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By the time this issue is in circulation, TOOMEY J GAZETTE will be incorporated as a non-profit organization. We have named our non-profit organization "Iron Lung Polio Assistance, Inc." The incorporated organization will cover TJG, and other projects of interest to respos. (Note: The words "Iron Lung" Polio were used rather than "Respiratory" Polio as the easiest possible way of identifying ourselves to the general public.)

SOME OF OUR PLANS:

GUEST EDITORS:

Post-polio groups in other parts of the country could take charge of an occasional issue. Bay Counties Post Polios are working on our next issue. (See TJG, Summer '59, "Meet a People," page 31, for a picture of their editor, Charles Lyser)

ART SHOW:

Respo artists all over the world have agreed to send their art. A group of professional artists, headed by Martha Scott, are making arrangements for "galleries," volunteer framers, purchasers and promoters. The paintings will be arriving in Chagrin Falls for the Spring showing and future tours.

CO-OPERATIVE BUSINESS CATALOG:

We are planning a catalog to be widely distributed that would act as a clearing house for any items respos are selling. For example: greeting cards made and sold by Irene, maple products sold by Vern, fruit sold by Tommy, birthday board sold by Tom. It would have pictures, prices, descriptions, etc.

SURVEYS AND PAMPHLETS:

We would like to make surveys and pamphlets on all things of interest to respos and their families.

LOBBY:

Our main plan is to keep in touch with each other, so that we could work together as a group on problems that will confront us.