Campus holds senior fair |
Yalonda McCoy |
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Volunteers are needed for the 31st Annual Senior Citizens Fair at SIUE. The gerontology program in the School of Education is looking for student support in helping to provide recreational, social and cultural events for senior citizens and their families. According to Anthony Traxler, a professor in the School of Education, regular features of the annual fair include more than 80 social services and health information booths, preventive health screenings, craft tables, special exhibits, ballroom dancing and entertainment. "The fair has been an extreme success and has an attendance average of 3,000 people," Traxler said. "The fair is so large that the only time it can be held on campus is during spring break week." More than 100 volunteers are needed Monday, and 10 volenteers are needed Sunday to put up signs and prepare the Morris University Center for the event. Volunteers will help decorate the building with balloons, direct traffic, assist senior citizens with loading and unloading their craft materials, and drive the Senior Fair shuttles. They also may provide information to fair guests, assist with crowd control, and serve coffee and water in the University Restaurant. "Students in the past have found volunteering to be a lot of fun and very meaningful," Traxler said. All volunteers receive a free T-shirt and a boxed lunch. Students may also earn university service credits through the Student Leadership Development Program for volunteering. The Senior Citizens Fair will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 13. To volunteer, please call the gerontology program at 650-3454 or e-mail Traxler at atraxler@siue.edu. | |