Lend a helping hand
Type of non-for-profit organization:
Homeless and Housing
Contact Shannon Tauscher (785) 832-8864
Hospice Care in Douglas County 200 Maine St., Suite C
Type of non-for-profit organization:
Helping terminally ill and their families
Contact Scott Criqui (785) 843-3738
Community Drop-In Center, Inc.
944 Kentucky St.
P.O. Box 1082
Lawrence Habitat for Humanity
412 E. 9th St.
P.O. Box 442113
Looking to help out in your community with your abundance of free time - a full month and three days - over winter break? There are several organizations in the Lawrence community that need your help.
Type of non-for-profit organization:
Homeless and housing
Contact Linda Klinker (785) 832-0777
Women's Transitional Care Services P.O.Box 633
Type of non-for-profit organization:
Advocacy and human rights, youth and children, crisis support, women
Contact Lea Carland (785) 865-3956
Headquarters Counseling Center 211 E.8th St., Suite C
Type of non-for-profit organization:
Feeding homeless and in-need community members. Duties include cooking, serving and cleaning up. Tuesday and Friday mornings 6 a.m.to 9 a.m.
Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen - L.I.N.K.
221 West 10th Street
Lawrence, KS 66044
Jubilee Café 10th and Vermont Streets
Type of non-for-profit organization:
Feeding homeless and needy community members.
Contact Deb Engstrom (785) 331-3663
Type of non-for-profit organization:
Youth and children, crisis support
Contact Marcia Epstein (785) 841-9900
Going to be back home over break and are interested in volunteering?
Lists of non-for-profit volunteer organizations can be found in your community at www.volunteermatch.org.
Contact Cherise Ortiz (785) 812-3155
Rory Flynn
Ah, New Year's. A time for reflection, resolution... and getting comfortably toasted drinking champagne. The holiday only comes once a year, after all, so leave the Miller Lite in home and head out with a bottle of bubbly in tow. Here are a few recommendations:
- GOOD - For the economically disadvantaged (or for those who believe the level of irony is directly proportional to cost), a bottle of Andre is your best bet. Cheaper than five bucks a bottle, the sparkling wines in this line range from the ludicrous (Cold Duck, Peach Passion) to the legitimate (Spumante, Extra Dry).
- BETTER - Once a relatively well-kept secret in the champagne world, cava (a type of white sparkling wine produced in Spain) has recently seen a spike in popularity. With its dry flavor and relatively low cost (around $10) it's easy to see why. Pick up a bottle of Cristaline or Freixenet to impress your parents, friends or co-workers.
- BEST – If you're really serious about picking out a good bottle of champagne on New Year's, the house recommends Gruet, a brute sparing wine produced in New Mexico. It is priced at around $20 a bottle, out, hay, you've been drinking High Life all semester. You've earned it.