A blog about great senior volunteers in Northern Virginia making a difference
Alexandria, Va., resident Tom Sachs joined RSVP-Northern Virginia, the region’s largest volunteer group for retirees, a year ago. The 72-year-old currently volunteers with RSVP partner Rebuilding Together Arlington/Fairfax/Falls Church. To listen to RSVP’s Rob Paine interview Tom please click RSVP Volunteer Podcast. In this podcast, Tom talks about why he enjoys volunteering with Rebuilding Together
The 2020 NVSO has been scheduled for September 12 through September 27, 2020, with opening day scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 12, in Arlington. To view a gallery of photos from the NVSO’s 2019 Opening Day ceremony and events taken by members of the RSVP Volunteer Photography Corps, please visit 2019 NVSO Opening Day Volunteer Photography. RSVP –
RSVP seeking volunteers to serve on committees that plan and support RSVP’s special events Are you a planner or someone who enjoys organizing events? Would you like to get more involved with RSVP-Northern Virginia? RSVP is looking for volunteers to join five special committees that will help build our program and better engage our members. If
The newest Golden Gazette is here! The Golden Gazette is published each month by the Fairfax County Adult and Aging Services. It is one of the most comprehensive publications in the area that covers events and topics seniors care about. You can view and download the newest edition here! This month’s edition includes a feature on how to
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
The staff of RSVP-Northern Virginia would like to wish all of its volunteers, sponsors and partners a very happy and safe 2020! We are very grateful for all our wonderful volunteers who donate their time and talents every year! Thank you and we look forward to sharing an exciting 2020 with you! More about RSVP-Northern
Thank you sharing your time and talents! Today we would like to take a look back (with photos) of some of great work you our volunteers did in 2019. These images do not represent the entire scope of your impact, just some of the amazing things you accomplished. More about RSVP-Northern Virginia RSVP-Northern Virginia,
RSVP-Northern Virginia volunteers lead by Carol Leonlani Takafuji and the The Hawai‘i State Society of Washington, D.C. ʻUkulele Hui spread holiday cheer at the Insight Memory Care Center in Fairfax, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019. The event was one of RSVP’s December group service projects. The band and RSVP volunteers sang holiday carols with participants at
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
RSVP-Northern Virginia was featured on our local DC Area iHeart radio stations Sunday as part of iHeart’s community affairs series. In case you missed it, would like to listen to the show again or if you would like to share this short program with friends, please click here RSVP on iHeart Community. RSVP-Northern Virginia Program
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
