A blog about great senior volunteers in Northern Virginia making a difference
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
RSVP-Northern Virginia will hold a seminar on volunteering in retirement, Tuesday, July 16, at 10:30 a.m., at the American Red Cross National Capital Region office in Fairfax. The one-hour event is free and open to the public. To sign up for the July 16 info session, you can sign up online by clicking July 16
Seventeen enthusiastic and energetic RSVP-Northern Virginia volunteers hit the ground digging Thursday morning, June 6, at the Fairfax County Park Authority’s Green Spring Gardens Park, located between Annandale and Alexandria in Fairfax County. Story & photos by Rob Paine, RSVP-Northern Virginia Outreach and Marketing Specialist The volunteers spent three hours clearing brush and weeds from
RSVP-Northern Virginia would like to welcome The American Red Cross of the National Capital Region as its newest work station partner! Based in Merrifield, Va., The American Red Cross of the National Capital Region offers a variety of volunteer opportunities to RSVP members including those that support the Red Cross’ disaster response work, its administrative
Volunteers are needed for the CarFit program which helps “fit” a vehicle to older adults to enhance comfort and improve safety. Volunteers use a 12-point checklist to assess the driver’s positioning on the gas and brake pedals, mirrors, seat, head rests and more. Volunteers must be licensed drivers, have good time management skills and be
Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing (APAH) provides affordable housing and resident services to about 1360 household living in 14 properties located throughout Arlington County. APAH is conducting a resident customer satisfaction survey regarding the provision of maintenance, leasing, and resident services at its properties. The plan is to survey all leaseholders over a four year
School is back in session in Northern Virginia and our friends at Junior Achievement Finance Park need your help! Junior Achievement, an organization dedicated to inspiring and preparing young people to succeed in a global economy, needs more volunteers at Finance Park, conveniently located in Central Fairfax. If you have not been to Finance Park, prepared to be
RSVP Northern Virginia is planning something big for Nov. 1 at Frying Pan Park in Herndon. If you are 55 or better and want to be part of the largest senior volunteer group around in time for this fun event, please sign up for our next orientation near Herndon taking place in Reston, Sept.20. You
“I want to do something that is going to help somebody,” Frank Pallone, RSVP volunteer.
Arlington Cares, celebration of volunteerism, held by Volunteer Arlington, is scheduled to take place a week from today, Tuesday, July 24, 2018, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association,4301 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington At this free event, Volunteer Arlington will recognize its 2018 award winners as well as community volunteers
“I love to help others,” says Ken Kozloff, RSVP volunteer. “I enjoy volunteering with RSVP, not only for what I do as a volunteer, but also for the social aspect of working with other people.”
