HOHEPA HOME

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30631, 23 December 1964, Page 14

HOHEPA HOME

Plans For Opening

Toe Grace and Shirley Honepa Home School for in--^wviully-handieapped children will be opened in time to accept pupils for the third term of according to a statement to “The Press” by J Mr A G. van Asch. chairman of the Canterbury committee of the New Zealand Trust Board for Home Schools for Curative Education of Inteliectuaii y-handicapped Child-1 rea. The principal. Miss Margaret Farrow. formerly of Sunfield Home. Cient, will then have arrived in New Zealand to take charge of the home. “May we through you take this opportunity of thanking all those good people who have contributed with donations of money and in offers of personal services to the success of our endeavours to begin the first South Island Home School for intellectu-ally-handicapped children at Cashmere,” said Mr van Asch. “We would also like to record our deep gratitude to our benefactor, Mr A H. i Anthony, for his great kind--1 ness and generosity, and also; to the Canterbury University : Students’ Capping Committee of 19fi4 and the people of . Canterbury for their gener- , ous support” The committee was consid- . erabiy heartened by the in- ; terest “The Press” had taken: in the project and for its \ > help in informing the people ; of the South Island of the « committee’s objects and progress. Mr van Asch said.