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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1974.
TRAINING COURSE FOR VOLUNTEERS
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THE SOCIAL, WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S TAI HANG TUNG COMMUNITY . CENTRE HAS SPONSORED ONE OF THEIR SELF-PROGRAMMING GROUPS THE MOBILE SERVICE TEAM, IN ORGANISING A TRAINING COURSE FOR VOLUNTEERS IN THE DISTRICT.
THE COURSE WILL BE HELD AP THE CENTRE ON SATURDAY AFTERNOONS, STARTING FROM TOMORROW COCTOBER 26) TO MID-NOVEMBER. ABOUT 30 VOLUNTEERS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND.
+ THE MAIN OBJECTIVES ARE TO GIVE THE VOLUNTEERS A BASIC CONCEPT OF VOLUNTARY SERVICES, CHILD GUIDANCE AND PROGRAMHE SKILLS, AND TO TRAIN THEM SO THAT THEY CAN TAKE UP A CHILD GUIDANCE PROJECT ON SOME ROOFTOPS OF THE ESTATE,+ SAID MR. SIT LUI-LUN, WARDEN OF THE COMMUNITY CENTRE.
THE TRAINING PROGRAMMES WILL BE IN TWO PARTS. THE FIRST OF THESE IS IN THE FORM OF TALKS AND DEMONSTRATIONS ON SUCH TOPICS AS +THE VALUE OF VOLUNTARY WORK+, +HANDLING THE PROBLEM CHILD+ AND +TECHNIQUES IN HOME VISITING+.
THE SECOND PART CONSISTS OF LEADING CHILDREN IN DRAMA, FOLK DANCING, HANDICRAFT AND GROUP GAMES.
AFTER THIS, THE VOLUNTEERS WILL CARRY OUT A PRACTICAL EXERCISE ON THE ROOFTOPS OF FOUR SELECTED ESTATE BLOCKS WHERE THEY WILL HAVE TO RUN A CHILDREN GUIDANCE PROJECT ON SATURDAY AFTERNOONS FROM NOVEMBER 1974 TO FEBRUARY 1975. THE NOBILE SERVICE TEAM WILL BE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THEM DURING THEIR PLACEMENT.
+ANOTHER OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO HELP THEM GROW AND MATURE SO THAT THEY MAY, IN THE LONG RUN, BECOME MORE COMMUNITY- MINDED AND INITIATE EFFORTS FOR THE WELL-GEING OF THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH THEY LIVE,+ MR. SIT SAID.