Agency: Roger Hill Volunteer Center

Address: 2518 Ridge Court, Room 200

Contact: Margaret Perkins-McGuinness, 865-5030

The Youth Volunteer Council, sponsored by the Roger Hill Volunteer Center, can help kids stay busy over summer break. This group organizes several volunteer opportunities per month during the summer. Volunteer projects are planned for the following Saturdays: June 25, July 9, July 16, July 23 and Aug. 6. For information about these projects or other local volunteer opportunities, contact Margaret Perkins-McGuinness at 865-5030 or by e-mail at info@rhvc.org

¢ Douglas County Senior Services Inc., in cooperation with Senior Health Insurance Counseling for Kansas, is currently recruiting volunteers to become trained counselors. A training session will be Tuesday through Thursday in Lawrence. Volunteers must complete the three-day training course to confidentially counsel Medicare beneficiaries about Medicare, Medicare supplemental insurance, long-term care insurance and more. For more information or to volunteer, contact Katie Glendening at 842-0543 or e-mail kglendening@sunflower.com.

¢ ATR Centers, a nonprofit agency providing speech and physical therapy for children, needs a volunteer to assist the director with bookkeeping and light data entry. Training will be provided. For more information, contact Dr. Dee Singer at 841-5215.

¢ Operation WildLife provides rehabilitation services to injured or orphaned wild animals, as well as wildlife education programs. The organization is seeking new wildlife caretaker volunteers for the main facility in Linwood, north of Eudora. Volunteers must first complete an online volunteer application at www.owl-online.org. Contact Diane Johnson at 542-3625.

¢ The University Theatre seeks volunteers to assist with two productions during the month of July. Volunteers are needed to usher and take tickets. Volunteers may stay to view presentations for free. For more information or to volunteer, contact Linda Hope at 864-3985.