VOLUNTEERS.Byline: The Register-Guard United Way Volunteer Connection and RSVP (ReSerVation Protocol) A communications protocol that signals a router to reserve bandwidth for real time transmission. RSVP is designed to clear a path for audio and video traffic, eliminating annoying skips and hesitations. ShelterCare - seeks Spanish-speaking companion for a resident. Turtle Ridge Wildlife Center/Wildlife Help Line - seeks someone to answer phones and address questions about wildlife; needs to be very pleasant and calm and able to handle many phone calls in one day. Senior Meals Program - seeks amateur entertainment for seniors before, during or after their midday meals, served Monday through Friday in 12 Lane County locations; music, singing, doing skits, comedy or just visiting with the seniors. Greenhill Humane Society A humane society is a group that aims to stop animal suffering due to cruelty or other reasons. Examples Examples of humane societies include: The Humane Society of the United States, Peninsula Humane Society, American Humane which was founded in 1877 as a network of - seeks cattery cattery a housing facility for cats; usually for boarding or breeding. assistant to load washers and dryers; fold laundry; wash food and water dishes and litter boxes; brush cat trees; wash windows; scoop litter boxes and sit with cats in side rooms; encourage shy cats with human interaction; and watch for problems on the cattery floor. Ya-Po-Ah Terrace - seeks bus drivers for trips every other week in its small bus; no special license, but a good driving record is required. Additional opportunities Eugene Police Department - is accepting applications for volunteers to serve on the newly formed Huckleberry huckleberry, any plant of the genus Gaylussacia, shrubs of the family Ericaceae (heath family), native to North and South America. The box huckleberry (G. brachycera) of E North America is evergreen and is often cultivated. The common huckleberry (G. Patrol Team. Our initial efforts will be focused on graffiti in midtown Eugene. Volunteers will operate in teams, wear department-issued uniforms, and ride bicycles provided by the department. Team members' duties include locating, digitally photographing, documenting and removing and/or painting over graffiti. The minimum age to participate is 16. Applicants must pass a police background investigation. To apply, contact Carrie Chouinard at 682-5355 or send e-mail to carrie.f.chouinard@ ci.eugene.or.us. Lane County Senior Meals Program - seeks volunteers to prepare and deliver Meals on Wheels n. 1. A program that delivers hot meals to persons, such as the elderly or disabled, who are confined to their homes and unable to cook for themselves; also, the meals thus delivered. Such programs are usually conducted by governmental or charitable organizations. to seniors in the Cottage Grove Cottage Grove, village (1990 pop. 22,935), Washington co., SE Minn., near the St. Croix River; inc. 1965. There is farming (cattle, sheep, corn, and soybeans) and manufacturing (chemicals and machinery). , Creswell, Junction City Junction City, city (1990 pop. 20,604), seat of Geary co., NE Kans., at the confluence of the Republican and Smoky Hill rivers; inc. 1859. The rail, trade, and processing center of an agricultural and dairy area, it grew as the supply point for nearby Fort Riley, and Veneta areas. Call 942-9261 in Cottage Grove; 895-2338 in Creswell; 998-5367 in Junction City, and 935-7354 in Veneta. For more information about these or other volunteer opportunities, call the United Way Volunteer Connection and RSVP at 741-6000 or visit www.unitedwaylane.org. |
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