In this issue:
- May Group Service Project
- Upcoming Events
- New on the Blog
- RSVP Volunteer Close Up
- Timesheet Submissions
- Welcome New Volunteers
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May G
roup Serv
ice Project
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RSVP will be partnering with Volunteer Solutions for our May group service project to help with the Helping Hands Projects in honor of Older Americans Month. Volunteers will help clients by performing the following tasks: organization, de-cluttering, deep-cleaning and yardwork. Please contact
Emily.Thomas@fairfaxcounty.gov
if you are interested in supporting a client of Fairfax County’s Area Agency on Aging with some spring cleaning!
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To say thank you for another successful service year, RSVP-Northern Virginia would like to invite you to join us for our recognition event! This event will be filled with fun to celebrate you and your meaningful service. Lunch will be provided. We will also be doing pontoon boat tours and a Mediterranean food demonstration. You don't want to miss it,
click here to sign up!
When:
Tuesday, May 21 from 10:45 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Where:
Burke Lake Park , Shelter A, 7315 Ox Road, Fairfax Station, VA 22039
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RSVP-Northern Virginia is again a proud sponsor of the annual 50+ Employment Expo. In addition to hosting a booth at the free event, RSVP volunteers and staff will be serving in a variety of capacities ranging from resume reviewers to greeters.
RSVP outreach specialist Rob Paine and RSVP volunteer engagement leader Ken Kozloff will be making a presentation during the expo at 1 p.m. about how volunteering can enhance your resume. If you are looking to re-enter the workforce or know someone who is, please be sure to spread the word on this special talk.
Click here to download an expo flyer
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When:
Tuesday, April 30 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Where:
Fair Oaks Marriott, 11787 Lee Jackson Memorial Highway, Fairfax, VA 22033
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Dranesville Tavern Clean-Up
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The Historic Sites Volunteer Corps is looking for volunteers to help with the spring cleaning at Dranesville Tavern. The Dranesville Tavern is one of a few remaining examples of the rural Virginia inn which served the traveling public of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. If you are interested in signing up, please contact Margaret Canilang at Margaret.Canilang@fairfaxcounty.gov.
When: Saturday, May 11 from 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Where:
Dranesville Tavern, 11919 Leesburg Pike, Herndon, VA 20170
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2019 Hunter Mill District Candidates Forum on Affordable Housing
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Cornerstones is in need of volunteers to help with the 2019 Hunter Mill District Candidates Forum on Affordable Housing. Volunteer assignments include set-up, registration table, usher/general event information, Cornerstone information table, and clean-up. For more details and to sign up, please contact Morgan Grant at
703-323-3674 or
volunteer@cornerstonesva.org.
When: Monday, May 13 from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Where: Heritage Fellowship Church, 2501 Fox Mill Road, Reston, VA 20191
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Volunteer Alexandria's Community Service Day Celebration
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Every year Community Service Day has hundreds of people volunteering at more than a dozen non-profit organizations and City of Alexandria agencies. They are in need of a few volunteers to help with check-in tools as volunteer team captains return them at our celebration site. Additionally, volunteers are needed to help load-in, set-up, break down and load-out our end of day celebration.
Please click here to sign up
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When:
Friday, May 17 from 3:45 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Where:
Alexandria, VA (address will be given once you sign up)
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June Group Service Project
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This free event seeks to celebrate the spirit of volunteerism through a recognition ceremony as well as a Volunteer Fair. Volunteers are needed to help with set up for the event, helping people to their seats, and clean up. For more information and to sign up, contact Lisa Fikes at
lfikes@leadercenter.org or 703-528-2522 x19.
When: Tuesday, July 23 from 3:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Where: National Rural Electric Cooperative Association,
4301 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22203
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Don't forget to check out the latest posts on the RSVP blog, The Invite! Also, feel free to add comments and questions to the posts you read. We love to hear from our volunteers!
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Shelley Brosnan
Story and photo by marketing and outreach specialist Rob Paine
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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 Fairfax each spring, a free volunteer- driven event where job seekers 50+ can get free resume reviews and meet with recruiters.
Shelley noticed a woman crying. “She was overjoyed,” Brosnan says. The woman had just been offered a job. “We were all absolutely thrilled, it was the best thing that could have happened,” Brosnan says. According to those who know her best, the story illustrates why Shelley is such a highly-regarded volunteer, her focus is on those who need help.
The staff of RSVP-Northern Virginia and Volunteer Fairfax would like to congratulate RSVP volunteer engagement leader Shelley Brosnan on being named 2019 Fairfax RSVP Volunteer of the Year during Volunteer Fairfax’s 27th Annual Fairfax County Volunteer Service Award breakfast, Wednesday, April 24, in Springfield!
“Shelley truly puts the needs of others before her own. She has committed to a life of volunteerism, and it is quite inspiring,” says Carly Hubicki, RSVP’s volunteer specialist who has worked with Brosnan for the last two years.
Click here to keep reading!
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Please remember to submit your April timesheets!
Tracking volunteer hours is essential to our program; it is the number one way we report our volunteers are active and keeps the program up and running. If you have any questions, please contact RSVP Program Manager at
rsvp@volunteerfairfax.org
or 703-403-5360.
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Welcome New RSVP Volunteers!
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Thelma Francis
Susan Baranowski
Margaret Depue
Rita Interdonato
Mary Johnson
Jim Mason
Shirley Millican
Nancy Saunders
Rhonda Scher
Jane Schulman
James Seith
Tom Sutton
Charles Auker
Jane Auker
Suzi Deanfransio
Jennifer Ferrer
Gale Garziglia
Sharon Greene
Barbara Kamp
Doug Kilts
Thomas Linney
Audrey Lipps
Millie Lyons
Kim Mitchell
Jeanne Mussig
Chris Mussig
Rina Novoa
Mary Steele
Janet Strain
Dorothy Terrell
Leslie Tompkins
Jeanne Vasterling
Mitch Robinson
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Invite a Friend or Group!
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Help us grow our volunteer community.
Invite family, friends and neighbors to get involved with RSVP!
Upcoming Information Sessions:
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Don't forget to check out RSVP on Facebook and YouTube!
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Check out your local volunteer center's website for additional opportunities!
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