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Focus on volunteers

By Times Staff
Published April 26, 2006

The 20th annual Green Thumb Festival is looking for teen, adult, and family volunteers for tree sales, plant giveaways, children's arts and crafts, prize distribution and staffing the volunteer booth. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Walter Fuller Park, 7891 26th Ave. N, St. Petersburg. Students can receive volunteer service hours. Call 727 347-0371.

Hundreds of abused, abandoned or neglected children need a Guardian ad Litem volunteer in Pinellas County. The volunteer helps make recommendations to the court to help ensure a safe and stable environment for the child. Meetings take place between the volunteer, teachers, caseworkers and the child's caretakers at select locations throughout the county. Call (727) 464-6528.

Gulf Coast Community Care's Adopt-A-Grandchild Program, 14041 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater, is looking for 100 adults to mentor children in Pinellas County. The program seeks to match mentors with children in need of adult attention. A commitment of two to four hours a week is requested of the volunteers. Orientation, training and support will be provided. Call (727) 538-7460

PARC needs volunteers to help at the 2006 Tampa Bay Blues Festival, scheduled May 5, 6 and 7 at Vinoy Park along St. Petersburg's downtown waterfront. Volunteers are needed for concessions, program sales and other duties. Call Elliott Rakofsky at (727) 341-6930 or 345-9111, ext. 6288

Daystar Life Center, 226 Sixth St. S, St. Petersburg, needs volunteers Monday through Friday to help with interviewing, pantry work, data entry and client assistance. The center provides food and other basic necessities to those in need. Call (727) 825-0442.

Send information at least 14 days in advance to Focus on Volunteers, c/o Piper Jones Castillo, Neighborhood Times, P.O. Box 1121, St. Petersburg, FL 33731. If you have any questions, e-mail pcastillo@sptimes.com.

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