Agency: Trinity Respite Care
Address: 2201 W. 25th St.
Contact Person: Teresa Martell, 842-3159

Trinity Respite Care needs volunteers to help with its We Care Bear Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 19 at the Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H. The fair will raffle teddy bears that have been bought and decorated by local businesses and people. Money earned will help Respite Care provide in-home medical care to elderly citizens. Volunteers will sell tickets, serve cookies and punch, and stencil chalk paw prints around the arts center.

Volunteers also will be needed before the event to sell raffle tickets. Respite Care will have a table set up at Hy-Vee to sell tickets Saturday and Sunday, but volunteers also may sell tickets elsewhere. Volunteers also can decorate bears for the show or solicit companies to do so.

Last week’s results

The American Cancer Society gained one volunteer to organize teams for Relay for Life on June 13. The race will be from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. at Haskell Indian Nations University. Teams of eight to 15 will volunteer to run the track in shifts all night long. One runner from each team will be on the track at all times, and each member is asked to raise $100 for the event. To help plan the event, volunteer for the run or organize a team, call Angela Karr or Tina Zodrow at 1-800-359-1025.

Immediate volunteer needs

• Interfaith Caring Neighbors is looking for volunteers to help elderly clients with spring yard cleanup and ongoing yard mowing. Rakes and yard tools are provided, but volunteers must provide their own lawn mower. Contact Shari or Sally at 749-2005.
• The Lawrence Humane Society needs dog and puppy food, cat and kitten food, cat litter, dog toys, cat toys, new or used collars, leashes, copy paper, dishwasher detergent, laundry detergent, bleach, window cleaner, paper towels, Polaroid film, new or used towels and blankets, and dog houses for people who cannot afford shelter for their dogs. Contact the Lawrence Humane Society at 843-6835.
• Douglas County Senior Services needs volunteers to deliver meals to homebound seniors, communicate with doctors’ offices, pharmaceutical companies, patient assistant programs, and clients in need of prescription assistance; deliver copies of agency newsletters to places in the community; pick up commodities at the Lawrence Senior Center and deliver them to clients’ homes, or visit clients at home. Contact Jessie Ann Lusher at 842-0543.
• Hilltop Child Development Center needs volunteers to help with setup and cleanup at the Week of the Young Child Children’s Fair. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in Building 12 at Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds. Volunteers are needed 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Friday for setup or from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday for cleanup. For more information, contact Pat Pisani at 864-4940.
• The MS WALK will be April 26 in Burcham Park. Both volunteers and participants are needed. Check-in begins at 8 a.m., and the walk begins at 9 a.m. There will be a 5K or 6-mile route option. To register or volunteer, call 272-5292 or (800) 745-7148. Volunteers can also sign up online at www.msmidamerica.org.
• Breast Cancer Action needs volunteers Saturday for its Spring Tea. Opportunities include setting up from 9 a.m. to noon, serving from 2 p.m. to 4p.m., and cleaning up from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Contact Judy Hollingshead at 749-6268 or show up to the First Presbyterian Church to help out.

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