RECORD NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS EXPECTED AT COMMUNITY CARE DAY THIS SATURDAY

More than 600 volunteers have registered for ODU's second annual Community Care Day Saturday, Oct. 16. Volunteers will clean up area neighborhoods, visit local retirement facilities as well as the Virginia Zoo, Stockley Garden's Arts Festival, the American Cancer Society and more. Volunteers will host seminars on home, lawn and garden care, health care and safety and college admissions tips. Other events include kids' cookie decorating fun, a planetarium show, an international culture bazaar, oral health screening and child safety seat inspections. All events are free and open to the public.

For more information visit http://www.odu.edu/ccd or call the Office of Community Relations at 683-5210. A complete schedule of events is below.

Community Care Day Schedule of Events:

Home, Lawn and Garden
11 a.m.-3 p.m.-Plant Pest Identification Information, Kaufman Mall
Noon-12:30 p.m.-Water Gardens and Ponds, Rectors' Room, Webb Center
12:30-1 p.m.-Herbs and Their Uses, BOV Room, Webb Center
1-1:30 p.m.-Irrigation Designs, Rectors' Room, Webb Center
1:30-2:00 p.m.-Plants of ODU with Plant Giveaways, BOV Room, Webb Center
-Air Conditioning Maintenance Tips, York/Potomac Room, Webb Center
2-2:30 p.m.-Plumbing Maintenance Tips, York/Potomac Room, Webb Center
-Lawn Care and Environmentally Friendly Products, Rectors' Room, Webb Center
2:30-3 p.m.-Tree Care, Hurricane Damage and Local Tree Selection, Board of Visitors Room, Webb Center

Health Care and Safety
11 a.m.-3 p.m.-Blood Pressure Screening, Body Mass Index Measurements, Glucose Screening (limited availability,) Smoking Cessation Kits, Advice on Foot Problems, Oral Cancer/Oral Health Screenings, Smoke Detectors and Installation (for Norfolk residents,) North Mall, Webb Center
-Child Safety Seat Inspections, Dragas Center Parking Lot, 49th Street
-Neck and Upper Back Massages and Blood Drive, Main Lobby, Webb Center
Noon-12:30 p.m. - "When the Shoe Fits-Wear It!" Foot Screening-York/Potomac Room, Webb Center

Family Fun and Volunteerism
9:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m.-Children's Games for ages 6-8. For reservations, call 683-3384 from 3-5 p.m. weekdays., Kaufman Mall
9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. -Children's Activities for ages 4-5, Child Study Center. Space is limited. For reservations call 683-4117.
11 a.m.-3 p.m. -Volunteer Opportunities: Norfolk Botanical Garden, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, North Mall, Webb Center
11-11:45 a.m. -Planetarium Show, Pretlow Planetarium
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. -Admissions: What Parents Should Know, North Cafeteria, Webb Center
1-1:45 p.m. -Planetarium Show, Pretlow Planetarium
1-2 p.m. -Cheerleading Clinic, Fieldhouse
-Preparing High School Athletes for College Scholarships, North Cafeteria, Webb Center
-What Tips the Scales in Admissions, Hampton/Newport News Room, Webb Center
1:30-2 p.m. -Kids' Cookie Decorating Fun, South Cafeteria, Webb Center
1-3 p.m. -Dragas International Center Open House and Cultural Bazaar