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By Times staff reports
© St. Petersburg Times, published January 15, 2001
Clearwater food pantry needs extra hands
The Religious Community Services Pantry needs volunteers to help sort food on Saturdays. Volunteers also are welcome during the week. The pantry, at 210 S Ewing St., Clearwater, receives thousands of pounds of food weekly and serves about 2,000 families. For information, call 443-4031.
CLEARWATER -- The Kiwanis Club of Greater Clearwater will have its first travelogue in a series beginning today. John Holod will present his film, Alaska RV Adventure -- The Last Great Road Trip.
It will be at 7:30 p.m. at the Salvation Army Community Center Auditorium, 1625 N Belcher Road, Clearwater.
Programs on other Mondays at 7:30 p.m. are as follows:
Jan. 29: Headwaters of the Amazon, by Bob De Los
Feb. 12: Grand Canyon -- The Desert Oasis, by Gray Warniner
Feb. 26: Finland: A Land of Contrasts, by Ed Lark
March 12: Song of Ireland by Buddy Hattron
Series tickets are $28 for the five shows or $6.50 for a single performance. To order tickets or for information, call Houston Ellis at 796-9512 or Adam Plutchok at 934-2085.
CLEARWATER -- The Gulf Coast Community Care Program, based in Clearwater, is looking for volunteers for two of its programs:
The Adopt-A-Grandchild program needs mature adults 50 and older to spend time with children on a one-to-one basis. It requires from two to four hours a week to establish a close, loving relationship with the child.
Linking Lifetimes needs volunteers 35 and older who would spend two to four hours a week participating in various activities with a child, acting as a role model and a mentor.
If you wish to apply for either program, call 538-7460 and ask for Pat at ext. 3013; Beverly, ext. 3192 or Jane, ext. 3019.
LARGO -- Kathy Rankin will lead a workshop with crafts, games and special learning projects for preschoolers and their parents or day care providers from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday. It will be at George McGough Nature Center, located at Largo Narrows, 11901 146th St. N.
A parent or day care provider must stay with the child. The fee is $3 per child; each youngster needs to bring a lunch. The workshop also gives approved training hours for day care providers through the Pinellas County License Board. Registration is necessary; call 518-3047.
CLEARWATER -- You don't have to be a lawyer to learn about the law. The People's Law School, a series of free sessions sponsored by the Clearwater Bar Association, will begin Thursday.
All classes, taught by local judges or lawyers, will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. in the teaching auditorium of St. Petersburg Junior College, at 2465 Drew St. in Clearwater.
People can attend as few or as many sessions as they wish. There is no homework. Seating is limited, but registration not necessary. For information, call 461-4869.
Here is a schedule: Thursday: Wills, trusts, estate planning
Jan. 25: How a jury trial really works
Feb. 1: The judicial system from the judge's perspective
Feb. 8: Condominium law and landlord/tenant law
Feb. 15: Probate, guardianship, elder law
Feb. 22: Criminal law
March 1: Real estate, real property law
March 8: Social Security, worker's compensation
March 15: Family law (divorce, child custody, child support and adoption)
March 22: Insurance, injury law
March 29: Employment discrimination
April 5: Tax law
April 19: Small business and intellectual property (patent, trademark and copyright)
April 26: Public school law
May 3: Consumer law and bankruptcy
May 10: Health care, hospital law, nursing home law
May 17: Your rights under the Constitution
May 24: State and local government law
CLEARWATER -- DivorceCare seminars and support group meetings are from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Clearwater First Church of the Nazarene, 1875 Nursery Road, Clearwater. Each session features a videotape, followed by a support group meeting. Topics to be covered include facing anger, depression, loneliness, financial survival, child care, new relationships and more. Child care and other activities for children are available. To register, call Dolly Hickey, 446-3130, or come early to a session. There is a one-time $10 charge.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Pinellas County, 9099 130th Ave. N, Largo, matches pets with senior citizens in the Pets for People program. Seniors ages 60 and older can take home a specially matched pet and the adoption fee and the first veterinarian visit are covered. For information, call 586-3591.