Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, May 5, 1994 TAG: 9405060137
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: E-11 EDITION: METRO
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The Salvation Army is now registering children age 6 to 12 years old for its' Christian Summer Day Camp.
Camp will be held Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., from June 20 through August 12.
Parents or guardians may register children at the community center at 724 Dale Ave., S.E. through May 31. Weekly fees are $45 per child, and $35 each additional child provided there are more than three registered from one family. The registration fee is $20 per child. All fees are due June 17.
Transportation must be provided, and children must bring their own lunches. Cold drinks and refreshments will be furnished.
For more information, call Judy Flanagan at 345-4483.
Bowl-A-Thon will raise funds for cancer patient
The Dana Garman Fund is seeking bowlers and sponsors for its Bowl-A-Thon at Lee Hi Lanes, May 15, 1:30 p.m.
Funds raised will help pay for a bone marrow transplant procedure for Garman, a mother of three whose breast cancer has spread to her lymph nodes.
For more information, call Cindy Hamilton, (703) 864-6555, after 5:30 p.m. weekdays or anytime Saturday and Sunday. Donations may also be mailed to the Dana Garman Fund, Account # 37885, Farmers and Merchants Bank of Craig County, P.O. Box 399, New Castle, Va., 24127.
Museum offering two summer camps for kids
The Art Museum of Western Virginia will offer two camps for children ages 7 through 10 this summer.
The Animal Camp, scheduled for July 25 through 29, will include a series of art projects using animals as subjects. Campers also will visit Mill Mountain Zoo, a farm, and will create masks, origami, animal paintings and kites.
Camp Mardi Gras, set for Aug. 1 through 5, will consist of special projects including the creation of art based on the sounds of jazz, and a visit to an authentic Cajun restaurant.
Camp sessions will be held in the museum's studio at 20 Church Ave. S.E. from 10 a.m. to noon. The registration fee is $78 for the general public and $68 for museum members.
A limited number of scholarships may be available to Roanoke residents.
For more information, or to receive a registration form, call 224-1223 or 342-5760.
Bradley Free Clinic honors 3 volunteers
The Bradley Free Clinic's 19th annual Award Celebration recently honored three volunteers.
The David Newman Award, for volunteer excellence, was presented to Dr. Ted G. Avner for his outstanding commitment this year and during the past five years. During 1993, Avner worked 42 clinics.
The Volunteer of the Year Award was presented to Dr. Kevin Kelleher and Michael Meade, a licensed practical nurse, for their years of continued dedication.
Kelleher is a national spokesman for the Free Clinic Foundation of America and is a member of the Liaison Committee on Charitable Care that has advised the Clinton Health Care Task Force.
Meade works as a pharmacy technologist twice a week at the clinic.
As part of its annual awards celebration, the Bradley clinic recognized 25 percent of its 400 volunteers.
by CNB