Orange County Almanac
More than 4,200 volunteers saved the city of Anaheim more than $1.5 million in labor costs last year, according to a new city study released this month.
About 50 city programs rely on volunteers regularly to complement community services, according to the study.
Parks, Recreation and Community Services uses 850 volunteers, more than any other department, the study said.
Paint Your Heart Out Anaheim ranks second, benefiting from some 750 volunteers. The group renovates houses of residents who are physically or financially unable to do the work.
Today
Paul J. Cimoch, a physician who presented research at the recent International AIDS Conference in Japan, will update the community on the subject at 7 p.m. at South Coast Medical Center in Laguna Beach.
Cimoch, director of medical services for the Center of Special Immunology in Irvine, and Daniel Haspert, a physician at the Laguna Beach hospital, will discuss topics related to HIV and AIDS, including new drug therapies, gene therapy and vaccines.
The free lecture will be in the auditorium, at 31872 Coast Highway. For more information, call the hospital’s Health Resource Center at (714) 499-7202.
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