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

Barry Wellman wellman at chass.utoronto.ca
Sat Nov 20 07:26:39 PST 2010


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
  _______________________________________________________________________

   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
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   Updating history:      http://chass.utoronto.ca/oldnew/cybertimes.php
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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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