SUNSHINE TREATMENT
COMMUNITY CLUB’S AIMS FUNDS FOR SOLARIUM Sunshine treatment for children t the aim oi the Communitv jsun«h Club, whose activities, under the uiv sidency of Airs. N. E. Ferner. onV hall' of the children of Freeman’s Ba is well known. The Nelson Sireschool is being transformed to p r J vide healthy and useful occupation children during their leisure. Several hundreds of children alreadv enjoy the facilities provided by the club. The school has about S.OQO fee of floor space, and has been converted to provide a fine gymnasium k spacious hal, a boxing room, and large workshop in which to teacl woodwork of all descriptions. Th* children are taught all kinds of useful arts and crafts. The girls ar. taught sewing, and are given training in drama, folk dancing, and music. 1 harmonica band is being started wit instruments presented by Lewis Ka4 Ltd., and an instructor arranged for by the Rotayr Club. A wireless se is much appreciated by the children The club is open every evening during the winter. In addition, the club conducts cricket, football, baskeiba; volley-ball, and in the holiday seaso: a playground for the children under supervision. The erection of a solarium is the latest ambition, and a campaign :■ being started to rais® the necessar; funds. A committee was convened tc arrange for the establishment of th* solarium, at the request of the medical men of Auckland. Schoolmaster; are very interested, and have offerer. •to take part in its conduct. It ha; the approval of Dr. Ada Pattersrdirector of school hygiene for th Dominion, and doctors are hoping for a great improvement in the health the children. It will be available fe: children discharged from the hospit. but still requiring treatment, and do tors will attend daily. All the proceeds from Luna Park f a week commencing on Saturday v go to the club, and will be devor largely to the solarium, which is t first of its kind in the Dominion. MrN. E. Ferner is president of the clu
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 635, 11 April 1929, Page 10
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