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. Friends of Hendricks Park Hendricks Park (32 ha / 78 acres) is the oldest city park in Eugene, Oregon. Just blocks away from the University of Oregon campus, it contains mature forest, a world-renowned 12-acre rhododendron garden, and a native plant garden. - seeks help with forest restoration; removal of invasive species; planting native plants and maintaining trails; meet work party, rain or shine, at the Wilkins Picnic Shelter at 9:30 a.m., April 21, May 19 and June 16; work parties usually last three hours. Northwest Coalition for Alternative to Pesticides (NCAP NCAP New Car Assessment Program NCAP Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides NCAP Network Capable Application Processor (from IEEE standard 1451. ) - seeks help preparing for fairs, flower and garden shows, plant sales and Master Gardener presentations; counting and sorting printed hand-outs and brochures; bulk mailing set-up and processing. Lane Community College Volunteer Tutor Program - seeks volunteers to provide individual and small group tutoring for adult students in basic skills, G.E.D. and English as a Second Language; volunteers trained in a free 12-hour workshop; may tutor students at any campus and at outreach sites. Fanconi Anemia Research Fund - seeks volunteers to serve on mail team, preparing large-scale mailings; three to 10 volunteers needed for three to seven hours during office hours office hours, n.pl See business hours. . Elder Help - seeks volunteers in Cottage Grove, Creswell and the Eugene-Springfield area; training will be in April and May. Senior Companions Program - seeks volunteers to help other adults in the community live independently and remain active. Green Valley Rehabilitation - seeks volunteers to do arts and crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. ; read stories; provide nail care, or visit with elderly residents. Additional opportunities Senior Meals Program - seeks volunteers to help with dining room set up, food portioning, clean up, entertainment and 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. delivery; call 682-4483. 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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