VOLUNTEER  POSITIONS              

                                                          
Thank you for your interest in the work of
                                                          The Environmental Relief Center.

                                                          If you wish to inquire about our volunteer
                                                          positions, please forward a letter of introduction
                                                          describing your environmental interests.  
                                                          Please also include your most immediate contact
                                                          information so we may arrange a meeting to
                                                          acquaint you with our  grass-roots services and
                                                          discuss your placement with The Environmental
                                                          Relief Center.
                                                          Thank you for your environmental concerns and
                                                          for your support of community conservation programs.
                                         
                                                     
WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU.


                             Note to GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS applying for benefits and services:  
                                     
                                                   Please refer to
Grassroots Benefits and Service       


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     THE ENVIRONMENTAL RELIEF CENTER
                                                                                 P. O. Box 1084   
                                                                      Studio City, CA 91614-0084  
                                                                       envirorelief@prodigy.net
                                                                                (818) 762-5852                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                       
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Below are job classifications for Project Staff.  These professional posts will be   
filled as program schedules develop.  If you are interested in our mission and would
like to discuss personnel opportunities, please call Peggy Forster, Chief Executive
Officer, (818) 762-5852.
          

                       PERSONNEL  OPPORTUNITIES

The Environmental Relief Center, a newly developed 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization will function with a substantial volunteer staff augmented by
internships as well as professional personnel from a number of environ-
mental disciplines.
W i l d f l o w e r s   o f   t h e   P r i b i l o f   I s l a n d s
                                       PERSONNEL POSITIONS


(1)   Project Administrator/Personnel Director to oversee business
    operations and supervise grant-writing, gift-planning, and
    fund-raising events.

(2)   
Project Director/Biologist to review grant applications and                                               
       identify, assess, and select applicants based upon recommenda-
    tions from the Center's environmental science teams.

(3)   
Scientists and Interns from the Environmental Sciences:

     (a)  To visit grass-roots organizations in threatened areas;
            submit reports on loss of species and habitats,
            resource destruction and/or contamination, and
            prepare estimates for RELIEF funding and services.

      (b)  To provide educational seminars to community leaders,
             volunteers, and local interest groups.

(4)   
Environmental Law Personnel for the evaluation of  local laws
    and policy violations; recommendations concerning legal
    intervention and/or strategies; and supervision of student interns
    as they assist grass-roots leadership.            

(5)   
Public Relations Director/Journalist

     (a)  To provide media outreach services.

     (b)  To organize media response teams and damage control
            when necessary.

     (c)  To supervise intern journalists, news releases, reports
            and profiles of grass-roots leadership.

(6)  
Website Personnel

     (a)  To maintain and update Website Directory listings for grass-
     roots organizations, detailing mission statements and accounts
     of local environmental struggles and organizational needs.

      (b)  To oversee the publication of News and Commentary, citing                                      
       current legislative action and local issues, and to provide
      reports of city,county, state, and federal environmental
      initiatives and policies which affect local areas.

(7)   
Television and Video Arts Personnel to visit grass-roots                                                  
         community sites for documentation of demonstrations, public                                        
         debate, issues statements, media reports, and AWARDS  programs.  

(8)   
 Producer/Director to develop and coordinate Annual Environmental                            
          Awards programs.