[Air-L] Fw: New LA Opera Requirements for Volunteers (fwd)

Charlie Bertsch cbertsch at gmail.com
Sat Nov 20 07:36:25 PST 2010


The worst of it is the blithe assumption that volunteers will cheerily
pay the $90.

On 11/20/10, Barry Wellman <wellman at chass.utoronto.ca> wrote:
> these are about volunteers who come in and give a one-hour lecture about
> Trovatore, etc. Not continuing, intimate relationships.
>
> Are body scans next?
> Bureaucrats Run Wild While CYA -- new movie title.
>
>   Barry Wellman
>   _______________________________________________________________________
>
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>
> On Sat, 20 Nov 2010, Maria Tucker wrote:
>
>> Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2010 10:23:25 -0500
>> From: Maria Tucker <tuckerm at umich.edu>
>> To: Barry Wellman <wellman at chass.utoronto.ca>
>> Cc: communication and information technology section asa
>>     <citasa at list.citasa.org>, aoir list <air-l at aoir.org>,
>>     Steve Mann <mann at eecg.toronto.edu>, jason nolan
>> <jason at jasonnolan.net>,
>>     "Mann, Steve -- Steve Mann" <hydraulophone at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [CITASA] Fw: New LA Opera Requirements for Volunteers (fwd)
>>
>>
>> On Sat, 20 Nov 2010 09:34:07 -0500, Barry WellmaearSear All
>>
>> This is standard practice for working with minors in California. I am
>> currently the Director of the Draper Center for Community Partnerships at
>> Pomona College (small liberal arts) in Claremont CA and the hundreds
>> students who work in schools must have a TB test and Live Scan as well.
>> smh
>>
>> Happy Saturday!
>> Maria
>>
>> <wellman at chass.utoronto.ca> wrote:
>>> Talk about the Surveillance State Going to New Extremes.
>>> Well, the Ring is Kinda Subversive.
>>>
>>> This is Not a Hoaz: one of my Oldest and Dearest Friends received this.
>>>
>>>   Barry Wellman
>>>   _______________________________________________________________________
>>>
>>>    S.D. Clark Professor of Sociology, FRSC               NetLab Director
>>>    Department of Sociology                  725 Spadina Avenue, Room 388
>>>    University of Toronto   Toronto Canada M5S 2J4   twitter:barrywellman
>>>    http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman             fax:+1-416-978-3963
>>>    Updating history:      http://chass.utoronto.ca/oldnew/cybertimes.php
>>>   _______________________________________________________________________
>>>
>>>
>>>    From: Kelly Christ
>>>    To: Kelly Christ
>>>    Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 1:38 PM
>>>    Subject: New LA Opera Requirements for Volunteers
>>>
>>>
>>>    Dear Opera League Volunteers,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>    We are so grateful for the efforts and passion that you put forth as
>> you
>>>    spread your love and knowledge of opera, especially to children and
>>>    youth.  In order to continue this outreach to young people, LA Opera
>> now
>>>    requires that any volunteer who works with children or youth on behalf
>>>    of LA Opera or the Opera League gets fingerprinted and TB-tested
>> whether
>>>    you work with children at schools, in the community or here at the
>>>    Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>    To this purpose, we are having a fingerprinting vendor come to campus
>> on
>>>    Monday, November 29th from 9:30-11:30am in Rehearsal Room 2 on the 4th
>>>    floor of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Even if you have fingerprints
>> on
>>>    file with another agency, you must be fingerprinted again for our
>>>    programs. The cost to the volunteer is $71 and you can pay at that
>> time
>>>    by cash, money orders, cashier checks or business checks payable to
>>>    Federal Fingerprinting, Inc. They do not accept personal checks or
>>>    credit cards. At this time, you will need to fill out the attached
>> "Live
>>>    Scan Form" (copies will be available in the rehearsal room). You will
>>>    also need to bring a valid government-issued ID. To participate in the
>>>    fingerprinting service, please RSVP to Kelly Christ in Human Resources
>>>    by email (kchrist at laopera.com) or telephone (213.972.3140) by
>> Wednesday,
>>>    November 24th at 12 noon.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>    We have also made contact with US Healthworks who will be providing TB
>>>    skin tests at the cost of $20 to volunteers. To get TB tested you can
>>>    visit any of their Los Angeles area clinics.  You just need to walk-in
>>>    during that clinic's regular hours and present them with the attached
>>>    "US Healthworks TB Authorization Form."  They will give you the test
>> and
>>>    require that you visit them again in 3 days time for a reading.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>    The US Healthworks downtown clinic is located at 1313 West 8th Street
>>>    Suite 100, Los Angeles, CA 90017. They are open from Monday through
>>>    Friday from 7:00am - 4:00pm and on Saturday from 7:00am - 1:00pm. If
>>>    necessary, you can reach them at (213) 401-1970.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>    Please note that there may be a clinic closer to your home. To find a
>>>    clinic near you, you can visit their website at www.ushealthworks.com.
>>>    Next click, "Find a Medical Center" and select "California" from the
>>>    drop-down menu. You can then enter your address and click "Search."
>> Now
>>>    click on the location nearest to you and their address, office hours,
>>>    contact numbers and more information will be at your fingertips.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>    You may also visit your own doctor for a TB test. Be sure to send
>>>    written evidence that you tested negative to LA Opera's Human
>> Resources
>>>    Department (Attn: Kelly Christ, LA Opera, 135 North Grand Ave, Los
>>>    Angeles, CA 90012). If you tested negative within the past six months,
>>>    you may send that written evidence to LA Opera HR instead.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>    Please note that if you choose not to get fingerprinted or TB tested
>> you
>>>    can still volunteer for many LA Opera and Opera League activities.
>>>    However, as of December 1st, 2010, LA Opera and the Opera League will
>>>    only assign volunteers to make school visits or participate in other
>>>    activities involving children to those volunteers who have completed
>>>    these new requirements. You will be eligible for assignments involving
>>>    children as soon as:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>      a.. You have been fingerprinted by our vendor (and cleared with
>>>      California's Dept. of Justice and the FBI)
>>>      b.. AND you have provided LA Opera's HR department with proof of a
>>>      negative TB test
>>>
>>>
>>>    If you are not able to complete these tasks before December 1st, you
>>>    will be eligible to volunteer in activities involving children just as
>>>    soon as these tasks are finalized.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>    If you have any questions, please contact Kelly Christ in LA Opera
>> Human
>>>    Resources by email (kchrist at laopera.com) or telephone (213.972.3140).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>    Thanks again for giving so much of your time, energy and spirit to
>> young
>>>    people on behalf of LA Opera!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>    Best,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>    Kelly
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>    Kelly Christ
>>>
>>>    Human Resources and Operations Administrator
>>>
>>>    135 North Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012
>>>
>>>    T: 213 972 3140 | F: 213 972 3082 | W: www.laopera.com
>>>
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>>
>>
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