CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, /May 11, 1967

FLOWERS OF

ECA

y receiving these “Flowers of Hope” seeds.
vsiot rte packaged and sent to you by retarded
‘children. In Canada, one child in every 30 is born—or

is destined to become—mentally retarded. Your local
‘Association for Retarded Children is doing all it can
for these youngsters. Won't you please help?

Shortly before Mother's Day,
which is

he chapter’s 1987 fund drive,
oa iieppett of operation of the
Dr. Endicott Home in Creston.

mn, Hal this attitude now
pee been. BY toe by more en-
lightened ‘thought ,based on in-
formation ob ined from scien-
oe Within the span of the lives
*Jof this generation, a great change
dre has taken Place ini ithe sonal
ay ach to the re’ K
The seeds are the focal point ‘ eppros ach to tne example, that
Aj \there are 70 known causes of
mental retardation which can

Sunda) jouse-
se out this district

The campaign js coordinat-

ith a Canada-wide drive by
fre Canadian Association for Re-

ntives and to locate other,
BD ar unknown causes of Te-| W

tardation.

There are definitely causes} Associ
—or chains of social or phycho-|  - Appro ya ee the federal

logical events ee ae ek government all the way to the

yet been

inhi from the moth-

er and father are: incompatable.

pb. Diseases during pregnan-

ey such as German measles and

isorders,

Soa rities at birth

such as prolonged labor that may
injure the newborn's brain.

d.: Childhood diseases such
as polio or encephalitis’ menin-
ar Saviroument: ant i,

vation of a basic e
aa other. social, cultural: and
economic irregularities that can
cause a ape to become mental-

tarded.
¥ p We must accept the appall-
ing fact that 80 out of every
1,000 ‘children born -will . be
mentally handicapped and ‘it is

campaign during the same week} for Retarded Children in Castle-
ait

has been designated the
wional week of the Canadian
lation.

roval of the campaign| of the society and urged noton-

jt} has reac!

th Cast-
cause retardation, psychologists|-clvic governments < ‘of bo’ 3

or influence of parents, retarda- ag
tion can pick out newborn chil-

can become a factor be-

for| ments have gone beyond merely

fegar and Kinnaird.

The two local-level govern- Society in this area,

Research into the causes of
mental retardation stands .as
both one of the most expensive
areas of concern in the mental
health field and one of, the most:

roval. Both have
med the week
14 as Flowers of

ar.
f executives of doth &
ain have dauded the work mam :

Research continues across

the Kootenay. So-

effective, ona long-range scale.

during pregnancy where the o
Zones inherited

Collection Points
For Contributions

The. 1967 Flowers of Hope}. and

other

campaign includes a number, of] throughout the district.

convenience ‘aspects tried at

various other times but not in-

corporated into a single plan un-
is

year,
Among these ideas, says so-| addition. to

About a dozen businessmel
boxes in their business

ciety spokesman Ernie Fitzpat-| Mr. Fitzpatrick added.

rick, onc of those in charge

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business. places

have’-volunteered to have the
laces
and this should be a significant
the. mail campaign,

Creativity Gan

ge of/ "He pointed out that the di
the Castlegar efforts, will be the| boxes hed bei ful. Be Developed
placing of drop boxes in stores

The Sky Is: Blue

was)this. success: that:persuad
directors: of the eff

fort to: in-

In the Retarded

Jody came home toda

iy.
this feature inthis year’s | the bus, waving a bright fing

ae
other's Day Cam} 3
on addition termes

The sky. is’ blue, the grass

is green: R

ainting for her mother to see.

‘triumph, indeed,
ind mentally
is her first dra

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a a, are ; _ 4 F ; :

fal colardation thes day, |" Gitthe De, Endicott 6
Mental retardation: these days, It the Dr. Endicott: Home
Most startling. isthe fact that | or Silver Birch School, Plant the
there are over’ half'a million | seeds mailed to you by the so-
mentally retarded persons in our | clety. Above all, give to them,
country .alone,’ that they. May carry; on the
Medical:science has made | fight against mental retardation. |
great advances in::research and i ct
techniques in the field of men-
tal. retardation’.and, though the
mentally retarded have gained
much, their needs for: assistance
remain, as great as ever. The note | .

Must Encourage
Boys and Girls
To Plant Seeds

a special package of seeds for
} you to plant. Be sure that you

ed Plant. your. Flowers of Hope as

retarded children.
wR we

Over the last few months
the retarded children have been

Meaning! I preparing ttle Packages of flow:
- |er seeds, They're called Flowe!
Experiences of m

Hope. Why not’ plant them
oN on Mother's Day 'to help to give
Help Greatly -

hope’ to the retarded. children?
ee eee
Bill’s father went to a Boy

Yd

Silver Birch

yped Children | Kinnaird-Robson ¢! aves ortner factor in thal

tries out meeting with him. last

Many. Retardation Facts
Not Fully Understood

ze 5,000 mentally retard-
ed hluren whose intelligence | er:

a fair degree
Drop’ of Blood”
From a Baby
Very Important

long mental retardation.

jon.
fardat when the blood is test-
d, certain bio-chemicai disord-
rg are found, the infant can be
placed on a corrective diet and

giv

through
‘Some 20

Handicapped.
- Children Need
Recreation

Silver Birch School.
Does a Good Job Here

Much of the attention in the
present Flowers of Hope cam-
paign is focussed on the Creston
home for handicapped children,

~Inamed after Dr. Endicott, well-

known physician in the Kooten-

.jays for many years,

tadorts enthused over the craft

“its -many possibilities . by
aanouneing he wanted to “leav

une

Sos oes ited aay

lowers of Hope} Kootenay. Society

500 special schools op-
at ated: by Tocal associations for

1 across Canada.
le] is less than half of that of porns} retarded children cross

these infants are saved from life-

tion is the treatment andj
SE eat of those who have
suffered, or whose children now
suffer from retardation.

sixth ofthe total’number of pup: ae {rom smaller but every|

at Dr. Endicott School
Gheston at one time have been »

a.
frome is in addition ‘to the

4c for retarded children ‘b
jae done at Silver Birch School ers

Did you |
know that:

ada, one child in every
ohisty is born—or, destined
tobecome—mentally retarded.
‘That’s more than 17,000 each
rear,
hea each one needs special
care and attention. ae
" Your local Association for Retarded d
Children is doing all it’can-in‘the -
way of providing the necessary
+. training and guidance to help these
= youngsters grow into useful, happy.
citizens. ee :
‘Won't you please. help?”

“Pm so happy, I could bust”
said Nancy, her blue eyes shin-

Local ‘Kinettes Donated to Endicott Home -

No Family Immune
. From Retardation :
No. family, ‘Tegardless ‘of

from

eb

La week. The floor was covered fit
"| with rope. The scouts, all. men-

On Mental Retardation

) What: is Mental: Retardation?
Impaired mental ability. The
! retarded child:learns more slow-
iy. At maturity-his capacity. to
‘be less than

i Whi

i No family is immune. An
raccident of nature, birth injury,
‘or a disease in infancy, can strike
any home. Mental“ retardation
‘strikes families, rich’ and poor,
earned and ignorant, it respects
ne’

er class nor race.

Us it Curable es
’7._ No, because mental retarda-
tion is not a disease. It is' a
chronic handicap, But the men-
ly retarded child can be treat-
d and invariably does not-need
treatment. Often he and his fam-
ly: need expert ‘help ‘in’ adjust-

ing to the handicap. Frequently
there are emotional or’ physical
disabilities.as well which can be
corrected.

“Every Youngster
Deserves a Chance
To Do His Very Best
2, ‘Would: it occur to you -to

think that’ Decause’a child'was

mentally: retarded," he deserved

less _of.a.chance’than the next
child to make ‘the best of him-
sel

;.-,zhat would be the worst
kind of injustice, wouldn't’ it?
Yet: it happens. Thousands of
retarded children are neglected
when they could be helped.

They are unloved and ignor-
ed,: when with’ affection and pa-
tient understanding, : with care-
ful guidance and special training,
they: ‘could. learn ' and-: develo;
and ‘become’ hap, y contributing

ry. aN

members’ of ' socie!

Is it Hopeless?
>». No, not at-all. Quite to. the

contrary, 29 out of 30 mentally
children ca

can: be. train-

ed and helped to' grow into use-
ful, happy members ‘of the com-

gree of self-sufficien
How Prevalent is’ Ment:
dation? (

It isthe most. prevalent ‘of
all” child’ disabilities: It -handi-
caps ‘twice as many children as
polio, cerebral palsy, rheumatic
heart disease and’ blindness’ all
together. There‘ are more ‘than
half a million mentally’ retard-
ed in. Canada today.-: :

Can Mentally Retarded be Edu-
cated? i

. The mildly retarded — those
who \have not '. suffered. more
than’ about 25 per cent’ mental
impairment below ‘normal intel-
Ugence—can with proper school:

ing master academic work in the |

>, Second to ‘sixth grade range,

‘|Special class

Where C.

These are the “educable” retard-
ed. They: represent nearly 83
Per cent of all mentally retarded
—25 of every 30 retarded chil-
‘ one ate edueable pana can be
aught to be fai self-support-
ing as adults, sf Af De
What About the Others?
Another 13 per cent of the
mentally retarded —* another
four out of every 30 — are mod-
erately retarded. They ‘are ‘the
“trainable.” With: proper train-
ing facilities and. supervised
-‘sheltered workshop" provisions
they can become self-supporting
to some ‘degree. They: canbe
tained Sto. co Brae for them-
selves. One in . 1;
selves 0) ; pevere ly re-
What Schooling is’ Provided?
Urban school boards in the
large conical fengrally’ provide
for the “edu: i
or mildly retard: "

dren are now’ac-
in schools’ run by

grams,
home : care

San 'I Find Out More?
Contact::your, local’ associa-

cently to tie his Baa ieee i dlsterents are eee aught

Retarded ‘boys, like all young- y
sters, respond to ‘conerete, mean: The important thing is — they
eee
aws are understandable to them If your child goes to a re-
eonor era one Jearn to “love, | cutar ‘school, be thankful —~ for

es kee

life for. retarded childr
ing enlarged
meaningful,’

{n Canada,- one child in every
thirty is born—or is destined to
: become—mentally retarded.
_ That’s more than 17,000
each year. : 3
And each one needs special
care and attention. |
Your local Association for
Retarded Children is doing all
it can in the way of providing
the necessary: training and
guidance to help these unfor-
tunate youngsters * useful, happy citizens,
It is vital work.
Andyouareinvited tohelp.
Soon’ now, ‘you'll be’‘re-
ceiving some “Blowers ‘of

All we ask you to.dois—on
Mother’s Day if possible—
plant these seeds in your win-
dow box or garden. Then plant
a seed of hope for the ‘retarded
children in your neighbour-
hood by giving as generously *.
as you can to the Retarded ‘
Children’s Association.

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