Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, February 11, 1993 TAG: 9302110427
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: S-15 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
TEEN CENTER MARKS ALLIANCE WITH SCHOOLS
The New Life Outreach Center, at 1601 Carroll Ave. N.W., will hold a grand opening from 5-7 p.m. Feb. 16.The center, which opened in 1985, recently formed a partnership with the Roanoke public schools' Alternative Education Program to offer training, tutoring and counseling to youths, particularly those deemed at high risk of dropping out of school.
Roanoke students will help host the event, prepare refreshments, print program brochures and provide entertainment.
Those planning to attend are asked to call 344-1074 by Friday.
Hopkins Planetarium seeks youth volunteers
The Hopkins Planetarium is accepting applications for its Youth Volunteer Program.
Participants contribute to the planetarium's operations and program while broadening their scientific horizons. Hands-on work experience is offered, and volunteers have the opportunity to participate in science field trips.
Volunteers must be 12-17 years old or in grades 6-12. The application deadline is Monday. For more information, call 342-5710.
Heartsaver Saturday scheduled for Feb. 20
The American Heart Association will hold its fifth annual Heartsaver Saturday Feb. 20, in observance of February as Heart Month. The event is to teach Roanoke Valley residents cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other life-saving techniques.
Volunteers from Roanoke Valley hospitals and rescue squads will teach two sessions of CPR at the First Baptist Church Family Life Center, 515 Third St. S.W. The first session will be from 8 a.m.-2 p.m., and the second from 1-5 p.m. There is a $5 fee, and the number of people in each session will be limited.
CPR is a technique for providing limited, temporary, external support to the breathing and circulatory systems to unconscious victims who are not breathing and have no pulse. If CPR is not started in at least six minutes, the victim's recovery outlook is grim.
Roanoke Valley emergency crews received more than 300 cardiac arrest calls last year, according to Jane Lindsey, a Heart Association volunteer.
To register for the Heartsaver Saturday sessions, call Carilion Physician Referral and Health Information at 981-7641.
For information on other CPR classes, call the Heart Association at 989-2810.
Virginia Western plans children's dental clinic
Virginia Western Community College will sponsor a free dental information session Feb. 20 to observe February as Children's Dental Health Month.
The event for elementary-age children will be held on the ground level of the college's Business Science Building from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Dentists, along with dental hygiene students, will conduct visual examinations to see if teeth need fillings, cleaning or if children should be referred to an orthodontist. Each child will receive a printed form indicating specific needs.
Presentations on oral-health topics will be given, and games, door prizes, and fingerprinting by police will be offered. For more information, call Anne Hutcherson at 857-7307.
Volunteers needed to Dance for Heart
The American Heart Association is seeking volunteers to participate in Dance for Heart, an aerobics fund-raiser, Feb. 27 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Carter Athletic Center at North Cross School.
Dance for Heart is sponsored locally by the International Dance Exercise Association, V-JAMS radio and WSLS-TV to benefit the American Heart Association's cardiovascular research and education programs.
The four-hour event will be divided into four 45-minute sessions, each with a theme. Participants collect donations before the event, and prizes will be awarded for the top fund-raising team and individual.
Last year, Roanoke Valley Dance for Heart participants raised more than $14,000 for the heart association.
Booklet will feature notable black residents
A Roanoke teaching consultant is seeking information to include in a booklet on black people who have made significant contributions to the Roanoke Valley.
Creative Teaching Services, a consultant service started three years ago by Roanoke teacher Mignon Chubb-Hale, is compiling biographical sketches and photographs to be included in the booklet.
Contributors are asked to send typewritten information and photographs by March 1 to Creative Teaching Services, P.O. Box 13964, Roanoke 24038-3964. For more information call 563-4813 after 4:30 p.m.
Roanoker appointed to extension committee
Lewis W. Peery has been appointed to serve on the Virginia Extension Advisory Committee.
The committee advises the extension administration on issues dealing with Virginia Tech and Virginia State University extension programs.
Peery, a retired postal employee who is active in many community organizations, also is chairman of the Roanoke Extension Office advisory committee.