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Show THE GRSEN SHEET 10 Thursday, Nov. 17, 1988 to COMMUNITY NEWS With Love Share Friends' 'Family Society, in which a person at least with 55 years old works children disabled or ill chronically who are 10 and under. For two hours every week, Mrs. Adams goes to the Long home in Murray to spend time with Michael. He is unable to talk and pleasure on his face. Mrs. Adams finds that Michael of Murray is difficult to Long MURRAY. When Joy L. Adams, entertain because he has severe a Cottonwood Heights grand- cerebral palsy. But she gives it a mother, plays music tapes for a good try. She is a volunteer for disabled friend, the Family Friends project d she watches him move from side sponsored by Utah Easter Seal to side to the rhythm and show by Helen Glissmeyer Grtea Skeei 8Uff Writer seven-year-ol- ' "V c - ' r- -" : ; v- - OUTLET FACTORY n. ri can benefit." He adds that many of these volunteers have successfully coped with personal losses and grief and can offer wisdom from their experience. Some of them receive a small reimbursement for their expenses. The Family Friends comply ment health and education professionals who work with the disabled children by offering personalized and flexible assistance to fill in the gaps in professional services. "They offer social and emotional and encouragement; support another pair of hands; a shoulder to lean on," says Rosenberg. The older people also benefit because they can fill empty hours and give purpose to their lives. They give compassion and receive love in return. So the program two the brings together, populations with reciprocal needs. Joy Adams sums up her feelings about the program: "If you have time, you need to do something for someone else who is not able to do for himself. I wish I could do difficulty expressing his emotions, but responds in his own way to her care. "I take him for rides in his wheelchair. I talk to him all the time about the beauties of nature or animals or anything around," says Mrs. Adams. "Sometimes I pick leaves and let him feel the difference of them being wet or crisp." She adds: "He's a cute guy. You can't help but love him." has - The volunteer also visits two retarded sisters in another family, and has been doing this for two years. Machelle and Sarah are four and five years old, respectfully, and are "just a little slow to learn." They like me to read to them and play games," says Mrs. Adams. "They are like my own family." Already she has more." bought Christmas gifts for them. In caring for these special children, she gives needed breaks or "respite" for their family members who are responsible for their constant care. "Sometimes Continued from page 7 it's the siblings who have the Have All the Fun March 9 the need and problems through April 17 and Beauty and compassion," she adds. the Beast April 20 through May Director of the Family Friends 29. The playhouse will close its first program for Easter Seals is Jay Rosenberg who says there are 50 season with the Broadway smash senior volunteers throughout Salt hit Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat June 1 Lake County serving 60 families. "Older persons tend to have through July 10. Old Nauvoo Playhouse some unique attributes which is make them especially effective in located at 10 N. Main Street, the role of Family Friends. They Midvale. Season ticket and box are mature and stable and can ' office information can be had by 0 or by stopping by provide a sense of perspective one calling the theater. life from which younger parents am Joy Adams assists Michael Long with tasks part of har work with the Family Friend program. as . wm AAA A .. 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