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ADULT VOLUNTEER PROGRAM I. . Introduction A key to succ ess of the entire youth opportunity program will be the number of volunteers recruit e d. The manpower needed to carry out the many activi-ties in this pro gram is too numerous to be obtained from the limited funds available. Effort will be made to recruit, train and place a total of 500 full: iujd part time volunteers. These volunteers will serve in a variety of ways: Camp counselors, employ- . ment interviewers, game room supervisors, gym instructors, coaches, tµtors, bus supervisors, homemake teachers, arts and crafts instructors, and hundreds of other types of l eaders. II. Recruitment Recruitment of volunteers will be prima rily through public media, speaking engagements, brochures, and flyers. A full page ad will be placed in the three major n ews papers. The Federal Government, Labor Unions, several trade associatiops, professional organizations, churches, and religious groups will be solicited for volunteer services. The Federal agencies are asking all of its 27,000 volunteers to work in this program. III. Training Training of the volunteers will be don e by VISTA, the American Red Cross, and the us er agencies. IV. Plac ements A special volunte er placement connnittee is presently at work and will ptace the volunteers . Spe cial Even ts An import ant part of the Youth Opportunity Program will be special events . Severa l special events will be planned and implemented by the individual agencies and organi zations . The Sch ool and Recreation Department are now planning sp ec ial events such as J r. Olympics, Field Days, Chattanooga-At lanta Games and other similar events. In addition, arrangements are being made to obtain tickets and admission to movies, theaters , athletic events, and cultural activiti es. Bus ,·~-_p lane, train . ,., - 8= �and boat trips are b~ing arrang e d . Picnics, outings, and special sight - seeing tours are be ing arranged. The Special Events Sub-Committee is being chaired by Mr. st·eve Fox . TRANSPORTATION One of the most crucial and critical problems to be solved in the youth Opportunity program is transportation. Ninety-five per cent of all the proposals submitted requires transport~tion. The pr e s ent plan is to centralize all transportation and dispatch by request and re gular routing . The buses will be obtaine d from the following sources: The Atlanta Transit Company The/ Third Army and Other Military . The Fulton County Schools The DeKalb County Schools Fri ate owners of buse s us ed by the Counties Chu ch owned buses Th~ Greyhound Bus Th Trailways Bus Th Continental Trailways Bus Th'e major Rail Companies State National Guard An estimate of the transportation needs is illustrate d by the requests made in submitted projects. An estimated $158,000 is needed to provide th e need e d transportation for: ( Resident Camps Day Camps Trips Tours - 9- �