ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Thursday, November 28, 1996            TAG: 9612030002
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                PAGE: W-15 EDITION: HOLIDAY 

SPEND FREE TIME AS A VOLUNTEER

Several agencies in the Roanoke Valley are in need of volunteers to serve in many capacities:

* The Meals-on-Wheels program sponsored by LOA Area Agency on Aging needs help delivering lunches for about an hour from 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

For more information call Amanda Crabtree at 345-0451 or Mary Chambers at 344-1065.

* The Literacy Volunteers of America-Roanoke Valley is seeking tutors over age 18 to help adults improve their reading, writing and conversational skills. For more information, contact Nancy Chapin, 345-5081.

* The Science Museum of Western Virginia and the Art Museum of Western Virginia need volunteers to serve as guides, help in the office and care for animals. For more information, call Polly Jones at the science museum, 224-1204 or Ann Goldsmith at the art museum, 224-1201.

* The Teen Outreach Program needs tutors to help students in basic algebra and English for one to two hours per week on Tuesdays or Thursdays. For more information, call Gabe Saker or Cheri Hartman, 774-9223 or 982-8365.

For further information about volunteer opportunities in the Roanoke Valley, call the Council of Community Services Voluntary Action Center, 985-0131.

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