Prince Edward county chapter. The campaign to raise funds for carrying on the Society's work dur ing the year ahead is scheduled to run until I aeci to Dr. S. C. Patteson. Chapter presi dent. Chief method in the fund-raising is the distribution of Easter Seals, which go into the mails this week. Each sheet contains two sizes of seals—one for use on letters and cards, and the larger ones designed for use on packages and gifts. Seal Envelopes There is also a sticker appearing in the center of the sheet which, contributors to the Easter Seal campaign are encouraged to use on windows or doors when they have mailed their donations. Dr. Patteson points out that 90 per cent of the funds raised are used in local communities, the re mainder going to the. support of the nationwide programs of education, direct service and research. The Society provides all types of rehabilitation service to botli chil dren and adults. Among these di rect services are hospitalization, transportation, prosthetic ap pliances, vocational training, shel t e r e d employment, occupational therapy, medical care, counseling, summer camping. ‘Far To Go’ Dr. William T. Sanger, president of the Virginia Society, predictng the future said this recently: "We are still far from the good end which our good beginning has predicted. There are still enormous obstacles in the paths of crippled children and adults on their way to full, productive lives, first of which are the physical handicaps which we must work to correct or prevent."
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