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By Times staff writer
© St. Petersburg Times, published November 5, 2000
Humane Society starts Web site to display pets
CLEARWATER -- To help alleviate overcrowding and give potential pet owners a chance to see the available pets via a computer,the Humane Society of North Pinellas Inc. has gone high-tech.
People now can view more than 150 adoptable dogs and cats by visiting the society's Web site, http://www.humanesocietyadoptions.com, then selecting Clearwater, FL.
The Web site will be updated regularly, said director Rick Chaboudy, to show pets that are available, which ones have been adopted and more. There also are helpful hints on how to care for pets and various resources available to pet owners.
The Clearwater shelter also is offering half-price adoptions for some pets. For information, stop by the shelter, 3040 State Road 590, or call 797-7722.
CLEARWATER -- Gulf Coast Community Care, a non-profit and non-denominational organization, is seeking volunteers 30 or older to work with abused and neglected children. In its Permanency Support Program, the agency places volunteers with children ages 3-11 who live in state-sanctioned foster homes.
Volunteers are asked to spend between two and four hours a week with one child. The volunteer and child might participate in activities such as reading, fishing and baking.
Both male and female volunteers are needed, particularly in mid and south Pinellas County.
For information, call the agency at 538-7460 and ask for Nancy Friedman at ext. 3018 or Polly Fisher at ext. 3014.
CLEARWATER -- More than 100 senior citizens make the handcrafted gifts sold at the County Senior Citizens Crafts and Gifts Shop, 940 Court St. The cooperative gift shop is sponsored by the Senior Citizens Services Inc. of Pinellas County.
Among the items for sale are baby clothes, woodcrafts, quilts and afghans, and kitchen and household gifts. There also is a year-round Christmas section. For information, call 442-4266.
ST. PETERSBURG -- A free guide listing more than 70 Pinellas County non-profit agencies is available to young people interested in performing a service learning project for the Bright Futures scholarships.
Students who need to fulfill service-hour requirements for high school graduation also may request a copy.
The guide, available through the Volunteer Action Center of Pinellas Cares Inc., gives a description of each agency, contact names and telephone numbers.
For a free copy or for information on youth volunteer opportunities, call the Volunteer Action Center at 550-4035.