Show A Citizens Tour Of United Fund Recently NORl lAGENE Recently I had the opportunity tunny to lo make a tour lour of several United Fund agencies and I certainly recommend that thal every citizen who enjoys cur American way of life Ufe do the same because here in these agencies is truly Americans Amer Amer- leans kuns at their best Most of the agencies are arc staffed by volunteer help both tooth professional professional and non The first stop step was the tho community com com- information service where all calls for community community pity health recreation and welfare are received and these calls are arc referred to lo the proper agency Next the Family Service Society where one can avail themselves of professional guidance with wilh personal or family problems and financial planning problems Then on to lo the Community Nursing Service where these registered nurses go into inlo homes where medical care and treatment is needed Allis All Allis is done under a doctors doctor's s su su- Some of ol their patients have been bed last for long periods and these nurses are sometimes their poly Only visitors The Mental Menial Health tion llon promotes understanding and education of mental menial health and also helps in the preparation of legislature for lor lormor more mor help for the flue mentally menially Ill Our next stop the Dental Service Clinic where dental denial care is given children whose families cannot afford this care caie i i Neighborhood House was a most pleasant stop slop on the tour The children there all seemed so happy healthy and enjoying each other as aswell well It II was lunch time andall and andall all were having a hot hoi meal mealAnd mealand mealand and lots of fun lun conversa tion flan Neighborhood od House is s p primarily lm a day day carp carp jand rid nd nursery program for children 2 to 12 years but bul they also provided cd group activities for lor Other ther school age children and andI I adult activities the year around aro T Q Y YWCA also olsa a very Scry en enjoyable top stop os you yot c uld I only see but bul feel the Iho pine pinc Ine atmosphere created here for many and varied social recreational rec- rec and educational pro programs programs pro pro- grams and the residence pool poolland land I and gym I hope that In some small way way Ive I've helped you to see bee and feel how very important j I United Fund und is to lo each of ol us in n our communities Of course courso i lucre are arc many more fine floe agencies Ive I've not mentioned and may be some sonic day Ill I'll visit them and be able to lo tell you about their splendid work One last thought all of ol this volunteer work done cione by these dose agencies is being done by people who see our comma communities t pities needs and get set In and do something about It It |