A blog about great senior volunteers in Northern Virginia making a difference
RSVP honored its volunteers on Tuesday at the beautiful Burke Lake Park where RSVP held its annual Volunteer Recognition event. Thirty volunteers who donated a grand total of 4,000 hours of their time and talents over the past 12 months were recognized with The President’s Volunteer Service Award. Congratulations to all of our President’s Volunteer
RSVP-Northern Virginia would like to congratulate the OLLI-Mason photo club for winning the Adult Volunteer Group Award during the 2019 Fairfax County Volunteer Service Awards breakfast held, Wednesday, April 24, in Springfield. The Photography Club at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at George Mason University provides free services to nonprofit community organizations and events
Photos and story by Rob Paine, RSVP-Northern Virginia You don’t have to sell Shelley Brosnan on the concept that volunteers make a difference. She’s seen it first-hand. Shortly after becoming a member of RSVP-Northern Virginia three years ago, the retired senior business administrator was staffing an outreach table at the annual 50+ Expo held in
Would you like to join the RSVP-Northern Virginia team? RSVP-Northern Virginia, a program of Volunteer Fairfax, Volunteer Arlington and Volunteers Alexandria, is seeking a volunteer specialist. RSVP-Northern Virginia is the largest and fastest growing volunteer program for those 55 or better in the region and offers a free personalized matching service to individuals 55 or
RSVP-Northern Virginia would like to thank all of the members of The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at George Mason University who attended “The Value and Benefits of Volunteering in Retirement” held last Friday at OLLI’s Tallwood campus in Fairfax. This special seminar hosted at OLLI-Mason was a joint project produced by RSVP-Northern Virginia and Fairfax
Happy National Volunteer Week! This special week got off to a great start at the Fairfax County Government Center where the Northern Virginia Positive Aging and Wellness Fair was held today. RSVP would like to thank all of its volunteers who helped make today’s event a success. Several of RSVP’s workstation partners had booths and
Story and Photos by Rob Paine, staff, RSVP-Northern Virginia When Beverly Ritz retired, she says, “I found I needed something, I need to do something.” Throughout her career, working most recently with Delta Airlines, the Arlington resident discovered she enjoyed working with seniors, but beyond work and raising a family, “there just did not seem
Photos and story by Rob Paine, RSVP-Northern Virginia RSVP-Northern Virginia is partnering with the Giant at Penrose Square in Arlington, to present a free nutrition seminar for seniors, Tuesday, March 26, 2019, at 10:30 a.m. The store is located at 2501 9th Road South, Arlington, VA, 22204. Free parking is available. RSVP (Retired and Senior
Yvonne Evans always knew she would do something after retiring from her career as a civil servant. “Something that matters,” she says. She did not want to start working again right away, so she searched the Internet for volunteer opportunities. “Something about RSVP resonated with me,” the Springfield resident says. “It was the 55 or
March offers many opportunities for RSVP-Northern Virginia volunteers to support the great work being done at Finance Park in Fairfax. Junior Achievement, an organization dedicated to inspiring and preparing young people to succeed in a global economy, has just released its list of volunteer openings for March at Finance Park, conveniently located in Central Fairfax. If you have
Thank you to all of our volunteers who spread cheer earlier today at the Lewinsville Adult Day Health Care Center in Falls Church with our volunteer specialist Carly Hubicki. Our volunteers helped with today’s Bingo at the center and met with residents. Thank you to everyone who took part. Our photo above was taken by
