INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides new and refurbished instruments to students nationwide, needs people to assist at its Sherman Oaks office and to staff events. Information: Mikki Brisk, (818) 784-6787.

* Santa Monica College Emeritus Band needs adult musicians who play brass, woodwind or percussion instruments. Rehearsals are held Tuesday evenings at 7 in the band room of Lincoln Middle School in Santa Monica. Concerts are performed throughout the year. Information: Wallace Umber, (310) 474-5271.

* Save the Band Shell in Pasadena needs volunteers to participate in the fifth annual St. Patrick’s Festival at Memorial Park in Pasadena on March 13 and 14. Information: (323) 684-1797.

* Redondo Beach Education Foundation, which provides supplemental resources to Redondo Beach schools, needs volunteers to serve on the board of directors, for special events, as direct mail coordinators, in public relations and fund-raising and as data-entry specialists. Information: Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach, (310) 212-5009.

* Community Literacy & Integrity Council based in La Crescenta needs volunteer tutors or homework helpers for children 9 to 15 in a Pacoima at-risk youth program. Tutor training is provided; a commitment of two hours twice a week for six months is required. Homework helpers can contribute any amount of time. Hours are 3:30 to 6 p.m., Mondays through Thursdays. Information: Jan Milani, (818) 248-1286.

* Volunteer Vital English needs people to help non-English-speaking adults to learn conversational English in Azusa, Chino, Claremont, Diamond Bar, La Verne, Ontario, Pomona, Rancho Cucamonga, Montclair, San Dimas, Upland, Walnut and West Covina. A training session will be held Saturday from 9 to 11:30 a.m. in Ontario. Information: (909) 622-2453.

* Cancer Detection Center at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles needs volunteers April through November, when low-cost and free cancer screening examinations are offered, to assist in the clinics and at health fairs. Information: Marvin Feldman or Gloria Lina, (213) 481-3732.

* El Centro de Amistad, which provides family counseling, youth drug and gang prevention, food, clothing and job assistance, and parenting classes to low-income families in the San Fernando Valley, needs board members. Experience in business management, the law, finances, publicity or fund-raising is helpful. Information: (818) 888-8356.

* Nuevo Amanecer Latino Foster Family Agency needs families to take care of neglected, abused or abandoned children throughout Southern California. Training, support, certification and financial assistance for the care of the child are provided. Information: (323) 837-2128.

* Cabrillo Marine Aquarium in San Pedro is accepting applications for volunteers to assist with feeding marine animals and maintaining live exhibits Wednesdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for a minimum of six months. Information: Randi Abrams, (310) 548-7562, Ext. 5029.

* San Pedro Meals on Wheels needs volunteers weekdays to assist in preparing, packing and delivering meals to the homebound. Information: Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach, (310) 212-5009.

* Healthcare and Elder Law Programs Corp. in Torrance needs mature attorneys who are retired or on hiatus to provide legal consultations to older adults. Training and liability insurance will be provided. Information: (310) 533-1996.

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