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dana, available by sending a check for
$27 to the BLT, RO. 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 Moffit
Drive, across from the Sandwich Coast
Guard Station. Information, 508-833-
9678.) Attractions include a retired
41-foot U.S. Army Corps of Engi-
neers' patrol boat, real time radar and
camera images of the Canal, a theater
showing continuous presentations on
the Canal history, bookstore, rang-
ers presenting ongoing free programs
and more. Open Wednesday through
Sunday through Oct. 15. Ranger-led
walks and bike hikes on Saturday and
Sunday through Oct. 15.
Cape Cod National
Seashore
(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
Society (4 Water St.
in Sandwich), Green
Briar Nature Center (6
Discovery Hill Rd., East
Sandwich)
(508-888-6870. Hours are Monday
through Saturday, 10 a.m.,to 4 p.m.
and Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. 508-888-
6870, www.thorntonburgess.org)
Special request: Wanted, beach
plums. If you have a crop to share,
please call, we'll purchase what you
have!
• Weekly: Story times and crit-
ter capers each Friday at 10:30 a.m.:
Every Saturday morning at 10:30 there
are live story tales told about Peter
Rabbit and friends.
• Sept. 30: Cape Cod Cranberry
Day when there are cooking demos,
stories, exhibits, and a photo display
of nature pics taken by 11-year-old
Seana C. Read this past summer, from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Oct. 1: Opening reception for ex-
hibit of photographs by Seana C. Read
from 1 to 4 p.m. when her Sandwich
nature photos will be featured.
CapeCodMuseumof Natural
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.
• Oct. 1: Ornithologist Reuven Yosef
discusses migrating birds, their preda-
tors and their chances for survival at
3 p.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)
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, lo-
cal water issues, coastal habitats and
more offered. 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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Garden talk
Country Gardens in Hyannis pres-
ents a fall seminar Sept. 24 when there
will be a pruning discussion at 1 p.m.
It must be fall, it's time for
football!
Sean Walsh discusses football in the
town of Barnstable Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. at
the Old Colonial Courthouse on Route
6A in Barnstable Village. Sponsored by
the Barnstable Historical Society.
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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.
Take the Hyannis-JFK
family compound walk
Walk Hyannis and enjoy ocean views
on a 10K jaunt beginning at the Heri-
tage House Hotel, 259 Main Street in
Hyannis. Walk sponsored by the Walk
'n Mass Volkssport Club. Start times
are daily sunrise to sunset. Informa-
tion: 508-775-7000.
4i^Z:V0LUNTEERS:
Drivers wanted for
deliveries
Yarmouth Meals on Wheels is in
serious need of drivers to deliver food
Wednesdays and/or Thursdays for the
South Yarmouth routes. Those who
can donate an hour or two are asked
to call 508-398-5060.
Board members needed
Make a difference in children's
lives and become an advisory board
member or committee participant at
Child and Family Services in Hyannis.
No special training or experience
needed. Call 508-778-1839 for de-
tails.
Help clean up the coast
Volunteers needed to take part in
the COASTSWEEP program to clean
up the shoreline, riverbanks, seafloor
and more. To take part, call 617-287-
5570.
Independence House
needs help
Volunteers are needed at Indepen-
dence House in Hyannis to help plan
and carry out fund raising events. Call
508-771-6507 to sign up.
Join the crew at the BCC
Get behind the scenes at the
Barnstable Comedy Club and learn
the ropes while having a laugh or two.
No experience needed. Crew needed
to help with wardrobe, sound, props,
painting, lights, stage management
and much more. Call Nikki at 508-362-
6333.
Environmental monitors
needed
The Provincetown Center for Coastal
Studies is looking for volunteers to
participate in the Citizen Environmental
Monitoring Program. Duties include
taking water samples from Provinc-
etown to Duxbury. Call 508-487-3623,
ext. 122.
Horizons needs help
Energetic volunteers are needed for
Horizons for Homeless Children with a
shelter in Hyannis. If you have an extra
two hours a week and want to make a
difference in a child's life, call 508-
999-9454 to sign on.
Volunteers needed by
HAC
The Housing Assistance Corpora-
tion, 460 West Main St. in Hyannis,
needs volunteers to do filing, copying,
data input and more. Interested parties
should call 508-771-5400, ext. 272.
The Coast Guard wants
you!
The Coast Guard Heritage Museum
in Barnstable Village needs people to
be volunteer interpreters. Training is
provided. Call Al at 508-420-9810 to
sign on.
MSPCA needs help
The MSPCA is looking for volunteers
to clean, do laundry, transport ani-
mals, help with special events, foster
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.
Literacy and math
coaches 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.
Boys & Girls Club needs
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
Burgess 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, de-
sign graphics, help install exhibits,
work in the gift shop, raise, direct
docent 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 Inde-
pendence Drive. Also needed are arts
and crafts people as well as drivers
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
Thriftique
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.
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
assist in the office and food pantry,
with deliveries, doctor 's appoint-
ments and more. Call 508-778-
1954.
Caregivers needed for
local children
Cape Cod Child Development is
looking for volunteers for its Head
Start, Child Care and Early Intervention
Programs as well as the administrative
offices. Call 800-974-8860.
Auxiliary thrift shop needs
volunteers
The Cape Cod Hospital Auxiliary
Thrift Shop, 690 Main St. in Hyannis,
is looking for volunteers Monday
through Saturday to work three-hour
shifts in the morning or afternoon.
Call 508-775-0078. Proceeds from the
sales benefit the hospital's Breast Care
and Radiology Center for Men and
Women.
Senior AmeriCorps
volunteers 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.
Rewarding rides
The American Cancer Society is
looking for volunteer drivers for the
Road to Recovery Program. The
program 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.
Foster care needed for
pets
The Animal Rescue League of
Boston 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.
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