Evening star., 1952-01-27
Careers
for
Volunteers

Mrs. Charles Runyon, chairman
lof the Advisory Committee Of the
Volunteer Services Department Of
United Community Services. and
key figure In next weeks Careers
flor Volunteers" conference. which
is open to the public. is q woman
who practices what she breaches.
She believes she is q better
mother and homemaker as q re-
Isult of the experiences she has in
her years Of volunteer work. And
she hopes other women will find
an enriching volunteer job through
the coming career conference.
lStarting at the bottom. Mrs. Run
yon was one Of the original lowly
card-punchers" at the Civilian
Defense Volunteer ONCE In World
War II days. Later she helped
with q room-regiStry program,
worked on Community Chest
drives and with the Red Cross.
To-day, she works with persons in
all walks Of life In the community
who serve in an advisory capac-
Iity to the various Chest agencies.
Her present responsible job is .
far cry from her card-punching
days-but she's still q volunteer.
Three evening sessions, planned
to acquaint Washington residents
with opportunities for careers in
volunteer service will be held Mon
Iday, Tuesday and Wednesday Gam
uary 20, 20 and 30) in the Federal
Security Building, Third street and
Independence avenue S.W.. at 8
Ip.m. The three programs are
related to each other, but each
session is complete in itslf. Mon
day session will include q film, ''V
for Volunteers" A panel discus
sion on volunteer opportunities in
Ichildren's services, family services.
health and hospital services and
recreation and group work with
Columnist Marquis Childs as mod
lerator. followed by discussion
Groups, will highlight the second
program. The third will feature
an address by j. r. Pat German.
chairman of the Red Feather Gen.
ltury Speakers Club, on New Jobs
Ifor You in So"
| Every one who comes to the ses-
Isions will be interviewed and
placed personally, we were told.
day and evening volunteers are
needed, but daytime workers are
particularly in demand, and that
lis where homemakers can play .
valuable role.
The man Of the house Is in
demand, too. Boys groups often
have evening programs when the
men are free. Groups such as the
Scouts are especially interested in
volunteers who have special skills.
such as carpentry and photog-
|raphy, we were told. And all
children's groups are believed the
better for having men work with
them.
: Retired persons are in demand
las volunteers, too, one staff mem
} Iber reported.
). Here's a sampling Of the many
jobs to be done: Entertaining,
clinic jobs (from receptionist to
more difficult posts, depending
upon the amount Of in-Service
training given), driving children
to clinics, and using ones knowl-
edge Of foreign language.
! If a person has particular
ltalent-one volunteer combines .
knowledge Of nature with a flair
!: for public speaking-a job can
sometimes be created in an agency
THAT needs such help, but has not
lhad enough personnel to do the
LOB itself.
They need volunteers at UCS,
too, to give information and refer
: persons to the proper agencies.
i. and in interviewing and placing
volunteers.
The whole story will be told at
the career conference. Further
details can be secured by calling
Decatur 1880, extension "a.