Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 October 1940 — Page 6

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Coming of age is a serious matter in these troubled times.

And your Community Fund is not taking its years lightly; no Lg | Yet, on the eve of our twenty-first call, in a spirit of thank-

fulness that pervades all America, we turn confidently

toward that never-failing fount of Hoosier generosity:

LEISURE TIME AND CHARACTER BUILDING

Through more than two decades of service, the Community Fund has proved itself by far the most economical

and satisfactory method of administering local social wel-

Your Community Fund dollar .-.-. where it goes and what it does fare and character-building agencies.

Naturally, you want to know what has become of the dollars So once more the Community Fund comes to you; as it h r

that have gone so trustingly into this treasury. What do we have

to shaw for your money? li is not only your privilege, but your came last year, and as i will come again and yet again obligation to make these inquiries. Precisely as it is our privilege. and obligation to give an accurate account of our stewardship. in the years that lie ahead. For it is the warden of our

In the year just concluding, Community Fund agencies cared {5 for a total of 1,538 dependent and neglected children. In the | welfare, the continuous conscience of the community. The day nurseries, the number of children increased from 446 in : 1939 to 478 in 1940. Mothers in maternity homes were given a toll it asks is the premium we must pay for the privilege

total of 7,825 days’ care. Our visiting nurses made 56,165 calls.

of a sound citizenry. Let us, then, be proud of our partici-

Family welfare cases totaled 8,616. And, finally, among the homeless and transient, the number of meals served totaled

pation; thankful that ours is the opportunity to GIVE. For

300,975; the number of lodgings 144,268.

your annual contribution to the Community Fund is the

mark of a good citizen; a good neighbor.

oes COMMUNITY

Our goal of $688,500 is the absolute minimum on which the 37 agencies of your Com-

munity Fund can effectively operate in 1941. The campaign dates are October 7 to 24. (This Amouncement Made Possible Through ihe : : Courtesy of a Friend of the Community Fund)