Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 30, 2008, Winnipeg, Manitoba C m y k Page c13 Winnipeg repress. Com lifestyle Winnipeg free press saturday August 30, 2008 c 13                                                                                                                                                                             "       #      $        $        %                                        &      &                                                                                  $                                          .       /   %         %                               0                     "                 t he Sunshine fund set out to Send 1,000 kids to Camp this summer and even though it did not reach that goal its still thrilled with what it has achieved so far this year. We sent 868 kids this year said Bryan Zako executive director at the Manitoba camping association. Although we fell Short we had 359 More kids placed through the Sunshine fund than we did last year. Even though its not 1,000, its pretty darn close. Its the highest number weave had since 2004, so were pretty pleased. And that brings the total number of kids sent to Camp since the launch of the Sunshine fund in 1979 to 18,845. This year the organization had about 300 More applications than it did last year which Zako attributes to working with schools and child and family services which have been Able to provide More information about the Sunshine fund to families in financial need. The average Cost of sending a child to Camp today is More than it was Many years ago. To Send each one of those 868 kids to Camp this year was $ 330 per child so the total Cost for All those kids placed was $ 286,229, Zako said. The total amount of funding from All sources As of right now is $ 265,632, so that leaves us at a bit of a shortfall. Were looking to raise about $ 20,000 throughout the rest of the year to help cover the Cost and every Dollar goes a Long Way. Of the $ 265,632 the Sunshine fund has raised so far this year More than $ 17,000 came from the Sunshine Day it put on in partnership with a w at the end of May. All proceeds from Coffee and Root Beer sold that Day helped Send Manitoba kids to Camp. Other donations have come in from thousands of generous Manitoban Manitoba culture heritage tourism and sport the Manitoba Moose Piston ring the Winnipeg foundation and the Winnipeg free press. Margo Goodhand editor of the Winnipeg free pres said the paper has been working with the Sunshine fund since the beginning and will continue to work with it As it embarks on their 30th anniversary next year. I have very fond memories of Camp and if every child gets a Chance to do that its a life transforming experience. I just Hope people will find it in their hearts to dig deep and help them out. Zako said its been a successful year but that its not Over yet As they re still trying to create More awareness and raise the final $ 20,000 to help cover Camp costs. Were on our Way to reaching out to More families and creating More awareness of the organization. Families should know were out there and can help them. If Yourd like to help Send kids to Camp you can mail a donation to the Sunshine fund at 302 960 Portage ave., Winnipeg my r3g 0r4. You can also make a donation at the above address during business hours or online at wow. A camping. Ca. Alexandra alld hot mail. Com fund sent 868 kids to Camp by Alexandra Wall Sarah Kearney / Winnipeg free press were reaching out to More families a Bryan Zako says. T Oronto a Man who spends two to four hours viewing internet porn and masturbating As much As 12 times daily might have any number of labels pinned on him. Beyond the lewd and lowbrow however is a polarizing term even among professionals sex addict. In an unusually Public move this week actor David Duchovny Best known for his role As Fri agent Fox Mulder in the x file claimed to be a sex addict and voluntarily admitted himself into a rehabilitation facility. No details have been released As to what might exactly be ailing Duchovny who stars on the sexually charged to show cal fornication. Somebody who spends a lot of time and Energy engaging in sexual activity either alone or with others and whose life is negatively impacted by that behaviour would be considered to have a sexual addiction said psychologist Dennis Kal Geropoulos of the Mcgill University health Centre. We cant just say if somebody masturbates 12 times a Day thatus wrong said Kal Geropoulos who runs a sex and couple therapy service. If they take care of other things in their life if they re physically and physiologically of otherwise we cant really say that. Signs of dysfunction include students not studying for exams or people at work sneaking off to the bathroom to masturbate in the Middle of the Day Kal Geropoulos said. A craving for internet porn for example might result in poor sexual relationships with partners or ruined careers. Over the past five years or so Kal Geropoulos said hers received a tremendous increase in referrals to his Montreal clinic especially from Young men with internet porn habits. But he admits the condition of sexual addiction is Rife with controversy and he is frustrated by the Lack of academic research behind it. His detractors Point to the absence of the condition being listed in the Book considered by Many to be the psychiatrists Bible the dam in handbook. Sex addiction is a specious condition it does not exist said David Hersh a clinical sexologist based in Nelson b. C. Addiction is a physiological dependence that must be accompanied by withdrawal symptoms Hersh said. Unlike alcoholics who experience various symptoms when they cant get a drink denying someone sex does not create the same result he said. Hersh scoffed at the notion of sex addiction calling it silly to use the term for someone who has allowed sex to become a driving Force in their life. It has a moralistic Quality to it and a Quality of Lack of responsibility he said. They give up the control to some outside Force. Hersh said hers not surprised by the abundance of therapists promising to save people from sex addiction As the saying goes sex Sells. An average private practice in Canada might charge anywhere from $ 100 to $ 150 per session Kal Geropoulos said. Treatment involves tracing the Root of the problem then setting limits to the behaviour by making gradual changes in the patients lifestyle he said. You cant just Stop this cold Turkey its really hard. Deeper seated issues May be uncovered he said but its not an excuse to keep the person in therapy. We dont create these problems he said adding theress a one to three month waiting list for his clinic. My goal when i see people is to try and get them to Progress As quickly As possible so i can move on and help other people. In 10 years practising sex therapy Vancouver based clinical sexologist Pega ren said Sheds never encountered a Case of sexual addiction a term she opposes. People who Are having lots of great sex with people that they love and feel close to Arentt considered sex addicts and they dont need therapy ren said. Some people who claim to suffer from sexual issues have lots of sex Little feeling she said. Its poor impulse control layered onto desperately unhappy relationships. The Canadian press t he University of Victoria is including de gendered washrooms in All its new buildings for the Comfort and safety of transgender students. Simon Fraser University juggles room bookings for Muslim students whose prayer times follow the Sun and the University of Calgary is launching an equity audit this fall to identify under supported groups on Campus. At Carleton University and the University of Western Ontario the official Calendar listing holy Days when students can be excused from classes or exams includes those Central to wicca and zoroastrianism a religion that originated in Iran and is estimated to have about 200,000 members. Immigration swelling numbers of International students and a shift in the population attending University Means Canadian campuses Are set to Welcome a More diverse group of staff and students this fall than Ever. Any University Worth its Salt for the last 10 or 15 years has recognized the need to change to be More accommodating to the significant and growing diversity that All campuses Are experiencing says Joe Macdonald Dean of students at st. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish n. S. Thatus the Case even at his 4,200 student institution in Rural Nova Scotia. St. Fax Drew about 70 per cent of its students from within the province 15 years ago but that proportion has Macdonald says. Up to 10 per cent of students Are International and st. Fax has full time advisers dedicated to International students Black students and those who identify As lesbian Gay bisexual or transgender. In an Effort to serve students spiritual needs the University of Toronto counts two pagans two hindus two buddhists and a first nations spiritual Leader among More than 20 chaplains associated with the new Multi Faith Centre that opened last year. It features a half dozen prayer meeting and worship rooms says director Richard Chambers along with facilities for foot washing and a space that allows for fire and incense burning during worship ceremonies. Mcgill University is awaiting the outcome of a complaint filed with que Becks human rights commission by a group of Muslim students requesting designated prayer space on Campus. Morton Mendelson the University yes Deputy Provost of student life and learning says religious groups Are Welcome to use unoccupied classrooms but the University will not provide permanent rooms. Simon Fraser University has always had a diverse student body says tim Rahilly senior director of student life. But the Burnaby b. C. School is attracting More undergraduates from China who often want to live on single sex floors in residence. On the other hand gender specific facilities can pose a problem for students in transition from one gender to another he says so Stu will be Dege Dering single occupancy washrooms designed for disabled Access. Where generally speaking universities and colleges have More difficulty is in terms of what i would Call emerging awareness in terms of cultural groups that Are newer to Campus or religions that Are newer to Campus he says. But when the lbt club at u of tvs Scarborough Campus had its bulletin Board destroyed the reaction from the Campus Community confirmed that the school is an accepting one says Bryan Tai a second year student who joined the club last year. We realized when we held campaigns in Light of the arson the support we got shows that its just an isolated incident and does not represent the entire University he says. Can West news service sex addiction admission Sparks debate therapists split on condition by tam syn Burgmann colleges begin to adapt to cultural landscape forced to accommodate religious and gender diversity by Shannon Proudfoot fallen to about 50 per cent Macdon any University Worth its Salt. Has recognized the need to change to be More accommodating to the significant and growing diversity that All campuses Are experiencing Hugh Wesley / can West news service Bryan Tai a member of the University of Toronto is lbt club hangs posters celebrating sexual diversity. David Duchovny claims to be a sex addict but Many experts say the condition does not even exist. A 13_ aug 30 08. Ind c13 8/ 29/ 08 9 03 27 pm ;