Altrusa International of Lawrence

Meetings: 6 p.m. first and third Wednesday, Hereford House, 4931 W. Sixth St.

E-mail: www.lawrence.com, under community organizations.

President: Lori Michel, jlmichel002@earthlink.net

Membership: Chris Durflinger, durflngr@idir.net

Cost/fees/dues: $75 annually.

The club provides friendship opportunities, networking and a chance to work within the Lawrence community to make a difference.

Audio-Reader

Phone: 864-4600.

Address: 1120 W. 11th St.

E-mail: arnet@ku.edu

Web site: http://reader.ku.edu

President: Janet Campbell, director, jcampbell@ku.edu, 864-4603.

Membership: To become a listener, contact Jim Boyd, 864-4612, jfboyd@ku.edu. To become a volunteer, contact Linda Gaumnitz, 864-4604, lindag@ku.edu

Cost/fees/dues: Free.

Audio-Reader provides free reading services for the blind and visually impaired. It also provides rewarding volunteer opportunities. The organization provides live and recorded broadcasts of current books, magazines, daily newspapers and other printed materials to promote independence and enhance the quality of life for the print-disabled.

GFWC Lawrence Classics

Meetings: 5:30 p.m. second Monday, McDaniel and McDaniel Office, 2500 W. 31st, Suite B.

President: Paula Johnson, 1855 N. 700 Road, Baldwin, Kan. 66006, (785) 594-3578, LPCO@IDIR.NET

Membership: Jan Schwartz, 331-4575.

Cost/fees/dues: $25 annually.

General Federation of Womens Clubs is for women wanting to better their community. The organization is 5 years old.

Headquarters Counseling Center

Meetings: Counseling and information services available 24 hours daily by calling 841-2345 in Lawrence and 594-6490 in Baldwin.

E-mail: hqcc@lawrence.ks.us

Web site: www.hqcc.lawrence.ks.us

President: Marcia Epstein, director, Headquarters Counseling Center, P.O. Box 999, Lawrence 66044, hqcc@lawrence.ks.us

Membership: For counseling and information services or to learn about volunteering, call on-duty staff at 841-2345 in Lawrence or 594-6490 from Baldwin.

Cost/fees/dues: No charge for counseling and information services.

Anyone can call or come in to the center to get immediate help with any concern, either through counseling or through referral to other helping services. The center provides a Phone A Friend line for younger children to call. Teenagers and adults can talk with staff for help with issues as intense as suicidal feelings or as common as feeling stressed. The center maintains extensive resource files about services available to people in Douglas County and nearby communities.

The center’s mission is “Our trained volunteers and staff provide personal assistance through counseling, education and information services that are readily available to people in need.”

Kansas Public Radio

Phone: 864-5268.

Meetings: Fund drive, Oct. 17-25, 1120 W. 11th St.

Web site: www.kpr.ku.edu

President: Janet Campbell, 864-4603.

Membership: Kathleen Harrison, 1120 W. 11th St., Lawrence 66044, kharrison@ku.edu

Cost/fees/dues: None.

The organization helps National Public Radio and Kansas Public Radio raise funds. The club meets twice a year during the KPR fund drives in April and October.

Kids Helping Horses Foundation

Phone: (785) 379-9876.

Address: 4730 S.E. Shawnee Heights Road, Tecumseh, KS 66542.

Web site: kidshelpinghorsesfoundation.org

President: Christine Holden, (785) 379-9876.

Contact: Deborah Juhnke, (785) 640-2940; sandownstables@aol.com

Cost/fees/dues: Donations welcome.

The organization takes in abused or neglected horses from Douglas and Shawnee counties. It offers opportunities for sponsorship, adoptions and volunteering. The non-profit horse rescue operation provides educational opportunities for children and adults.

Laureate Beta, Beta Sigma Phi

Meetings: First and third Tuesdays, Castle Tea Room, 1307 Mass.

President: Phyllis Cross, 4505 Broadmoor Drive, Lawrence, 66047.

Membership: Melba Still, 539 Schwarz Road, Lawrence, 66049.

Cost/fees/dues: Minimal.

The club benefits its members through interesting programs and community service.

Lawrence River City Cosmopolitan Club

Phone: 749-7221.

Meetings: 6:30 p.m. first Thursday, various restaurants.

Web site: kidshelpinghorsesfoundation.org

President: Mary Beth Swenson, 3600 Riverview Road, Lawrence, 66049, mbswenson@sunflower.com

Membership: Pat Hohman, 2901 Pebble Lane, Lawrence, 66047, pandjohman@sunflower.com, 842-7517.

Cost/fees/dues: $25 per member inititian fee plus $20 per member quarterly dues.

Cosmopolitan Club allows members to socialize with friends while making a positive contribution to our community. The mission of Cosmopolitan International is to contribute to community well-being through charitable donations and volunteer service with special emphasis on supporting efforts to prevent and find a cure for diabetes.

Lawrence River City Lions Club

Meetings: First and third Wednesday, Perkins Restaurant, 1711 W. 23rd St.

E-mail: jeffkingks@lycos.com

President: Jeff King, 1714 N.H., Lawrence 66044.

Cost/fee/dues: $60 annually.

The club enables its members to serve the Lawrence community while building lasting friendships. The club is dedicated to serving others, especially related to vision-impaired issues.

League of Women Voters Lawrence-Douglas County

Phone: 843-1620.

Meetings: General membership meetings are at various times throughout the year and announced in advance.

E-mail: league@sunflower.com

Web site: http://community.lawrence.com/LeagueWomenVoters

President: Marci Francisco P.O. Box 1072, Lawrence 66044-1072, maf@sunflower.com, 842-6402.

Membership: Betty Banks, P.O. Box 1072, Lawrence 66044-1072, bbanks@ku.edu, 842-2547.

Cost/fees/dues: $40 individual, $60 household

The League of Women Voters works to educate voters about the political process and current issues at the local, state and national level. The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization encouraging the informed and active participation of citizens in government and influencing public policy through education and advocacy.

Saint John Evangelist Altar Society Group

Meetings: 1 p.m. every other Wednesday at Knights of Columbus Hall, 2206 E. 23rd St.

President: Ailene Bocquin, 1208 W. 1208 W. 20th St., Lawrence 66046-3632, 843-9051.

Membership: Bert Bigham, 842-9155.

Cost/fees/dues: None.

The group provides Christian members an opportunity to volunteer food to funeral dinners, support service interaction activities and seasonable events of St. John’s Catholic Church. The group meets for pinochle every other Wednesday.

Sertoma Club of Lawrence

Meetings: Noon the first two Tuesdays and 5:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday, Hereford House, 4931 W. Sixth St.

Web site: www.lawrencesertoma.com

President: Sandra Studley, c/o Douglas County Bank, P. O. Box 429, Lawrence 66044, 865-1026

Membership: Tim Keller, c/o Keller & Associates, 120 E. 9th St., Suite 201, Lawrence, 66044, 841-0110.

Cost/fee/dues: $300 annually.

Sertoma is an international service organization with its main focus in the area of communicative disorders. The word Sertoma is an acronym formed from the phrase SERvice TO MAnkind. The Lawrence club has been in existence since 1929. A long standing relationship with the Kansas University Schiefelbusch Speech and Hearing Department and Clinic form the core of our sponsorship efforts. The club also sponsors a Christmas party every year for children with communication challenges. Other projects include donating materials for the Watson Park gazebo and a Centennial Park shelter house. Providing flag poles at City Hall, at the Holcom Park Recreation Center, and at the Youth Sports Inc. ball fields is another example of the way the Lawrence Sertoma Club has supported our community. The club’s major fund-raiser is the annual Sertoma Barbecue Cook-off held in each May. All funds raised by the club’s activities are returned to the community.

SHHH of Lawrence

Phone: 832-1692.

Meetings: 1 p.m. third Monday, Babcock Place, 1700 Mass.

E-mail: gsigurdson@ldcha.org.

President: Pat Chapman, 1700 Mass., No. 712, PATLOVESCATS@yahoo.com, 841-3758.

Membership: Gayle Sigurdson, gsigurdson@ldcha.org, 832-1692.

Cost/fees/dues: None.

The organization provides education and support for people with hearing loss and the people in their lives.

Soroptimist International of Lawrence

Meetings: 6 p.m. first Monday, Lawrence Memorial Hospital, 325 Maine, Room D.

President: Connie Boring, P.O. Box 3848, Lawrence 66046.

Membership: Connie Boring.

Cost/fees/dues: $75.

The club provides an opportunity for business and professional women to contribute time and financial support to community-based projects benefiting women.

Soroptimist International was founded in 1921 and the local club chartered in 1940. It is a volunteer service organization for women in business, management and the professions. The club focuses on economic and social development, education, environment, health, human rights/status of women and international goodwill and understanding. The major service project is the “Women’s Opportunity Awards.”