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Show Work-Study Program Involves Students with March of Dimes I.inda is ;i college art major whose minor is special education. Brian is a fourth year university student who plans to become an accountant. Susan Su-san is studying to become a physical physi-cal therapist. Although Linihi. Hriiin, unci Susan don"l know each other. Ihcy have much in common. AH are college students working Inward careers, anil all are work-sluily students involved in-volved with March of Dimes programs. pro-grams. The voluntary health agency, whose mission is prevention of birth defects, sponsors numerous public health education and community service projects. Throughout the country many college students, like I.inda, Brian, and Susan, are participating par-ticipating in some aspect of March of Dimes programs. Money and Credit Some of the students earn money, which comes through state programs, pro-grams, to help them meet the high cost of college education. Others earn credit toward their college degrees. de-grees. Depending on their class schedules, sched-ules, the students work between 15 and 30 hours a week throughout the year. Some help with general office chores. Others assist in health education edu-cation programs or community service ser-vice activities in which junior and senior high school students participate. partici-pate. During the summer, college students stu-dents from the New York City area serve as counselors and supervisors at day camps for handicapped youngsters which arc sponsored by the March of Dimes. In Salt Lake City, a University of Utah student plays a key role in the chapter's health care teaching programs pro-grams in local high schools. ; j - I .? : 1 WITH A PICK-ME-UP from Sheila, Helena Is able to hang her paper mache doll up to dry. Sheila, a communications com-munications major at Queens College, Col-lege, plans to go Into broadcasting. And in Ocean County (NJ), a work-study participant spends 15 hours each week helping to organize fund raising projects with March of Dimes young adult volunteers. Although they all carry busy course loads at school, most of the students find time to volunteer for r March of Dimes activities above and beyond their designated work-study hours. It just goes to show that youth is not wasted on the young. ONE STEP AT A TIME. Little Helene Ferrester gets a helping hand from Shelia Robbins, one of five Queens College (NY) students who worked as supervisors at a March of Dimes Day Camp for handicapped youngsters this past summer. |