Eighth Circuit Court Judge Stanley H. Griffis III swore in John Myers of Chiefland as a Guardian ad Litem volunteer on Sept. 1, 2009 in the Gilchrist County court house. John Myers, a retired detective investigator for the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, is a member of the Chiefland Church of Christ, Chiefland VFW, Bronson American Legion and is a Master Gardener with the Levy County Extension Office. Myers will work with abused, abandoned and neglected children as their representative in the Dependency Court Process. He has already been assigned a case and is working toward the goal of reunification with that family.

Not present was Tammie Bloom of Chiefland, a Family Support Worker for the state Department of Health. Bloom completed the 30 hours of Guardian ad Litem training but was unable to attend the swearing-in due to family illness. Bloom will be sworn in at a later date.

To become a Guardian ad Litem Volunteer in your area, please join us and speak up for our abused, abandoned and neglected children involved in the court process. The next training will start on Oct. 20, 2009.  Call, in Trenton, (352) 463-3135 or the Bronson office (352) 486-3308. Or, access the state-wide website: www.gal.fl.gov and click on 8th Judicial Circuit Guardian ad Litem Program.