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the numbers even."
"Transportation is interesting, too,"
said Kristine Daynes, another Advisor.
"You can't just have somebody's mother
pick people up, because she may have to
physically pick some of them up to get
them into the car."
Money earning has provided opportu-
nities for parental involvement. "We're
blessed by having parents who are also
advocates for handicapped groups.
They've been on so many boards that it
seems they've been money earners and
fund raisers all their lives," Johnston
said.
The post has sold theater tickets, made
vegetable and fruit plates for a neighbor-
hood fair, and held a massive rummage
sale. Such activities augment government
grants, which help pay the post's ex-
penses, although the long-range goal is to
become financially independent.
Recruiting? That's become easier and
easier. A lot of the disabled join because
their friends are already in the post. A lot
of the able-bodied join because they have
brothers or sisters or friends who are
handicapped or because they hope to do
social work someday, and this is a good
way to get introduced to it.
"I plan on going to college, then work-
ing with disabled children and adults,"
said Heather Fackrell, an able-bodied
post member. "I've learned a lot about
patience and understanding, but most of
all I've learned that disabled people are
no different than anybody else. They may
talk a little slower, or they might not be
able to walk, but they have emotions just
like all of us."
The Utah School for the Deaf and
Blind refers students to the post on a regu-
lar basis. "Three out of the six in my class
joined last year," said Nadine Allen, a
teacher for the deaf.
"The deaf kids really cling to each
other, and sometimes their parents are
over protective. So it's important to get
them with people outside their group so
they can learn to do things on their own.
Once they see how much fun it is, they get
excited."
Because of the Warshaw Foundation's
emphasis on careers, the post often looks
into different vocations, visits local busi-
nesses, and sponsors a "Summer Job
Night."
"By getting the young people ac-
quainted with potential employers, we
show them there are opportunities in the
working world," said Potter, who helped
found the post. "It goes along with our
basic goal, we want our Explorers to feel
they have access to everything."
While we were skiing, I talked with the
mother of one of the Explorers, who said
the post was accomplishing exactly that.
"I've been watching my daughter Julie
go down the hill," Grayce Rees said, the
emotion obvious in her voice. "Julie is
hemiplegic, paralyzed on one side of her
body. I never thought I'd see her on skis. I
thought if our family went on a skiing
vacation, we'd have to leave her at home.
"But the post has made all the differ-
ence. Being with nondisabled kids has
helped her feel challenged, but not frus-
trated. Being with other disabled kids has
helped her see how they adapt to their
own challenges. It's an ideal combina-
tion."
I skied one of the easy slopes, Sesame
Street, with David Worthen, a mildly re-
tarded member of the post. He was proud
as could be to tell me he's the only Eagle
Scout in his family. He was proud of his
accomplishments as a medal winner in
the Special Olympics, as a singer in his
church choir, as an actor in his high
school play.
I helped Patrick Horgan, a post
"Give yourself 10 extra minutes, Dad,
I'm warming up the car. "
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