INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

The Hospice of Saddleback Valley at Saddleback Memorial Medical Center needs volunteers to serve in the homes of terminally ill patents, in the hospice office and in the bereavement program. An eight-week training course will be held Wednesdays from 1 to 4 p.m. beginning Feb. 3 in Laguna Hills. Information: Kathleen Bunge, (949) 598-3000.

* Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s Docent Council needs volunteers to lead tours. Bilingual candidates are especially needed. A one-year training course in art history and touring techniques is mandatory. Application deadline is March 9. Information: (323) 857-6119.

* Temple Judea in Tarzana needs tutors to teach English as a second language to adults three to four hours a week for a minimum of one year. The 16-hour training session begins Monday. Information: (818) 758-3800.

* Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic’s Hollywood studio is holding an open house for prospective volunteers on Saturday at 10 a.m. The organization records academic books for blind and learning disabled students across the country. Information: (323) 664-5525, Ext. 3.

* The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens needs volunteers to lead tours of the upcoming California Gold Rush exhibition, “Land of Golden Dreams.” A three-month training course will be held Monday mornings beginning Monday and tours will start in September. Information: (626) 405-2127.

* Heal the Bay, a nonprofit environmental group dedicated to making the Santa Monica Bay and Southern California coastal waters safe for people and marine life, needs volunteers to become speakers for the group. A short training period will be held Thursday evenings from 7 to 9:30 p.m. beginning in February. Information: the Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach, (310) 212-5009.

* KUSC-FM (91.5), located near the USC campus in Los Angeles, needs people to answer phones and help in the office during its winter membership drive Feb. 4-12. Information: (213) 514-1411.

Information for this column should be submitted typed and double-spaced to Involvement Opportunities, SoCal Living, Los Angeles Times, Times Mirror Square, Los Angeles, CA 90053.