Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, March 2, 1995 TAG: 9503030038
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: S4 EDITION: METRO
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The Western Virginia Emergency Medical Services Council Inc. recently received a cardiopulmonary resuscitation training manikin from the National Automobile Dealers Charitable Foundation. Carlos Hart of Hart Motor Co. assisted the council in receiving the donation.
The manikin will be used to train people in CPR and First Aid for choking.
Service group creates new fund
Blue Ridge Community Services and The Foundation for Roanoke Valley recently announced the creation of the John A. Jamison Fund.
Annual grants from the fund are designated to support the Division of Substance Abuse Services of Blue Ridge Community Services with a preference toward Hegira House, a long-term residential treatment program. Grants from the fund will enable clients of the agency to pursue educational opportunities that will increase their employability.
Jamison was an employee of Hegira House from March 1986 until February 1994. Throughout this time, he taught and modeled the importance of education as a factor in maintaining a drug-free life.
Anyone wishing to support the fund may send tax-deductible donations to: The Foundation for Roanoke Valley, P.O. Box 1159, Roanoke, Va. 24006.
The fund was established by Blue Ridge Community Services with memorial gifts received at the time of John Jamison's death together with additional gifts from his family in his honor and memory.
Tinker Creek disposal policy changed
Roanoke and Roanoke County have announced a change in the Homeowners' Free Disposal Program at the Tinker Creek Transfer Station.
Beginning March 1, roofing shingles brought by residents can no longer be disposed of free of charge. Instead, shingles will be assessed at the standard rate of $55 per ton.
"The Free Disposal Program was to assist residents of both localities in the swift disposal of normal household items and yard waste," according to Nancy Bailey, solid waste coordinator for Roanoke County.
However, many of the shingles appeared to be coming from jobs done by private contractors, not individual homeowners.
All other materials normally associated with residential waste, such as furniture, white goods and yard waste will continue to be included in the program. Residents may take as much as a pickup truck-load of these types of materials to the transfer station free of charge.
District to survey disability residents
The Fifth Planning District's disability services board is conducting a survey to determine the needs of people with physical or sensory disabilities.
Participants of the survey must reside in the counties of Craig, Botetourt, Alleghany and Roanoke; and the cities of Roanoke, Salem, Covington and Clifton Forge; and the town of Vinton.
If you would like to respond to the survey, call Margaret Gillispie at (703) 776-2740.
Tutors needed to teach refugees
Volunteer tutors are needed to teach conversational English to Bosnian, Iraqi, Haitian, Cuban and Vietnamese refugees.
No teaching experience or knowledge of foreign languages is required. Training and materials are provided.
For more information, call Alice Duehl, education coordinator, at 342-7561.
Support group elects new officers
The Blue Ridge Chapter Parents Without Partners recently elected a new slate of officers.
They are: John MaGruther, president; Vic Plotner, administrative vice president; Carol Mathews, membership vice president; Kathy Ruble, family and youth vice president; Margaret Sanders, secretary; Dot Goad, treasurer; Margaret Camper, director of new membership; Mildred Scott, director of adult activities; Alice Hylton, director of public relations; Bob Hovis, director of orientation; and Ann Carroll, newsletter editor.
Housecall Hospice needs volunteers
Housecall Hospice is seeking volunteers to work with terminally ill patients.
Volunteers are needed to provide patients with companionship, help with reading and letter-writing, shopping and/or running errands. Volunteers are also needed to do office work, and to work with the hospice's speakers bureau and other projects. Training will be provided.
For more information, call 776-3207 or 1-800-276-3203.
Volunteers needed for MDA summer camp
The Muscular Dystrophy Association of Southwest Virginia is looking for volunteers 18 and older for the MDA Summer Camp.
This year's camp will be held June 18 through June 23, at the 4-H Center in Wakefield.
Volunteers are needed to act as companions to a child or teen-ager with muscular dystrophy. Some campers walk and run; others are able to use power wheelchairs. Activities include: swimming, fishing, canoeing, dancing, making arts and crafts, and taking part in MDA Olympics and other activities. Transportation and meals are provided.
For more information or an application, call the MDA office at 772-3237; or write to: Muscular Dystrophy Association, 4502 Starkey Road, Suite 206, Roanoke, 24014.
Children's choir will attend festival
The Roanoke College Children's Choir has been invited to attend the 1995 Princeton Invitational Choir Festival June 22-26 at Princeton University.
The children's choir is made up of kids ranging from 8 to 17 years old. Members come from the Roanoke Valley, New Castle, Goodview, Moneta and Clifton Forge.
The choir was selected based on musical ability demonstrated by tape recordings and other application materials.
The Princeton Invitational Choir Festival is made possible through the cooperative efforts of the American Boychoir School, Westminster Choir College, the School of Music of Rider College and Arts Development.
Roanoke schools registering pupils
Roanoke City Public Schools have announced registration times for pupils entering kindergarten and the first grade in the fall of 1995. Registration will be held March 23 and 24 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Parents should register their children at the school the child will attend.
Applications for preschool (4-year-olds) will also be accepted at this time at the following elementary schools: Fallon Park, Forest Park, Garden City, Highland Park, Hurt Park, Lincoln Terrace, Morningside, Preston Park, Roanoke Academy, Round Hill, Virginia Heights and Westside.
Children who will be 5 years old on or before Sept. 30, 1995, are eligible to enter kindergarten.
Pupils entering kindergarten or first grade at Wasena Elementary should register at Fishburn Park Elementary.
Pupils who are attending kindergarten in Roanoke City Public Schools are not required to register to enter first grade.
Attendance zone information is available by calling 981-2816.
by CNB