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♦ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007
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More than 160 teens from 25 counties in Georgia came together Feb. 16-18. A group of
11 students from Northside, Perry and Warner Robins High schools (pictured) partici
pated in the Georgia Youth in Charge Teen Tobacco Summit. The summit, according
to a release, was formed to train the teens in tobacco prevention and policy advocacy.
This group of students will be working on getting all Houston County schools to adopt
a 100 percent tobacco free school policies.
Senior, boomer volunteering hits high
By STATE POINT
MEDIA
Senior and Baby Boomer
volunteering has reached a
30-year high in the United
States, as more people pitch
in to help their communities,
according to a study recently
released by the Corporation
for National and Community
Service.
The new research conclud
ed that the volunteer rate
for Americans ages 65 years
and over has increased 64
percent since 1974.
And, far from being a “Me
Generation,” Baby Boomers
are volunteering at sharply
higher rates than did the
previous generation at mid
life.
“Americans help their
nation, their communities
and themselves when they
mentor youth, care
for seniors, respond to disas
ters, and meet a wide range
of other critical needs,” said
David Eisner, CEO of the
Corporation, which is spear
heading a national effort
to engage an additional 10
million volunteers by 2010.
“This study points to a once
in-a-generation opportuni
ty to get more Americans
engaged in making their
communities stronger.”
The new report found that
the growth in volunteering
is driven primarily by three
age groups: teenagers 16
to 19, Baby Boomers and
others age 45 to 65, and
older adults 65 and over.
The research analyzed vol
unteering rates in 1974,
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1989 and 2002-2005, using
information collected by the
U.S. Census Bureau and the
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
“We are encouraged that
emerging studies consis
tently show increased volun
teering by young Americans.
If supported properly, we
may be on the cusp of a
new civic generation,”
said Robert T. Grimm, Jr.,
Director of Research and
Policy Development at the
Corporation. “At the same
time, Boomers’ high engage
ment in service today has
the potential to foster a
volunteer explosion among
older Americans in the years
to come.”
Educational and youth
service organizations (such
as schools, 4-H, and Boy
Scouts and Girl Scouts) are
benefiting from the growth
because they have received
the largest increase in vol
unteers between 1989 and
2006. Nearly 24.6 percent
of all adult volunteers serve
through such organizations,
a 63 percent increase since
1989. The biggest percent
age of volunteers serves
through religious organiza
tions, although the propor
tion of Americans contrib
uting time to those groups
has decreased slightly, from
37.4 percent to 35.5 percent,
since 1989.
Noting that volunteering
actually declined between
1974 and 1989 before
rebounding, Grimm cited
several reasons for height
ened civic engagement today,
including two that directly
relate to volunteerism by
seniors and boomers:
■ Mid-life adults are more
likely to have children in the
home because Americans
are delaying marriage and
childbearing. The result is
increased exposure to vol
unteering opportunities con
nected to their children’s
school and extracurricular
activities.
■ Older Americans are
living longer, are better
educated, and more finan
cially secure - creating an
increased desire for them to
remain active and seek ways
to give back to communi
ties.
■ America needs more
volunteers to mentor and
tutor at-risk youth, care for
seniors, respond to disas
ters, and meet a wide range
of other critical needs,” said
Eisner. “We are committed
to working with volunteer
and service-driven organiza
tions everywhere to expand
the number of Americans
who volunteer by 15 per
cent over the next five years.
I encourage any American
who wants to make a differ
ence to visit www.volunteer.
gov to find the right volun
teer opportunity for you.”
For more information
about volunteerism, visit
www.nationalservice.gov
online.
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LOCAL
Organization to hold Master
Tree Farmer minhseries
By LORI SULLIVAN
University of Georgia, Houston
County Cooperative Extension
Landowners often invest
decades of time and effort
to manage their land and,
as is often said, “to leave
the land and the forest
in better condition than I
found it.” But what will
happen to the land and the
forest when you are -no lon
ger the owner?
We all know we can take
nothing with us when we
leave this earth. We can,
though, make prepara
tions on how the land will
be managed in the future.
There are many possibili
ties available such as inter
Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter Events Calendar
Friday-Saturday
Georgia Aircraft Modelers
Association Show
MMH-McGill-Georgia Living-
Heritage Hall
Estimated number of people
is set at 3,000
Information: 478-926-5404
Friday-Sunday
HQHA Georgia National
Quarter Horse Show
Reaves Arena-Covered
Horse Arena-Horse Barn
Estimated number of people
is set at 1,763
Information: 770-227-2159
Saturday-Sunday
Southern States Llama
Association Llama Show
Multipurpose Building
Estimated number of people
is set at 690
Information: 504-451-9185
March 7
MCT Wholesale Trade
Show
Community Events
■ FREE TAX HELP
- AARP is currently offer
ing tax assistance - through
April 14 - at the Perry
Library for “taxpayers
with moderate incomes.”
They are there Thursdays
from 12:30 p.m.-4 p.m. and
Saturdays from 9 a.m.-l
p.m.
■ SCHOOL COUNCIL
MEETING - Tucker
Elementary School will
hold a school council meet
ing today at 3:45-4:15 p.m.
in the conference room.
■ BOARD
MEETING- The Houston
County Board of Health
will meet at noon Thursday
in the conference room at
the Houston County Health
Department, which is locat
ed at 98 Cohen Walker Drive
in Warner Robins.
■ HEALTHY COOKING
CLASS - The Heart
Healthy Soups Cooking
Class will be held Thursday
from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
at Health Connections.
Nothing is better than a cup
of hot soup on a cold winter
day. Join Sandra Brenner,
RD, PhD, CDE, for this
How to Submit
■ To submit your event for the Community Calendar, fax the details to (478) 988-1181,
e-mail to jtidwell@evansnewspapers.com or mail to Houston Daily Journal, PO. Box
1910, Perry, GA 31069
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generational transfer, gen
eration skipping, conserva
tion easements, gifting, and
establishing certain busi
ness entities. There are so
many options.
While the options are
many, all have common fac
tors. Whatever your wish
es and goals, all options
require careful planning
and time to accomplish
them. Successful inter
generational transfer may
require ten or more years to
accomplish.
This year’s Master Tree
Farmer program will be
a three day mini-series
designed to assist you in
planning for the future
owner.
Miller Hall
Estimated number of people
is set at 500
Information: 478-743-2236
ext. 114
March 8 - March 11
Dixie Reining Horse
Association Spring Fling
Reaves Arena-Covered
Horse Arena-Horse Barn
Estimated number of people
is set at 1,275
Information: 229-423-2137
March 19 - March 22
Family Motor Coach
Association
Fairgrounds
Estimated number of people
is set at 12,000
Information: 800-543-3622
ext. 240
March 24
Air Force Jr. ROTC Drill
Team
Reaves Arena
Estimated number of people
cooking class. Tasting and
recipes will be available.
Must pre-register. Cost is
$5. Call 923-9771 to regis
ter.
■ SENIOR CAMP - The
Senior Camp 2007 will be
held Thursday and Friday
from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. each
day at Perry Recreation
Department. Rozar Park.
Let’s take a walk on the Wild
Side! The theme for this
year’s Senior Camp is safa
ri/jungle inspired so wear
those Indiana Jones outfits
or head hunter gear! We will
have various speakers, ven
dors, events and giveaways
geared to the overall health
and wellbing of those over
age 50. A fun and educa
tional way to spend a couple
of days! Lunch is free both
days to the first 100 regis
tering. Pre-registration is
required. Call 923-9771 to
pre-register.
■ CPR CLASS -The
American Heart Association
CPR class will be held
Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. in the Houston Health
Pavilion EduCare Center.
Learn how to recognize a
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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL
The program will take
place March 19, 22, and 26.
Each session will begin at
6:30 p.m. and conclude at
9:30 p.m.
The cost for this program
will be $65 which includes
registration, notebook, and
cap. Spouses may share
a notebook and register
for $35. Call the Pulaski
County Extension office at
478-783-1171 to register by
Monday.
Payment is due at the
first session. The location
will be at the Extension
Office, 105 N. Lumpkin
Street, Hawkinsville.
Registered foresters will
receive 2.5 hours credit for
each session attended.
is set at 700
Information: 478-988-6318
March 28 - March 31
Georgia Good Sams
McGill-Heritage-
Roquemore-Fairgrounds
Estimated number of people
, is set at 1,000
Information: 770-434-6012
March 28 - March 31
Pro Am Benefit Classic
Saddlebred Horse Show
Reaves-Covered Horse-
Horse Barn-Multi Purpose-
Georgia Living
Estimated number of people
is set at 4,750
Information: 478-788-6866
March 30 - April 1
Beltista Home & Garden
Show
Miller-Murphy-Howard
Estimated number of people
is set at 5,000
Information: 478-987-7827
heart attack and how to per l
form CPR and the Heimlich
maneuver. All participants
will receive the American
Heart Course C Certificate.
Class size is limited. Pre
registration is required.
Cost is $35 in advance,
includes the course book.
Call 923-9771 to register.
■ COURSE C CLASS
- The Re-certification for
American Heart Association
Course C will be held March
3 at 1 p.m. in the Houston
Health Pavilion EduCare
Center. Is it time to renew
your CPR card? With a cur
rent CPR card, recertify in
half the time. Pre-registra
tion is required. Cost is $35
in advance, includes the
course book. Call 923-9771
to register.
■ TABACCO
CESSATION CLASS
- The tobacco cessation
course will be held March
5 and 12 from 4:30-6:30
p.m. in the Houston Health
Pavilion EduCare Center. A
free four-session course to
help you quit smoking and/
or using tobacco. Call 478-
923-9771 to pre-register.