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Easter Seal Society
Nationally Accredited
The Easter Seal Society is one of just 20 major national health agencies that have met 36 “essential requirements" for accreditation by the National Health Council.
This announcement was made here today by R. Lee I Chambliss, Jr., of Blacksburg i President of the Virginia Society for Crippled Children [and Adults, an affiliate of the ; National Society for Crippled Children and Adults, the Easter Seal Society.
The accreditation went into [effect January 1 after the 20 I agencies met stringent re-* j quirements in the following areas:
1. The organization is primarily supported by voluntary contributions.
2. It is basically controlled by a broad citizens membership.
" 3. It is under the direction of a representative voluntary board which has reasonable rotation and broad geographical representation. 4. Program activities are approved by committees including competent experts in the specific areas of the Agency’s program. 5. Specified ethical fund raising practices are followed 6. Complete financial reports are made to the public, and beginning with 1968, will conform to the uniform accounting system which has been adopted for purposes of I uniform financial reporting by both welfare and health agen-] cies. Chambliss pointed out that’ the Easter .Seal Society has been a leader in urging the adoption nationwide of uniform accounting standards.
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