Photos by RSVP-Northern Virginia Volunteer Specialist Shannon White and RSVP Program Manager Brandi Morris. Thank you to our RSVP volunteers who took part in one of our December group service projects , Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019, at Volunteer Fairfax headquarters in the City of Fairfax. Six volunteers assembled more than 150 food power packs that
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We are pleased to tell you that the RSVP-Northern Virginia podcast has returned after a short hiatus. Our newest podcast features an interview with RSVP volunteer Jim Waller of Fairfax. To listen to RSVP’s Rob Paine interview Jim please click RSVP Volunteer Podcast. Also featured in this podcast is Amy Tristan, volunteer and outreach coordinator
RSVP-Northern Virginia volunteers will again be providing support to Volunteer Fairfax’s annual Give Together: A Family Volunteer Day, taking place on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – January 20, 2020, at the Pozez Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia in Fairfax. Give Together is designed to gather families with elementary school-aged children to work on service
By Rob Paine, RSVP Marketing and Outreach Specialist Happy Holidays! RSVP-Northern Virginia has put together list of volunteer opportunities and events for December provided by our partners and friends for our RSVP members. Most are one time events that we hope you will find to be convenient, fun and provide great opportunities to
By Rob Paine, RSVP Marketing and Outreach Specialist There is still a good part of November remaining and RSVP and its partners have plenty of social and convenient volunteer opportunities available. Below are a list of some of these offerings. Not a member of RSVP-Northern Virginia yet? If you are 55 or better, please visit
Holiday Basket Group Service Project, Nov. 23 in Reston No one should go hungry during Thanksgiving, for many though, enjoying a holiday dinner is not a given. Help us assist Cornerstones with sorting food for holiday baskets so everyone will have a happy and bountiful turkey day. When: Saturday, November 23 9:30 AM to 2:30
Are you 55 or better, living in Northern Virginia and looking for volunteer experiences that are healthy, social, fun and convenient? Take a look at this 60 second video and find out why so many seniors and retirees in Northern Virginia are joining RSVP. For more info or to sign up for one of
By Rob Paine, RSVP Marketing and Outreach Specialist Welcome to November! November is a month during which we express gratitude for our veterans (Veterans Day is Nov. 11) and then of give thanks on Thanksgiving. RSVP-Northern Virginia has put together list of volunteer opportunities for November and into holiday season provided by our partners and
By Rob Paine, RSVP Marketing and Outreach Specialist Welcome to September (a few days early)!We hope you had a great summer! RSVP-Northern Virginia has put together list of volunteer opportunities for September and a little beyond provided by our partners and friends. Most are one time events that we hope you will find convenient, fun and great opportunities
October is in the air at RSVP-Northern Virginia and that means Volunteer Fairfax’s VolunteerFest is just around the corner. This year, RSVP is hosting not just one, but two VolunteerFest projects with two of our fantastic partners United Community and CRi. Both will be hosting separate VolunteerFest projects on Saturday, Oct. 26. If you are
The Mid-Atlantic Open Pickleball Tournament taking place Oct. 5-6, 2019, at the Thomas Jefferson Community Center in Arlington is seeking volunteers. This event is largest sanctioned pickleball tournament in the Washington D.C. Area with over 300 players, ages 12 to 80, competing, according to the event’s organizer, Helen White of Arlington. This is the fourth