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The Link Magazine • August 2001 27

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run activities. District Guide Commissioner
Guide leader Debbie Harris said Janet Clarke said that previous
helpers do not need any experi- appeals in The Link had been suc-
ence. All the organisation is done cessful. "Two of the three people Farepak Mail Order Limited is a
for you; the girls just need adult who contacted us last time are still highly successful mail order company
help with arts and crafts activities, guiding; I hope we can get as good supplying hampers and gift items for
organising games, cooking and a response this time." Christmas
working towards badges. We need To find out more, call Debbie
people with enthusiasm for about Harris on 631443. Due to our forthcoming busy season
we now have vacancies for
Chat Room dangers this summer holiday Temporary Service Centre
Administrators for Day and Evening
Children could be putting themselves at risk, being unaware of the
Shifts .
dangers of using internet chat rooms, writes George McGill, a volun-
teer with the West Swindon Family and Community Project.
Ideal applicants will have a
As parents should we allow our 3. Check out the chat room first
children to use internet chat rooms and don't allow one-to-one chats professional telephone manner,
without knowing how to protect until you are sure of the person at accurate keyboard skills, together with
them from the dark side of these the other end. the ability to work under pressure
places? Equally as adults we must 4. Never, under any circumstances, whilst always maintaining the highest
also protect ourselves. should addresses or telephone standards of customer service
Chat rooms can be a wonderful numbers be given; this includes
source of communication and mobile numbers. In return they will be rewarded with a
learning, almost like the pen pals competitive rate of pay and a free
of old, the problem is that if we try 5. Never allow your child to meet hamper at Christmas.
anyone from the chat sessions
to keep a check on what is being
said, children would complain without an adult being present. Hours of duty:
about their right to privacy. 6. Make sure that any chats are Monday to Friday
kept. If you find a chat has been
There are some simple rules which deleted then check the others, this Day Shift 9am to 5pm
should be followed: 5pm to 10pm
could be a sign that inappropriate Evening Shift
1. The computer attached to the things are being said. Some additional hours and weekend
internet should never be placed in working may be required
a child's bedroom. Recognising these fears, the West
Swindon Family and Community
2. Access to the internet should be Project intends to run internet chat
carefully controlled and limited Farepak Mail Order
with passwords, using pro- room awareness sessions in the
Autumn. To find out more, con-
grammes like net Nanny or Cyber
patrol. tact the project on 871303.