Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.twt.life From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: Headline Article Date: Sat, 7 Nov 92 19:23:58 EST Message-ID: \SE B;LIFE;TIME OUT;READERS' BULLETIN BOARD AUDITIONS The National Park Service is seeking volunteer choirs and instrumental groups interested in performing seasonal music for visitors to the 1992 Pageant of Peace nightly from Dec. 11 to Dec. 30. Interested musicians should call the Public Events Office between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. weekdays at 202/619-7225. Groups will be scheduled until all 30- and 60-minute time slots are filled. BAZAARS The following is a selection of bazaars and fairs scheduled around town: * The Blessed Sacrament community sponsors its annual Christmas Bazaar next Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Blessed Sacrament School, 1417 West Braddock Road, Alexandria. Call 703/998-4170. * A two-day Harvest Bazaar featuring a Polish dinner and Las Vegas night from 5 p.m. to 11 a.m. on Friday and a yard sale, raffle and dinner from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. next Saturday will be held at the Holy Redeemer Church, 4902 Berwyn Road, College Park. Call 301/474-3452. * The South Laurel Recreation Council presents its annual Holiday Craft Fair from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow at the Deerfield Run Elementary School and Community Center in Laurel. A continuous shuttle bus will be provided from Towne Center Shopping Center, Route 197 and Contee Road. Call 301/776-2805 or 301/953-7882. TOYS AND CLOTHES DRIVES * The Beltway Plaza Merchant's Association and the Greenbelt Lions Club will hold a holiday parade with bands, dancers and other attractions to collect new toys for needy children in Prince George's County. The parade begins at 1 p.m. next Saturday in the Beltway Plaza Regional Mall, 1835 University Blvd., Hyattsville. Call 301/422-3300. * The Mental Health Association in Alexandria is collecting Christmas gifts of everyday items, including toilet articles, gloves and board games, for patients at area hospitals. Unwrapped gifts can be dropped off between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the association's office at 3112 Mount Vernon Ave. in Alexandria. Call 703/548-0010. HIGH SCHOOL REUNION Alumni of John F. Kennedy High School in Wheaton are searching for members of the classes of 1985-1987 for a reunion on Nov. 27 at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Silver Spring. For information call Leonard Rosenbaum at 202/393-2885. SUPPORT GROUP A free, weekly eating disorders support group for those who suffer from anorexia nervosa or bulimia is held from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. every Wednesday at Dominion Hospital, 2960 Sleepy Hollow Road in Falls Church. Call 703/538-2872. VOLUNTEERS This week's volunteer needs: * The Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) places seniors over 60 in a variety of programs in Northern Virginia that desperately need volunteers, from working at local airports and museums to visiting incarcerated women. Free insurance is provided. For information call 703/838-4840. * The Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind needs volunteers to act as readers and visitors to visually impaired people in the Washington area. Volunteer orientation and training will be held from 10 a.m. to noon next Saturday at the Lighthouse, 1421 P St. NW. Call 202/462-2900, ext. 3045. * The American Cancer Society seeks volunteers to perform a variety of functions, including screening calls from the public and preparing materials for mailing at its main headquarters in Washington. For more information call 202/483-2600. * Connections, a multicultural foster care agency for children, seeks Haitian families to care for Haitian children who fled to the United States after the Sept. 30, 1991, coup. Call 703/533-3413. * The Ronald McDonald House, a home away from home for families of critically ill children being treated in Washington, seeks volunteers in several capacities to work at the house, located at 1326 Quincey St. NE. For more information, call the Prince George's Voluntary Action Center at 301/779-9444. Requests for volunteers, community announcements and donation exchanges must be sent at least two weeks before date of publication and include contact phone number with area code. Send to: Kevin M. Carlson, Readers' Bulletin Board, The Washington Times, 3600 New York Ave. NE, Washington, D.C. 20002. This article is copyright 1992 The Washington Times. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM