Agency: Big Brothers Big Sisters

Address: 211 E. Eighth St.

Contact Person: Becki Stutz, 843-7359

Big Brothers Big Sisters needs 150 volunteers to help staff its new program, Bigs in School. Volunteers age 16 or older will spend an hour a week in school with a child. Exact activities will depend on the child’s needs, but sharing lunch, playing basketball, reading and helping out with homework are examples of what volunteers and children will do together. Children are referred to the program by teachers who feel they need a little help in a variety of problems, school-related, social and personal.

To apply, volunteers need to fill out an application and do a brief interview with Stutz. Information given in this process is used to pair volunteers up with children. Background checks and screening are required. Volunteers also can apply by e-mail at info@mentoringmagic.org. For more information, visit the Web site at www.mentoringmagic.org.

Last week’s results

Angie Anderson from Trinity Respite Care said she had received lots of calls for the parent time out program. She has seven people in training next week and has filled her volunteer needs for now.

Immediate volunteer needs

Lawrence Community Theatre needs volunteers to help answer phones and take ticket reservations. Volunteers are needed for shifts Wednesday and Thursday mornings, and Tuesday and Friday afternoons. Call Jill Sibley at 843-7469.

Help the Friends of the Library with their annual Fall Book Sale, Oct. 1-7. Contact Mary Lynn Stuart at 843-3833.

Douglas County Child Development Assn. needs a volunteer to help with office tasks such as stuffing envelopes, folding newsletters and copying two to three hours a week. Contact Donna at 842-9679.

Meals on Wheels needs regular and substitute drivers to deliver meals to seniors. Volunteers typically deliver one day per week, which takes about 45 minutes during the noon hour. Call Kim Tinsley at 979-1440.

A professional painter is needed to paint walls for Headquarters Counseling Center. Contact Julie at 841-2345.

For more volunteer opportunities, contact Roger Hill Volunteer Center, a service of United Way of Douglas County at 865-5030 or see volunteer opportunities online at www.rhvc.org.