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THE FIRST TEE OF GREATER ALBUQUERQUE will hold it first Corporate Challenge Golf Tournament at Albuquerque Country Club Aug. 8. A limited field event for 20 teams representing their business or organization will compete in a best ball tournament to determine the holder of the Corporate Challenge Cup trophy for 2016. Proceeds benefit youth programs at public golf courses and public elementary schools. Contact firstteealbuquerque@gmail.com or call 358-8419 for tournament information, sponsorship opportunities and team registrations. VOLUNTEERS
CIBOLA SEARCH AND RESCUE seeks volunteers. Training is provided. If interested, visit cibolasar.org. GENTIVA HOSPICE needs caring, self-reliant volunteers to visit hospice patients at home or in nursing facilities. Training provided. Call Tana Armentrout, 821-5404.
HAWKS ALOFT INC. seeks volunteers for raptor nest monitoring, raptor rescue, education and outreach programs, using live birds of prey and much more. Pre-registration is required for docent training. Register by Aug. 20. Call
828-9455 or email Julia@hawksaloft.org. HEARTLANDto visit patients HOSPICEin their final seeks stage volunteersof life, run errands and provide clerical services. Training provided. Call Olivia at 323-1464. HOSPICE COMPASSUS seeks mature, compassionate men and women to visit and support patients and their families. Training provided. Contact Patsy Garcia at 332-0847 or maria.garcia@compassus.com. HOSPICE DE LA LUZ seeks volunteers to help hospice patients and their families. Call 217-2490.
MEALS ON WHEELS needs volunteer drivers, substitute drivers (flex schedule), site coordinators and kitchen office help. Please contact the volunteer coordinator at 823-8064 or email volunteers@mow-nm.org.
NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, seeks volunteers to help with various duties. Call 256-0288.
SUNFLOWER SANCTUARY, a Tijeras rescue facility providing a loving and safe home for elderly, abused, sick or neglected dogs, seeks volunteers for maintenance, clean-up and grooming. Call 286-6302 or visit sunflowersanctuary.org. DONATIONS
FEEDING PETS OF THE HOMELESS needs donations of dog and cat food, as well as leashes and collars for cats and dogs. Donations may be dropped off at ABQ PetCare, 9032 Montgomery NE, 299-8387; Aztec Animal clinic, 4340 Coal SE, 265-4939; or VCA-Wyoming, 2740 Wyoming NE, #1, 298-7444. Donations will be delivered by members of First Unitarian Church Animal Advocates to local homeless shelters for distribution. The organization also coordinates wellness and shot clinics and monetary donations are appreciated. Vet services are provided by ABQ PetCare, Aztec Animal Clinic and VCAWyoming. Contact feedingpetsnewmexico@ gmail.com, or visit the national site at petsofhomeless.org. GREATER ALBUQUERQUE HABITAT FOR
HUMANITY, which builds homes for lowincome families, needs donations of new and used building material, electrical fixtures, appliances, kitchen cabinets, etc. Call 265-0057 or visit habitatabq.org. LAWRENCE CHARLES VARGAS SHOESFOR-KIDS & ACTS OF COMPASSION, created in memory of the late artist Lawrence Charles Vargas who was known for his random acts of kindness, provides children’s shoes to charities such as Cuidando Los Niños, UNM Childlife and
APS Clothing Bank. The organization relies on family art fundraisers, business sponsorships and private donations. Call 836-4312, email vargaslawrence@ gmail.com or visit lawrencevargas.virtual-memorials.com, scroll down and click on Shoes for Kids. NEW MEXICO WOMEN’S GLOBAL PATHWAYS, which helps refugee and other immigrant women transition from welfare to independence by helping them create entrepreneurial businesses, needs monetary donations, as well as donations of sewing and weaving supplies and equipment. Contact Nkazi Sinandile, (pronounced kozzi sinNANdelay) 435-5741 or nsinandile@gmail.com. SACRED WIND COMMUNICATIONS COMMUNITY CONNECT INC, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, seeks used working computers to donate to low-income Navajo seniors and families. Your donation is tax deductible. To arrange a drop off, call 908-2662. Events must be open to the public and submitted in writing by 5 p.m. Monday before Saturday publication. To list a notice, submit information in writing to lists@abqjournal.com or Lists, Albuquerque Journal, P.O. Drawer J, Albuquerque, NM 87103. Please include a contact name and phone number.