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Philippines, Vietnam and often the foster parents stip- ulate a country of preferance, age, sex, when they commit themselves to the monthly contribution of $17 to provide Over 50,000 children are curr'ently being aided by indi- viduals, groups and families in Canada. the US. and Aus- tralia. The children live in Bali, Bolivia. Brazil, Colom- bia, Ecuador, Indonesia, Re- public of Korea. Peru, The Mr. Wilensky is graphics director for a company that contributes to various chariâ€" ties, and one of these is Fos- ter Parents Plan of Canada. supporting a child in Vene- zuela. Mr. and Mrs, Vic Wilensky, 84 Oak Avenue, Richvale, have only one foster child, but in “adopting” six-year- old Benilda Cortez in the Philippines, they have as- sumed responsibility for mak- ing life a little easier for nine people they have never met. 24 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, Sept 27, 1973 Richvale Couple's Foster Child In Philippines Rice's Flowers RICHMOND HEIGHTS CENTRE 884-1812 Phone 889-1812 - At All Hours - For ALL Occasions Flowers Wire-d Anywhere Just Con BENILDA CORTEZ from Bankrupt Stock At Used Prices NEW FURNITURE â€" We Deliver to Toronto 8 Surroundin; Districts All children receiving aid! under the Foster Children plan must attend school, and vocational training courses are available to the foster_ It also lists several key child. brothers. sisters and, ' steps, which could help avert in some cases. their parents. a tragedy, if followed, and The aim is to give the family which area Fire Chiefs, Rob- the tools to help become in-:ert Kennedy of Richmond dependent and seiI-support-‘Hill and James Davidson of ing. 1 Vaughan agree should be car- The foster parents receive regular reports on the pro- gress of their adopted daugh- ter. The social work adminis- trator in the area reports that Benilda is a pretty little girl, dark in complexion with black eyes and a pug nose. She is described as a playful girl who enjoys singing and dancing. The Cortez’ are more for- tunate than some. They have their own little house made of galvanized iron sheets and wood. Although it is furn- ished with only the barest essentials they have enough land to grow a few vegetables. Their diet is made up chiefly of vegetables, fish and rice, and houses in the community are built far apart, allowing a clean, fresh atmosphere. Despite their financial and physical handicaps, however, the Cortez' have managed to provide some education for their children. Danilo, 15, is in third year high school; Carlito. 13, is in first year high school; Felinda, 11, is in grade 5, and Renaldo, 9, is in grade 3. Benilda and Mylene. 2, are not yet in school. The $17 contributed by Vic and Mary Wilensky more than doubles the family's income and, Vic told “The Liberal". helps to take care of basic needs, medical, den- tal and educational require- ments of the family. It would not be fair, he said, to help just one child and ignore the family. Now they have Benilda, who has three brothers and two sisters, a father who suf- fers from pulmonary tuber- culosis, a mother who earns about $5 a month as a tailor, and a grandmother who does not work at all. Despite his illness, Mr. Cortez, a carpen- ter, manages to make about $7 a month doing odd repair jobs. In the case of Vic and Mary Wilinsky, who have no children, they thought it was a good idea. They applied personally to Foster Parents, 153 St. Clair Avenue West, Suite 5, in Toronto. offering assistance to any child in need, regardless of age, sex or nationality. material and financial assist- ance to both child and family. meand Browse! ISuggest Home Fire Escape Plan With most people, that’s all they ever do. however; the fire department number fails to go up by the phone, the loose wires in the basement fail to get attended to, the smoking continues in bed and the chances increase just that much more for an all- out inferno some day just when it's the least expected. STEPS TO SAFETY Coincident with Fire Pre- vention Week, Reader's Di- gest carries an article on fires in the home, in which it states that fire breaks out in a Canadian home every 10 minutes, which equals 50,000 homes and 350 deaths. All of which is a reminder that Fire Prevention Week will get underway October 7 and homeowners everywhere will once again be dusting off their lists of good inten- tions, so far as making their homes safe against fire. Too many people, the chief says, call the operator, give the address and forget to tell the operatorâ€" who is located somewhere in Metro â€" that the fire is in Richmond Hill, or nearby, and the fire trucks are dispatched to a similar street in Metro, if they get out at all. By JIM IRVING Dialing “0" for operator when a fire strikes may seem to be the best thing to do at the time, but it’s not much good if you neglect to men- tion where you’re calling from. That's why Richmond Hill Fire Chief Robert Kennedy gives an unequivocal “No” to dialing O in times of fire. So. if you must dial the operator, make sure you give her all the facts before hang- ing up; better still keep the number of your local fire department close by. -I FURNITURE SALES ELGIN MILLs ROAD at RAILWAY TRACKS RICHMOND HILL - TELEPHONE 889-5101 STUDENT'S PARADISE - Come Browse Another safety request, now being carried out by the Vaughan Department, is to fit fuse boxes with a plastic fuse rejector, which prevents householders from putting the wrong size of fuse in. MINI ALARM In the matter of smoke de’ tection in the home. Vaughan Chief Davidson suggests a mini-alarm that is as sensi- tive to smoke as the head table at a hay fever sufferers‘ convention. Described as an “early warning home smoke detec- tor,” the alarm is about nine Chief Kennedy said his department would like to be able to inspect every home in the area as part of its normal routine, but because of the time and staff involved, can only do it by request. He said the department re- ceives some 150 such requests a year. INSPECTIONS ON REQUEST Other suggested steps: Set strict smoking rules; smoking in bed is especially hazardous. Install smoke detectors; many fatal fires begin as slow, smoldering affairs (1 u r i n g the normal sleeping hours between 10 pm and 6 am, involving a significant delay before being detected. Another step is to inspect your home to check against faulty electrical equipment and wiring. Fire departments will carry out home inspection on re- quest. Suggested formula calls for a floor plan showing alter- nate escape routes from each room. This should be re- viewed periodically and post- ed as a constant reminder. Chief Kennedy says that a chain-ladder which sells for $30 and which can be hooked over a window sill provides an efficient fire escape. , Each child should be trained to follow a practical plan to help ease any panic and all members of the family should arrange a meeting place out- side the house. They also agree that the most important of these is the one calling for a family escape plan. This calls for the family getting together and working out a system whereby they can leave the house safely and quickly in case that fire everybody dreads finally ar- rives. When fire is detected fol- low the escape plan and get out; meet at a pre-determined place; call the fire depart- ment from an outside phone; do not re-enter a smoke- filled house. ried out in all homes Open Tuesday to Saturday 9:30-6 0 Friday 9:30-9 0 Closed Sunday and Monday Unlike many other alarms, where a heat of 135 degrees has to be generated to trigger the alarm, this new detector responds quickly to changes in the air caused by fire or combustion, so that those inches high, cylindrical, and is enclosed in a plastic case. It is hung from the ceiling, where it can react to smoke from a smoldering fire. but is not in danger from having its alarm triggered from burnt toast in the kitchen, or the fumes from a roomful of heavy smokers. The alarm operates on the ionization principle, so that when products of combustion, visible or invisible smoke, enter the small inner cham- ber of the detector, the elec- tronic sensor detects the min- ute change, causing the alarm to sound. Sealed tenders, clearly marked as to contents, will be received by the Clerk, Mr. L. M. Clem- ent until 4:00 PM. Thursday, October 4th, 1973 D.S.T. for approximately 1,115 feet of sanitary sewer connection to the Town Park Arena on Church Street. Tender Plans and specifications may be obtained from the Engineering Department upon deposit of $10.00 which is refundable upon return of the documents within 30 days of closing of tender. A certified cheque in the amount of 10% of the tender price shall accompany each tender. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. L. M. Clement Clerk, Town of Richmond Hill 56 Yonge Street North Richmond Hill, Ontario. Town of Richmond Hill Tender For Sanitary Sewer WE 5 60/1 RANTEEg being warned are able to get to safety quickly. While some people might demur at its price â€"- $80 -â€" Chief Davidson feels they would spend much more on fire insurance without ques- tioning it. and the protection they would get from this new device would provide another In Richmond Hill, there will also be a tour through the fire hall, and a talk and film on safety in the home. Similar programs will be held in the Town of Mark- ham. During Fire Prevention Week, area fire departments will be showing films on fire prevention at hospitals and schools, as well as giving others talks and demonstraâ€" tions in fire fighting. form of even less costly in- surance. 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