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Terrace Lions Ciub will be conducting the annual campaign for the Canadian Nalional Institute for the Blind Monday, October 4 from @ p.m. to 8 p.m. CNIB appeals to. the public to be generous with its donations.

The campaign week in the northwest is’from October 4 to 9 and: will be conducted from’ Queen Charlotte Islands lo Burns Lake.

Fred Koalenz, district administrator for CNIB,

canvassed during the.wéek, *. He said the money. goes

_ rehabilitation and —ad- *- yustment training and public

education. He © said blindness education includes - ad-

dressing schools and in-

FRED KOALENZ, district administrator far visited Betty and Donald Hong at their home in Terrace. Betty Hong, who went blind at the age of 16, said she really learned how to become self- sufficient affer that date. Her husband says she is more adept at navigating around their apartment than he is. When Betty is not making preserves and skilfully knitting sweaters she babysits for the neighbaurs’

children. Her philosophy is a blind person never gets anywhere sitting in

“a corner doing nothing.

C.N.L.B. launches campaign ©

Said -businesses-, will’ be.

toward blindness education, -

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dustry on eye safety. The industrial education program includes the Wise Owl Program. CNIB also works with the Eye Bank of Canada ta conduct eye transplants.

The money also goes towards adjustment training of ‘blind. children

and blind adults. Koalenz

said children born blind

must learn lo navigate by.

themselves ‘through ac- cidents: If a child has to fall down the stairs (o learn how touse them properly then he

‘should not be slopped,.said

Koalenz,

He said blind people are treated like helpless in- valids and children who fall victim to this kind of treatment by sighted people the

CNIB,

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characteristies of the mentally retarded. ; Koalenz said the money also goes toward educating the public on what blindness is. He said because blind people are often trealed like helpiess invalids problems are created for them by sighted people. The educalion program also goes into publicity to help make the - public aware of blindness. . ' Statistics show that blind “people who are working are making wages on par with the Economic Council -of Canada poverty line. =~ During last -. year’s campaign $4,000 was raised for CNIB in.Skeena.

“We lie loudest when we fie to ourselves.”

Eric Hoffar

September 29, 1974, PAGE Ag

Rick’s a travelling man

The Canadian Red Cross

’ Society has a new regional |

coordinator for northern British Columbia and. the Yukon, which of. course includes this area.

Rick O'Brien is an athlelically handsome 28-

year-old with a degree in .

marketing from the University of British Columbia and a keen in- terest in outdcor sports — hockey, cross-country skiing and golf included.

But his main enthusiasm these days is building up the north within the B.C.-Yukon Division of the Canadian Red Cross Society. IF you spot a white station wagon bearing the familiar red symbol on its door heading into town for a meeting with the local Red Cross branch, that's probably Rick O'Brien at the wheel.

“Eam really a servant of each branch and I'm here to solve new problems they may have and to-help them in any way I.can,” Mr, O'Brien said récently. “1 give suggestions and try to promote new members.

“But I'm a rooky here and Plt have to rely heavily on local. people.

Mr, O'Brien allowed that many Red Cross branches in the north have a long way to go, “We have to bring in more volunteers and update the image. We have to make” the public more aware of what services the Red Cross has to offer. .

“People tend to think of Red Crass mostly in terms of blocd transfusions and water safety programs. But there’s so much more, like the outpost hospital at Atlin Lake, emergency services, disaster relief, sickroom equipment lean service, Red Cross Youth programs and the .. tracing .;and.., reunion service. oo, -

. “OF course, not every branch is involved: in all these things .— and that’s why we need to build,” Mr. O’Brien went on. a

_ Asregional coordinator he replaces Derek. Bamford,

‘who left Red Cross a few

months back for personal

obiles ar

creasons and now ‘lives in

Victoria.

Mr. O'Brien has an office ©

in his home at 113 - 4288 - 15th AVenue in Prince George but mostly he will: work out of his briefcase. ‘t realize.that the job cannot he done by someone sitting: behind a desk in Prince George," he said.

“So I have fo be prepared to do a lot of travelling. Of course, it helps that I am single."

Mr. O'Brien articled as a chartered accountant for two years before deciding that volunteers were: more interesting to work with than financial statements — not surprising for someone so personable.

Still,. the businessman- surfaces when he says: "I was doing some quick calculation and it appears that the Red Cross spent

$50,000 more in northern B.C, and: the Yukon than It brought in. It’s | un- derstandable that the Society would like to see more funds raised. Working with volunteers, somewhat independent of Vancouver headquarters, this appeals to Mr, O'Brien. , “Tl be iti close contact with the Assistant Com- missioner, David Jenkins, when he returns from: his Red Cross work in Bangladesh, and also with Gary Osborne, the regional vice-president in Prince George. = ‘ How does ‘Rick O’Brien sum up the job? "Fund- raising, image im- provement, volunteer im- provement and good branch communications -~- these are my main priorities,” concluded the new Red

Cross regional coordinator.

Rick O'Brien is a young man on the go, 90, go.

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’ Leonard Roy Rindahl of Terrace passed away September 2 after a very

short illness. He was born

near - Swift Current, Saskatchewan. He served in the Second World War in the Medical Corps.. He spent three of his six years overseas. He had been employed by Twin River Timber as a sealer for almost 11 years since he settled in Terrace. He will be sadly missed by his dear wife, Elsie; daughter, Martha and family of Surrey, B.C. ; his sons, Louie of Kitimat, Paul and Lyle of

Terrace; his only brother,

Ralph Rindahl and family of Stewart Valley, Saskal- chewan; as well as many other relatives and hun-~ dreds of sincere friends.

His Funeral was held in the Alliance. Church on September 7 at 2:30 p.m. McKay's Funeral Home was in charge with Internment in the’ District of Terrace cemetary. :

The pallbearers were Gordon Watmough, Ron Snider, Les Watmough, Don Cooper, Frank Pawick and Tracy Skead. ‘Honorary Pallbearers were’ Jim Morton, Jake Peters, Vic Froese and Ed DeVries.

"A poat can survive anything but a misprint.” Oscar Wilde

BUSINESS PEOPLE

THE DEPARTMENT OF

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT recommends business management courses as a means of Improving management skills and capabilities.

The following courses are being. offered

in Terrace

by Northwest Community College and Terrace Adulf Education —

at Caledonia Senior Secondary

Beginning Bookkeeping

Computers for Small Business (1 day seminar) ;

at Northwest Community College

Personnel Management

- For course starting dates and fur-

ther information, please call Hugh Power at 635-5931.

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DEPARTMENT OF 1 r ECONOMIC

DEVELOPMENT

‘Government of British Columbia.

Box 16711,700 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, B.C. V7¥ 106

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