A blog about great senior volunteers in Northern Virginia making a difference
Where were you on July 20, 1969? This weekend (along with everyone) RSVP-Northern Virginia celebrates the 50th anniversary of one of the crowning achievements in history, putting a human on the moon. During President John F. Kennedy’s famous speech at at Rice University, September 12, 1962, when he said the U.S. would put a man
July may be almost half over, but RSVP-Northern Virginia still has a variety of opportunities available for you before August begins. In case you may have missed it, here is a link to our July RSVP e-news . This month’s edition not only has features on the great work our volunteers have done but includes a
Registration for competitors and volunteers who would like to take part in the Northern Virginia Senior Olympics continues thru Aug. 31. For more information please visit http://www.rsvpnova.org. If you enjoy track and field events, the NVSO is currently seeking volunteers to manage its field event program at Falls Church High. Call 703-403-5360 for more info.
With heavy hearts, the staff and volunteers at RSVP-Northern Virginia, Volunteer Fairfax, Volunteer Arlington and Volunteer Alexandria and its partners, sends its deepest condolences to RSVP volunteer Carol Campbell and her family and friends. Carol’s husband Gene Campbell of Alexandria, also an RSVP volunteer, passed away July 1, 2019, at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington,
In case you were not up early Sunday morning listening to iHeart’s radio’s great line up of community programming, here is your chance to listen to a replay of the show that features Nick Garito, a gold medalist with the Northern Virginia Senior Olympics and RSVP’s and the NVSO’s Rob Paine being interviewed by Bernie
RSVP-Northern Virginia and The Northern Virginia Senior Olympics are again partnering to offer Northern Virginia seniors an outstanding opportunity to make new friends and stay both mentally and physically active while inspiring others to lead a healthy lifestyle. RSVP volunteer and NVSO gold medal diver Carol Mackela is featured in a new Fairfax County Channel
The Northern Virginia Senior Olympics, a partner of RSVP-Northern Virginia, is seeking more than 100 volunteers (ages 16 and up) to support the 2019 games which run Sept. 14-28. The NVSO takes place at 25 venues located across Northern Virginia. More than 800 competitors (who are all 50 or better) will take part in more
Volunteer sign up has begun for the Northern Virginia Senior Olympics and RSVP’s Rob Paine and NVSO multi-gold medal winner and bocce player Nick Garito of Fairfax will be on several local iHeart Radio stations on Sunday, July 7, to talk about the games and why you should get involved not only as a competitor
Welcome to July! RSVP-Northern Virginia has put together a variety of volunteer opportunities for July and for early August provided by our partners and friends. Most are one time events that we hope you will find convenient and fun! Not a member of RSVP-Northern Virginia yet? If you are 55 or better, please visit http://www.rsvpnova.org
Thank you to the 22 great RSVP volunteers who took part in our second June 2019 group service project which took place at Junior Achievement Finance Park in Fairfax, June 25. The volunteers unpacked partially-used classroom volunteer kits and sorted materials so they could be rebuilt into new kits. The project was lead by three
In our newest RSVP podcast, RSVP-Northern Virginia volunteer Mike McLaughlin of Fairfax Station, VA., talks with Rob Paine of RSVP about how RSVP helped him make the transition from the corporate world to volunteering in retirement. Photos and story by Rob Paine, RSVP-Northern Virginia To listen to short RSVP podcast featuring Mike talking with Rob
