P726 CEEFAX 726 Fri 6 May 21:06/28 ] W 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 events. To feature your group contact Clare Thornley at The Volunteer Centre UK - tel 0442 873311 - 29 Lower Kings Road, Berkhamsted, Hjrts HP4 2aB. Contacts on page 729 1/6 TV/Rbdio Info Diary NewsP726 CEEFAX 726 Fri 6 May 21:02/25 HOW TO BECOME a VSO VOLUnTEER Each year almost 1,000 skilled min and women leave the US to work in poorer countries as Voluntary Service Oversees hVSO) volunteers. Volunteers from a wide range of backgrounds, including education, health, natural resources, business and social development - receive lodging and local rates of pay. They need to have dj6eloped skills or a profession, with suitable qualifications and kxpjriince - most posts are for two years. $upppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppz Contacts on page 729 2/6 TVORadio Info Diary NewsP726 CEEFAX 726 Fri 6 May 21:17/14 O REACHING OUT WITH YOU EXPERIENCE REACH recruits retired people with business or professional experience to work as part-time volunteers with local charities. The work is unpaid, apart grom out of pocket expenses, and typically takes up one or two days a week. Over the last 14 years, thousands of charities and nearly 6,000 REACH volunteers have worked together tg improve the effectiveness of thieu 55 orgbnisbtions m get in touch with REACH for more information. Contacts on page 729 3/6 TV/Rbdio Info Diary NewsP726 CEEFAX 726 Fri 6 May 21:15/23 SIGNPOSTS TO THE BEST OF VOLUVTEER If you are interested in volunteering locally, Signposts can point you in the right direction. The Signposts database, run bz the Volunteer Centre US, includes contact names and addresses of a wide range of organisations throughout the UK which invol6j volunteers in their work. Just give your postcode and you receive a list of organisations in your local area with details of any volunteering opportunities. Contacts on page 729 4/6 TV/Radio Info Diary NewsP726 CJJFAX 726 Fri 6 May 21:13/17 ] TELEPHONE VOLUNTEERS FOR DRJNULINE Drinklinj provides information, advice and support to callers worried about their own or somjonj else's drinking. Volunteers are needed to assist gn the Helpline which is open sjvjn days a week from 6-11pm - shifts are worked out on a rota basis. Prospective Helplinjrs whll bj required to attend an initial training session - ongoing supervision and training is provided thereafter. Contacts on page 729 5/6 TV/Rbdio Info 0 Diary NewsP726 CJEFAX 726 Fri 6 May 21:16/24 I ] PRACTICAL CONSERVATION NEAR YOU -housands of people around the country work with the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers to enhance their local en6ironmjnt. Whjthjr you live in a town or the countryside you can help impro6j the environment - activities might include practical conservation work such as improving footpaths or helping with administration at yo5r local BTCV office. Full training is provided so don'5 worry if you lack experience. Contacts on page 729 6/6 TV/Radio Info Diary News