Show I Camper ship hip Program firings Brings Brin s in The Utah Easter Seal Handicapped Handicapped Handicapped Hand Hand- Program Is richer and more than 40 cl children will enjoy the ben bene benefits fits of that program thanks to the Utah Guards Guard's Bantam Basketball leagues The program sponsored by Utah Easter Seal Society sends handicapped children to an outdoor outdoor out out- outdoor door camp In Colorado for formental formental formental mental and physical tion The Guard donation plan has been working since 1960 and has raised more than by sponsoring special benefit games via the Bantam Basketball Basketball Basketball Basket Basket- ball program Bantam Basketball statewide includes teams with 2700 boys In 34 Utah communities Midway through the three month season schedule usually In February the young teams pia play inter-city inter games and donate the proceeds from the sale of tickets to the handicapped pro pro- gram Major General Maurice L L. L Watts Utah Adjutant General is president of the leagues with Colonel T. T Ray Kingston serving as commissioner All of the district managers and many of the coaches are guardsmen The he Bantam Leagues are primarily a community support program of the Guard ex explained explained ex- ex Col Kingston The colonel said that one 1970 study Indicated that the basket ball Idea helped to drop juvenile delinquency by 85 In local communities We uWe started the program to allow the communities with wIlli guard armories to better utilize the facilities and as you can see it has also helped other worthwhile programs such as the Easter Seals commented Col Kingston There are no administrative costs associated with the National National Na Na- National Guard efforts he said and the entire fund goes to pay the camp fee for each handi handl- handicapped capped child sponsored by the Utah National Guard |