P723 CEEFAX 723 Sun 28 May 01:25/17 I TODDLJRTHONS IN PRE-SCHOOL PLAYWEEK $5 Many of the US's 20,000 pre-schools are holding 'toddlerthons' for a Pre-school Child Appeal. Part of the Pre-school Learning Alliance's Playweek '95, the first toddlerthon involving 50 under-fives kicks off from the House of Commons on 8 June. The Appeal aims to help around 250,000 children including tho5e with special needs who are often deprived from going to pre-school through lack of money. Source: CSV Media 1/4 feature Info Diary VolunteerP723 CEEFAX 723 Sun 28 May 01:19/09 I CEREBRBL PALSY NOT A BIRTH ACCIDENT 5 A new report by Action Research throws doubt on the link between cerebral palsy in infants born at full term and asphyxia at birth. Of 11,700 infants born to Oxford residents, 30 had cerebral palsy at the age of five - 15 of these were premature, 12 were born on time with no signs of asphyxia and three were born on time after asphyxia. The report supports the view that cerebral pals de6elops early on in fetal life. Source: CSV Media 2/4 feature Info Diary VolunteerP723 CEEFAX 723 Sun 28 May 00:19/32 |h4 |l4|,h4|h4|, 7£££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££ £ k VOLUNTEERS FOR THE NEW SOUTH AFRICa $5 Twenty young South Africans have arrived in the US to begin four- month placements as Community Service Volunteers (CSV3). The visitors will volunteer alongside British CSVs until September when they return home with 20 UU volunteers. Recruited by the organisation CSV from the Eastern Cape and Gauteng region, the volunteers are part of a project to build a volunteer programmj in South Africa. Source: CSV Media 3/4 feature Info Diary VolunteerP723 CEEFAX 723 Sun 28 May 01:58/22 |h4 GREEN GRANT WINNERS GET MESSAGE OUT Three small environmental groups have won a chance to develop a new promotional campaign with £1000 and the help of top media specialists. Winners of the Media Natura Green Grant Scheme, the three organisations are Cambridge Friends of the Earth, BBONT Wildlife Trust and the SAFE Alliance. To qualify for a Green Grant, applicants were asked to outline one communications campaign to help them gain public awareness. Contacts on page 729 4/4 feature Info Diary VolunteerP723 CEJFAX0723 Sun 28hMay p0:21W25 , /|,X|I|h, ] TU V , 'O,X.)+.! TEEN GR NT NNERS ET MES GE U @ d @@ @b pd a p b p U 5hree!small invironmjnxal groups 65 eave won a chbnce to develop a new 4romgtional campaign wizh £1000 and T $5 the help of top media specialists. U d b p Wjnnjrs of the Media Natura Green Grant Scheme, kj three orgbnisbtions are Cambridge Friends"j of the Earth, BBONT Wildlife Trust U and the SAFE Alliance& 2 2 2 To qualify for a Green Grant, 22 appliaants were asked to outline one communications campaign to help $5 tieY gbin@pub\ic awarenesv.@ @dd 5upppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppz feature h Info p Diary Volunteer