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Seattle Community Network |
Monday
April 10, 2000 |
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April 10
Seattle Sites of the Day: 
Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
"King County Reads Challenge volunteers provide tutoring to help young children... Retired Executive Volunteers act as unpaid consultants to area non-profits and public agencies... Knit-It-Alls volunteers knit or crochet hats, scarves and other cold-weather essentials for distribution to families living in shelter and transitional housing." To volunteer for these or other RSVP sites in Seattle, call (206) 694-6790. Elsewhere in King County call (425) 869-5857.
"...volunteers have always been a critical resource for the Clinic." Volunteer opportunities include clerical work, specialty services such as podiatry and orthopedics, professional nursing, and patient assistance such as helping patients get to appointments or visiting a homebound patient. To volunteer, phone Jason Eliason at (206) 728-1687 x3052.
"The craftsmen at The Giving Tree are residents of The Westlake and other seniors from AARP and Retired Senior Volunteer Program. Volunteer opportunities are available in: toy crafting, toy painting, toy assembling, and retail sales at Pike Place Market."
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April 9 - 15
Seattle Site of the Week: 
Peace and Justice Events, Seattle Area
"THROUGH APRIL 15, Celebrate National VOLUNTER WEEK; for example American Red Cross Language Bank for bilingual speakers of all languages especially needs speakers of Vietnamese, Cambodian and Somali, 206-726-3554" "**SUN APRIL 9, 3 - 6 p.m., at Martin Luther King Way S & Charlestown, just a bit after the intersection of Rainier Avenue & MLK, and before Rainier Vista; WHEEL/SHARE TENT CITY Open House, raised at the April 1 closing of Seattle's Winter Response shelters despite thousands of HOMELESS PEOPLE with no warm or safe place to sleep, info 206-448- 7889 or anitra@speakeasy.org." "SUN APRIL 9, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m., at Garfield Community Center, 23rd & Cherry, on buslines 3 and 48; Mothers for POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY will hold the Third Annual PAUL ROBESON JUSTICE AWARDS, presenting Ted Hutchinson who will do a first person characterization of Paul Robeson in word and song, awards to state Representative Velma Veloria for her work against racial profiling; W. Ed Reed for his book 'The Politics of Community Policing: A Case of Seattle'; Simi Bear for her contribution to juvenile justice work; and Marc Auerbach for his educational and technical work with MfPA; info 206-329-2033" |