Tuesday, August 17, 2010

This evening the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom host Leila Pine and Craig McComb, immigrant and human rights activists who spent time in Tucson near the Arizona and Mexico border. They will report on their work with a humanitarian aid organization in Tucson. This is in Saint Mark's Lutheran Church, 605 Spruce Street at 7:00. Call 698-3947 for details.

This evening the Peregrine Forum hosts a screening of "Oily Business", a collection of recent documentaries covering the 1969 Santa Barbara and 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spills and other events. This is at 6:30 in the “The Mason Lounge,” 416 South Park Street. Call 442-8399 for details.

The Respite Center is a safe place for kids, ages birth to fourteen, whose families are under stress or in crisis. They are looking for volunteers to play with kids four hours a week. Training is required. Call 244-5730 for details.

The Women and Infant Children (WIC) Nutrition program offers a wide variety of services, food and nutrition information to help keep pregnant and breastfeeding women, infants and children less than five years of age healthy and strong. For details call 267-1111.

Evening Meals on Wheels needs volunteers to deliver hot, nutritious low-cost meals to older and differently abled people. Locations are flexible and the time commitment is about one hour per shift. For details call 276-7598.

The Parental Stress line helps prevent child abuse by connecting parents who are stressed or feeling alone with volunteers who talk with them by phone. Training is necessary. Call 241-4888 extension 26 for details.