation a-s well as encouraging collected, coins on Halloween night to help health tool. It costs just $5 to immunize one child proper- health care and nutrition for their UNICEF children around the world. Last year for life against the six major child-killing children. Mobile health cÈnics are provided by Ont.ario's young people raised over $600,000 to diseases. This cost includes the price of the vac- UNICEF to give mothers easy access to basic assist UNICEF Canada's projects. cine, transport, and medical support. Im- health care. Otherwise thousands of. rural The collection from the UNICEF Halloween mumization is 0f tremendous economie value, for women would be unlikely to carry their children boxes assists projects supporting better health flot only is it inexpensive, it also avoids the high the long distance to the nearest health clinic for care, improved nutrition, dlean water, and cost of rehabilitating an afflicted child in the proper health care and immunization. sanitation. One of the major focal points of the future. With the guidance of the World Health United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is Achieving the goal - f universal child im- Organization and the supp)ort of governments of the Expanded Program of Immunization (EPI) munization is not without challenge. It is essen- both developed and developing countries, which aims to iinmunize all the world's childrèn tial for many vaccines to be maintained at a con- UNICEF is successfully expanding 'its plan to against killing diseases by 1990. stant cool temperature or they lose their effec- immunize the world against killing diseases af- Lack of immunization resuits in more than 5 tiveness in the body. UNICEF maintains the fecting children. million child deaths each year in the developing 'cold chain' for vaccines by the use of specially- This Halloween, Canadian school children will world from six major diseases: folio, meaules, developed solar-powered refrigerators and bat- once again be carrying UNICEF's orange-and- dliptheria, tetanus, tuberculosis and pertussis tery-charged cold boxes. The vaccines are tested black collection boxes. Please join UNICEF in (whooping cough). These diseases areýno longer regularly to masure effectiveness. immunizing millions of children by having your a threat to Canadian children due to the P arental support is the cornerstone of a suc- coins ready this Halloween. Your contribution availability of vaccines and comprehensive im- cessful immunization program. UNICEF plays wrnl give the children of the world a better munization programns. an active role in educating mothers on the im- tomorrow. Letters to the editor To The ditor: I arn writing to ask if you will please help us through your letters-to- the-editor column in our search fôr people with a fairly rare, inherited, neuro-muscular disor- der called Charcot- Marie-Tooth disease, known also as a Peroneal Muscular Atrophy. Named after the three doctors who discovered it 100 years ago this year, CMT as we qail it) leaves a person with lirruted feeling and/or movement in his or her extremities. It has a disorder of the nerves in these areas and it can affect a person froni the tirne they are born or not show up until Inter years. As muscles atrophy, we find we cannot walk weil and lose our balance easily, trip often and sprain ankies continuously. Some develop what is known as foot drop.and have to walk by throwing their feet out fromn the side. Our han- ds usually lose muscle in the thumbs first and *re become unable to pick up small objeets, open jars and doors, write for any length of time, or shake hands without pain. The disease is flot usuaily life threatening, but it is serious enough to cause frustration and worry. To date there is 'no treatment or cure. For 40 years I lived with CMT, thinking I was the only one with it in the world. After a for- ced retirement from my work as a journalist at the local paper, I began writing Jettera to editors around the world sear- ching for others. Today 1 run an organization called CMT Inter- national for everyone with this disease. Some 1,800 CMTers in eight countries have found us in 26 months and wye have 25 chapters in four countries: Canada, the U.S., England and Scotland. We also publisis a bi-monthly newspaper for those with the disease and in- terested professionals, as well as run the CMT/PMA Registry so that researchers may locate larger populations to work with. A chapter of CMT In- ternational, is just beginning in the Oshawa area run by Kathleen Gilliland, 440 Dean Ave., Oshawa, Ont. L1H ME. For further infor- mation anyone may get in touch withi Kathleen, or me at head office, 34- Crime watch To The Editor: Crime is a problem that touches al] our lives in sonie way. Over the past decade we have seen that when ail sec- tors of the community work together with police and governmen- ta, crime can be reduced. Progranis such as Neighbourhood and Rural Crime Watch, Block Parent, Anti- Vandalism Committees, and Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention initiatives are growin'g in number and in strength. From Nov. 2-8 when Canada wiIl be celebrating its fourth seep.3 B Bayview Dr., St. Catharines, Ont. 1.2N 4Y6. We have found that in numbers there is strength; the more CM- Ters we can locate the better our chances are of beating this disease, or at least 'developing treatment. Your help will be invaluable. Sincerely, Linda Crabtree President/Founder. To The ditor: There should be great concern shown by the arts, community in Ontario over the proposed legisiation initiated by treasurer Robert Nixon. This legilation, if passed, wil put ail monies fromn Ontario lotteries into one pot; thus the Wintario proceeds designated in 1975 for use by cultural and recreation groups, wil be negated. Cultural groups will lose a direct access to a major source of, revenue. The Oshawa & District Council for the Arts has taken a stand on this niatter and have written to Mr. Nixon and our local MPPs. We urge ail other groups and in- dividuals concerned with culture to do the same before it is too late. It wil serve us ail III if this bill is passed. Mavor, Moore, ln a recent column put it succinctly when he said, "The status of the artist in Canada defines the status of Canadians". Sincerely, Marjorie S. Kirkconnell President, Oshawa & District Council for the Arts. , i iii "As long as we're expanding the clinic why don't we put in a research lab-».Iknûwwherewçcfetsome rats!"... ,, 4.î,,O ,4-4Cç 4, 4 *4 ..4 - ,, ,., - . - Help fight CMT dise ase 1 Culture will lose out Policy The Whltby Free Press Ia always loolng for letters to the editor and welcomes letters on any Issues that concern ts readers. Whlle the paper reserves the rlght to reject or edit any letters for publication, a letter that 1. short and to the point Io mootIlikely to appear on our edltorlal page In- tact. Although flot ail Issues ean be addreqsed In a short letter, the best 15 onelo f about 300 words or less. All letters to the editor nmst be slgned and accompanled by a phone number for thse editor'. Information. Letters may be sent to: Tihe Editor, Whtby Free Press, 131 Brock Street Nor- th, Whltby, Ont., LIN 551. .111 . 1 1 lý