Seniors can volunteer for RSVP duty The San Diego Police Department is in need of seniors to volunteer their time to patrol the streets with the Retired Senior Volunteer Patrol (RSVP). Candidates for RSVP must be in good health, fluent in English, possess a California driver’s license and pass a background check. Volunteers attend the RSVP academy for five days of basic training and three days of specialized training in traffic direction and control. Call (858) 495-7827. Cancer Society shop to host price-cutting event The Point Loma American Cancer Society Discovery Shop will hold its semi-annual 50 percent-off sale Friday, Dec. 18 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 19 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.  According to event organizers, all items will be on sale, including men’s and women’s clothing and accessories, furniture and household items, Christmas clothing and decorations.  All proceeds go to cancer research and education.  Volunteers and donations are welcomed.  The store is located in the Von’s Shopping Center, 3609 Midway Drive. For more information, call (619) 224-4336.   Donations sought to ease plight of homeless Socks, shoes and shampoo are in high demand at the Joyce Synder Center at 1675 Garnet Ave., a refuge for area homeless to find food, winter clothes and health checkups.  “We’re the only full-time center in the beach and bay area dealing with the homeless,” said center president Larry Mullen. “We operate five days a week and it’s primarily a volunteer operation aside from the full-time director. We have a continuing need for three items: hygiene items, clothing and food.” The center needs pants for men in sizes 30-36, winter clothes, shoes, hygiene items, multivitamins, canned food and bottled water. Licensed nursing volunteers are also needed anytime between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Last month, the center handed out nearly 400 pairs of socks and fed close to 700 people. The Community Christian Service Agency (CCSA) runs the Pacific Beach facility, as well as one in Clairemont. Donations can be dropped off at 1675 Garnet Ave. during those hours of operation. Tax-deductible donations can also be made to: CCSA, 1675 Garnet Ave., San Diego, 92109.