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Sunflower Games needs volunteers
By Luby Montano-Laurel Kansan staff writer
As in past years, the Sunflower State Games has a big demand for volunteers.
However, this year's games, which go into full swing this weekend and
showcase kansas talent in Olympic-style competition, has a much higher demand because of the addition of seven sports and soccer's rising popularity. Also, the basketball competition has expanded from 190
teams last year to 260 teams this year.
"We have a lot more people participating this year," said Elaine Joseph, Sunflower State Games media coordinator. "We need more volunteers."
said.
Volunteers don't need to be athletic or interested in sports as long as they want to help out, Joseph
Jennifer Davis, Sunflower Games volunteers coordinator, said that 500 volunteers already were signed up. However, the games still need more volunteers.
Davis said that there was no age requirement for volunteers, except
Volunteers can work in the buddy system.
that volunteers younger than 18 years old must have an adult sign an injury-release form.
Davis said working
with a friend might make the job more fun. Families also may work together during a shift.
"This is a really fun event to volunteer for because there are all kind of activities," Davis said. "It's a fun way to spend a weekend and get a good taste of the Sunflower Games."
People interested in volunteering can call (913)841-9600.
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Human relations gets no boost from city
Commission says no despite group's push for additional staff
By John Collar Special to the Kansan
A shortage of personnel to handle discrimination complaints has slowed the progress of civil rights in Lawrence, the head of the city's human relations commission has charged.
During public comment on the city's $62.5 million budget, Lisa Blair asked city commissioners to reconsider their decision not to add a full-time position to the city's human
relations/human resources department.
Blair said she asked for the change because the office had been overtaxed and overburdened for too many years.
In a 3-2 vote,
the commission
denied the request.
Commissioners Allen
Levine and Jo
Andersen voted
in favor of the
new position.
"I think this is telling a whole
The number of complaints to the office has doubled since 1976, while the city's population has grown roughly one and a half times, Blair said. From 1976 to 1988, three employees at the department could handle discrimination complaints.
Andersen, who has served on the human relations commission, said, "I do have a first-hand knowledge of how hard these people work and how difficult it is to handle the caseload."
She said that the time of adjudication often prohibited complaints from being filed.
have been denied.
Allegra White, human relations specialist at the department, said complaints took about six months
"I think this is telling a whole class of Lawrence citizens that we don't care about them."
class of Lawrence citizens that we don't care about them," Levine said.
The department requested that a half-time housing position be converted to a full-time human relations specialist. Such a specialist would be able to investigate complaints in any area. This change would increase the number of employees with authority to investigate and resolve complaints to three. Each year since 1988, requests from the department for additional personnel
The office processes complaints of discrimination in the areas of housing, public accommodations and employment.
to process.
Allen Levine citycommissioner
"I've heard no complaints regarding human relations length of adjudication," said Mayor Bob Moody, who voted against adding the position.
Commissioners Bonnie Augustine and John Nalbandian, who also opposed the new position, said the city shouldn't approve the request while
other departments were equally in need of additional employees.
The human relations department projects that it will process 524 informal complaints and 36 formal complaints in 1995. An informal complaint is resolved through a mediation process. If the dispute cannot be resolved, then a formal investigation begins.
Rehelio "Ray" Samuel, executive director of the department, said helping the parties resolve their dispute through an informal process helped the department hear more complaints but placed a bigger burden on the staff.
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