Barbara Farr, volunteer chairman of the prescription assis¬tance program for the Bonneville Chapter of the American Red Cross, shows some of the home medical equipment available to be loaned indefinitely to area residents in need. MICHAEL SLADE/Standard-Examiner Volunteers vital to aid programs By KATHY SCHVANEVELDT Standard-Examiner staff OGDEN — When Barbara Farr, 52, moved from Bend, Ore., to Washington Terrace, she decided to get involved in her new community. So she went to the Bonneville chapter of the American Red Cross to ask about vol¬unteering. When she came out she was in charge of the chapter's prescription assis¬tance program. Farr's workload recently increased when the chapter received a grant to fund a new prescription assistance program for seniors called MEDIGAP. Since the chapter received the grant, Farr said she has been coming in two or three days a week preparing MEDIGAP for im¬plementation. Smiling and cheerful, Farr helps interview candidates for assistance, prepares bills for the bookkeeper and keeps track of how much money is available. She and her husband, Len, moved to the Ogden area in 1990 when he was trans¬ferred by the U.S. Forest Service. "I didn't want to work for a while so I de¬cided to do some volunteer work," she said. Farr has a good sense of humor and is easy to talk to. "She's wonderful," said Jenny Rhoades, chapter community services coordinator. "She's reliable, dependable and she doesn't get paid for what she does but she is very professional. We couldn't get along without her." Rhoades said Farr brings computer and accounting expertise to the job. When people come in for assistance, Farr said they fill out a case form and talk about why they cannot afford the prescriptions. "If there is a chance they might get help in some othe area, then we make a referral See FARR on 2B