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Elizabeth Wood, a former Waterloo teacher, reâ€" turned recently to Canada after working for nine months in Costa Rica at a village for abandoned children. Bob Rowell will give a slide presentation: Perspective on Ontario Argchitecture â€" the uniqueness of Waterloo Region. ANNUAL MEETING WATERLOO REGIONAL HERITAGE FOUNDATION WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1977 7:30 P.M. The Public is cordially invited to attend Former teacher seeks aid for Costa Rica orphans COUNCIL CHAMBERS CITY OF CAMBRIDGE (46 Dickson Street) +o 0 ¢ #‘0‘a)+ ‘‘Aladdin and His Magic Lamp‘‘ has been written and directed by Ernest J. Schwarz, and is based on the children‘s old folk tale, set to swinging, catchy music. It comes complete with a groovy genie, colorâ€" ful, _ elaborate â€" costumes and delightful special efâ€" fects â€" the genie arrives Aladdin stars in April show Pueblito, translated into English as "village for the children," was begun in July of 1975. The little village _ was _ structured around> a family concept. There are eight houses with a carefully selected Costa _ Rican couple as parents. Each set of parâ€" ents bring their own chilâ€" dren and are given adoptâ€" ed children so that each The balcony of the Huâ€" manities Theatre will not be opened for this event, so there will be fewer seats available and the Arts Cenâ€" tre suggests that those inâ€" terested should get their tickets early! Performances are on Saturday, April 9 at 10:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. in the Humanities Theatre, University of Waâ€" terloo. Tickets for chilâ€" dren 12 and under are $1.50, general admission $2. A year ago Elizabeth Wood, former teacher at Winston Churchill school in Waterloo, went to Costa Rica for a threeâ€"week visit with an aunt and uncle who were living in a small cenâ€" tral town named Paraiso. Elizabeth stayed for eight months and became inâ€" volved in Pueblito Canada, a village created for abanâ€" doned children by a Canaâ€" dian couple. Peter and Marion Tacon. To keep things "hopping" for the youngsters over the Easter weekend. the UW Arts Centre is presentâ€" ing a special musical proâ€" duction of ‘"Aladdin and His Magic Lamp‘‘ by the Studio Lab Theatre of Toronto. But, these children are the lucky ones. Most of the older children, aged 10 and up, are left to fend for themselves in the streets. They congregate predomâ€" inantly in San Jose, the country‘s _ capital, _ and sleep and beg in dirty back streets. criminal mentality. out of a total population of two million. The very young ones go into governâ€" ment institutions but these institutions lack funds and subsequently have a priâ€" sonâ€"type atmosphere. They there are an estimated 10,â€" By Judy Greaves For Painting and Wallpapering Michael Heeney 884â€"3972 please call The cheque was presented by Betteâ€"Ann Gilbert of the sorority at a meeting April 4 at the home of Marion Schmitt in Waterloo. The money was raised by the chapter through gift wrapping at plazas during the Christmas season. Tickets for the April 9th performance are availâ€" able at the Main Box Ofâ€" fice, Room 254, Modern Languages Bldg., UW Camâ€" pus. 885â€"4280, and at Bishâ€" op‘s Style Shop, Stanley Park Mail. The Alpha Sigma Chapter of the Beta Sigma Phi Sororâ€" ity presented Monday a cheque for $1000 to Mrs. Ann White _ representing _ the Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Big Sisters organization. Sorority helps the Big Sisters Pueblito Canada is fundâ€" ed partly by a grant from Canadian International Deâ€" velopment Agency (CIDA). Probably about one third of Pueblito money comes from this source. Another third comes from communâ€" ity groups in â€" Canada. Church _ groups, _ service clubs, schools and indiviâ€" dual _ Canadians donate money to the village. Each child in the pueblito has three Canadian ‘"‘godparâ€" ents"‘ who send $10 per month. The â€" remaining _ funds come from Costa Rica. in a puff of smoke! The students in Costa Rica only go to school for a halfâ€"day because of the lack of schools. Elizabeth Wood became involved in providing a â€" recreational program for the children when not in school. They learned crafts, art, music and gymnastics. Most had never experienced play or any â€" activities â€" such â€" as these. suspicious."‘ Pueblito children _ join school classes in the comâ€" munity of Paraiso and, surprisingly, a very high percentage pass their first school year. bouse has a family of ten little ones. The children made a big adjustment to the pueblito. They quickly accept both the parents and the homes. This is extremely remarkâ€" able according to Miss Wood because most chilâ€" dren come to the pueblito with ‘"‘deep emotional probâ€" lems, especially the older was a lot of good she could do here. She is the national coâ€"ordinator for Pueblito Canada with an office in Toronto. Her duties here include â€"telling Canadians hives and a successful bakery. The pueblito sells baked goods in the comâ€" munity to raise extra monâ€" ey for clothing and other necessities. Elizabeth Wood came back to Canada three months ago. It was very hard to leave she said because she had "grown very attached to the chilâ€" dren‘" but felt that there In addition to crops the pueblito also has a carpenâ€" moving toward selfâ€"suffiâ€" ciency. The village runs an agricultural . coâ€"operaâ€" tive. All the "fathers" work in the fields each day. 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