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Salient: An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria University, Wellington Vol. 24, No. 6. 1961.

Charity Collection

Charity Collection

A collection will again be held this year during Procesh for the Wellington After-care Association. This association looks after about 35 intellectually retarded persons, who are cared for at 111 Brougham St. by unpaid workers. Those attending are all intellectually retarded—some are also physically retarded in some way. All are incapable of taking a remunerative job in society and have been classed as non-educable. The ages of most are over 18 years. The aim of the association is to give these people some sense of achievement and some interest in life. To this end they arrange such activities as sewing, films, music, games, folk dances, etc.

The Wellington After-care Association must not be confused with the Intellectually Handicapped Children's Parents' Association, a national, government-supported body. The W.A.C. Association does not receive any direct governmental assistance, although it does receive a small grant from the McCarthy Trust.

At present the Association is planning to buy a beach house at Paraparaumu to enable mothers to stay with their handicapped children free of charge.

Your Capping Committee feels that this is a local Association that is worthy of our support. I would ask all students who can possibly give a hand on May 5 to contact Bob Stewart the Collection Controller, or myself.

I think that's the lot, go to it now,

Support your University. Enjoy Yourself!

Julian J. Watts,

(Capping Controller, 1961).