Pinellas digest

By Times staff reports

© St. Petersburg Times,
published September 5, 2001

Volunteers needed for mentoring programs

CLEARWATER -- Gulf Coast Community Care needs volunteers for two of its programs. Linking Lifetimes matches adults 30 and older with a child from a single-parent, low-income home. The Adopt-A-Grandchild program needs adults 55 and older to volunteer at least two to four hours a week for an infant or up to 16 years old. No experience is necessary for either program. Training is provided by Gulf Coast Community Care, 14041 ICOT Blvd., Clearwater. To sign up or for information, call (727) 538-7460, ext. 3019 or ext. 3192.

Pilates sessions available at centers

CLEARWATER -- The Wellness Centers of Morton Plant Mease Health Care offer the Pilates method of body conditioning. Classes are offered Mondays and Fridays at the Clearwater Wellness Center, and Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Palm Harbor Wellness Center.

Joseph Pilates developed the program, a strengthening and stretching class based on a few repeated control and resistance movements, about 70 years ago. Using six basic principles, concentration, control, centering, flowing movement, precision and breathing, the classes have been used by numerous ballet companies and theater groups. They also are good for seniors because beginner-level classes are gentle, non-cardiovascular exercises that concentrate on mind-body awareness. Free to Wellness Center members; $5 per class for non-members. Call (888) 676-8484.

Volunteers sought for hospice thrift shop

TARPON SPRINGS -- Volunteers are needed for Hospice of the Florida Suncoast's thrift shop at 780 S Pinellas Ave. in Tarpon Springs. The shop needs cashiers, sorters, pricers, display designers and office support. Proceeds from the store will go to hospice's programs as do those of the other thrift shops in Clearwater and Pinellas Park. To volunteer, call Kathy Roble, hospice's director of volunteer services, (727) 586-4432.

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