A2 Terrace Review — Wednesday, January 30, 1991 Community volunteer by Tod Strachan - Apool of dedicated volunteers in Terrace is close to becoming a reality. ‘For some volunteers, it may _ Mean an end to those frustrating - requests for time and help that are ‘impossible to turn down. For others, it could represent an oppor- “tunity to get involved more often ~ than they have been’ able to in the past. And for local organizations, particularly smaller ones, it means - an end to the same three or four people doing all the work. In some cases, it could offer the first real opportunity for a small club or ofganization to take on a meaning- ful project. On Feb. § a coordinator for the Community Volunteers Bureau and Seniors Information Access Centre will be hired, and on March 1 the work will begin. A local commit- ‘tee that has carried this project - from concept to reality recently received nearly $30,000 from the province’s Healthy Communities Initiative fund, money to help carry the project through its next _, phase: developing strategies and opening a downtown office. The committee membership includes representatives from Alco- hol and Drug Services, Big Brothers, the local Old Age Pen- sioners’ Association, Mental Health Network, Terraceview Lodge, Mills Memorial Hospital, Child Development Centre, Public Health, Terrace Home Support Services and Terrace Parks and Recreation. In addition, there are three individual members with experience in teaching, consulting and community work. One commitiee member describes their current level of funding as providing only a "bare-bones budget” but sufficient to carry them through a period of develop- ment that will demonstrate the worth of the project and offer sufficient time to put a more per- manent funding structure in place. Initial expenses will include things like training, rent, supplies, pos- tage, phone service, public rela- tions and advertising. The commit- tee is hoping there will also be enough to gét a computer to keep track of volunteers and their activi- ties. The worthiness of the project is one thing that won’t need to be demonstrated to most local organi- zations. Sixty-one local groups who responded to a preliminary survey indicated that last year 1,775 volunteer tasks were assigned that could easily have used 2,600 workers to share the workload evenly. If a volunteer bureau had been available 3,000 people would have been put to work in order to do a first class job. These numbers represent tasks, not actual number of volun- teers, but these numbers represent the activities of only about a third of the local organizations currently active in our area. Later this summer or early this fall, organizers will be able to walk into an office, describe the task and number of volunteers required, and receive a list of available volunteers with appro- priate skills and interests. The organizer then screens the sug- gested volunteers and picks the cream of the crop. And the service won't cost a cent. At the core of a successful pro- ject are the volunteers, a large pool of dedicated, community-minded people who want to make life in our community better. The Volun- teer Bureau isn’t quite ready for enlisting volunteers, but it will be soon. It doesn’t mean a large com- mitment; even a couple of hours a week can make a big difference when it’s added to the contribution _of others. The closing date for applications for the position of Volunteer Bureau coordinator is Feb. 8. Those who want more information, or have questions on any aspect of the workings of a volunteers’ bureau, can contact Betty Stewart at 635-5135. Li brary ==" continued from page A1 held. And they would like a:meet- ing to clarify their own position as. well as the wording on the relerep. dum. The city has contacted the board since that letter was written, Schneider admits, but they didn’t say anything about the expansion project. The city only asked for a meeting with the board to discuss their 1991 budget. If they are invited to discuss the expansion project, however, there is one specific point the board would’ like city council to hear. The board supports the Tourism | and Economic Advisory Commis- sion recommendation that calls for ‘one referendum on a number of related issues. 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