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Debbie Hadzor, the originator of the first area ‘‘Mother’s Day Out’’ program is shown here with
some of the children who participate in the program. From left, Bernie Wallace, Sarah Hadzor,
Leigh Robinson, Matthew Phillips.
With Joan Kingsbury
SINCERE THANKS to the staff of
Trinity Nursery School for arrang-
ing fingerprinting for the entire
school. Dallas Township police fin-
gerprinted the students on Tuesday
of last week. This service is appre-
ciated by all parents.
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Debbie Hadzor
: By SHEILA HODGES
| Staff Correspondent
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The term ‘‘Mother’s Day Out”
' can mean a lot of different things,
: but the concept may soon be sweep-
: ing the country if people like Debbie
Hadzor move into action.
Debbie, a young mother from
East Center Hill Road in Dallas,
recently read an article in a maga-
zine and sent away for a book by
Shirley Eichenberger who has
started publicizing her activities
with young children in Kansas.
“Shirley,” Debbie. reported, ‘has
made it into a business. From her
first play group, her ideas have
mushroomed and the concept has
been flexible in that each person
can interpret the information in
whatever way is most suitable.”
“Mother’s Day Out’ has a twofold
aim - to give the pre-school child a
playgroup atmosphere with organ-
‘ized activities in safe surroundings
“and to give the child’s mother a
chance to pursue some non-child
oriented activity of her own. Debbie
feels it is important that the moth-
. ers don’t feel guilty in wanting to
get away from their children for a
few hours. It is beneficial to both
mother and child and the benefits in
social development to the child are
great.
With a Bachelor’s Degree in psy-
: chology and a Master’s Degree in
counseling, Debbie is more than
‘two small children, three-year old
Sarah, and one-year old Rebecca,
. were a starting point for the group.
Debbie had to first register her
home with the state and has her
. certificate displayed on her living-
. room wall.
For two days a week, the Hadzor
‘home is transformed into a play
group with an assortment of toys
and craft materials, (Play-Doh is
especially popular). The children
are registered for a month, one day
per week and can gain continuity by
attending several sessions. Debbie
has a timetable which includes var-
ious activities, alternating quiet
times with active sessions and
including time outdoors whenever
the weather permits.
“Despite having non-sexist play
equipment it is amazing how deeply
entrenched the sex role model is at
such an early age,” said Debbie.
“No matter what I put out, girls will
play with the cooking stove and
i~boys will play with the trucks.”
. Debbie provides a nutritonally
~balanced lunch and snack during
i.the day. ‘‘School’”” hours are from 10
“a.m. to 3 p.m. and any child who
‘needs to can nap upstairs.
Apart from the obvious social
“benefits to her own children, Debbie
finds it fascinating to watch the
characteristics of the individual
"children. She has found that poten-
“tial trouble can be avoided by
ensuring that everyone has his or
“her turn at every activity. All the
children are aged between two and
four years old and are at the stage
“of exploring their world.
7 “It’s a marvelous age,” Debbie
vsaid. “They are gaining in aware-
.»ness and dexterity. I plan their craft
“activities around this.” Many of her
craft ideas come from the packet
she obtained with Eichenberger’s
book.
Equally important as the craft
activities is the clean up session at
the end of her timetable. Each child
has a box covered with bright paper
for identification which holds their
possessions. It is a ‘‘school rule”
that things must be tidy at the end
of the day. The mothers are very
grateful for this, especially when
the behaviour pattern continues at
home.
Debbie does not know of any other
established groups in this area, but
she has been contacted by a mother
from Tunkhannock. who intends to
start her own group. Debbie says
there must be other play groups and
she is more than willing to give
advice to anyone who wants to start
a ‘‘Mother’s Day Out’ program.
Debbie is careful to make the
distinction between her program
and day care facility.
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Agency serves
Back Mountain
The Family Service Association, a
United Way member agency is
doing its best to ensure that Back
Mountain residents have a place to
come to in time of family needs.
Since January of 1983, the Family
Service Association has operated a
satelite office to serve the needs of
this community. Family Service
Association provides counseling
with a focus on relationships break-
down, communication problems and
emotional dysfunctioning. Another
aspect of the agency’s total pro-
gram commitment are a series of
family life education seminars.
“We are very pleased with the
way our outreach office has been
going in the Back Mountain area.
The response has been very good.
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“This is not for mother’s who
work outside the-home,”” she said. _
“But it can be used to supplement :
preschool.” Debbie finds she has
more time to spend with her own *
children than she did when working
part-time at an outside job and her
children have learned to accept the
responsibility of sharing.
When asked what she does for
relaxation, Debbie explained her
unusual hobby. She and her hus-
band, Tom, make rubbings of grave
stones and has an attractive one i
framed on her living room wall. She }
also enjoys gourmet cooking while
her husband, Tom, is a stamp col-
lector.
Debbie would like to see every
preschool child have the opportunity
to attend such a program and every
mother have the opportunity to get
away on her own, whether it be to
do her canning, follow her own
hobby or go out to lunch with a
friend.
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the Newcomers Club's
Church, Kingston.
The Newcomers Club of Wyoming
Valley will hold its 1983 Abilities
Auction on Tuesday, Nov. 8, at the
Dorranceton United Methodist
Church, Wyoming Ave., Kingston.
The public is invited and refresh-
ments will be served. Doors will be
open at 7 p.m. for browsing and the
Auction will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Future Club activities include a
general member coffee on Nov. 17
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STARTING TO THINK ABOUT
purchasing your Christmas gifts
now that the Christmas Club checks
are out? Keep in mind the many
fine church bazaars featuring lovely
homemade items.
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THE ALTAR AND ROSARY
SOCIETY of Gate of Heaven
Church, Dallas will hold its fourth
annual Talent Auction on Sunday,
Nov. 6, at 2 p.m. in the social room
of St. Therese’s Church. Plenty of
homemade items will be available.
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THE SECOND ANNUAL Mental
Health Association’s Golf Tourna-
ment was recently held at Irem
Temple Country Club.
Trophy winners Low Gross and
Low Net were Debbie Smith
Mileski, low net; John J. Benzi, low
net; Mrs. Mary Pensieri, low gross.
Gary Williams was the overall
winner and low gross, male divi-
sion.
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CONGRATULATIONS to Joan
Carol Duffy and Marc J. Murphy
who recently announced their
engagement.
from 10 to noon. On Nov. 10 from
noon to 2 p.m. the club will host a
pot luck luncheon. Both activities
will be held at St. Paul’s Lutheran
Church, Shavertown.
A wine tasting party hosted by
Mr. and Mrs. John Schoening at
their home is on tap for Saturday,
Nov. 5. Various wines and hors
d’oeuvrres will be sampled.
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Mrs. Thomas J. Duffy, Mountain
View Drive, Lehman is a graduate
of Lake-Lehman High and Luzerne
County Community College with a
degree in Hotel and Restaurant
Management. She is employed at
the Sheraton-Crossgates as a ban-
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Mr. Murphy is a graduate of |
James M. Coughlin High School and
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with a degree in Physical Education
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The couple will be married
November 12.
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IT’S TIME ONCE AGAIN to make
plans to attend College Misericor-
dia’s annual Madrigal Dinner which
will be held this year December 2
and 3 at 7 p.m. in Merrick Hall.
Sr. Mary Carmel McGarigie, RSM
is coordinator and singing director
of the Madrigal Dinner. Other plan-
ners for the event are Stan
Sadowski, food service director, and
Sr. Mary Sharon Gallagher, decora-
tions chairman. ]
College Misericordia prepares
months in advance for this Old
English Dinner and Pageant. Tick-
ets have already gone on sale, so be
sure to contact the college as soon
as possible for your reservation.
Auction committee
discusses plans
Committee members for the Wyo-
ming Seminary 11th Annual Talent
Auction met recently to discuss
plans. The auction is scheduled for
Saturday, Jan. 21, at 5 p.m. in the
Pettebone-Dickson Student Center,
Maple Ave., Kingston.
Members of the committee are
Judy Mainwaring, Dallas; Mary
Anne Eggleston, Wilkes-Barre, co-
chairman; Barbara Killian, Moun-
taintop, chairman; and Linda Lawr-
ence, Kingston; Ginger Banks,
Dallas; Lina Serpico, Trucksville;
Joan Churnetski, Kingston; Tina
Menn, West Pittston.
Also, Paula Daley, Kingston;
Connie DePasquale, Kingston; and
Susan Robinson, Scranton; Janet
Gunster, Dallas; Joan Moore, Shav-
ertown; Mary Parente, Harveys
Lake; Nancy Bartley, Tunkhan-
nock; Carole Ertley, Dallas; Meri-
lyn Saul, Dallas and Eileen Cram-
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