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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 22, 1994)
Happy Holidays Dinner will benefit children On Friday, Dec 2 the Emergency Care Chil dren's Fund wit! hold its annual Christmas dm ner and dance at the Eugene Hilton Tickets lor the benefit cost $25, which includes dinner, dinnertime entertainment and free admission to CJ's alter dinner All of the proceeds go directly to the Emergency Care Children's Fund to benefit fam ilies with children who have extreme medical needs The fund helps families pay for things like oxygen tanks, eye glasses and wheelchairs for thee chi dren. Alola Campbell started the Emergency Care Chi! dren's Fund five years ago after her insurance mon ey ran out and she could no longer alford to pay tor the respirator her son needed to be on i realized that there were a lot of families wno couw not afford health care lor their children," Campbell said, "so I started the fund to help them, too far the fund has t>een ahi.. * • v«» lam ilirjs offset their medical expenses According to Camp bell, the fact that the fund has not been around very long and its lack of money to pay for advertising keep the fund from helping more people. "Right now all of our money goes toward helping families with their medical expenses." said Campbell But we hope to be able to start advertising soon to let more people know about the fund " According to Sue Barnhart, a member of the Emer gency Care Children's Fund selection committee who also works with children with developmental disabil ities, the fund committee would like to raise enough money to bo able to buy expensive medical equip m«ni for families «vho need it " Right now we can only afford gmallot things glasses or oxygen tanks * Barnhart said "Hopefully, well be able to buy things like respirators ' Barnhart sad there are a number ot middle class families who have children with very costly medical needs who have either gone bankrupt paying for then Children's modical care or have chosen to quit thee jobs in order to quality tor coverage under the Ore gon Health Plan "The Oregon Plan is a good start." Barnhart said, "but it doesn't give the working poor or middle class families many chon es Even families with mods: a I insurance are usually unabie to pay for the care of their children because most insurance policies exclude preexisting condi tions from coverage So. Barnhart said, their medical insurance realty does them no good These are the kinds Of families that Emergency Care Children's Fund tries to help However, it has been unable to help a large number of families thus I r "Wo would love to help more if IV.' we h.id the mon oy." said Barnhart Unfortunately, we don't have the money yet " The 1994 benefit dinner and dance tvogms at 8pm For ticket information, call Aloia at 342-8302 Dona tions can be sent to 2190 West nth St Suite 2Q6C c/0 Aloia Campbell. Eugene, OR 97401 Dylan Alford Holiday traditions differ around the world fter finishing a hug*-.? ham din ner on Christmas Eve, my / Afamily dorrs kind of a strong? ritual not common to the usual hol iday festivities; we have the "moth er of all food fights" so to speak It's a tradition that dates back as far as l can remember, ever since my uncle smashed a pumpkin pie into my mom's face about 15 years ago anyway. Although American customs regarding the holidays are well known worldwide, different coun tries around the globe have their own unique traditions in their cel ebration of (he holidays. In Greece, for example, gradu ate student Nick Stergtou says that the holiday season begins with the making of "the boat" Each family carves this boat out of wood, and then decorates it like Americans would decorate Christmas trees The boat, which is also similar in size to a small Christmas tree, is tilted with presents. On Christmas Eve, Greek chil dren parade through their neigh borhoods, Singing to each house and receiving money lor their per formances. Stergiou said the more motivated children lorm small marching-like bands and peri lor the different businesses, again receiving money lor their efforts On New Year's Eve. Greek lam ilies play card games (or money to bring in the New Year The idea is that the person who wins the most money at the end of the night will have good luck for the upcoming year. The family also bakes a giant pie lor the celebration, and places a sin gle coin inside A large slice ol the pie is given to the house, another slice to Jesus, and Ihen the remain mg pieces are given to the family members II the com is in the slice to the house or the slice to Jesus, every one snail have good luck, or if one ol Ihe family members find the com in their slice, then they shall have good luck lor the next year Maiko Masuda, an undergradu ate student from Japan, said Christ mas is celebrated there in a simitar lashton to America, but there 'S a contrast in the New Year's cole bration. New Year's Eve is spent as a "Spring Cleaning Day," in prepara tion tor the upcoming no Ply New Year's begins with a vout to a tem pie, or shrine, to welcome the New Year Siblings return to their par ent's house, where they eat a ape ctai stew that has been pre< ,i/ed by the mother The young children then receive “utoshidama," a win etary grtt from th* ir aiders as a sym bol tor a prosperous New Year In many way s, the h< n :Piy is si roil, ir m concept to the United States' Thanksgiving Although different countries t H ebrale the holidays in different ways, it seems that spending time with family and wishing for a pros porous New Year are the worldly themes So as I leave the Univer sity *or Grandma s cooking and my uncle's pie throwing, ! wish all of you a happy holiday season Brrnt Boolhby '^,e6tcct'iDn& of tAe t^yCtl&DVl Tct£ Revo |b>6p064] 0=K1SY 524 Valley River Center SEHENGET/ Nikon SUNClOilD bolle 345-9437 i AbcUfla''i Qijft Qallesuf, Specializing in a wide variety of ethnic items. 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