KIDS

Events This Week

Listings BARNES AND NOBLE JR. 5130 E. Broadway Blvd. 512-1166. The First Book Story Time this month features Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin and John Archambault at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 17.

CLUB KIDZ. The Tucson Mall. 4500 N. Oracle Road. 293-7330. Bring the kids to see the Russian Balalaika Orchestra at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 20 in the Food Court.

HOMEWORK HELP. The Tucson Pima Public Library offers free homework help for first through 12th graders at 41 locations. Call 791-4391 for information.

TUCSON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM. 200 S. Stone Ave. 792-9958. Have fun at the Earth Day Parade and Festival from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 17. Jon Proudstar presents a workshop in storytelling from 1:30 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 18. Admission is $5, $4 for seniors and $3 for children.

Announcements

COUNSELORS WANTED. The Muscular Dystrophy Association is currently seeking applications from people who would like to volunteer for a week as counselors at the MDA summer camp in Heber, AZ. For information call 795-3434.

COUNSELORS WANTED. Third Street Kids is looking for teachers, counselors and counselors-in-training for their upcoming 1999 summer arts camp. Applications can be picked up at 516 N. Fifth Ave. Call Frank Hernandez at 622-4100 for information.

YOUTH CENTER. 35 E. Toole Ave. The Pima Prevention Partnership and T/PAC sponsor the new Toole Avenue Youth Center, housing programs such as ArtWORKS at Toole, Pima County Teen Court and the Full Court Press Youth Center. Call Dian Magie (624-0595, ext. 11), or Harry Kressler (791-0771), for information on Youth Center programs.

Parents' Corner

VOLUNTEERS WANTED. The Arizona Foster Care Review Board seeks dedicated volunteers to serve on behalf of abused and neglected children in Pima County. Foster Care Review Boards advocate for permanent, safe homes for children in foster care. Volunteers serve on five-member boards which meet one weekday a month. Volunteers also spend five to ten hours at home reviewing case information in preparation for the monthly meeting. Board members are provided with orientation and ongoing training designed to make them effective advocates for the children they serve. Contact Teri Page Rodriguez, Foster Care Review Board Training and Recruitment Coordinator, for information: 1501 W. Washington, No. 128, Phoenix, AZ 85007-3231; or call 1-602-542-9547 or 628-6415; or
e-mail trodriguez@supreme.sp.state.az.us. TW


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