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Monday, August 29, 1988 / University Daily Kansan
Kids learn health at Cabbage Patch clinic
By James Farquhar Kansan staff writer
Four-year-old Melissa Brown was momentarily
waiting for afternoon because her Cabbage Patch Kit
bade Patricia Kite.
"I think she broke her leg." Melissa said. Karen Sue Doud, a clinical worker, listened to Melissa's prognosis and helped her put a splint on Carle's leg.
Melissa smiled, confident that her best friend would heal.
Herds of children armed with dolls showed up at Lawrence Memorial Hospital Saturday afternoon for the Cabbage Patch Clinic, the hospital's fourth annual children's health fair.
About 300 boys and girls got to play physician to theirdolls and stuffed animals at the clichr from1
The clinic was designed to familiarize children with the hospital in a positive setting, said Brenda Haack, community education coordinator for the hospital and organizer of the clinic.
p. m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. In the process, they learned how to take care of themselves.
Children and parents browsed two floors of the hospital taking health and safety brochures from more than 20 display stations. About 75 pamphlets added topics from dental health to seat-belt safety.
Displays and activities effectively held the interest of most children. Kids found particular interest in the eye, nose and ear models that they perused.
Children sometimes endured long lines to get their feet, eyes and teeth checked at attending doctors.
Jeffrey Wilks, 5, shifted his weight from one leg to other as he grew impatient for the vision
Jeffery explained that his stuff beared, Buck, needed glasses but could not afford them. Optometrist Charles Philo said that although Buck may have needed glasses, Jeffrey did not.
The oral inspection performed at the clinic fulfilled a school requirement for the children.
"It is a state law that Kansas students have a usual month examination." Robert W. Jacobs, a past professor of English at Ohio State.
The clinic also fingerprinted children for identification
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Each team had to pay an entry fee of $60. They were also asked to fund sponsors to donate more money for MDA.
of K-Mart at 3106 Iowa where a volunteer tallied the field, the Lawrence Fire Department and, six mid courts were created.
The event raised more money and had more teams participate than in the previous years, said Lawrence K-Mart, manager of the Lawrence K-Mart.
Prizes were awarded to the top three teams in the tournament, the team which collected the most
money and the individuals who collected the most money.
"We just found out there was paper money," Hickey said. Her Orthopedic Surgery Associates donated the first place trophy plus $100.
The Dirty Dozen and the Fighting Frogs won second and third places respectively. They also received prizes of $40 and $20 per team.
The Bendix/King Mud Puppies won a plaque for raising $542 in the London Toy Fair, and the Houghton of the Mud Shurks won a T-shirt, a trophy and a pair of sunglasses for individually raising money. Houghon raised $290.
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