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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 13 May 1971, p. 10

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" Agency seeking family memberships WLU PARTICIPANTS. .When the K-W Philharmonic Choir presented Handel's Sampson last week all the principals were connected with Waterloo Lutheran University. Prof. Walter Kemp, head of WLU's music department (left) directed the choir. Others, either WLU students or professors, taking leading parts were (left to right) Heather Hymmen, Prof. Victor Martens, Lynda Neufeld, Donald Landry, Ruth Ann Archibald and Prof. Martin Dolbeer. The presentation took place in the university's theatre-auditorium. Three weeks work by about 60 Twin City women culminates this week when 8,000 letters will be mailed to area residents asking them for $2 family memberships in the Catholic Social Services. The campaign is aiming for at least $5,000 of the $60,000 required to operate the service this year. About 345,000 of the operating costs will be recovered from the K-W Federated Appeal, of which the agency is a member. The re- mainder must come from mem- bership fees, donations, bequests, an annual grant from the Hamil- ton RC diocese, a donation from the Preston Community Chest and municipal grants. The agency provides several categories of service of which budget counselling is the most in demand. People who run into problems with their debts are often re- ferred by the courts, or their em- ployers, to the agency which 9 Erb St. If Put your insurance in sate, experienced hands. 28 King St HOME - CAR - fi; 913.092 are”? , [1451]; S hogs WIDE WII::\:;N STOCK BUSINESS - 9051mm C.W. Tweed & Son Wat-doc Chronic... Tm. my ta, 1011 LIMITED WWW W., Waterloo a 743-6619 " 9 r5." FOOTWEL‘“ 'f 744-5274 Phone mer assists families cope with difficulties ranging from alco- holism and unemployment to problem children. Individual counselling is provided for per- sons with a Wlde range of prob- lems. Transients from a large percentage of this workload, which has increased substantial- ly recently. will, if necessary, handle the individual's income until the financial problems are resolved. - Famiiy' and individual counsel- ling are other mervices. The fin:- The agency also assists unmar- ried pregnant women and ar- ranges accommodation for them at St. Martin's Manor in Hamil- ton. Although the agency is called the Catholic Social Services at least 25 percent of its clients are not Catholics. $8,054 profit Ross Elliott, president of. the K-W Kinsmen, was presented with a cheque for $8,054.44 by Pat Baird, chairman of the club's TV auction committee this week. The money represents pro- fits from the auction conducted in March to raise funds for the mentally retarded. Two former presidents of the club, Fred Price and William Stewart, both of Kitchener, were honored at the meeting when they were named life members of both the Kinsmen and the Men- tally Retarded Association. Flowers of hope seeds were planted by members during the meeting, which was attended by the chtb's national vice-pre.sident and zone governor. so' Waterloo The majority of the people seeking aid from the organiza- tion (47 percent) are referred there by doctors and lawyers. The next largest group, (21 per- cent) is referred by parish a- gencies. Two cases workers and five other persons are employed by the agency, which has its offices on the second floor of 144 King St. W. in Kitchener. courts refer eight percent and employers refer two percent. About 10 percent seek the ser- vice on their own, 12 percent are referred by other clients, the The Marian Household Centre at M Charles St. W., also in Kit- chener, a self-supporting adjunct of the agency, employs five per- sons. It is used by the Catholic Social Services to supply cloth- ing and household furniture for needy families. Mr. a" In. Chums Far-ell, "ad-itttheRmgtnrtCattttr lie cathedral in Hamilton on Saturday. -- -- _. Petal": ism 'iii5'iiii"is Is “STEREO SHOP Westmomn Plus. Phone 579-5650 . 220 King St. N., WI'OVIOO . 673 ki w kit h q 285 Lancastov Ihr, Ki‘chonor mg I' ' c on" O 108 Webev W,, KitchOnor q 188 Highland W., Kitchener Ihfjlt0Ltil3(EEf Safely store your winter garments, etc. with L' us for the summer blankets months. Gives you more room and peace of mind too! BOX STORAGE swam? CLEANERS For Pickup and Delivery 743-432 ll Fully Insured LP, House of Furniture as King North Wm Yohphonc 576-5440 ALAN RIGBY'S FOR RENT mum)” and . APPLIANCES One Root}! at {cm The Look Is Leather only $295

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