News & Notes

Leaders wanted
Are you an experienced rated leader? The Chapter Fundraising Committee is looking for leaders to sponsor activities that raise funds for our Chapter and its publications. Please contact John Lajeuness at 818-248-5763.

ExComm meeting
The Executive Committee of the Angeles Chapter will meet on Sunday, July 24, at 1pm in the Chapter office conference room. Visitor parking is available on the street. Keycard parking by special arrangement. Contact Bonnie Sharpe.

Nominating petitions available
The Chapter Nominating Committee has reported a list of candidates for this November's Executive Committee election. Additional persons interested in running may submit a petition signed by 80 current Angeles Chapter members by Aug 15. Petiton forms are available from Chapter Interim Director George Denny.

Holiday closing
Sierra Club offices are closed for the Independence Day holiday on Monday, July 4.

Your body on mercury
Ever wondered how much mercury is in your body? Now there's an easy way to find out exactly how much. The Sierra Club teamed up with Greenpeace to offer a mercury test kit that lets you trade a small lock of your hair for personal lab results. The goal is to make this the largest sampling for mercury testing ever taken. Kits cost $25 a piece. Chapter members can order their kits at http://www.sierraclub.org/mercury/get_tested/index.asp or by writing to Greenpeace at 702 H. St. NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20001 or calling 800-326-0959. Those who write away for the kit should write 'Mercury Test Kit' on the envelope and check. Personal checks accepted.

Chapter office support
Office hours are Monday through Friday, 10am to 6pm. Volunteers at the front desk answer inquiries about conservation and political issues, membership matters, hikes, trips, publications, and meetings. They handle mail, learn to use the Sierra Club's website and Chapter database and process donations. Shift: four hours once a week. Other volunteers support Chapter work with their skills in QuickBooks Pro, Excel, Access, or Word; learn to use Sierra Club database to make activist contact lists or research member information; and process grant requests.

Be the live person on the phone: Open slots Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Friday.

Donation processing: afternoons preferred. Short-term project in April and May.

QuickBooks Pro: Set up the tracking of special projects. Short-term and sustaining help appreciated.

Grants: Proficiency in Excel a plus. Four hours every two weeks.

Disposal: Someone to take e-waste to recycle site. Two or three trips may be required.

Contact george.denny - at - sierraclub.org or 213-387-4287, ext. 205.

OC Inner City Outings
OC Inner City Outings is seeking volunteers to staff their booth at the 4th annual Festival of Children at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa. They need volunteers on Sept. 3, 4, 10, 11, 17,18, 24, and 25; Saturdays from 11am-4pm and Sundays from noon-4pm. OC ICO is one of the few organizations in the festival with an environmental education focus and thus plays an important role. See www.festivalofchildren.org for more info. Call Lisa Hellman at 714-964-4488.