The Bermuda Recorder

              saturday june 23 1973 the bermuda recorder pof-c scvcg m summer's hfrf committee of 25 look back on the year quests amounted to 14,536 00 whereas the fiscal year just ending revealed a figure of 11,984.00 total income for the current year amounted to 2 523.00 again a total expendi ture of 26,614.00 resulting in an income of 900.00 in excess of expenditures handicaps was also sent to montreal a 12-yca old girl was abroad for 9 months a young girl 14 was sent to montreal general hospital for surgery another vqoung girl surgery another young girl tion of a peculiar spee-h prob lem a nine-year continued in terest case that of a girl who is now 17 and an amputee wa sent to new york fo a new elbow locking joint an i a new artificial hand in the past the committee provided the orig inal prosthesis and *_"«$ re placements required during the nine-year period . continued from page 1 as karate checkers chess canoeing and cricket ther are also art and craft classes and recorder sessions tie those interested this program is being headed by the student council of the school who with the student body determine the type of sports they want the teachers give of their time to stay behind after school as supervisors of the schemes the department of educa tion ■ a the twenty-first ann'ial gen eral meeting of the committee cf 25 for handicap-led chil dren was held last sunday tune 17th in t'he moorings of the coral island club sixty-five members aid guests came for brunch which pre ceded the business n;<vting ming and mr william nelson present board mcm s re turned were mrs li ian wil liams mrs fay herd mr david hamshere m graham copeland and mr wiiliam mason mrs isabel jardine is the executive secre'ary and treasurer pital insurance plan the committee's secretary contin ues her interest in the cases that pass through the clinic handicapped children who can be helped by local medical specialists receive necessary medication sped il!y built wheelchairs suction apparatus and other remedial aid hospitalized major costs in volved removable fibreglass panelling to enclose a corndo during inclement weather and with the removal of the panel ling it allows the undercover area to become part of he outdoor activity grounds a lowered ceiling in thc corri dor has just about been com pleted outdoor plav equip ment plus educational equip ment has also been prwded the highlights of thc fran cis patton school's clos ing program will be the hon ouring of its longest employed member of the staff mrs ellen stowe a buffet dinner will be held in her hoiou at the school on thursday june 28th at 7.00 p.m under the auspices of the parent teach er association mrs giowe has been teaching at the school for over forty years said headmaster mr dean fur bert on the occasion of the dinner dr k nneth robins n himself a former headmaster c r the school wi'l pay tribute to mrs stowe the sale of christmas cards constitutes one of the major fund-raising projects cards will again be offered for the coming christmas season nsw designs were shown at the meeting and cards will be available by late summer ac cording to emma brohr who handles production one espe cially beautiful full colour painting rendered by renowned artist richard brooks was enthusiastically received as was a winsome drawing of a christmas carriage and chil dren by mrs helen jackson the popular sea horse sleigh by committee member miss doby trickey will be repeat ed due to unprecedented de mand last year one more de sign is being readied the committee anticipates that the members of the junior arm boys of the saltus junior school will repeat their excel lent efforts in augmenting the coommittee of 25's sale of christmas cards elected to serve on the loard for the ensuing year were mr donald w evans chair man returned to office mr leslie newman ne.v vice chairman dr mo'li n.-is.i who will continue as mtdical consultant and m-ss e nam brohr returned as public re lations officer he brvtrd niembers include ivliss gail frischbeck mr reg raid e the year in review for he fiscal period ending april 30lh revealed that 24 cases were on the active list with mother 20 comprising continued inter est during the yea * six chil dren were sent abrjaci for specialised surgery an 8 year o!d girl with a spastic leg was sent to montreal a one-year old boy with multiple during the past year the major amount of nu-njy spent on cases included considerable aid to the edna watson chil dren's wing at st brendan's hospital a prime coicern of the committee of 25 much has been done to improv the amenities for the children and the area in which they are ... in total a sum that in volved approximately 14,000 00 total case expenditure amounted to 17,172.00 for the past twelve months as opposed to 9,038.00 for the prev'ous year heron bay's end of term functions began on june 2ls when they held a fashion show by pupils of standard five on june 28th their annu il prize-giving will be add»-ess^d by dr erskine simmons from even though the limb and brace clinic is undv the hos among contributions receiv ed during the year sp ;<_»■_ ap preciation wa recoidrd for the annual north shore shell station one day operation carried out by the hamilto.i lions club and suppo-tec by mr ralph terceira s well as a generous private doiation from a charitable lion grate ful contributions were received from the bank of n t ec terfield the bermuda hotel association the be*-muda hunt club the bermudian hotel staff the saltus junior boys christmas fund the southampton princess tom bola at the official opoaing of the hotel and a continuing do nation from the ladi'-s of die afternoon guild of chris church warwick who under write a handicapped girl if you're goinc to do something about preventing drug / buse in the meeting was told that the all-important annual han dicapped children's tag day will be held on friday aug ust 24th with mrs fay herd again in charge of staffing mrs edna watson founder hjbotr^rty bil g and lhe 01 ine ™ mmittee of z5 - "** ifilack and white ball we-e "> attendance as was charter among the fund-raisin activi member miss queenie pen ties on the giving side of con b ss - mrs - watson * fo o r tributions the committee of «* children s wing at st bren 25 donated to the newly form dsm s was named expressed ed berinuda pony club for he appreciation of the honour and disabled and gave to the to the delight of the audience devon lane school for re quipped it isnt usual for habilitative purposes indivi ijeople to smeh the flowers bp dual cases and hospitalized toj^w^^^^^^jm children were rememberedat^j christmas ______________ the organisation's offic4 is in the toddings building on burnaby street and the secre tary is always ready to eon suit with any parent who re quires advice or help for a physically handicapped or mentally retarded child total income for the 12 month period was 5,962.00 less than the previous year this was due primarily to the fact that during the year endi-v april 1972 donations and be de uda ."■■■'■>' - prospect secondary school for girti show jimsi part i song & dance part ii the grey angel dp it this week loy in i aett in the ruth seaton james auditorium prospect time friday and saturday , june 29 june 30 at 8.00 p.m there is no simpie solution to this prob lem it will take months — maybe years admission 1.00 robert crawford school boys will assist in the plcyi — of hard work and dedication but it must be done all of us in the group are willing to accept the hard work and the dedication but we cannot do it alone we need your help . . . your moral support and your financial backing we do not wish to only deal with the results of drug abuse ... we want to eliminate the causes of drug tickets may be obtained at the school or from the abuse we want to offer occeotable alternati ves to the young people of our island please help us to help them . . . and give generously your contribution this week will help us keep working — for the next 52 weeks — to prevent drug abuse in bermuda students the group bermuda powerboat association i i ti**rfite lw around the island class race date sunday july 1 1972 entries up to thursday 28th june 1973 3 days before the event entry fee 5.00 late entries 15.00 special conditions life jackets wjth collar and orange or flame red crash helmets must be worn by all crew members at all times whilst on the water drug abuse prevention and rehabilitation scrutineering scrutineering will take place at ferry reach on sunday lst july at 10.30 a.m no entries will be eljgible after 1 1.30 a.m through total community involvement • admiralty house pembroke briefing will be at 12.30 and all drivers and crews must attend