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Monday, December 18, 1995

The gopher's life is ebbing

The UWinfo gopher, which was UW's chief electronic information source only a year or so ago, will soon be gone completely. It was replaced as the umbrella for computerized information at Waterloo, late in 1994, by the UWinfo Web space, and the UWinfo operations committee has announced that the gopher will be terminated on January 31.

Departments that are still using the central gopher to provide some of their information are being notified this week that they've got to move to Web space, and fast.

At the season of giving

Here's a message that's worth passing along in full:
The Volunteer Action Centre promotes volunteerism and matches volunteers with positions in local charitable organizations where they can truly make a difference to our community. Volunteers are recruited for over one hundred charitable agencies and a vast array of programs and services. The Volunteer Action Centre is always looking for volunteers to help in the following areas:

Accounting, Administration, Arts and Crafts, Befriending, Bingo, Boards and Committees, Child Care, Clerical, Computers, Driving, Food Services, Fundraising, Handiperson, Health Care, Library, Museum, Public Relations, Recreation, Research, Shopping, Sports, Swimming, Teaching and Tutoring, and Therapy/Counselling.

At our office, there are also unique opportunities that don't quite fit these categories and there are short-term or event volunteering ideas.

Over the holiday season, think about how you can contribute as a volunteer. Then call the Volunteer Action Centre at 742-8610 early in the new year. We can help match your interests, skills and availability with a satisfying volunteer opportunity. As a volunteer, the spirit of giving continues throughout the year.

And if you would like to start the New Year in the spirit of volunteerism, consider giving some of your time to help at Festival of the Night on New Year's Eve. Volunteers are still needed for face painting, to do security and safety patrols, as stage helpers, to assist with clean-up, tend fires at Victoria Park, decorate the clock tower and move bales of hay. Please call 741-2902 and let them know how you can help.

Written any good books lately?

Susan Bellingham of the UW library's special collections department sends advance word of the annual Friends of the Library special event, to be held on May 8, 1996:
As you will recall, in addition to the noon hour lecture, we use this event to highlight UW faculty, staff, students, etc., who have had work published in the previous year. As 1995 draws to a close, we thought it would be a good time to remind authors to send copies of their books for inclusion in our displays, which are also a part of the event.
She can be reached at sbelling@library.

The candles of our lives

Finally, a special greeting today to those who are marking the first day of Chanukah, the Jewish "festival of lights" and celebration of religious freedom.

Chris Redmond
Information and Public Affairs, University of Waterloo
(519) 888-4567 ext. 3004
credmond@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca

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