The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, July 10, 1985, Page 2, Image 2
Irish childrei
By fyn Ptm?
NmwMROT
Mafry O'liMry has organized a sixweek
visit of 59 children from Belfast,
Northern Ireland, to Columbia for the
ovvviiu jvai in a iwu.
"Our program is non-political and
non-sectarian," said O'Lcary, a USC
math and statistics instructor. "We're
just interested in the children and we're
trying to make a difference in their
life."
O'Leary said the program has three
goals: to offer a safe summer, show the
children the community and make a
difference in their life ? and ultimately
in their community and country.
SHh SAIl) the children, ages y to
11, come from schools and
neighborhoods segregated into
Catholics and Protestants.
"That's the reason for bringing
them here, to plant a seed of doubt in
all the prejudice they've grown up
with," O'Leary said. "For one thing
they can see how we live with aiiterent
religions working and playing together
in peace.
"Most importantly it gives them a
chance to form friendships across nonsectarian
lines."
O'Learv was insnired bv a friend
who saw a similar program in
Greenville.
"I HAD a friend who moved to
Cireenville where thev had a nroeram
for six or seven years and it was just
very moving," O'Leary said. "She
wrote to me about it to see if Columbia
would like to do it.
I called people from churches, youth
groups and civic groups. It just kind of
Hotel Continual! from page 1.
When the ballroom was rented out t
campaign headquarters one year "we kep
by the government police. They wonder
kids came from," Beyer explained.
ANiriTMFD TIMF ihp hallronm W3Q TP
club and there seemed to be "all thes<
around in lederhosen."
When the final countdown approached
to vacate the hotel, Saga and housing s
what can be called a farewell-to-Wade H
"Saga supplied us with their top
d'oeuvres. For the first time in centuries \
ballroom of the hotel," Beyer said. "Peo
living there 'forever' signed their name
posite the elevator."
Party organizers "gave us squirt gun
Days before the hotel's closing, the i
broke down, and bringing in the squirt
appi upi lan .
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Last year 30 cMMren were hosted.
IT COSTS about $500 per child to
send them, all of which is donated.
The program had booths at St.
Patrick's Day and Mayfest, in addition
to donations from individuals and
organizations.
I he children stay with host families,
and one parent is required to be in the
home full time. The families are
responsible for room and board, and
although single persons haven't hosted
a child in Columbia, O'Leary said
they've done it in other cities.
"The people involved think it's the
most worthwhile thing they've ever
done," O'Leary said.
FINDING HOST families hasn't
been a problem. In fact, they've had to
choose randomly among applicants.
"We're doing super," said Faxie
Watt, a mother of a host family.
"We've got children about the same
ages and they're playing very much like
brothers and sisters. Religion hasn't
been any kind of conflict in our
home."
Every family taking care of two
children has one of each religion. The
children knew it ahead of time and met
before coming to Columbia.
"He's all right," said 10-year-old
Patricia McKinney of her new friend,
10-year-old Darren Millen. "1 didn't
think we'd ever get along. 1 thought
we'd fight all the time. We've only had
little ones that lasted for five minutes."
A COORDINATOR in Belfast
works with principals and teachers in
o the governor's "WE WERE I
t getting yelled at "Everybody thoug
ed where all the were throwing bee
that the building v
Shifflet also ren
nted to a German lining up in front
i people running personal belonginf
depict them as hoi
I for the residents According to SI
ervices organized nice to send the pi
lampton party. of getting national
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ve had kegs in the
pie who had been "IT'S KIND of
s to the wall op- Shifflet said. "It's
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The children may be selected for a p|
variety of reasons, O'Leary said. They L?
range from showing leadership poten- pgg
tial to having lived in intensely violent p|
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The ages of 9 through 11 were
chosen because O'Leary said studies indicate
that children are most impressionable
then, just before they would
be recruited by groups on each side.
"The teachers tell us the kids who've
had the American experience seem to
resist the groups," O'Leary said.
OTHER POSITIVE feedback from
the program has encouraged O'Leary.
une 01 tnc little girls wrote ana ?
said she had a birthday party," p
O'Leary reealled. "She said she had iS
something there she'd never had
before, Protestant friends." t-l
Gov. and Mrs. Dick Riley arc I
honorary co-chairmen of the program, N
and last Tuesday morning the children p
attended a reception at the State
House.
The children will be gathering
together for picnics, pool parties,
fireworks, a weekend at the beach, soccer
games, and other events, including
a party thrown by USC President
James Holderman. d
O'LEARY SAID she'd like to sec g
more follow-up. jg
"That's the end of it we'd reallv like M
to work on more," O'Lcary said.
"Children who've been in the Chicago
program get together on a weekly
basis."
Donations can be sent to Irish
Children Summer Program, 406 Tram
Road, Columbia, S.C. 29210.
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having a hard time," Shifflct said.
;ht they could rip it (the hotel) up. They
:r bottles." Apparently, rumors spread
vould be demolished anyway. 1
lembers how the residents had plans of ?
of the State House steps with all their
5S in order to take a picture that would j
neless.
hifflet, the group thought it would be ai
lotograph to David Letterman in hopes
t exposure.
:d. The photographer never showed up.
sad. I'm gonna watch my room fall,"
like someone is blowing up my house."
luxurious in a worn-out kind of way,"
It's nostalffir. that's whrre I wnrWerl (
d miss the hotel, although "I'm going to ^
there" at the implosion.
Individual Leases.
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lease your part of the
apartment. Then, if
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help you find a
t roommate.
The advantages
[ of ir?r?nt li\/
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tj risks. It's like
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Boston Pops conductor John Williams directs the orchf
nan's "Sing, Sing, Sing" in a concert held at Carolina I
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involved with university events. If they cjtjZ(
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In 1983 a group called Media Production A
?gan to train students in various media, the t
his spring they changed their name to , ning
able Connection and shifted their focus. Tl
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CTV, and "We both recognized a need wou
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in participation in community came,
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USC delegation is scheduled to attend
"cdcration's national convention beginThursday
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