1995_10 Insight October 1995

              Lifestyle
OCTOBER 25,1995
Folk Dancers
Insight photo by David Johnson
Fresno Autumn Harvest Folk Dance Festival was held Oct. 21 and 22 in the South Gym at
California State University, Fresno.
Rosalie and Bob Mclnturf, of the Fresno Danish Dancers, were among many who chose to learn
new dances Sunday. v
The festival featured ethnic folk dancers from throughout the Fresno area, including the Arax
Armenian Dancers, the McTeggart Irish Dancers and the Teocalli Dancers.
Visitor service aids seniors
by David Johnson
Photo Editor
I lis alarm clock goes offal 8:30 a.m..
a halt an hour ho'tire hc needs to he
there. Sometimes he needs io give a
ride, sometimes it's housework, hul this
morning Triendlv Visiior" Brad U-arv
is sel lodo some vard work.
Me throws on a hlue pair of Fresno
State Athletic shorts and a Foriv Nincrs
T-shirt, and heads oul ihe door.
lime sheet in hand, he arrives live
minutes eari) to talk wWi his elderly
client before hc hegins work.
"The seniors I work tor arc interesting.*' Lear) said. Then he sets io trimming hedges lor iwo hours, while the
agine client inicrmiiiemly allcnds lo
him. bringing him water and company.
"While vou arc doing a service tor
ihcm. vou arc also bringing youth inlo
Iheir fives." said Leary. a California
Beverly l-squihel. director ot IAS.
The agency is looking lor sludents
thai are dedicated l-squihel told the
siory of a can; prov ider that started as
a freshman and remains on the stall' ns
a graduate sludent.
T*he two goals of die FVS are simple
lirst. to provide sludents with a well-
paying job lo help w iih their education.
Second, to provide uvhousc maintenance to seniors, so the) mav maintain
an independent lis ing.
"While you are doing
a service for them you
are also bringing
youth into their lives."
—Brad Leary,
social work major
.re lhai
■i the.
Sludv
St.ilc I
. la
,ork
>r. vv ho works lor lhe Friendly Visi-
icrv ice. an agencv thai altends to
needs of the elderly. Like Brad.
I students arc interested in the job
use of lhe flexible hours, ihe de-
M  pa;
" the
lure of the work,
r. is the formation
veen the youthful
s don't like char
"We target those seniors that fall
through the cracks." Ksquihcl said. Ilk
seniors lhat receive thc scrv ice arc of-
ten not well off enough to support a
private assistant and arc too well oil n
qualify for direct state-provided care
Thc sen ice is free of charge, bin client
donations average S6 an hour.
FVS assisted t>M) seniors in I993-
')4 and expects to assist 20 more clients per month in 1995-96. Accord
o County, with projected
seceding 113.000. A stately stated ihai of these seniors.
chores ol ihcir lives.
s spend approximately 7 lo
ihcir chores, lhe tasks include mild
medical personal care, respite care
and yard work.
IAS began I1) years ago al lhe urg
ing of the gerontology students.
Esquibel said.  Those studenls that
assignment felt thai these people
needed more than two or ihree hours
a week
The FVS office was housed oil
campus, but last year moved into
the offices i>l lhc gerontology department. The move has had sev
eral positive effects'for lhe pro
ihc
irly equal importance is
pus support lhe service
is received. The CSUF Founda-
oiiliasdi.naledaloloft.mca.nl
loncv into ihe growth of the pro
ram. Isquibel said.
lhe l-'riendly Visitor Service is
so supported bv the Ciiy ot
rcsno and ihe Count) of Fresno
Allensworth, from page 3
. establish an autono-
.orporating lhe "Califor
Althoi
st black I.
Ot the lirs
the U.S." said Robert Mikell. professor of African-American studies.
< )thcr such low ns vv ere established
after the Civil War in Kansas and
Oklahoma. Boley. Okla.. was one
such town, already thriving when
Allensworth began.
"The hallmark of this community
is education and economic development." said Grace Bohannon, a tour
guide
"[Allensworth] went aroum
country expounding the soci.il tin
and philosophies of Booker T. \
ington." Bohannon said. "He wi
training manual for the education
troops. He wanted lo have a Tuskegi
of lhe Wesi Coast here."
In I960. Cornelius Ed Pope, an
ployeeof the Department ol Parks
Recreation   who  once   Ii
Allensworth. introduced the idea of
preserving the town as a slate historic
park.
The Allensworth centennial will be
observed in 21X18.
The Friends of Allensworth is a nonprofit organisation that supports Banted
volunteers and promotes educational
activities in the park.
Courtesy photo Christine Mirigian
Allensworth attracts people
from all over to see the different
buildings and parks.
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