
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, April 4, 1991                   TAG: 9104050265
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                    PAGE: S-9   EDITION: METRO 
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CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS

The Voluntary Action Center of the Council of Community Services selects a volunteer of the month and provides a monthly listing of volunteer opportunities available with Roanoke Valley agencies and institutions. For further information on volunteering, call 985-0131.\

VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH

Florence Dieckmann has been with Youth Support Services for six years, working five hours a week to counsel youths ages 7-17 who either have committed an unlawful act or have exhibited socially unacceptable behavior that could lead to such an act.

Her work helps steer high-risk youths and minor juvenile offenders away from official court action and the stigma of a criminal record. Dieckmann also shares office responsibilities and trains new counselors.

For more information on volunteering as a Youth Support Services counselor, call 985-0200 Tuesdays between 1 and 5 p.m. The office is on the third floor of the YMCA building, at 425 Church Ave. S.W.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Positions open this month include:

Phone Friend volunteer - American Red Cross. Volunteers with friendly voices and good listening skills are needed to staff this telephone line for schoolchildren who may be alone during after-school hours. Two-hour shifts Monday through Friday are available either from 2:30-4:30 p.m. or 4:30-6:30 p.m. Orientation is provided and the site is accessible to the handicapped. For more information, call Melissa Register at 985-3525.

Choir director - Richfield Retirement Community. The Sunshine Choir, made up of Richfield residents, needs a director for its 1 p.m. Thursday rehearsals and 11 a.m. Sunday services. The site is accessible to the handicapped. For more information, call Chaplain Tom Clay at 380-4500, extension 35.

Critical-care area volunteer - Community Hospital of Roanoke Valley. Volunteers age 25 and older are needed to assist visitors and families with communications and information from the nursing staff. Communication skills and friendliness are necessary. The site is accessible to the handicapped. Two-hour shifts are negotiable for 4-6 p.m. or 6-8 p.m. seven days a week. For more information, call Carol Jensen at 985-0131.

Instructor - American Red Cross. Volunteers are needed to teach Basic Aid Training and Health and Safety classes to elementary-school children. An eight-hour training session is provided and the job requires traveling to elementary schools. The time commitment is four half-hour sessions for Health and Safety and six one-hour sessions for Basic Aid Training, as scheduled. For more information, call Melissa Register at 985-3525.

by CNB