THE HEALTH STAMP

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 79, 30 September 1938, Page 11

THE HEALTH STAMP

ON SALE TOMORROW

CAMPS FOR 4000 CHILDREN

His Excellency ' the Governor-Gen-eral, Lord Galway, will inaugurate this year's Health Stamp campaign today in an, address from the National Broadcasting stations, speaking from 2YA at 7.10 p.m. Tomorrow morning, the Health Stamp—ld for Health, Id for Postage—will be on sale, and this j medium for financing a valuable movement in the interests of tile health of children is again commended to public generosity, for it supplies the main resources of the health camps throughout the Dominion. The design, which is quite an attractive one, shows two small children, intent upon their toys, against a background of tree ferns. The cost of each stamp is twopence, one penny being for postal purposes and the other for health. The stamps are of a more convenient size than some of the Health stamps of recent years, being of the same proportions as the j current fourpenny stamp. The colour of the. stamps, which will be withdrawn from sale net later than the end of February next, is a shade of red.' PROGRAMME OUTLINED. The programmes of the health camp i organisations throughout the Dominion indicate that they will provide this season for nearly four thousand children, the number being limited only [by the extent of Health Stamp rej sources, which have -never failed in the past and are again being relied on for extended activities made possible by the improved and enlarged camp facilities now being provided. The children of Auckland City and from a wide area to the north and south will go to the Auckland Central Council's attractive camps at Motuihi Island and Campbell's Bay, the expected total being 1534 for the season. Another fine camp, is conducted by the Waikato Chilren's Camp League near the mouth of the Waikato River, where about 750 children will enjoy themselves during the summer. The Otaki Camp, conducted by the Wellington Children's Health Camp Association, is going to take over 600 children from a wide area, and there will be another camp on the west coast of the North Island, organised by the Wanganui Health Camp Trust Board and catering for at least 50 children. In the South" Island the movement is equally well organised and . adequately equipped to give health and happiness to many hundreds of children. The Marlborough Health Camp Association's camp near Picton will take nearly 50 children; the Nelson Children's Health Camp Association I plans not only to provide for the children of that educational district but also to give complete change of I environment to a number from the. Westport area, making a total of over 60. Greymouth children will be, sent to the east coast, to the Christchurch District Executive's camp at Rangiora, where the total number of happy visitors will exceed 200 during the season. The Sunlight League Camp Committee is conducting camps at Sumner, Pigeon Bay, and Duvachelles Bay for a total of over 150 young guests. The South Ganterbury Health Camp Committee plans to have a hundred children in its Waimate camp and hopes to provide for another 50 in a new camp at Timaru. In Otago there is to be a camp at Kurow for 40 children, this being conducted by the North Otago Children's Welfare Association. The Dunedin Health Camp Central Council intends to invite 104 children to enjoy the benefits of the Omanui camp, while the Company Bay camp will take between 60 and 70, the Waikouaiti camp about 84, and the Ponamea camp (conducted by the South Otago Health Camp Executive) another 50.