The Cavalier daily :: Wednesday, February 28, 1973 :: University of Virginia Library

About 40 representatives
from 18 schools are meeting at
the University in a two-day
conference on volunteer action
sponsored by the University's
Office of Volunteer
Community Service, Madison
Hall.

The conference's purpose,
according to Madison Hall
President Rick Noble, is to
allow community service
organizations to exchange
ideas.

"What we are interested in
doing," he said, "is to let them
know what is going on at the
University, what problems we
have had and how we have
solved them. There is a real
need to trade ideas for action."

Service Seminar

Today's sessions include
seminars on Madison Hall's
SCRUB, Big Brother-Big Sister
and professional services
programs. The seminars will be
led by the program directors.

Delegate Wyatt Durette Jr.
(R. Fairfax), who has sponsored
a bill to create a Chief of
Volunteer Services and a
Council of Volunteer Action in
Virginia, spoke at the meeting's
opening session yesterday.

He stressed the need for
cooperation, communication
and coordination between
service groups and said that
society is going to have to rely
more on volunteer effort to
solve its problems.

Volunteer Action Centers

Rosanne Schochet,
representative from the
National Center for Voluntary
Action, discussed the
organization and establishment
of volunteer action centers in
university and college
communities.

She explained that the
center has established a
clearinghouse for information
on volunteer programs,
including project descriptions,
reference publications and
training resources.

Student Volunteer Services

Mr. Noble led a workshop
on establishing student
volunteer services on campus
followed by a discussion on
fund raising and public
relations techniques.

Mr. Noble said that he
would like to make the
conference an annual event.
Participants in the meet
represent colleges and
universities from Virginia,
North Carolina and
Pennsylvania.