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Hospice volunteer training
Good Samaritan Hospice will hold training sessions for new volunteers.
When: Tuesday and Thursday evenings, 6 to 9 p.m., starting March 17. Sessions run for four weeks. Application deadline is March 12.
Where: Good Samaritan Hospice, 2408 Electric Road S.W., Roanoke
Contact: Becky Harris or Melinda Bern, 776-0198 or bharris@goodsamhospice.org. More information is available at www.goodsamhospice.org.
Youth Conservation Corps
The state Department of Conservation and Recreation is taking applications for the 2009 Youth Conservation Corps. The program is open to high school students age 14 to 17. Participants will work on projects including trail construction and shoreline improvement. Work sessions are June 21 to July 11 and July 19 to Aug. 8 at Virginia state parks. Room, board and a $500 stipend are provided. Deadline for applications is April 11.
Contact: Gaston Rouse, (703) 583-5497; or vspycc@dcr.virginia.gov; visit www.virginiastateparks.gov
Camp volunteers
The Muscular Dystrophy Association is looking for young men age 17 or older to volunteer at its camp, July 5 to 10, at Smith Mountain Lake.
Contact: 772-3237
Host families
Compass USA is seeking host families for about 25 Chinese high school students who will visit the Roanoke Valley from July 19 to Aug. 2.
Contact: roanokecompass@aol.com or 597-7000, or visit lightningroddesigns.com/roanokecompass.html
Fresh Air Fund
Host a child from New York City this summer through the Fresh Air Fund's Friendly Town Program.
Contact: Jeanne Oostdyk, 947-2860, or Fresh Air Fund
at (800) 367-0003 www.freshair.org
