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Volunteer Director Named for Center Mrs. Lorraine Griflin, a vee eran in the highly spectalized profession of working with vol» unteers, has been named exec utlve director of a new center designed to focus volunteer ef- fort in Dallas, Dan M. Cole, president of the board of the Dallas Voluntary Action Center-Special Effort to Recruit Volunteers, announced Mrs, Griffin's appointment. Of- fices of the new agencyare at 2715 McKinney, telephone 823-9961, Mrs, Griffin has been serving as director of community re- sources, including volunteer time and talent, for the Dallas County Community Action Committee (the War on Pover- ty). The agency she now will di- rect is sponsored by the Com- munity Councit of Greater Dal- las, financed by the United Fund and designed to facilitate the recruitment, training and placement of volunteers, According to the official ane nouncement of Mrs. Griffin's selection, the DVAC “will con duct an aggressive campaign to interest more citizens in the Da‘las area to volunteer their skills and time to the many worthwhile health, welfare, rec> reational, civic and cultural ace tivities in the community.” Originally from Chicago, ‘Mrs. Griffin has directed vol- unteers at several hospitals, worked for the Callier Hearing and Speech Center building fund and headed the district staff of the Texas Graduate Nurses Association, She joined the Dallas County Community Action Committee in 1967 as director of volun- teers, an assignment later ex- panded into that of director of community resources, a Lorraine Griffin; , . top hand with volunteers moves into a new post.

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