A blog about great senior volunteers in Northern Virginia making a difference
RSVP-Northern Virginia will be featured on our local DC Area iHeart radio stations Sunday morning, Dec. 8, as part of iHeart’s community affairs series. The program will run at 6:00 am on 97.1 WASH, 98.7 WMZQ, HOT 99-5, and at 7:00 am on Big 100 and DC101. Rob Paine will be interviewing RSVP-Northern Virginia Program Manager Brandi
Photos by RSVP-Northern Virginia volunteer Christine Gill RSVP would like to send a big thank you to all the RSVP’ers who volunteered at the Reston Town Center’s carriage ride event November 29. You will have one more opportunity to help spread the holiday cheer in Reston with RSVP on the weekend of Dec. 21 and
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
Photos by RSVP-Northern Virginia Volunteer Specialist Shannon White Thanks you to the 11 RSVP-Northern Virginia volunteers who took part in an RSVP monthly group service project, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, in Reston, supporting Cornerstones’ 2019 Thanksgiving Drive. Volunteers sorted food for holiday baskets. Cornerstones’ 2019 Thanksgiving Drive served more than 750 families in Fairfax County this
The December-Holiday season edition of the RSVP Update has been published. The newsletter if full of great holiday volunteer opportunities available to all RSVP volunteers. You can read the full newsletter by clicking December RSVP E-News If you have a friend who is 55 or better and does not know about RSVP, please share the
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
RSVP-Northern Virginia is offering a free seminar titled “The Art of Volunteering in Retirement,” Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, at 10:30 a.m., at new Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter. The one-hour event is free and open to the public. You can register for this free event online by clicking RSVP Jan. 15, 2020 Art of Volunteering
RSVP-Northern Virginia is offering a free seminar titled “The Art of Volunteering in Retirement,” Tuesday, Dec. 17, at 10:30 a.m., at the South County Government Center in the Alexandria Area of Fairfax. The one-hour event is free and open to the public. You can register for this free event online by clicking RSVP Dec.
RSVP-Northern Virginia is offering a free seminar titled “The Art of Volunteering in Retirement,” Thursday, Dec. 5, at 2:00 p.m.,at the American Red Cross National Capital Region Building in Fairfax. The one-hour event is free and open to the public. You can register for this free event online by clicking RSVP Dec. 5 Art
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
