The Hospital Auxiliary is seeking junior volunteers to work with seniors at Mount Cartier Court.
The organization says this is excellent exposure to the health care field and even an opportunity to apply for a bursary from the Revelstoke Hospital Auxiliary.
“Young volunteers will have an opportunity to learn valuable new skills, meet new people, earn volunteer hours, gain work experience, give back to the community and most importantly, enjoy fun and camaraderie with other volunteers and with seniors,” it said in a statement.
Possible duties would include one-to-one visits, assisting with meals, helping with crafts, events, outings, baking, parties, games, personalized music project (ipods for seniors) and assisting at the auxiliary thrift store.
The days they would be needed most are Tuesday or Wednesday from 4-6 pm at the cottages and weekend mornings and Thrift Store hours by arrangement.
For more information please call 250-814-2282.
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Would you like to take an art class this Fall? Now is the time to sign up for one of the courses on offer at the Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre.
The Centre is offering two pottery classes, one for Beginners with Nancy Geismar and an Intermediate class with Kaitlyn Murphy.
Donna Naprstek has watercolour classes, Jo Willems a Drawing Class and a Gouache Painting Class and Jackie Pendergast will be offering a silk painting class.
On Sundays in November into December there will also be Art Classes for Kids. Any spaces left before the start of the class will be offered to adults.
Please click here to view all the details. You can sign up for classes at the Visual Arts Centre office Tuesday – Saturday 12-4 or by phone at 250-814-0261 with a credit card.
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The Revelstoke Museum & Archives hosting, as part of Heritage Weekend, an Antiques Appraisal Clinic this Friday evening from 7 pm to 9 pm and Saturday morning from 9 am to noon.
Accredited appraiser Peter Blundell will be available to give a verbal assessment of your antiques and collectibles. The cost is $45 for a 15-minute appointment (up to 3 items.) Please call the museum at 250-837-3067 for more information and to book an appointment. Spectators are welcome.
The museum will also be showcasing a limited number of the artistic works of Harry Victor Law, a noted California artist who moved to Revelstoke in 1940 and lived here until his death in 1952. The photos on view will be available for sale at the appraised prices.
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The Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy is now accepting nominations for its annual Champion of Literacy program.
Nominations can be made to honour someone who has demonstrated a commitment to literacy, a person whose innovation and creativity inspires or motivates others to learn, whose activities and efforts support learning or who has shown that he or she is a strong community advocate for literacy.
Nomination forms are available at the CBAL office in Room 120 at 1001 Mackenzie Avene, at the Revelstoke branch of the Okanagan Regional Library, Okanagan College and the Revelstoke Child Care Society or online at http://www.cbal.org/revelstoke ]www.cbal.org/revelstoke.
Completed nominations can be dropped off at any of the organizations mentioned above. Nominations may also be emailed to Tracy Spannier at tspannier@cbal.org. The deadline for nominations is Tuesday, September 29.
This year’s Champions for Literacy will be announced on Reach a Reader day, October 7.
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