VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR ROGERS CP TELETHON

Are you a Very Important Person in your community?

You can easily become one by volunteering for a VIP panel during the Kenny Rogers Cerebral Palsy Center Telethon.

The center's telethon helps raise money to provide physical, occupational, and speech therapy for children in the Bootheel. It is scheduled for the weekend of March 10.

Mike Wilson, telethon committee chairman, said any group of six people can make up a telethon panel. Each panel must serve for 30 minutes and raise about $3,500 during their segment.

"The revenues from the telethon are what help us maintain the level of operation that we have," said John Chadd, executive director of the center.

This year's talent lineup includes country music star Barbara Fairchild, a two-time Grammy nominee. Jeff and Sheri Easter, a husband and wife music team will also perform. Four of the Easters' albums have been nominated for the Dove Award for country album of the year.

People may audition for the telethon Feb. 15. Organizations interested in serving on the telethon panels should contact John Chadd at (314) 472-0397.