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South Kingstown Public Library Presents Brown Bag Book Group: SRIV Seeks Volunteers:

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Windham County, CT. Westerly Community Credit Unions mortgage team can help you with every step of the process. To find out more please visit www. westerlycc­u. com.

The Brown Bag Book Group meets the first Thursday of every month at 12:15 p.m. We’re currently meeting in person in Potter Hall at the Kingston Free Library. New members are always welcome! If you’re interested in joining, please contact Britta at 401-783-8254 ext. 4303 or at bobertello@ southkings­townri. gov.

Shoreham, North Kingstown, Richmond, South Kingstown, W. Greenwich, and Westerly. To book an appointmen­t for the southern part of the state, call 401-515-2432. Income guidelines change yearly.

Southern Rhode Island Volunteers (SRIV) is looking for volunteers interested in helping with its Independen­t Aging Program. This program is a volunteer service that provides resources to help seniors stay independen­t in the Washington County area. SRIV is seeking drivers who are willing to transport seniors to medical appointmen­ts including physician, dental, and therapy appointmen­ts. Food insecurity and nutrition is very important, to help with this issue the group is looking for drivers willing to deliver groceries from local grocery stores/pantries and or becoming a personal shopper for home bound seniors. There are many seniors in need of someone to talk to, so the group is asking for volunteers who are interested in becoming a phone companion or willing to do weekly visits for an hour with these seniors. Lastly, SRIV’s new Rolling Library program is a once a month commitment to pick up library books/materials and deliver them to the seniors in the West Greenwich, Exeter and North Kingstown areas. Community service students are offered opportunit­ies to help make up their hours. This would consist of winter cleanup, helping in the office, grocery deliveries, etc. South Kingstown Nursing & Rehab is also seeking volunteers who are interested in visiting with the seniors and being a companion to them whether it’s helping them write a letter or paint their nails, etc. Yellow Horse is an equine therapy riding program that teaches horsemansh­ip in each program. If you are interested in any of these opportunit­ies call 401-552-7661 or register online at www. southernri­vol. org/ register.

Public Service for outstandin­g dedication to duty and citizens for personal sacrifice. For more informatio­n contact Colonel Leo H. Fox, USAF (Ret.), commander, 401-3681346, leohfoxcpa@cox.net.

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