R.S.V.P.: Retired and Senior Volunteer
Program
RSVP has been sponsored by FOCUS on Senior Citizens since 1973. RSVP
recruits volunteers, 55 or older, for short term or long term placements with
non-profit community agencies that need their assistance. There are
many
benefits in the program. Most notable is free supplementary accident and
excess auto
insurance coverage while participating in volunteer activity or while driving to
and from such work. On a limited basis, transportation is provided for
volunteers who do not drive. For some seniors who could not otherwise afford
to volunteer, a small mileage allowance can be arranged.
Volunteers tell us this is only part of their lives. They travel; they
play with their grandchildren. They still garden and keep up interests
at home. But for part of the week or month, they volunteer, thereby enriching their own
lives and the lives of others.
If you are 55 or older you are needed. The RSVP Program is designed
to take advantage of your abilities, wisdom and interests.
Somebody Needs You to:
·
run a gift shop · teach a craft · tell a story · answer a telephone · be a
friend · assist a teacher · repair a home · teach an adult to read · deliver a
meal · share a skill · work with the handicapped · answer a hot line · play the
piano · provide transportation · explain homework · prepare a tax return · type
a letter · guide in a museum · tutor a child · do some bookkeeping · help a
homebound person · plant a shrub · distribute health information · sing a song ·
quilt a quilt · make daily check-up call to a shut-in senior · help someone find a job · help in many other ways.
Key Benefits
FOCUS on Senior Citizens
