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Volunteer Summer Institute
 

Precinct 3 conducts special "Summer Training Institutes" for senior citizens who volunteer for the Senior Education Program as instructors and teaching assistants.  Activities are designed to help volunteers become better teachers, provide information that can be used in their everyday life, and still be an enjoyable, inspirational day.
 

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Senior volunteers and teaching assistants are eager to get started with the day's events !

Let's get started !

Superintendent Bob Kendrick helps an attendee start off the "Communicating/ Connecting" session with a little communicating and connecting !

Starting off the Communicating/Connecting Session

Bob discusses techniques to improve communication and understanding while making classes more enjoyable for both students and teachers !

Discussing how to improve communication and understanding.
Small group activities are used to demonstrate the techniques.  Here one group (including the afternoon speaker !) is discussing "three synonyms for the word courage" .  Other groups worked on the words:  ache, laugh and neat.

Small group discussion.
Lunch Time -- a chance for discussion of the morning's presentation and for a little fellowship.  And, to make the most of the day, a lunchtime presentation from Deputy Pickett !

Lunch Time !!!
Deputy Pickett, Fort Bend County Sheriff's Department 100 Club Peace Officer of the Year, recalls some of his team's rescues including searches for lost Alzheimer's patients and small children.

Deputy Pickett recalls some of his past rescues.
Institute attendees meet the Fort Bend Sheriff's Department Search and Rescue Team (One 4-legged member in the photo seems a bit distracted -- probably wants to "rescue" that last little bit of lunch !)

Intendees meet the Fort Bend Sheriff's Dept. Search & Rescue Team
Dr. John Pitts, of the Pet Care Trust Foundation, Washington, D.C., discusses the legal, medical and emotional aspects of companion animals for seniors.

Dr. John Pitts discusses various aspects of companion animals.
Ray Miller videotapes Dr. Pitts as he describes the Foundation's innovative "Animals in the Classroom" and "Eden AlternativeTM Extended Care" projects that improve life for seniors. Dr. Pitts describes some of the Pet Care Trust Foundation's projects.
An opportunity for a group picture with the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Search and Rescue Team -- including the stars:  Columbo and Quincy ! A group picture - Ft. Bend Search & Rescue w/ the volunteers
Dr. Conzuelo Waight from the University of Houston School of Technology (also in the above group photo !) works as a program/academic advisor.

Dr. Conzuelo Waight - program academic advisor.

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Revised: 15 January 2008