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Use Guide to Giving to give back to community

By Times Staff
Published May 2, 2006

The Girls Guide to Giving is a directory listing of non-profit agencies throughout Pinellas County offering volunteer opportunities. Groups of young women can participate in projects such as peer interaction, service learning and "how to" projects. The guide lists agencies, contact information, group capacities and minimum age requirements and is available online at www.211tampabay.org or by calling 727 210-4233, ext. 4557.

Library needs volunteers for Book & Gift Store

CLEARWATER - Volunteers who like to be around books and people are needed at the Friends Book & Gift Store at the Clearwater Main Library.

A short training session is required. The store is open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

To volunteer, call Rosalie Murray at 531-0667 or Rita Garvey at 446-3845.

Hurricane Katrina continues to haunt many of the victims that have since moved on to new lives in new locations. Many of the people that fled the storm and relocated still have residual psychological and financial effects. A program that originally began in 2004 after Hurricane Charley devasted areas of Charlotte and DeSoto counties is offering help.

Project HOPE (Helping Our People in Emergencies) is an outreach and referral service aimed at helping Katrina victims living in the area rebuild their lives, emotionally and physically.

Programs offered include outreach, group and individual crisis counseling and referrals of resources within the community. Special programs focus on the most vulnerable of victims, children and the elderly.

Hurricane Katrina victims who live in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Manatee, Sarasota and DeSoto counties are eligible.

Founded by the Florida Center for Child and Family Development, in conjunction with the Department of Children and Families, the program has been funded for the next two months and will likely be extended through the end of this year.

For information, call the Project HOPE Lifeline toll-free at 1-800-273-8255.

The Pinellas County School District will offer several sessions of driver education instruction this summer. The cost is $185. Sites and locations are as follows:

--Clearwater High, 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m., May 22-26, May 30-June 1, June 5-8. Call Tom Shaneyfelt, 298-1620.

--East Lake High, 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m., May 22-26, May 30-June 2, June 5-6. Call Jim McAvaddy, 942-5419.

--Largo High, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., May 22-26, May 30-June 2, June 5-6. Call Jim Casey, 588-3758.

--Northeast High, 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m., May 22-26, May 30-June 2, June 5. Call Jerry Austin, 570-3138.

--St. Petersburg High, 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m., May 22-26, May 30-June 1, June 5-8. Call Jim Mewha, 893-1842.

--Countryside High, 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m., May 30-June 1, June 5-8, June 12-15. Call Bob Stephens, 725-7956, ext. 159.

--Pinellas Park High, 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m., May 30-June 1, June 5-8, June 12-15. Call Ralph Young, 538-7410.

--Clearwater High, 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m., June 12-15, June 19-22, June 26-29. Call Tom Shaneyfelt, 298-1620.

--St. Petersburg High, 7:30-1 p.m., June 12-15, June 19-22, June 26-29. Call Jim Mewha, 893-1842.

For general information, call James Ewbank, supervisor, physical education and driver education, at 588-6078.

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