Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, April 28, 1994 TAG: 9404290039
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: S-7 EDITION: METRO
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The seventh annual Southwest Virginia REACH Conference, an informational, educational program warning teen-agers of the dangers of drugs and alcohol, will be held Saturday and Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the YWCA in Roanoke at 605 First St. S.W.
Joe Stephens, who has taught previous Southwest Virginia REACH conferences, sponsored by the Blue Ridge Community Traffic Safety Board, will be the featured speaker on Saturday His discussions will include: the health hazards of drugs and alcohol, creative ways to resist peer pressure and methods for persuading peers and younger children to lead drug-free lives.
Youth ages 14 to 19 are invited to attend, and school groups or other youth groups are welcome. Breakfast and lunch will be served both days.
To register or for more information, call the District Transportation Safety Office at 561-7426, or 561-7408. Registration is limited to 150.
Volunteers needed to transport blind citizens
The Blue Ridge Council of the Blind is seeking volunteers to start a new transportation project for the visually impaired.
The project will allow the visually handicapped to call a voice mail system and leave transportation needs by touch-tone telephone commands. A computer will then search through a volunteer pool and call all the volunteers who may be available to provide the need.
From that point, the chosen volunteer will call the rider to verify the arrangements.
Interested volunteers should call Woody Fisher of the Virginia Division for the Visually Handicapped at 857-7122.
Church preparing for 1994-95 preschool year
Cave Spring United Methodist Church Weekday School is accepting applications for the 1994-95 school year.
The weekday school offers a preschool program for children who are 2 to 5 years old by Sept. 30. A class for 2-year-olds will be offered one day a week for $34 a month and two days a week for $68 a month. A class for 3- and 4-year-olds is available two days a week for $53 a month and three days a week for $64 a month. The 4- and 5-year-old class will be offered five days a week for $83 a month.
A Mother's Morning Out program also will be provided for children 2 years old or younger.
Applications may be obtained by calling the church office at 989-3673.
by CNB