Involvement Opportunities
The Heart Touch Project trains massage therapists to help nonambulatory AIDS patients. The referral network is composed of volunteer body practitioners throughout Southern California. A commitment of at least four hours a month over a one-year period is required. Training is provided. Information: Shawnee Smith, (310) 452-6112, or (213) 664-1100, Ext. 363.
* The Maple Counseling Center seeks volunteers to tutor Beverly Hills Unified School District elementary schoolchildren who are experiencing academic difficulties. A two-hour per-week commitment is requested. Volunteers are assigned to work one hour a week with a child from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesdays at Horace Mann Elementary School or Thursdays at Beverly Vista Elementary School. Follow-up sessions, at which tutors share experiences, are held weekly from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Information: Adrienne Weise, (310) 271-9999, Ext. 212.
* Information for this column should be submitted typed and double-spaced to Involvement Opportunities, Life & Style, Los Angeles Times, Times Mirror Square, Los Angeles, CA 90053.
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