Volunteer groups need students
Positions in clerical, support staff. Big Brother/Sister available
By Tony Lewis
Emendd Contribute’
Some people do it tor job ex
perience, some because they
are lonely and bored, and oth
ers bec ause "they want to save
the world somehow
Whatever the motivation.
Terry l.aks, director of the Vol
unteer Connection, an organi
zation that helps place volun
teers in 135 non-profit agencies
in Lane County, is always
pleased to have people volun
teer for community servic e'
"We want to line) out what
your motivation is for volun
teering, but volunteering for
any type of reason is fine," she
said
Depending on interests and
time commitment, volunteering
c an offer a variety of experi
c'iic:es Volunteers can do any
thing from reading to the blind
to walking dogs at the Humane
Society to gaining c ounseling
experience at the Aslan House
(Counseling (Center, l.aks said.
"One of the most crying
needs in our community is for
drivers to deliver meals, bring
kids to counseling and drive
the elderly on errands." she
said, adding that clerical work
is another big need m the c oili
immitv
l.aks said she realizes tiling
papers or answering phones
did not fulfill mam volunteers'
needs Thev mav feel that they
aren't making an impact, she
said So she makes sure that
volunteers understand that
without i lorn al help organi/a
lions like the Willamette AIDS
(inline il and S( i.\K jasper
Mountain, whic h works to pre
vent i Inld abuse, could not op
erate
"When thev ’re typing they 're
helping to eradicate AIDS and
child abuse.'' she said
Irene Van Uusem. manager ot
the volunteer referral program
at Volunteer Connection said
that when most people dee iele
to volunteer thev don't know
exactlv what thev want to do or
who to contai t The Volunteer
Connection, which started in
Lane County in Oc tober 1‘lfiH,
and has since doubled the ved
unteers it plat es is set up to
help these people who want to
volunteer hut don't know
where to start
People interested in volun
teering should contact the Vol
unteer Connection. Van Dusen
said, and she or another place
mt'ii! counselor will set up .in
appointment for them to t om*‘
to thf oft li t1 .1! I lit' VMI A
building
In tin appointment vs hit h
usually lasts about U) to 4">
minutes. the placement t tiuil
si'lor tries to match tin1 volun
teer s interests experience anil
time lommitment with a job
that one of the agent ics has re
questeil
For example it a student is a
business major who enjoys
working with children but also
wants some business related
experience, the placement
counselor might suggest volun
leering with Junior Ai hieve
ment .in organization designed
to give school kids an introdui
lion to business and econom
ics
Ku k Kissoi k President of |u
nior Ai hiev ement ot I .ane
( anility Ini sun! that although
|A has never bad am t'niversi
tv students involved til the pro
gram, 'it’s ideal lor students
The | A I'xpeneiu e for a I ni
vi'rsdv volunteer would proba
b 1 v ini bide teai hing lour one
hour sessions to seventh glad
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