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Show THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1976 PLEASANT GROVE REVIEW. PLEASANT GROVE, UTAH THURSDAY, DEC.FMRFR ir 1976 United Way Warns About Giving to Unworthy Causes "A great many appeals will compete for the donors dollar during the holiday season," said Jack Holmes, Executive Director of the United Way of Utah County. " Then Solicitations, "he continued, "will be made through the mails, personal requests, by telephone, coin containers, by newspaper and many other means. Many causes people are asked to support are now traditions and contributors just assume the agence is honest and doing good. Wise giving does not consist in giving to each and every ap-peal. To help the contributor make a wise decision, the United Way offers these guidelines. 1. Contributors should not give to any philanthropic orgfanization that mails an unordered item of "merchan-dise"suc- h as printed name and address stickers, key rings, or similiar items asking for a contgribution. This fund-raisin- g method costs at times more than 90 cents out of each $1.00. A contributor should not return the item or reply. 2. Contributors are warned against giving in response to telephone solicitations from strangers. Some callers ask for contributions to be sent or picked up ikmmediately. Others offer merchandise with some part of the pur-chase price to go to a non-profit agency. Never give or place an order in response. Always ask the caller to write instead, enclosing infor-mation about the agency. Then evaluate it, seek out professional advice from private and governmental contgributor-advisor- y agen-cies, and consider personal priorities before giving. 3. The fund-raisin- g method used by organizations is not the only yardstick for giving. The purpose of philanthropic organizations is to provide ef-fective leadership and ser-vices. For example a national agency raised over $1,200,000 of con-tributions in response to its direct mail solicitations during it's third year of operations. The organizations eight-memb- Board of Trustees met only once and it's Executive Committee of four members did not meet at all. 4. Ask how much of the funds raised will be spent locally. 5. Ask how much the overhead costs are. The United Way urges everyone to think before giving and to carefully evaluate all such requests. United Way volunteers spent over 360 hours in evaluation of agencies and programs in Utah County this year analyzing twenty four agen-cies. This process begins with agencies submitting requests by January 20 of each year and takes nearly four months to complete. Any person needing infor-mation about the validity of agencies asking for con-tributions during this holiday season may call the United Way office, 374-258- for assistance. cat " A?j ., - 1 - ' ' A ; - ;7 "s f ' ., X. ...... ' ...v I FOOD OLAbb Brent Steele adds rolled oats to recipe while Mary Walters, Richard McEwan and others wait their turn. Class is 4--H Food and Fun series at Lindon Food and Fun . . . Lindon 4th Grade Course drinks and granola. A goal of the program is to reduce food waste in the school lunch program. It is also hoped that the students and their families will be influenced to improve their food selection and eating habits. Fourth grade students at Lindon Elementary School have just completed the 4-- Food and Fun Series, taught by Gwen Roundy and Carol Bills of the Utah State University Extension Service. The Food and Fun Series teaches boys and girls the four basic food groups and their importance in daily nutrition. The students learned about the benefits their bodies receive from these foods and were encouraged to taste a variety of foods representing each group. The boys and girls prepared something different each week and have a collection of recipes of their own which they can use at home. Their newly learned specialties include pizza, cookies, candy, fruit and milk Utah tourism. What's it to you? Good neighbors make good tourists, Mountainland is a particularly popular region for vacation travel by Utah residents. Our forests, lakes, mountains, fishing areas, and other attractions appeal greatly to fellow Utahns. In 1975, those Utah travelers spent $11 million in our own region. So, it pays to encourage friends in neighboring areas of the state to visit Mountainland. In turn, try to visit another part of the state when you vacation or tour. There really is much to do and see right here in Utah. This year, tell the visitors you meet about everything Utah has to offer. Invite them to stay an extra day. It'll pay! StahHaf Souica invmuie to' in. Sua, oi Ouiooo, Receaio ino Tournm uian Sine I 12-16-- (A public service message of this newspaper and the Utah Travel Council 76 - 12-25-- 76 i I 10 SALE 1 I IN THE I I FARMER'S 1 I KORNER I I GIFT SHOP-- 1 All Pfaltzgraff Stoneware,! I Gourmet, Yorktown, 1 I Village, Heritage f I Christmas Items and Decorations S Free Gift Wrap Lay a ways : Mln Lindon - Ph. 785-203- 1 - Open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. M, i : ''! i i F v : ' v: ' . . i c -- : ' ' t " f '' -, v4 6 U-- . ' v w , ; ; t ' BANK OF AMERICAN FORK ' , A "i.r. 7-- n &Ls : ... , y , A y : .. .. .. ..- - r v , - - ' ?y ? . Trnr-'-r : -- a- ', v'. i a-- ' A i . :' ...... .. : r" x' v 1 ' i 7f ! ! a A - .. r ' I VS. h A v - v ;v ' k 'v"A V:v- - ' V ' iVvhhnt&n -- LL Bank of American . ; r i . 1 s - I ": ' "'. A.. A:"- I r , . - , J "1; yy'y j. j IPX flfW IB930 H II PR Propane Sow to Succeed on prepare now to succeed Vur Mission 0N Y0UR MISSION Lor en C. Dunn .fs,Cw A member of the First Quorum of Seventy rfvyv0'2Y shows how both young men and young WpSO. I ! - women may prepare for the realities of 4 liJ-W- J missionary life both the peaks and the C'fyll S fMf i valleys. This book is a fine aid in prepar-Jinj- ll tSjf ing for a mission, in adjusting to the mis- - l .,: . sion field and to a companion, and in developing a testimony. J $3.50 ;.'"":zzzzzrz: NO more strangers, 1 VOL. Ill SSSi Hartman and Connie Rector V. k f This third volume in the popular series of conversion stories contains Connie VtfA0(C Rector's story, plus the conversion ac- - --' xm counts of a Lutheran pastor, a radiologist. r a psychiatrist, a Catholic nun, a N musicologist, and eight others. All have :..::: gladly welcomed the gospel message ' p" ::'P3 " FT I and are "no more strangers and for- - D- - ::i U Li JUl eigners, but fellow citizens with the !s , jVs Ni r.wH saints." LIL1- S3.95 '0 ALL BOOKCRAFT PUBLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT YOUR LDS BOOK DEALER: RADMALUS 15 South Main - Phone 785-221- 1 V ) Class of 1976 to Hold Half Year Reunion Dec. 28 The Class of 1976 is having a half year reunion during the holiday season. They will have an informal on the 28th of December in the Girls Gym at t,he high school from 7:30 to 11:00 p.m. There will be lots of food, fun and reminiscing. This will be the last chance they will have to get together for many years. Make it a part of your holiday. If you plan to come, please let Steve Allred, 785-340- 2 or Lynn. Goodman, 785-419- 7 know. and Vl Home cp J Dr. Daryl J. McCarty Executive Secretary Utah Education Association Ever stop to wonder how many murders the average American has seen on TV by the time he or she reaches the age of 14? One estimate puts the figure at 11,000 killings. Some parents are loudly complaining about all that bloodshed before their children's eyes. Others are griping about the sly and not-so-sl- y sexuality in many TV programs. More parents are simply disgusted with the pure and simple shoddiness of many television shows. Poor TV programs are like the weather. Everybody talks about them but nobody does anything about them. But hold on. One organization is actually suggesting that something can be done by us individual viewers to make the programs better. It's all outlined in a highly intelligent PTA brochure titled "For Your Listening-Viewin- g Pleasure." First, the booklet in all fair-ness mentions that there are some "bright oases" in the "dreary wastelands of TV territory, both for children and adults." The way to better your family's TV habits requires only two things, according to the booklet-selecti- ve dialing and "Self-discipline- " means turning the set off when the selected program is over. The PTA booklet argues that the most effective stimulus to quality programming will be a refusal of many people to watch worthless shows. That's correct. TV programs live and die on their ratings. If you and millions of others switch off the TV because the only programs in view are a silly game show, a poor situation comedy and a kill em dead com opera, you can bet your TV set that things will change. |