tpg +c MES. AI Sis ob dt i ee a The GFWC, Dallas Jr. Woman's Club will hold a membership orientation meeting Nov. 12, at 7:30 p.m. All new members, prospective members and board members are urged to attend this meeting at Suzanne Artman’s home on Pioneer Avenue in Dallas. The Dallas Juniors are a service club whose membership is open to all young women between the ages of 18 and 40. Their main purpose is to help others, primarily residents of the Back Mountain Area. The club provides a variety of health care programs for area residents. On the first Friday of each month a free blood pressure screening is held at the First Eastern Bank in Shavertown. The club also is involved in hearing screenings, blood -drives by Joan Kingsbury Beginning Nov. 19, expectant parents living in the Back Mountain will have the opportunity to attend classes on the Lamaze method of natural childbirth without having to travel to Kingston or Wilkes-Barre. The Childbirth Education Association of Luzerne County will conduct classes one evening per week for eight consecu- tive weeks at the Prince of Peace Church located on Main Street in Dallas. Kris Sutton and Kathy Cerase, two Back Mountain women, are instrumental in bringing these classes to the area. Kris has been a and diabetes screenings. Annually a scholarship is provided to a deserving area high school senior. By working at the candy booth at the annual auction, they donate over $1000 to the Back Mountain Memorial Library. Club. members spend much of their time working for others, but the club also promotes family unity. An annual family picnic is held during the summer, and often other social gatherings are planned. As a service to children and teens of the com- munity the following special projects are in- cluded in the club annual activities. In the spring of the year the Juniors provide prizes, refresh- ments, and a visit with the Easter Bunny at the Easter Egg Hunt. Throughout the year, club members guide tours of member of the Childbirth Education Association of Luzerne County for seven and a half years. A graduate of Mercy Hospital School of Nur- sing, Kris, a registered nurse, worked in the obstetrical department of Wyoming Valley Hospital for ‘five and one half years. As a result of at- Lamaze method when expecting, the first of her three children, Kris became one of the organizers and teachers of the first class spon- sored by the Childbirth Education Association of Luzerne County. The first group consisted of two teachers and three by Nancy S. Kozemchak “Friends”, to be a part of. Thanks, again Jim! ‘‘Alternative Investment’ collectors. dozen books in a year! the Historid Swetland Home, as a service to schools. ‘and scouting organizations. A Mr. Yuk program is provided in conjunction with the Susquehanna Poison Control Center, the program is presented to kindergarten classes in the Lake-Lehman and Dallas school districts. Their Christmas Store enables area children to purchase presents for family members at a nominal cost. Each summer the Dallas Juniors sponsor the Fresh Air Fund which provides underprivileged children from the inner cities a chance to enjoy two weeks of country living. The Dallas Junior Woman's Club also coordinates the Meals on Wheels program for the Back Mountain, and presents Christmas food baskets to needy area couples. These classes have now expanded to four continuously running series with 10 couples in a class. Kris, a native of the Back Mountain, lives on Outlet Road in Lehman with her husband, David, and their daughters, Jennifer, Nicole and Rebecca. Kathy Cerase, who re- cently moved to the Back Mountain, is registrar and an assistant instructor. Kathy became involved with the Childbirth Education Association of Luzerne county when she was expecting her first daughter five years ago. Six months later, Kathy became an active member. The Cerase family, - Kathy, her husband, Al, and their daughters Katy and Elizabeth live in Trucks- ville. = During the eight weekly sessions, lessons cover the physiology of preg- nancy and childbirth, the growth and development of the baby in utero, body building and muscle con- trolling exercises. relaxa- tion and breathing tech- niques to be used during labor and delivery. Special classes on post- pantum., newborn. care, going home with baby, Cesarean births, and breasifeeding also are covered. Rooming in and sibling visitation, encour- aging other children to visit mother and baby in the hospital, and stressing good ‘‘consumerism’’, encouraging the couple to choose the correct doctor for their needs, is also dis- cussed. If the husband is not interested in attending childbirth classes, the families. Donations of time and money to the Back Mountain Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council, the Back Mountain Fire and Ambulance Associations, and athletic and scouting organiza- tions are among the other club projects. Informative meetings provide members an opportunity to expand their knowledge and talents. The GFWC, Dallas Junior Woman's Club offers young women a chance to grow and to develop as they share their time and talents to serve the community, and in the process form friendships and have a good time. Anyone interested in joining the GFWC, Dallas Juniors should contact membership chairman Elaine Hudak at 675-2228. Visitors and guests are always welcome at our meetings. mother is encouraged to bring another person to act as a labor coach with her. According to Kris and Kathy, however, most husbands do participate in the labor coaching for their wives. When the father is present at birth the ‘‘bonding’’ process can begin immediately. Bonding is ‘‘the loving gestures offered im- mediately after birth, the beginning of attachment and engrossment brings mother, father and baby % Anxiety is a word of un- belief or unreasoning dread.--We have no right to allow it. Full faith in God puts it to rest. -- Horace Bushnell. wed oo $4. $70. eerily 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. 10 a.m.-9:00 p.m. INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS--The woman’s auxiliary of the Dallas Fire and Ambulance held in- stallation of officers, Monday night, at their regular meeting. Seated, left to right, are Judy Shaffer, treasurer; Naomi Ward, president; Karen Spudis, secretary; Jannette Grieves, vice president; standing, Betty Brokenshire, Blodwen Shaffer, Sandra Sheehan, and Emily Burns, board members. (Photo by Mark Moran) The Parent Teacher Guild of Gate of Heaven School + will meet on Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium on Machel Avenue, Dallas. The program for the together.” The general Mencken belief concerning bonding being ‘‘closeness is the first communication of Refreshments will be served. Babysitters are available. evening will be a play by the students of the fifth grae. No story is the same to us H.L. rather we who read it are no longer the same in- terpreters. --George Eliot. love’. Films and a lending library consisting of in- formation on pre-natal, parenting, breast feeding, good nutrition and other necessary information for the expectant parent are available. Couples interested in attending these classes can call Kathy Cerase 696- 3310 to register. at Al and Joe's cordially mite Very scerely yours dia fomia, chef AL Oliver President and head bushoy GIFT TRAYS - Eze rE A TaITTITEE rm & BERERERERREREEEEERER REL ERERED BEEBRBEREEREEEREEEEEREEREEE
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