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Show Orem-Geneva Times Wednesday, October 28, 1992 Page 9 Volunteers needed at shelter The Center for Women and Children in Crisis will conduct training sessions Nov. 7 and 14 for female volunteers interested in working at the battered women's shelter. Volunteers will learn about issues is-sues of family violence and spouse abuse, and about their responsibilities respon-sibilities at the shelter. Once trained, volunteers will work a four-hour shift once a week. Volunteers must be willing to make an eight month commitment. commit-ment. Shelter volunteers are responsible for answering the 24-hour 24-hour hotline, updatingthe shelter records, and occasionally helping with in-take procedures. Volunteers Volun-teers may also be asked to drive a woman to legal appointments or job interviews. "Volunteers must be non-judgmental, non-judgmental, willing to learn, committed, com-mitted, and responsible. Shelter volunteers must also be 18 years or older," said Denise Lofthouse, volunteer coordinator. The center provides shelter, counseling, and out-patient support sup-port for women who have been physically, sexually, or emotionally emotion-ally abused. The center also provides counseling groups for the children of battered women staying at the shelter. According to Betty En-gemann, En-gemann, shelter director, women call the shelter at all stages of an abusive relationship. Last year the shelter received more than 5,000 calls on the hotline. Many calls come from women who have been living in an abusive situation for a long time and cannot deal with the pain any longer, nor do they want their children to suffer. "Our trained volunteers provide pro-vide a listening ear and support to women who feel they have no place to go," Engemann said. The trainings will be held from 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Volunteers must be able to attend both sessions. ses-sions. The first session will be held at the Provo City Library Auditorium-enter at the south lower level. For more information on volunteering at the Center for Women and Children in Crisis, call the United Way Volunteer Center at 374-8108. Other community com-munity volunteer opportunities include: The Provo City Library needs volunteers to assist with the children's story time. Volunteers are needed on Tuesday, Wednesdays, Wednes-days, and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Volunteers are also needed to help with dusting shelves and washing off books. The Retired Senior Volunteer Program needs senior volunteers to work at the information booth in the Old Court Building. Volunteers Volun-teers are asked to work a three-hour three-hour shift one time a week between be-tween the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Payson Read needs a volun teer to assist the director with all phases of the program, including clerical, tutoring, phone, and other responsibilities. For more information on these and other volunteer opportunities, oppor-tunities, call the United Way Volunteer Center at 374-8108. Y professor to present program at City Center Fred Gedicks, Professor of Law at Brigham Young University, Univer-sity, will present a program entitled en-titled "Public Prayer and the Trivialization of Faith," Monday November 2, 1992 at 7:30 p.m. at the Orem City Center, 58 N. State, Orem. Professor Gedicks teaches classes on the First Amendment, and law and religion, and has co-authored co-authored a book entitled Choosing Choos-ing the Dream: The future of Religion in American Public Life. In his presentation, he will speak to the issue of prayer in public schools and other public settings; a question and answer period will follow. This presentation is sponsored spon-sored by the Utah Humanities Council and the Orem Public Library. Admission is free. For more information, contact the Orem Library at 224-7050. SCORE: BURNS 2,000, GRAHAM O Before being led off into never never world by misleading statements regarding the Utah Attorney General's race, let's get a few things straight: EXPERIENCE Jan Graham has NEVER tried a single criminal case Scott Burns has successfully prosecuted over 2,000 criminal cases What kind of experience does Jan Graham have? As a top manager in the current At-tornery At-tornery General's Office, she has WASTED millions of taxpayer dollars by hiring expensive expen-sive downtown law firms to defend cases that SHOULD have been handled in-house. We can do without THAT kind of experience WHO SUPPORTS SCOTT BURNS? 25 of Utah's 29 sheriffs Over 80 of Utah's police chiefs All 21 Republican county attorneys in the state WHO SUPPORTS JAN GRAHAM? Expensive downtown law firms Law enforcement authorities have worked with Scott Burns, they know experience when they see it and they know he will be tough on crime. 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