Prospective volunteers may send their name, address and telephone number to the Cancer Control Task Force, to Richard Goldstein, in the mayor's Office of Government Affairs, 137 Roosevelt Ave., Pawtucket, R. I., 02860. Letters may also be faxed to 723-8620 or E-mailed to mayor@pen.pa.k12.ri.us. May 31 is the deadline to apply.

n SCREENINGS: Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island will offer blood pressure screenings at Kennedy Manor, 175 Broad St., May 17, 24 and 31, from 3 to 4 p.m. A screening will also be held at Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, 111 Brewster St., Pawtucket, May 25, from 8 to 10 a.m.

n AIDS RESEARCH UPDATE: Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island and Miriam Hospital of Providence will host a forum to recognize May 18 as HIV-AIDS Vaccine Awareness Day, from 8 to 10 a.m., at Memorial Hospital, 111 Brewster St., Pawtucket.