The Texarkana Volunteer Center offers volunteer opportunities in the community and refers prospective volunteers to appropriate agencies and volunteer groups. Potential volunteers should contact Kathey Graves at 870-773-8811.



Heritage Plaza Nursing & Rehabilitation Center need volunteers to call Bingo, help with arts and crafts and paint fingernails. Call Roxanne Miller at 903-792-6700.



Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) needs volunteers to assist with filing, typing, storing and competing curriculum inventory. Call 870-772-3055, or page 1-800-264-9606 Pin 3108, or e-mail swadchippy46@cableone.net.



Hospice of Texarkana/Hospice of Hope needs volunteers to spend time with terminally ill patients. All volunteers are trained. Hospice accepts patients who live within 50 miles of Texarkana in Texas and Arkansas and needs volunteers in each community. Call Sarah Williams at 903-794-4263 or 1-800-871-4263.



Main Street Texarkana needs volunteers to serve in promotion, organization, design and economic restructuring for the preservation of the historic district and revitalization of Downtown Texarkana. Call 870-774-2120 or log on to www.godowntown.org.



Make-A-Wish Foundation needs volunteers in Bowie, Cass and Red River Counties to help with public speaking, fundraising, special events, resource development and wish granting. Call Billie Milner at the Northeast Regional Office at 903-597-9474 or go online at www.northtexaswish.org.



Medicalodge Nursing and Rehab, 1621 E 42nd, needs volunteers to assist with parties, games, reading and other activities for the residents. Call 870-774-3581.



Museum of Regional History needs a front desk receptionist from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and/or 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Call Melissa Nesbitt at 903-793-4831.



Oaks Assisted Living needs volunteers to play games and spend time with retirees. Call 903-838-5001.



Opportunities Senior Day Care Center needs volunteers to assist with games, sing-a-longs, Bible devotions, bingo, arts and crafts, painting and reading stories. Call Melinda Hornbeck at 903-791-2286.



Overton Brooks VA Medical Center, Shreveport, needs volunteers to help at community based clinics in Longview, Texas, Monroe, La., and Texarkana. Duties include assisting staff and patients and operating passenger vans. Contact Esther Comb at 318-221-8411 ext. 5024 or 1-800-863-7441 ext. 6-24 oresther.comb@va.gov; or Sandy Franks at ext. 6171 at either number or sandra.franks@va.gov.



The Regional Arts Center needs volunteer hostesses and front desk workers to route phone calls, take messages and greet guests. Call Bobbie Guillot at 903-791-0075.