When me and my twin sister were in high school, Mom organized a Sunday afternoon film program for the disabled at Riley Park Community Centre. This was the early 80’s after the community centre’s expansion.
Dad was the projectionist, and got the films from the film library at the National Film Board. Mom ran the concession. Us kids would be the helpers.
Folks would enter from the double doors off Ontario and make a left into the first room. It was the room opposite the Senior Centre.
My mom thinks it was called the Sunshine Club.
This program ran for years until it just got too big for the centre.
My parents were always trying to help us kids understand the lives of other people. They wanted us to be more accepting of others and for us to be thankful for what we had.
They would always volunteer us to help out in the community.
Of course my sister said we didn’t volunteer we were volunTOLD!
Haha!
by Ingrid Steenhuisen
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