Seminole briefs

Compiled by Times staff writer

© St. Petersburg Times, published November 21, 2000

Barbershop group seeks full range of male voices

PALM HARBOR -- The Palm Harbor Men's Barbershop Chorus is expanding its membership and is looking for tenors, leads, baritones and basses who enjoy barbershop harmony.

The group meets at 7 p.m. every Monday at the Palm Harbor Senior Activities Center, 1500 16th St.

For information, call 784-8052 or 532-6126.

Housing offered for low-income seniors

DUNEDIN -- Milwaukee Grove House, 753 Scotland St., Dunedin, has a few openings for low-income seniors who can care for themselves but no longer wish to live alone.

The residence also needs volunteers to read, visit with residents, play cards and do yard work. For information, call 736-6632.

Gift, craft shop features work of senior citizens

CLEARWATER -- More than 100 senior citizens make the handcrafted gifts sold at the County Senior Citizens Crafts and Gifts Shop, 940 Court St. The cooperative gift shop is sponsored by the Senior Citizens Services Inc. of Pinellas County.

Among the items for sale are baby clothes, woodcrafts, quilts and afghans, and kitchen and household gifts. There also is a year-round Christmas section. For information, call 442-4266.

Humane Society starts Web site to display pets

CLEARWATER -- To help alleviate overcrowding and give potential pet owners a chance to see the available pets via a computer, the Humane Society of North Pinellas Inc. has gone high-tech. People now can view more than 150 adoptable dogs and cats by visiting the society's Web site, www.humanesocietyadoptions.com, then selecting Clearwater, FL.

The Clearwater shelter is also offering half-price adoptions for some pets. For information, stop by the shelter, 3040 State Road 590, or call 797-7722.

Abused kids need volunteers' help

CLEARWATER -- Gulf Coast Community Care, a non-profit and non-denominational organization, is seeking volunteers 30 or older to work with abused and neglected children. In its Permanency Support Program, the agency places volunteers with children ages 3-11 who live in state-sanctioned foster homes.

Volunteers are asked to spend between two and four hours a week with one child. For information, call the agency at 538-7460 and ask for Nancy Friedman at ext. 3018 or Polly Fisher at ext. 3014.

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