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pase 8 October 14,1982 L.E. geared to help elderly life Enrichment is a pro. . idea was proposed that jf In 1975 the program started When a volunteer com- gram where volunteers do- citizens had volunteeredtheir with only 16 volunteers and mences his duties, he is as- Christian mission aspect of WMC's I-V Christian Fellow- nate some time and concern time to regularly visit the now boasts a membership of signed a resident. Some ship each week to the elderly of home, they would have been 130 volunteers. They range in, residents are reported to be They described their experi- eight Carroll County nursing aware of the problems before ages from 50 to 12. The 12 quite mentally coherent, but ences as "emotionally ex- homes. On September 21, the they started. year old volunteer is an "ex- others may be senile, schizo- hausting." program's project/director, EI- In January of 1975, the ceptlonal case" according to phrenic, or retarded. And "They (the residents) take eanor Fique, spoke in White- Maryland Office on Aging en- Flqoe. She is reported to be then some residents may be everything out of you," said ford lounge about the duties tered into a coalition with the quite "precocious for her 'severely. debilitated. For the Troxel. "When you're new, of a Ufe Enrichment volun- Carroll County Public Library age." latter, Fique suggested all they almost pounce on you... teership _entails. Flque'a ap- and the Carroll County Com- "What makes life Enrich- that the volunteer can do is to it's scary." She added that pearance at WMC was upon mission on Aging to establish' ment so special," commented "hold their hand." her boyfriend last year had to invitation by sophomore and the life Enrichment Program. Pique.' "is the one-to-one rela- Other volunteer duties that discontinue his volunteership social work major Deborah A grant was provided and two tionship the volunteer devel- are available to the public are because he felt "uncomforta- Tyler. years were set as an observa- ops with his assigned nursing the library Services and the ble." Kullick commented that According to Fique, Life En- tion phase to evaluate the home resident." Such a rela- Pen Pal. Volunteers taking the sometimes the volunteership nchment got its start in 1975. program's performance. The tionship is established library services are expected will involve an amount of An outbreak of Salmonella final evaluation reported that through weekly get-togethers. to be familiar with the materi- emotional pain. "You hurt for food poisoning at a Baltimore Life Enrichment had "great "When a rapport develops," als being distributed. They them." nursing home prompted con- potential" for nursing home said Fique, "the resident are also expected to relay Still, both volunteers main- cem among the public. An residents. starts to feel that they are back residents. preferences tain that the experience has loved, cared for, and have a and requests to. the Life En- been "worth while." Kullick Booters lack kick reason to keep living." richrnent Staff. has "adopted" two grandpar- holidays On Those desiring the Pen Pal or special ents, one which she men- ocassions, volunteers may get service are expected to corre- tioned has three sons that from page 6 together to "throw" a party"for spond with their assigned res- have never visited their own Homecoming day saw the Terrors take a 31f.! hour trip to the residents. Fique men- ident at least once a week. mother. After Kullick gradu- tioned a "happy-hour" at one However, Fique warned that Haverford College. The Terrors, unable to beat the Fords on such party, but also that the those desiring to be Pen Pals ates in May of 83, she intends their five previous meetings hoped things would change; but it drinks were "watered-down." should remember many resi- to stay in contact somehow with her "grandparents." didn't. The Terrors played the first half against the wind and Though the residents appre- .dents are not mentally or had problems passing the ball. Haverford scored their first elate being remembered even physically able to write. "These residents are not all mentally incoherent," noted goal nearly at the end of the first half when one of their men around the holidays, espe- Seniors Lisa Kul1ick and Troxel. "They know that they (avg. about 40 yds. per throw in) threw in the ball in near the cially Christmas time, Fique Donna Troxel are current life box where it was headed in for the first goal. The second half feels volunteerism is most im- Enrichment volunteers. They can't leave the home and that one day they're going to die saw both offenses open up more as the defenses tired. portant during the non-holiday both started their work in their W.M.C.'s Montanye, Wassman, and Beyers were now penetrat- times. "Christmas time is guilt junior year as part of the there. They have no real hope.. they need someone." ing but still could not score. With 20 minutes to go Haverford complex time for everyone," scored its second goat. At this point of the game the Terrors said Fique, "but after the seemed to loose spirit. Terrible passing and a lack of support holidays, everyone forgets from the hattbacks was evident W.M.C. was a 2-0 rooser. them." Mensendiek to present Shinto Man DUKE MBA THE FUQUA Dr. William Mensendiek, an Dr. Mensendiek is professor he and his wife will return to SCHOOL American scholar and teacher of Christian studies at Tohoku Japan at the end of the in Japan Since 1963, will Gakuin University in Sendai, academic year. OF BUSINESS speak about his studies of Japan. He and his wife, Bar- Following his presentation Shintp, the traditional religion bara, have been missionaries Dr. Mensendiekwill answer of Japan, at Western Mary- of the United Church of Christ questions on his topic of land College. Dr. Mensendiek there for almost 20 years. religion and society in Japan. /Jtr. representative of the Fuqua School of will discuss his findings in his Mensendiek is currently a Vis- The event is being sponsored will presentation, "Shinto Man: iting Scholar at Union Thee- by the philosophy and reil- Business of Duke University be on Traditional Religious Influ- /Iogical Seminary-Columbia gious studies department of campus Monday, November 1, to discuss the MBA Program. Interested students may obtain ~~esty,!~ o~~~~a;,ab~~e~~ ru::;n:.:iv::er:Si;,:ty~in..;N:.::ew:::..;.Y:::Ork.:;.;C;;;ity~.:....W:.::::M:;;:C.:..":" ,, further information by contacting the Office of at 8 p.m. in McDaniel Lounge. 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