P653 CEEFAX 2 653 Fri 21 Jan 22:18/47 EXPLORERS NEEDED FOR PRESENT 1/8 Present (the National Association for the Education of Sick Children) is looking for pioneers for an expedition to Iceland this Spring (Apr 28-May 7). It needs 30 resourceful adults to set up camps and facilities for future visits by groups of intrepid children. Pioneers will need to pay a fee of £250 and raise at least £2,250 in sponsorship towards this and othrr extraordinary Present projects. Contact Challenge Administrator Wendy Evans on 01384-379134. CSV index 650 TV 600 Main menu 100 Read Hear 640 News 101 Weather 400 Next Page NWestTV Headlines Main MenuP653 CEEFAX 2 653 Fri 21 Jan 22:18/49 MAKE FRIENDS YOUR RESOLUTION 2/8 Contact the Elderly is asking people to make a different sort of New Year's Resolution and become someone's friend. According to the charity's research, social contact is the most desirable activity in the lives of otherwise isolated elderly people. Could you give up just a few hours a month to be a companion or a drivrr to bring people together at hosts' homes? To find out more about becoming a volunteer, call Contact the Elderly on freephone 0800-716543. CSV index 650 TV 600 Main menu 100 Read Hear 640 News 101 Weather 400 Next Page NWestTV Headlines Main MenuP653 CEEFAX 2 653 Fri 21 Jan 22:12/13 RAISE FUNDS: FIGHT THE XMAS FLAB! 3/8 Marie Curie Hospice Centre, Liverpoom, is hoping you enjoyed the Christmas and Millennium holidays a little too much! It is looking for people who want to shed some pounds — or just stay trim for the New Year — by taking part in a sponsored Aerobics Challenge. The two-hour event is being held at Garston Sports Centre in Liverpool from 1pm on Sunday January 30. Funds raised will help the hospice help local people who suffer from cancer — contact Angela for info: 0151-428 6558. CSV index 650 TV 600 Main menu 100 Read Hear 640 News 101 Weather 400 Next Page NWestTV Headlines Main MenuP653 CEEFAX 2 653 Fri 21 Jan 22:03/27 GO WILD IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM 4/8 Christmas is not the only time that you can exercise your goodwill — The Wildlife Trusts offer a host of interesting activities all year round. As a volunteer, you could take part in research or campaign work — or join in with practical projects and create habitats for all sorts of wildlife. Make a new start to the Millennium by making a difference to wildlife in your local area. For details of your local Trust and what it's up to, call 01636-677711. CSV index 650 TV 600 Main menu 100 Read Hear 640 News 101 Weather 400 Next Page NWestTV Headlines Main MenuP653 CEEFAX 2 653 Fri 21 Jan 22:10/51 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED IN RENFREWSHIRE 5/8 Renfrewshire Volunteer Centre is having a massive recruitment drive for the New Year, with all kinds of help needed. Volunteers are needed at a new British Heart Foundation shop, at the W|nd Centre coffee shop and to deliver books through the Homebound Library Service. The Centre is even looking for a keen cyclist who can ride a tandem with Jim who is visually impaired. For details of these and a variety of other voluntary posts which need to be filled, call the Centre: 0141-580 1030. CSV index 650 TV 600 Main menu 100 Read Hear 640 News 101 Weather 400 Next Page NWestTV Headlines Main MenuP653 CEEFAX 2 653 Fri 21 Jan 22:17/15 SPECIAL WAY TO HELP SPECIAL KIDS 6/8 BIBIC (the British Institute for Brain Injured Children) is offering people the chance to mark the Millennium in a most uplifting way. It has organised three treks — to the top of Kilimanjaro, along the High Atlas Trail and to Everest Base Camp. There is also a 200km cycle ride through Morocco — events take place between June and October, but pledges must be submitted by March. To find out about pledge requirements, call Cecil Weir: 01278-684060. ] CSV index 650 TV 600 Main menu 100 Read Hear 640 News 101 Weather 400 Next Page NWestTV Headlines Main MenuP653 CEEFAX 2 653 Fri 21 Jan 22:11/48 ARTS VOLUNTEERS TRAINED BY SHAPE 7/8 Shape Education and Training is looking for deaf and disabled people who are interested in volunteering in the arts. Next month, it will be holding free volunteer training in conjunction with Artsreach at Jacksons Lane Community Centre in London. The closing date for applications is February 11 and interview commence in the week beginning February 14. For details contact Antoinette or Vtkki on 020 7700 0100 x285 (voice), 020 7700 8143 (fax) or 020 7700 8187 (text). CSV index 650 TV 600 Main menu 100 Read Hear 640 News 101 Weather 400 Next Page NWestTV Headlines Main MenuP653 CEEFAX 2 653 Fri 21 Jan 22:11/12 HOW TO FIND NEW VOLUNTEERS 8/8 If you work for an organisation which relies on volunteer help, you could use these pages to recruit new volunteers. Just tell us what kind of work your organisation does and what the volunteers would do. Let us know what training or experience volunteers would need and what training they would be given. Send the details to: Sarah Kovandzich, Ceefax Community Magazine, CSV Media, 237 Pentonville Rd, London N1 9NJ. Fax: 020 7833 5689 (no charge is made). CSV index 650 TV 600 Main menu 100 Read Hear 640 News 101 Weather 400 Next Page NWestTV Headlines Main Menu