Agency: Roger Hill Volunteer Center

Address: 2518 Ridge Court 200

Contact: 865-5030

The Roger Hill Volunteer Center has been receiving inquiries about making donations to victims of the earthquake and tsunamis that caused widespread destruction last week and so offers the following resource: charitywatch.org, a service of the American Institute of Philanthropy. This Web site provides links and verifies the legitimacy of charities engaged in global humanitarian work. Donors can learn about the charities involved in South Asian relief and make direct donations.

Immediate volunteer needs

• The Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence needs volunteer basketball referees for their after-school programs’ Wednesday basketball games. Participating children are mostly ages 9-11. Games will be every Wednesday from 3:30 to 5:45 p.m. at different school locations. For more information, call Roger Ross, program manger at the Boys and Girls Club, at 841-6854 or 423-3774.
• Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass., needs volunteers in several areas. More greeters are needed at the front door, particularly from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Volunteers also are needed in the gift shop, Miss Lizzie’s Gifts, for both mornings and afternoons until 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. For more information about becoming a volunteer, call Patsy at 841-4109.
• ICAN Friendly Visitors program is looking for individuals to volunteer one or two hours a week to assist older people who live independently. This requires an ongoing commitment to a person who might need someone to help with groceries or a friendly face to visit with once a week. Call 749-2005 for more information.
• The Safe Winter Walkways project has received a good response for volunteers to assist a senior citizen or person with disability with shoveling snow. A few more volunteers are needed in East Lawrence neighborhoods, including east of downtown and around Kennedy School near the Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds. Volunteers may call 832-3338 to sign up.