Agency: LakeView Manor

Address: 3015 W. 31st St.

Contact Person: Nina Cobb, 842-7282

LakeView Manor is a residential care facility for elderly residents. It is looking for friendly volunteers to visit residents and coordinate activities. Volunteers can choose in what way and when they would like to help. The facility needs volunteers to visit one-on-one with residents and to conduct group activities. Some activities include painting fingernails, reading to residents, playing games, going for walks or conducting group bingo games. Volunteers can decide what they would like to do and coordinate a schedule with LakeView. Volunteers should be at least 16 years old or accompanied by an adult.

Last week’s results

The Visiting Nurses Assn. received several calls from volunteers offering to install CARELINK systems into patients’ homes. The system allows patients to push an emergency button on a pendant they wear to call for help if they cannot reach a phone. The association still needs a few more volunteers to install the systems on a flexible schedule. Call Jan Jenkins at 843-3738 to help.

Immediate volunteer needs

• Big Brothers Big Sisters has opportunities for volunteers to be matched in a one-on-one mentor and friend relationship with a child. Volunteers are matched to a child based on mutual interests and are asked to make a six- to 12-month commitment. Orientation sessions are held at 5:15 p.m. every Tuesday and at noon Wednesday at 211 E. Eighth Street, Suite G. Parents who would like to find a Big Brother or Big Sister for their child can call Erika Zimmerman at the office, 843-7359, for more information.
• Tenants to Homeowners, a community housing development organization, needs volunteers to help clean up construction sites for new houses. Tenants to Homeowners helps create affordable housing for low-income families. Volunteers can help on a one-time basis or can be put on a call list for whenever volunteer opportunities are available. Times are flexible and can be suited to fit a volunteer’s schedule. Contact Rebecca Buford at 842-5494.
• Community Drop In Center needs donated goods such as kitchen utensils, cookware, bedding, towels and other household items. Contact the center at 832-8864.
• The Youth Volunteer Council is seeking area youths to get involved in the community. Youths make the decisions for service projects and other important matters on the council. Visit a meeting to find out how to get involved. Youths of all ages are invited to participate in service projects. Contact Rachel Hurlbert at the Roger Hill Volunteer Center for more information, 865-5030.

National Volunteer Week is this week, April 27-May 3. If you know any volunteers in your community, thank them for their hard work. For more information about volunteering, contact the Roger Hill Volunteer Center, a service of the United Way of Douglas County, at 865-5030, or online at www.rhvc.org.