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"G2 Edmonton Journal, Sunday, October 18, 1998 Volunteers airing folks need to feel! needled, too HLU.H..I.I I .1 -H V- "it GamTait Time Well Spent Today's topic: fulfilling the human experience. OK. OK. It sounds like jargon, because, in all honesty it is. So once we scrape underneath the topic, we find warmth that reminds us of a rather poignant point: those in the caring field, who receive community funding, want to feel a part of the community and be seen as givers not just takers.

Rod Rode and Colleen Robinson mirror that thought. Both are executive directors of United Way member agencies. Both are volunteering on the agency liaison division of the United Way cabinet: Rode acting as chair, Robinson as deputy chair. And both are 48, which may factor into why they have the same beliefs. "When the United Way rolls around all sorts of images are in our mind and that impacts what we do," says Rode, executive director of The Family Centre.

"In our work it's a live thing something we see every day. At the Family Centre we get to see all kinds of people in all sort of circumstances who require assistance from us. "It's just natural that we want to volunteer." Rode has volunteered for five or six United Way campaigns as a speaker in different workplace campaigns. "I've had so much fun with United Way over the years and go around the city and meet hundreds and hundreds of people who are focused on the same goal," he says. "I have been in factories, bottling plants, refineries, banks and everyone focuses on the same thing." Then, the call came to do something different: to chair the agency liaison division.

"A lot of our clients are social outcasts. We try to find ways for them to give back to the community and, quite often, that's volunteering. And that's a need to be human." Rod Rode participation is so high. "People who work in agencies and live in the Alberta Capital Region see ranging needs. So we really want to make an investment in the community" Both Robinson and Rode believe the success of their division is a subtle reminder to bigger divisions of the true meaning of giving.

"I believe that part of being a human is living in a community and becoming fulfilled is a chance to give back," says Rode. "I think of that just as a human need. And at the Family Centre we see people and we see a great number of people in need we try to build in ways they can give back. "A lot of our clients are social outcasts. We try to find ways for them to give back to the community and, quite often, that's volunteering.

And that's a need to be human." It's also volunteers creating volunteers. And that's all part of the human experience. If you know of a super-duper volunteer who deserves some recognition, call Cam at 429-5381, fax 429-5500 or e-mail Robinson smiles. 'And then he roped me into doing the same thing," says. But then Robinson, executive director of the Connect Society, a group that supports education and advocacy programs for people who are deaf, turns serious.

"We need to contribute back to our community as much as United Way helps us," says Robinson. "The United Way is a place where people can come together and support the community When you're involved in an agency you're always concerned about the people you serve, but being involved with United Way you get to see people giving to the entire community" Since April Rode and Robinson have been joined by six other executive directors from United Way agencies ho are working with other United Way member agencies in running workplace campaigns. The target: $104,000. Last year the agency division had a great participation rate: 92 per cent Rode points to a possible reason why Bruce Edwards, The Journal Colleen Robinson and Rod Rode Hookers suffer from 'battle fatigue' The Edmonton "Journal The best of times Every Friday The TQEUJES magazine Subscribe today 498-5500 Ann Landers Advice f4 how much overweight you are. If dropping 10 pounds made such a huge difference in your blood pressure, I would suggest that you drop an additional 10 pounds as "health insurance." Of course, you will have to alter all your skirts and slacks, but I'm sure it will be a pleasure.

Dear Ann Landers: My husband and I enjoy the off-beat news items you print in your column. Here is a strange one from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in Little Rock. We thought it might qualify. P.S. Ann, what do you think happened? The Dardanelles Dear Dardanelles: It qualifies, all right.

Here it is: A 20-year-old man in Painesville, Ohio, was eligible to receive probation for stealing Christmas gifts off doorsteps. Instead, he was given a year behind bars after he submitted a court-ordered urine test for drugs and it came back positive for pregnancy Now, back to the question from the Dardanelles. What do I think happened? I think the thief got his girlfriend to supply the urine, which resulted in a double whammy. The duplicity backfired, putting him in the slammer and hitting him with the jolly news that his sweetie was pregnant. Readers may write to Ann Landers, co The Journal, Marketing Box 2421, Edmonton, T5J2S6.

Dear Ann Landers: I'm sure a lot of people write to you about career choices and look to you for guidance. Please, Ann, if anyone should ask about being a hooker, I hope you will discourage it. A scientific study conducted by Melissa Farley, a psychologist at Kaiser Permanente, one of the nation's largest health maintenance organizations, concluded as follows: "Working as a streetwalker can be as traumatic as going to war. Two-thirds of the prostitutes surveyed suffered from post-traumatic stress disorders." Researchers interviewed 475 prostitutes in the United States, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey and Zambia. Sixty-two per cent reported being raped, 73 per cent said they had been assaulted and 68 per cent said they had been threatened with a weapon.

Nearly 70 per cent of the women had experienced post-traumatic stress disorder, which is also known as shell shock or battle fatigue. They suffered from depression, anxiety, insomuia, flashbacks and nightmares. Heard enough? I hope so. Sacramento, Ann Phan Dear Phan: I don't recall ever being asked about prostitution as a career choice, but if such a letter should cross my desk, I will remember your comments and describe the hazards. Thank you for all the women you may have saved today ATTENTION! PARENTS GRANDPARENTS SE3USM TltSPJ IPLMCJPJICJS SEfifHFJM Learn How To Plan For Your Child's Education Find Out How To Receive Up To A Maximum Of $7,200 (lifetime) For Your Child's Education WHERE: Varscona Hotel 10620 82 Ave.

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I have had high blood pressure for the last five years. In that time, I have seen two gynecologists and two internists. All noticed my elevated blood pressure, and the last doctor chose to treat it with daily medication. Although all of these doctors were concerned, not one of them, including the doctor who prescribed the medication, bothered to mention that the simple act of losing 10 pounds could significantly reduce my blood pressure. Why would four doctors fail to tell an overweight patient to lose weight to reduce blood pressure? I had to find out by reading on my own that even a modest weight loss can reduce blood pressure.

I lost 10 pounds, and my blood pressure fell into the normal range. Alert your readers to this "sin of omission." Irritated With Doctors in Texas Dear Texas: Your sweeping condemnation of doctors is unwarranted. Condemn, instead, your selection of doctors. You describe yourself as "overweight" but give no clue as to B-1 2 deficiency affects blood 7 mmv inieire mm tr ill yj ion neea a jew wmgs. JetfsL Dr.

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An exception is nervous system symptoms that can linger on and on. B-12 treatment is a lifelong affair. Once the body's storehouse of B-12 has been replenished, B-12 can be continued either by shots or by a new B-12 gel applied to the nasal lining. Readers may write to Dr. Donohue, co The Journal, Marketing Box 2421, Edmonton, T5J2S6.

The doctor is unable to answer individual letters, but readers questions are incorporated in his column. Dear Dr. Donohue: Blood tests show me to be deficient in vitamin B-12. My doctor tells me that B-12 shots will eliminate all my symptoms but he offered no list of those symptoms. Is there a list of symptoms B-12 is supposed to eliminate? L.H.

Answer: Vitamin B-12 is essential for red blood cell production, a healthy nervous system and a functioning digestive system. Deficiency symptoms are many. The odd aspect of a B-12 deficiency is that it can develop even in the face of a plentiful supply of the vitamin. B-12 needs a helping hand for absorption. The helping hand is a stomach product called intrinsic factor.

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