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Award-Winning Agency Gels New Coordinator THfc. BHUNSWICK HEACON, Thursday, January l987*~Page 9-A BY MARJORIE MEGIVERN The Brunswick Interagency Pro ject for special populations got an award and a new coordinator on tijc same day; As officials of Brunswick County Schools and Brunswick Technical College were on their way to Winston- Salem on Jan. 19 to accept an award for the program, coordinator Anita White was settling into the office on BTC Offers EAAT Courses Brunswick Technical College will offer Emergency Medical Techni cian courses at the Calabash Rescue Squad building and the Coastline Rescue Sqitnd huilding during February. U win meet at the Calabash Rescue Squad building 6:30-10:30 p.m. Wednesday and Friday begLnnln® Feb. 4 and concluding April 24. The course meeting at the Coastline Rescue Squad building begins Feb. 3 and continues through April 25. It meets from 6:30-10:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. Helen Potter will be the instructor, and the registration fee is $15. There is no fee for members of a rescue squad, fire or police departinent, or to senior citizens. An ambulance attendant course wilK be offered from 7-10 p.m. Wcdne.sdays and Thursdays at the Town Creek Rescue Squad Building in Winnabow, beginning Feb. 5 and ruiiiiiiig UiiOiigii April 15. Marie Colcinan will teach the course and the registration fee is $15. except fur members of the rescue squads, fire and police departments, or senior citizens. Tax Counseling Offered Seniors Senior citizens of Brunswick Coun ty needing assistance in preparing in come tax forms for 1986 may get help every Tuesday at the Scuthport library from 10 a.m. till 4 p.m., and at the Shallotte library every Wednes day from 1-4 p.m. ‘ In addition, service by appoint ment only is on Wednesday at the Brunswick County Government Center by calliTtg 2534441. Citizens should take with them all data relative to income and possible deductions, as well as c(^ics of taxes tiied Iasi year. There is no charge for the service, provided by local citizens, trained and sponsored by the Internal Revenue Service and the American Association of Reared Ferson.s. Group To Hear Pfizer Speaker Robert Wilson of Pfizer Inc. in Southport will speak at the Feb. 3 meeting of Brunswick County Chapter 1894 of tbe Natioiiai Associa tion of Retired Federal Employees (NARFE). The meeting will be held at 1 p.m. at the Pirate’s Cove Restaurant, Ocean Drive, Yaupon Beach. Wilson will talk on the subject of “Know Your Neighbor.” The meeting is open to the public. Membership in NARFE is ORen to federal retirees and federal employees with at least five years service. NOW OPEN Coca-Cola Sweatshirts $1099 at... THE BARGAIN BOX ''Clothing 8e Things" Ptau Hwys. 179 & 904 Betwaen Oc«an !tle and Sunset Beach her first day on the job. The ExccUciicc in Education award wa.s one of 16 given to public .school systems by Governor James G. MarJn in rccugniUun uf Itv novallvc programs In tlie arts, high technology, discipline and teaching practices. The Interagency Project was begun Iterc in 1983, Instigated by Stephanna Tewey, tlten director of .special education for Brunswick County Schools and now assistant superintendent, with the support of the local Advocates for Retarded Citizens group. Participating with the school system as apoasors were Brunswick lechnical College and Southeastern McnUil Health. Each iastitution pro vides part of the resources, including personnel, velucles and funds for equipment and .supplies. Interagency i.s housed on the original campus of BTC in Supply, where Mrs. White has her office. “But we are finalizing architect’s pla.ns for a new building on the new campus,” she said. Construction is expected to begin in a few weeks on the new facility whJch can serve more than the approximately 40 studenLs, adults aged 16 and older, now involved in the program. The 55-ycar-old White has worked in special education for 20 years and comes here from Beaufort, S.C., where she administered a care facili ty for mentally retarded adults. With a B.A. in special education from West Virginia University, she taught for five years, then opened an Adult Developmental Activity Pro gram (ADAP) in Beaufort, served as program coordinator at a rehabillta- uGTi center bi Kuiiolulu, Hawaii, and returned to Beaufort to open an in termediate care facility there. ”I always seem to be the first one on the scene,” she said. The project she will now direct in Brunswick County was begun to pro vide more appropriate education for trainable mentally handicapped adults, according to Laraine WilUcms, director of special educa tion for Brunswick County schools. “This was to give people some training for work, and help them become as independent as possible.” she said. “There was no program for adults then, but the Advocates for Retarded Citizens was helpful in organizing the Interagency." Referrals come from public schools, BTC and the mental health department, but all applications arc reviewed by an admi^lons commit tee on the Brunswick Tech campus. Admitted are those with an IQ of 70 or less and a previous history that sug gests they could be helped by the pro gram. Services are free to participants and transportation is provided by two vans and four mini-buses. The annual budget for the program is about $67,000. Four teachers and two aides pro vide instruction. Vicky Holly, who has taught in the Interagency pro gram since it«5 inceotion. said it doesn’t give specific job skills, but “skills needed to worit at any Job.” These would Include handling money, simple tools, hygiene and ap pearance and suclalizatlon. *'Wc glvfc students a lot of socializ ing experiences.” Holly said. "Every Friday, they eat lunch at McDonald’s and go bowling in Wilmington. Also, we offer classes in photography and sewing, and have regular developmental dance classes. A I.aubach tutor teaches reading, too.” Advanced cosmetology students at BTC give Interagency students free services, she added. There have been a number of suc cess stories, according to Holly. •‘One 46-year-old woman who started with us two years ago, was severely physically handicapped, too, and confined to a wheel chair. Now she walks with a walker. She had only started crawling at age 38,” she said. A number of her students have come a long way, academically. Hol ly noted. “'They’re now reading and handling money.” I;.ast summer Interagency was one of eight programs awarded a $10,000 state grant (or a work training pro gram. Holly said six of those enrolled got jobs at The Winds on Ocean Isle Beach as a mobile cleaning crew. “They gut paid minimum wage and did a good job," she said. Usually students arc referred for job training to a vocational rehabilitation program or the Job Training Partnership Act program. “We’re so excited about the pro- Is bu.ty settling into her office on the .Sunnly oAmmui of Brunswick Technical College, where sbe will coordinate the Intera’ccncv projccl * ^ sped of the new building.” Holly said. “When that’s finished, wc can serve larger numbers and do a belter job with those we have.” TheThing'&u'll Like Most About OurHome Equity Loan Is Havinglb Pay The hiteresL Because the interest is all you have to pay until a home equity loan from NCNB reaches maturity LineOne® Equity is a r-evoKdng line of credit based on the equity in a home. 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