Dear BSS volunteers,

Here are 3 announcements:

1) There is a course on the above subject on 16 February. It is very
relevant to the services provided by BSS and it would be great if you can
go for it. Shan You will be pleased to help interested volunteers to apply
for the VCF subsidy but you will need to pay for the remaining of $49.50 on
your own. Please take a look at this url for more details:
http://www.ssti.org.sg/HTML/CourseIntakeDetail.asp?CourseIntId=379&CourseId=
319# (if this url does not work, you can go to www.ssti.org.sg and search
for the course by name or by date). If you are keen to register under Shan
You for the VCF subsidy, please let me know so that I can get necessary
details from you. Thanks!

2) We are planning for bi-monthly support group sessions for BSS volunteers
starting in 2006! These support group sessions would consist of an
educational component as well as provide a chance for volunteers to share
their experience and knowledge. I have tentatively planned for the sessions
to be on the THIRD Saturday morning of every odd number month e.g. January
21, March 18.... I need to find from you guys, if this fits into your
schedule? If not, please notify me, as if there are a lot who cannot make
it on Saturday mornings, I will choose another timing that will suit most
number of volunteers' schedules. Also, please feel free to give me your
suggestions on what you would like to see in the support group sessions. It
wld be great if you can be SPECIFIC... i will try to incorporate them in
the planning of the sessions.

3) There are still a large number of you who have not joined the
BuddhistSupportServices yahoogroups mailing list. Please visit this url:
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/BuddhistSupportServices and join the
group. It will help me greatly in keeping track of the volunteer database
and dissemination of information in the future. Thank you very much for
your cooperation!

Last but not least, here's wishing all of you a Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year! Do enjoy the festive season and may you all be well and happy
always!


With metta,
Lena


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