BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard ShelterCare provides spring break activities Area homeless children are getting some spring break fun this week because of activities planned by a local shelter. ShelterCare has arranged daily activities for the 35 children currently living at its emergency shelter Emergency shelters are places for people to live temporarily when they can't live in their previous residence, similar to homeless shelters. The main difference is that an emergency shelter typically specializes in people fleeing a specific type of situation, such as battered . So far this week, they've they've Contraction of they have. they've have visited a Salem museum, the local Science Factory and Wildlife Safari Wildlife Safari is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that serves a 600-acre safari park of the same name in Winston, Oregon, United States. Hundreds of species wander freely over the 600-acre park which guests drive through. in Winston. Thursday they bowled at Strike City Lanes in Eugene, and today they'll be at the Lively Park Swim Center Wave Pool in Springfield. Such activities give kids a chance to share stories with their classmates Classmates can refer to either:
"We want to give them a little of what everybody else has," she said. ShelterCare has provided services to homeless families and adults for 35 years. The nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. also has programs for those at risk of homelessness. For more information, visit their Web site at www.shelter care.org or call 686-1262. Public safety council seeks volunteers Lane County is seeking applicants for the public safety coordinating council. The council develops and recommends to the commissioners a plan for using state resources to serve local offenders, coordinates local juvenile justice policy and develops a plan designed to prevent youths from becoming involved in crimes. The term of appointment is four years. The deadline to apply is April 21. Applications are available in the Board of Commissioners' Office, Public Service Building, 125 E. Eighth Ave AVE Avenue AVE Average AVE Alta Velocidad Espanola (train between Madrid and Seville) AVE Alta Velocidad Española (Spanish: High Speed Train) AVE Audio Video Entertainment AVE Advertising Value Equivalent . For more information or an application, call 682-4203. Team offers training in bird monitoring Eugene Stream Team, in partnership with the University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. Service Learning Program, will offer a bird monitoring training session from 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday for volunteers willing to help monitor birds at the Delta Ponds once or twice a week, or otherwise interested in birding. The session will begin at the Public Works public works pl.n. Construction projects, such as highways or dams, financed by public funds and constructed by a government for the benefit or use of the general public. Noun 1. yard at 1820 Roosevelt Blvd. and end with a field trip to the Delta Ponds. To register or for more information, call 682-4850 or e-mail lorna.j.baldwin@ ci.eugene.or.us. Send announcements to: Briefly News at The Register-Guard, P.O. Box 10188, Eugene, OR 97440, fax 683-7631 or e-mail rgnews@ guardnet.com. |
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