Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-02-04

is now serving his 9th termI
and who, incidentally, is an
old school chum of mine, Il
know that your organization
has been actively participat-
ing in the Summer Camp ac-
tivities on a scale second only
to the UAW itself. We want
to know what you and your
people think of the Summer
Camp and what your plans
are with respect to the tu"
ture?
We'll, I'll tell YOU" he re-
piled quickly in his usual
booming voice, Il think the
Summer Camp is great. |
think, in all sincerity that
when Local IL started the
Camp it laid the foundation
for one of the greatest things
ever started by any union in
this area. And do you know
why?" he a S k e d with a
twinkle in his eyes. Because
! know what a couple OF
weeks in a Summer Camp
mean to any youngster. /
know, because when | was a
kid was fortunate enough to
go to such camps. A vacation
of that type is of the greatest
benefit to any youngster.
Such a camp teaches young
ters fellowship, comrade-
ship they learn how to
get along with each other.
What's More Wonderful
And, of course" he con-
tinued, sit is wonderful for the
parents as well. First of all, they
know that their children are
well provided for; they know
that the kids receive excellent
food and care and--what is of
paramount importance-at prac-
tically no cost TO themselves.
What could be more wonderful
for either the children or their
parents?
Furthermore, he kept on en-
Enthusiastically, Il believe that
our union should begin to rem
der service to our non-dues pay
ing members, too. And by that,
of course, mean the children of
our dues paying members"
Tell me about your program,
past and present" "
113 First Year
Naturally we didn't know
much about the Camp when il
was first started" he obliged
"But from the first--especially
after we inspected the Camp
we decided TO participate. Our
Union decided to ask our mem
bership If any OF them cared to
send their children to the Camp
And we further decided that the
Local Union would bear the full
cost for all of our children who
would take advantage of the
Camp facilities" ,"
How did you make out that
first year,"
Fairly well, although not as
good as we had hoped Alto.
gether about li3 of our children
went to Camp that year. And II
cost our Local Union close tc
$1,000, but IL was well worth it
The kids had a wonderful time
And their parents-our mem,
bers--appreciated t.
AS a matter of fact" he con.
tinued, everyone liked the idea
so much that the following year
200 hundred OF our children
went 10 camp. That year-last
year 10 be exact-the program
cost our Local about $4,000
Well, that's lot Of money fol
small organization like ours
but we feel that IL was money
well spent
More Children This Year
What's your plans for thi.
year?7
1T is our sincere hope tha
this year more OF our children
will attend Camp activities thar
ever before. But the program IL
self will be a bit different. Yol
know" he smiled broadly as /
he were about TO let me in or
a secret. Eve learn a bit as w,
go along. As ! told you, tn,
last two years our Local Unior
covered all the expense of send
ing these kids 10 Camp. We ar,
going TO change that. This yea
we win insist that the parent
of children going TO the Cam
must bear part Of the expense
] don't know as yet just wha
part since the Union hasn't de
cided yet, but would thinl
about one-third of the cost
Why? Because we feel that b.
charging at least a nominal fe
for this program the parent
will also appreciate il more
Too often In the past we foun
that children were not allowe
for who knows what reason
Ito complete their regular tw
weeks period at the Camp. Wei