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Wednesday, September 20, 1972

ASSOCIATION OF VOLUNTEERS FOR SERVICE CONFERENCE

Officers from various divisions of the Social Welfare Department

are taking part in the first conference of the Association of Volunteers for

Service in the Lady Trench Training Centre on Saturday (September 23).

The Association is a voluntary body composed of members concerned

with promoting the idea of volunteer service for the general well-being of the

community.

The conference will be opened by Mr. Arthur Hinton, headmaster of the

Northcote College of Education. About 80 people are expected to attend.

Participants, in addition to SWD officers, will include Association

members such as teenagers, students, young adults, and social workers in the

voluntary sector.

The conference, called "Meeting Point," has been designed to provide

a venue for the discussion of various topies of direct interest to the Association

and its membership.

These are to include consideration of ways in which parents and

teachers can help to promote the idea of voluntary service, how to reach young

workers besides students, whether the concept of volunteering for service is generally understood, and co-operation between volunteer and professional

social workers.

Note to Editors:

The Association of Volunteers for Service invites the Press to cover the opening ceremony at the Lady Trench Training Centre, 44, Oi Kwan Road, Wan Chai, at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 23. The conference will close at 4 p.m. on the same day.

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