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Kids Meet And Run With Ronald McDonald at
1998 Run/Walk For The Challenge
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see k s e m e rg e n c y fo o d a ss ista n c e at
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fo r re c o g n iz in g th a t h u n g e r is a s e r i­
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least o n c e e ach year.
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M u ltn o m a h , C la c k a m a s, C lark and
W a sh in g to n C o u n tie s, 2 5 0 ag e n c ie s
a c c e ss fo o d th ro u g h O re g o n F o o d
B a n k ’s tw o local d istrib u tio n c e n ­
ters.
A Call To Decrease violence Against
Children-by Kay Toran
Recent headlines ring out: “Child beater gets three months in
county jail.” “Dead baby found in marsh near highway.” “Step­
mother faces charges of child abuse of boy.”
Reports of child injuries and deaths in Oregon's media reflect
growing violence against our children. In the past 35 years, more
U.S. children have died from abuse than from urban gang wars,
AIDS, polio and measles combined.
In April, the State Office for Services to Children and Families
released its annual report “The Status of Children in Oregon's
Child Protection System,” In 1997, 12 of Oregon's children died
from abuse and 22 from neglect. There were 9,742 abuse victims,
a 17% increase from the previous year. O f these. 47% were 5 or
younger.
It is an alarming trend and one that diminishes each ot us and
threatens Oregon's future. Children are our greatest resource and
our treatment of them is an indicator ot the fabric ot American
society. If we don't make major strides in correcting these
horrible abuses, society will deteriorate as we know it today.
Adult prisons are filled with victims of child abuse and neglect
and the child abuse connection to death row inmates can be
described as chilling. Research tells us that America's most
powerful weapons against crime are proven investments in early
childhood programs that get children ott to the right start.
A study conducted by the Child Weltare League ot America
found:
♦Children reported abused and neglected were 67 times more
likely to be arrested between the ages of 9 and 12 than other
children.
♦Children reported abused or neglected made up fully half of
kids arrested between the ages 9 and 12.
♦A successful early intervention pro­
gram of comprehensive services could
save taxpayer more than $40,000 per child
in out-of-home placement, law enforce­
ment and incarcerations costs. The figure
is based on the difference between the
$47,100 cost for a “typical” youth of­
fender between the ages of 9 and 12 and
the $40,000 cost for five years of inten­
sive intervention with on at-risk family in
model program now being implemented
in California.
We must invest in our most vulnerable
kids, instead of waiting until they become
America's most wanted adults.
To increase awareness o f violence
against children and to encourage com­
munity efforts to reduce violence against
children, the Child Welfare League of
America launched The Children’s Me­
morial Elag Project and asked state gov­
ernors to tly a special Hag on the last
Friday in April, child abuse prevention
month.
The project stems from a county pro­
gram in California where a flag flies ev­
ery time a child dies violently. A super­
visor there recognized that many people
in society were becoming numb to violent
deaths of children. She developed the
flag program so that none of these young
lives would be forgotten.
Oregon, too, shared in the grief and
loss of children who have died violently.
We have lost too many children to vio­
lent, preventable deaths through guns,
fire, automobile accidents, suicide and
abuse. A total of 542 children died in this
state last year; of those, 47 died of pre­
ventable causes. Our memorial flag is a
visible pledge not only to end violence
against children, but also keep them
healthy, safe and thriving.
Muary Todd, Kids and parents, participate in the 1998 kids 1 /2 mile Run at Milwaukies Run/Walk for the Challenge
All kids were culled, it was their chance to meet and ran with Ronald McDonald at the Run Walk fo r the ( hallenge 1/2 Mile Kids
Run, May 16 in Milwaukie. Ronald's appearance was made possible by M cDonald ’s Expressway Restaurants. Registration was free
for kids II) and under and fo r parents who participated with their kids.
All kids receive a complimentary goodie bag. Refreshments, live music and entertainment was available fo r kids and parents. The
kids race is part o f the Run/Walk for the Challenge I Ilk Run, 5k Run and 5k Walk, a fund-raising event fo r people with disabilities at
CC1 Enterprises.
C ( 7 Enterprises is a non-profit rehabilitation organization in Milwaukie serving people with disabilities. ( ( I provides vocational
training, job placement and employment opportunities for 151) adults in the Portland metropolitan area. ( C l serves people with mental
retardation and developmental disabilities, as well as those with physical and emotional disabilities.
K i d s I V x x t r it io n Q, & A
Q : H ow im portant is ex ercise for
exercise. K eep exercise equipm ent in
o v erw eig h t children?
A : In m ost cases, obesity is not
solely d efin ed by the am ount o f c a lo ­
ries you co n su m e o r food y o u eat, but
the house, not the garage, encourage
them to play d u ring recess. Parents
should also seek out churches o r other
o rg an izatio n s that o ffer activities for
mental retardation, display repetitive,
involuntary m ovem ents involving their
hands, feet and other parts o f their body.
It is also important to make sure your
infant can take milk from a bottle before
children. Parents can help overw eight
leavingthem with a baby-sitter. It isbestto
introduce a bottle about three w eeks after
to eat m o re and gain w eight. Parents
should en co u rag e children to get out
children get in shape by eating right
and ex ercisin g them selves.
Q : I plan to breast-feed m y child
birth. Also, check w ith your em ployer to
see if you will be given a couple ofbreaks
during the day to pum p your milk.
o f the house and exercise. E ncourage
them to w alk to and from school if it is
w hen I return to w ork. Is there any­
th in g I should know before heading
safe. B asketball, volleyball, sw im ­
m ing, and biking are all good fo r m s o f
back to the office'.’
A : It w ould help you if you took it
Q : W hat is R ett S y n d ro m e?
A: Rett S yndrom e is a disabling d e­
velopm ental disease that strikes only
females. G irls stop grow ing at around
by inactivity. W hen children sit in
front o f the T V o r co m p u ter they tend
18 m onths o f age, and m ay develop
easy in the b eg in n in g until y o u r body
gets used to b ein g back at w ork.
T hey m ay experience problem s w alk­
ing, breathing, and com m unicating.
G irls w ith Rett sy n d ro m e d o not eat
as m uch as healthy girls b ecau se it is
hard for them to chew and sw allow .
It is important for parents o f girls with
Rett syndrome to seek out nutritional ad­
vice early on to combat the growth abnor­
malities.
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