PRESS RELEASE:  March 27, 2007

Local Volunteer Opportunities at the Creative Arts Center

Karin White, Director of the Creative Arts Center is pleased to announce the Center’s new affiliation with the Texoma Area Agency on `Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP).  RSVP is a program that was established in 1987 to provide a variety of opportunities for senior citizens ages 55 and over to participate more fully in the life of their community through significant volunteer service.  RSVP is sponsored by the Texoma Council of Governments and covers Cooke, Grayson and Fannin Counties.

Texoma RSVP has a membership of 900 volunteers that serve more than 100,000 hours annually at 100 locations.  The Creative Arts Center is proud to have been designated as an official volunteer station with six volunteers already registered.  Volunteers at the Creative Arts Center will be answering the phone, assisting visitors to the gallery and helping with artist receptions.  Hours at the center are 10am-6pm Tuesday through Friday and Saturday 10am-4pm.  Volunteers are free to schedule their hours to meet their own needs. 

The Creative Arts Center is an active cultural center in Fannin County and the only venue for local artists and artisans to display their work.  The center is also the host for the Bonham Photography Club once a month.  Gallery Assistant volunteers will be interacting with the various artists and teachers, as well as serving as host/hostess at the many receptions that are both private and public.  For more information regarding volunteering opportunities please call the Creative Arts Center Administrative Assistant Judy Hall at 903-640-2196 or RSVP Project Director, Julia Traweek at 903-813-3597.

The Fannin Community Foundation, Inc. is a public 501 (c) (3) charity that owns and operates the Creative Arts Center and the Second Time Around, a thrift store.  The Creative Arts Center is located at 200 W. 5^th Street, Bonham. 

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The Benefits of Volunteering at the Creative Arts Center

The Creative Arts Center needs caring volunteers. Share your knowledge, and meet others who share your passion about keeping the arts alive and thriving for people of all ages in Fannin County.

Volunteering offers many benefits in appreciation for the gift of your time and expertise:

	Make important networking contacts
	Learn or develop skills
	Teach your skills to others
	Enhance your résumé
	Gain work experience
	Build self-esteem and self-confidence
	Improve your health
	Meet new people
	Feel needed and valued
	Express gratitude for help you may have received in the past from an organization
	Communicate to others that you are ambitious, enthusiastic and care about the community
	Make a difference in someone’s life

Stop by the Creative Arts Center at 200 West Fifth Street, or contact Karin White, or Judy Hall, at (903) 640-2196.