Proposed candidates should be volunteers who have made significant contributions of time, talent, and leadership to at least one United Way funded agency. Nominations must be returned by September 7th. The Foster Grandparent Program of Wayne County is accepting applications for volunteers for placement in Wayne and Ontario counties. Foster Grandparents spend about 20 hours a week providing help and attention to children who have special needs. Office for the Aging frequently receives phone calls from elderly people, needing transportation to and from visits to specialists, medically necessary treatments or physical therapy.
Many people are without family support and have no way to get to their appointments.
The RPO Marimba Band will hold a performance at the gazebo and Veterans Memorial at Honeoye Lake on August 24th at 7 pm. The band is a percussion ensemble and will feature unique arrangements of ragtime, Latin, Broadway, and steel drum music. Driving Miss Daisy will be featured as the final show of the summer season at Bristol Valley Theater. The play will run through August 26th, with evening and matinee performances. The show will coincide with the planet's closest approach to Earth since 1988.