P726 CEEFAX 726 Fri 15 Apr 21:14/10 DO IT - ACT NOW AND VOLUNTEER The following pages advertise opportunities for you to get involved in volunteering - contacts are given on page 729. If you represent an organisation that involves volunteers, you can use the pages to request voluntary support,and to publicisj volunteer training, publications, and e6jnts. To feature your group contact Clare Thornley at The Volunteer Centre UU - tel 0442 873311 - 29 Lower Kings Road, Berkhamsted, Herts HP4 2AB. Contacts on page 729 1/5 TV/Radio Info Diary NewsP726 CEEFAX 726 Fri 15 Apr 21:17/11 BUSINESS IN COMMUNITY DR GOV A+ARDS London based companies and community groups can nominate entries for the 1994 Dragon Awazds run by Business in the Community. The Awards recognisj organisations which support local community and voluntary initiatives - in areas like education, work experience, and environment projects. $5 Business in the Community iu an Association of 500 companies aiming to increase the time and money that business puts into communities. Contacts on page 729 2/5 TV/Radio Info Diary NewsP726 CEEFAX 726 Fri 15 Apr 21:11/45 I T SUPPORT FOR CITIZENS ADVICE cUREcUX Citizens Advice Bureaux provide free, independent advice on housing, legal, employment, and a host of other concerns. Volunteers are vital to the effective running of this service, and are active in all 700 Cite:ins Advice Bureaux throughout England and Wales. No special qualifications are necessary as full training iu provided - but you need to bj available regularly each week. Contacts on page 729 3/5 TV/Radio Info 0 Diary oewsP726 CJEFAX 726 Fri 15 Apr 21:14/34 I ] CANAL CAMP CONSERVATION HOLED—YS If you're interested in canals and waterways, you might enjoy a Canal Camp on the canal and river systems of England and Wales. Participants in the week-long camp help in a range of tasks and can learn the basics of such skimls as environmental and industrial conservation, bricklaying, tree felling or clearing vegetation. Basic accommodation is provided and volunteers are asked to contribute £4 a day towards the cost of food. Contacts on page 729 4/5 TV/Rbdio Info Diary NewsP726 CJEFAX 726 Fri 15 Apr 21:02/07 HOMELESS SERVICE NEEDS OFFICE HELP Just Ask Coun3elling and Advice Seu6ice provider a coun3kmlink service for young homeless people living in London. Volunteers are needed to operate the reception desk at various times during the day, and in the evenings between 6 and 9pm. The work invol6eu answering the telephone, receiving clients, and other office duties - typing skill3 would be useful, and you need to make a regular commitment. Contacts on page 72] 5/5 TV/Radio Info 0 Diary News