Agency: Youth Volunteer Council

Contact: 865-5030

Youth Volunteer Council is in need of young people ages 13 to 18 to assist with summer volunteering projects. YVC has many fun opportunities planned, such as working with animals at the Humane Society and helping children create Latin American art and theater with Centro Hispano.

An informational meeting will be at 3 p.m. May 7 at Free State High School in Room 152 and at 3 p.m. May 8 at the Lawrence High School library.

Contact Rachael at volunteer@rhvc.org or 865-5030.

Immediate volunteer needs

¢ Lawrence Memorial Hospital seeks volunteers to transport patients by wheelchair, make deliveries throughout the building and run errands. Positions are open from noon to 4 p.m. Friday and from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday.

Volunteers also are needed at LMH South to assist in the mammography waiting area from 8 a.m. to noon Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Contact Allyson Leland at 840-3141 or allyson.leland@lmh.org.

¢ Roger Hill Volunteer Center will have a volunteer fair from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. April 29 at Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt. The fair will include 38 agencies to let you know how to help in the community.

¢ Douglas County Senior Services seeks a volunteer to fill a receptionist position two to three mornings or afternoons a week. The position includes answering the phone and greeting visitors in the lobby area.

Contact Tina Roberts at 842-0543.

¢ Central Junior High School Parents Group seeks volunteers who enjoy crafts to help students create wearable items out of duct tape for their after-school program. Volunteers will assist students at 2:45 p.m. today, Tuesday and Thursday and at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. No experience is necessary.

Contact Nora Murphy at 331-0421 or nora7@sbcglobal.net.

– For more volunteer opportunities, contact Tracie Massey or Rachael Perry at the Roger Hill Volunteer Center, a service of the United Way of Douglas County, at 865-5030 or volunteer@rhvc.org. Opportunities are also online at www.rhvc.org.