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The Gathering trading card game. For
nformation call 508-240-5950.
New programs at the
Boys & Girls Club
The Boys & Girls Club in Mashpee
s open Monday through Friday from
2 to 7 p.m. Teen nights are held each
Wednesday night from 7 to 9 p.m.
and every Friday night from 7 to 10
o.m. Additionally, the club is open
every Saturday as well during vacation
weeks. Offerings include photography,
iomework tutoring and help, horse-
oack riding, lacrosse, a goal-setting
orogram, karate, basketball, dance,
;omputer, career prep, healthy living
and much more. A satellite Boys &
3irls Club for grades 7 through 12 is
now open at Mashpee High School
where there is computer support,
games, tutoring SAT and MCAS prep
and much more available. Membership
s $15 for the year.
YMCA activities
The YMCA of Cape Cod has im-
mediate openings at several child-
care locations, including one in West
Barnstable, where swim classes are
included. For details call 508-362-
5500, ext. 108.
Learn to fling!
The Callanish School of Celtic Arts
leads beginning lessons in Highland
Dance and Scottish Step Dance Mon-
day afternoons at the West Barnstable
Community Building on Route 149 and
at the First Congregational Church
uf Yarmouthport on Route 6A on
i/Vednesday afternoons. Ages 4 and
jp are welcome. Call 508-888-0107
for information.
Programs at children's
museum
The Cape Cod Children's Museum,
577 Great Neck Road South in Mash-
oee, is holding several classes this
winter. Among the offerings is Toddler
Time, Pre-K Prep, Infant Time, Down
on the Farm, American Red Cross
Babysitting, Story and Craft Hour,
nore. Illustrations for the Eight Nights
of Chanukkah book by Elivia Savadier
will be on display through Jan. 30. For
details, call 508-539-8788.
Rover Dog to the rescue
Homes for Barnstable County area
pets can be found via the Internet with
the help of Rover Dog Rescue in Buz-
zards Bay, the MSPCA in Centerville,
and People for Cats in West Falmouth,
all of whom have joined Petfinder.com,
the oldest and largest on-line data-
oase of homeless pets. To find out
•nore, e-mail roverdogrescue@hotmail.
;om
Foster and adoptive fami-
lies needed
Social workers and local foster par-
ents are present the fourth Thursday
of every month from noon to 1 p.m.
and 6 to 7 p.m. at the state Depart-
ment of Social Services, 32 Commer-
oial St. in South Yarmouth, to discuss
foster parenting and adoption. Those
nterested should stop by or call 508-
771-1727.
Coffee and an open mic
The YMCA of Cape Cod's coffee-
iouse for teens at Camp Lyndon in
Sandwich will be held the second and
fourth Saturday of each month from 7
to 9 p.m. Featured activities include
an open mike, musicians, dancing, an
art gallery, poetry readings and more.
Teens are welcome to perform or just
nang out. Admission is $2.
# NATURE.
Woods Hole Oceano-
graphic Institution
(Redfield Auditorium, Water Street,
Woods Hole, 508-289-2398)
Barnstable Land Trust
(720 Main Street, Hyannis, 508-771-
2585)
Help to save Cordwood by dress-
ing your pup in a Dogs of Eagle Pond
Doggie Bandana, available by sending
a check for $27 to the BLT, P.O. Box
224, Cotuit, MA 02635 or by calling
508-771-2585. All proceeds benefit
the cause.
Cape Cod Canal Visitor
Center
(Cape side of the Canal, Ed Mof-
fit Drive, across from the Sandwich
Coast Guard Station. Information,
508-833-9678.) Attractions include
a retired 41-foot U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers' patrol boat, real time radar
and camera images of the Canal, a
theater showing continuous presenta-
tions on the Canal history, bookstore,
rangers presenting ongoing free pro-
grams and more. Call 978-318-8636.
Cape Cod National Sea-
shore
(Salt Pond Visitor Center, Nauset
Road, off Route 6 in Eastham, 508-
255-3421; Province Lands Visitor
Center, Race Point Road, off Route 6
in Provincetown, 508-487-1256. Call
for details.)
Thornton W. Burgess So-
ciety/Green Briar Nature
Center
(6 Discovery Hill Road in East Sand-
wich. 508-888-6870. Winter hours are
Tuesday through Saturday from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m., through mid-April.
Critter Capers is held every Friday
at 10:30 a.m. when a naturalist leads
a tour to visit the resident animals.
And every Saturday morning at 10:30,
it's Animal Story Time with stories
about Peter Rabbit and friends. Every
Tuesday and Friday morning at 10:30,
a volunteer leads walks in the Shirley
G. Cross Wildflower Garden.
• Feb. 1: Educator workshop on
rocks and minerals from 4 to 8 p.m.
For educators in grades 4 through 9.
• Feb. 3: A traditional ham and
bean supper is held at 6:30 p.m. fol-
lowed by the annual meeting. A spe-
cial program follows the meeting at
8 p.m., during which William Sargent
will discuss global warming and New
Orleans.
Cape Cod Museum of Natu-
ral History
(508-896-3867, Route 6A in Brew-
ster)
Nature walks, talks, lessons, trips, a
museum shop and library, family pro-
grams and more are offered. Current
exhibits include an interactive coastal
exhibit, marine exhibits, birds, more.
• Feb. 1: Explore Island Pond and
Coy's Brook Woodlands in Harwich
with a naturalist. Meet at the museum
at 9:40 a.m.
Massachusetts Audubon
Society, Ashumet and
Long Pasture Wildlife
Sanctuary
(508-362-1426 , call for detailed
information)
Massachusetts Audubon
Society, Wellfleet Bay
Wildlife Sanctuary
(508-349-2615, Route 6 in Wellfleet ,
call for a complete schedule of events!
Special notice: The Birding Cape
Cod guide has been updated by the
Audubon Society and the Cape Cod
Bird Club.
• Feb. 3: Bird some hot spots with
a naturalist from 9 a.m. to noon.
• Feb. 4: Digital photography work-
shop exploring zoom, white balance,
formats, resolution, lighting, composi-
tion and more from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Massachusetts Audubon
Society, Long Pasture
Wildlife Sanctuary
(Cummaquid, 508-362-1426)
Waquoit Bay Reserve
{508-457-0495 , Route 28,
East Falmouth )
• Professional development courses
for educators in fishing, oceans and
coasts, salt water studies, whales,
local water issues, coastal habitats
and more being held this winter and
spring. Call now for details.
Cape Cod Wildlife Center
(185 Meadow Lane, West
Barnstable, 508-362-0111, www.
capewildlife.org)
Have your questions about wildlife
answered daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
or go to the Center's Web site at
CapeWildlife.Org
Warning: The Center strongly urges
the public to not touch wild animals.
If you must do so, wear thick rub-
ber gloves. Better yet, call your local
animal control department and let the
professionals handle the situation.
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TALKS:
Learn about solar salt
The Historical Society of Santuit
and Cotuit holds its annual meeting
and election of officers Jan. 29 at 2
p.m. at the Cotuit Library on Main
Street when Seth Mendel is the fea-
tured speaker discussing the solar salt
industry, 1760 to 1865. All invited.
Winter lecture series
The Historical Society of Old Yar-
mouth offers a winter lecture series on
Cape Cod history Wednesdays at 6:30
p.m. The series ends on Feb. 15. Talks
are held at the Dennis Yarmouth High
School with registration at the admin-
istration building on Station Avenue.
For details, call 508-362-3021.
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& :WALKS:
Sandwich expedition
Explore the oldest town on Cape
Cod, Sandwich, year-round on a 6.2-
mile walk as part of the Walk 'n Mass
Volkssport Club. Call 508-291-1162
for details.
Take the Hyannis-JFK
family compound walk
Walk Hyannis and enjoy ocean
views on a 10K jaunt beginning at
the Heritage House Hotel, 259 Main
Street in Hyannis. Walk sponsored
by the Walk 'n Mass Volkssport Club.
Start times are daily sunrise to sunset.
Information: 508-775-7000.
^Si^^VOLUNTEERS:
MSPCA needs help
The MSPCA is looking for volun-
teers to clean, do laundry, transport
animals, help with special events, fos-
ter care for cats and kittens and more.
Volunteer orientation is held the first
Thursday of the month at the shelter,
1577 Falmouth Road in Centerville.
Cultural center needs
help
The Cultural Center of Cape Cod is
looking for men and women to help
with upcoming events. Volunteers are
needed for publicity, mailings, ushers,
backstage, tickets, food and more.
Meet the event chairs and find out
what you can do Jan. 29 at 2 p.m. at
the Yarmouth Senior Center on Forest
Road in South Yarmouth. Call 508-
394-7100 for details.
Adults needed to play
Horizons for Homeless Children is
looking for volunteers to play with kids
living in family homeless shelters in
Barnstable County. Just two hours are
needed for a commitment. For details
call 508-999-9454.
Literacy and math coach-
es needed
The Senior Corps of Elder Services
is looking for older adults for train-
ing as literacy and math coaches for
elementary school children in Bourne,
Barnstable, Dennis and Yarmouth. Call
for details, 800-244-4630 or 508-394-
4630 ext. 158.
NOAH Center needs vol-
unteers
The NOAH Center is looking for
a front desk volunteer to work one
morning a week as well as kitchen
assistants to work one evening. Those
interested is signing up should call
508-364-7590 or 508-771-5400 ext.
279.
Like kids? We've got an
idea for you!
The Boys & Girls Club needs vol-
unteers for the photography group,
cooking class and Web design, or to
play board games and tutor children.
Call 508-477-8845.
Docents wanted for Bur-
gess Museum
The Thornton W. Burgess Museum
in Sandwich Village needs docents to
greet visitors during the fall. Training
provided.
Volunteers needed for
mentoring program
Aid to Incarcerated Mothers is
looking for volunteers for its "Children
and Mentors" Partnership mentoring
program. Call 617-536-0058.
CCMA needs volunteers
The Cape Cod Museum of Art in
Dennis needs volunteers to contact
foundations for grant sources, design
graphics, help install exhibits, work
in the gift shop, raise, direct do-
cent tours, and help with education
programs. Call 508-385-4477, ext. 10,
and leave a message for Lois Alberts
or John Laynor.
Parents Helping Parents
To volunteer for this child abuse
prevention agency, you need good
interpersonal skills and a commitment
to strengthening families. Volunteers
need to commit to four to five hours
a week for one year as facilitators.
Training and supervision provided. Call
800-882-1250 or visit the Web site,
www.parentshelpingparents.com.
Computer instructors
needed
The Dennis Council on Aging
needs people to help teach beginning
and intermediate computer educa-
tion courses twice a week for eight
classes. Training is available. Call
508-385-5067.
Hospital gift shop seeking
volunteers
The gift shop at Cape Cod Hospital
needs volunteers who can work three
to four hours a week. Call Judy Ken-
nedy at 508-771-1800, x 25259.
VNA needs help
The Visiting Nurse Association is
recruiting volunteers to provide office
assistance at the Hyannis site on
Independence Drive. Also needed are
arts and crafts people as well as driv-
ers and retired professionals to share
their interests and skills. Camera crew
and audio people are needed for the
health TV program as well as child
care volunteers. Call 508-957-7709
if any of these opportunities interest
you.
Cotuit art center looking
for volunteers
The Cotuit Center for the Arts is
looking for volunteers to work in the
box office, usher and assist in mail-
ings. In exchange for your work, you
will have free entry to the shows. Call
508-428-0669.
Opportunities at the Thrif-
tique
The Visiting Nurse Association of
Cape Cod operates a busy thrift shop
at 1074 Route 28 in South Yarmouth,
South Yarmouth Plaza. Volunteers are
needed to price and sell merchandise.
Call 508-957-7709.
Cahoon needs volunteers
The Cahoon Museum of American
Art is looking for volunteers to greet
visitors in the galleries, tend the gift
shop and assist with mailings, office
projects and fund-raisers. Call 508-
428-7581.
Retired car buffs wanted
Retired car nuts or folks with time
on their hands are needed at the Toad
Hall Sports Car Museum in Hyannis-
port to show people around the cars,
answer questions and have a good
time. Call 508-778-4934.
Heritage looking for
volunteers
Heritage Museum & Gardens in
Sandwich needs new volunteers to
help students participate in educa-
tional programs. If you like children,
learning and teaching, call 508-888-
3300. Volunteers are sought also for
special events and mailings.
Help the Red
Cross
Volunteers are
needed to help with
the canteen at the Red
Cross Blood drives
two times each month
at the Masonic Lodge,
Route 28 in Centerville.
Call 508-775-1540.
AIDS group needs you
The AIDS Support Group of Cape
Cod, Hyannis, needs volunteers to as-
sist in the office and food pantry, with
deliveries, doctor's appointments and
more. Call 508-778-1954.
Caregivers needed for lo-
cal children
Cape Cod Child Development is
looking for volunteers for its Head
Start, Child Care and Early Interven-
tion Programs as well as the adminis-
trative offices. Call 800-974-8860.
Auxiliary thrift shop
needs volunteers
The Cape Cod Hospital Auxil-
iary Thrift Shop, 690 Main Street in
Hyannis, is looking for volunteers
Monday through Saturday to work
three-hour shifts in the morning or af-
ternoon. Call 508-775-0078. Proceeds
from the sales benefit the hospital's
Breast Care and Radiology Center for
Men and Women.
Senior AmeriCorps volun-
teers sought
Elder Service of Cape Cod & Islands
is looking for older adults interested
in joining the AmeriCorps division
of its Senior Environmental Corps.
AmeriCorps members sign up for a
two-year tour of duty and receive a
modest stipend in return for 900 hours
of service. Call 508-244-4630.
Volunteer for MSPCC
The Cape and Islands MSPCC is
looking for a few volunteers to serve
on the advisory council, as home visi-
tors for the GoodStart Program and
to assist during Family Night events
at the Lyndon Lorusso Center for
Children and Families in Hyannis. Call
508-790-2073.
Rewarding rides
The American Cancer Society is
looking for volunteer drivers for the
Road to Recovery Program. The pro-
gram takes cancer patients from their
home to treatments between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
For more information, call the ACS at
508-775-4161 or visit www.cancer.org.
Dog lovers wanted
The Guide Dog Foundation for the
Blind is looking for dog lovers who are
willing to help a lab or golden retriever
puppy get off to a good start on a ca-
reer as a guide dog at age 14 months.
Call 800-548-4337, ext. 260. Puppy
walkers are also needed.
Tutors needed
Catholic Social Services is seek-
ing volunteers to tutor or teach civics
and English as a second language in
Hyannis. Prior teaching experience is
not required. Call 508-674-4681.
Head Start Program seeks
volunteers
The Cape Cod Child Development's
Head Start Program is looking for
community representatives to serve
on the Head Start Policy Council.
The council meets monthly. Anyone
interested in offering community sup-
port and expertise to this pre-school
program should call Mai Hughes at
800-974-8860.
Housing Assistance Cor-
poration needs volunteers
HAC is looking for volunteers to
help in two programs, meal prepara-
tion and assistance on the reception
desk at the NOAH Shelter in Hyannis.
Call 508-771-5400.
Foster care needed for
pets
The Animal Rescue League of Bos-
ton is looking for volunteers to provide
foster care for cats and dogs while in
transition, on the mend or in need of
nurturing. Call 617-426-9170, ext. 139.
GoodStart Program needs
help
The Cape & Islands region of the
Massachusetts Society for the Preven-
tion of Cruelty to Children is looking
for volunteers to work with parents
so they can raise children to be safe,
healthy and ready to learn. Call 800-
272-9722.
Get seniors on the Net
The Dennis Senior Center is looking
for volunteers to teach senior citizens
Windows, or how to use the Internet,
beginning or intermediate levels. Also
the Dennis Council on Aging is seek-
ing volunteer medical drivers to help
seniors to doctor appointments. Call
508-385-5067.
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