This issue includes :
-Meet RSVP's new volunteer specialist
-Holiday Volunteering with RSVP
-Support the 2020 Census
-This month's group service project
RSVP-Northern Virginia November 2019 Update
Have questions? Please call RSVP at 703-403-5360
RSVP-Northern Virginia is proud to introduce its new volunteer specialist, Shannon White
“We are excited to have Shannon on our team,” said RSVP Program Manager Brandi Morris. To read our complete story on Shannon, please visit Welcome Shannon
Meet your entire RSVP-Northern Virginia team at About RSVP
To view a sampling of November volunteer opportunities offered by RSVP and its sponsors and partners, please click the photo below!
Thank you Veterans!
RSVP would like to wish all of our veterans a happy Veterans Day. Thanks for your service!

RSVP supports our military both current and retired in several ways including participating in the Coups for Troops program If you have some unused coupons books you would like to donate, please contact Shannon at swhite@volunteerfairax.org
You may have read about RSVP, now you can hear about it. Listen to RSVP volunteers and our partners talk about the importance and fun of volunteering at RSVP Podcasts
Thank you volunteers for making a difference!
Holiday Basket Group Service Project, Nov. 23 in Reston

No one should go hungry during Thanksgiving. For many though, enjoying a holiday dinner is not a given. Help us assist Cornerstones with sorting food for holiday baskets so everyone will have a happy and bountiful turkey day.

When: Saturday, November 23
9:30 AM to 2:30 p.m. 

Where : St. John Neumann Church  
11900 Lawyers Road, Reston,20191

Sign up online at November Group Service Projec t or by calling RSVP Volunteer Specialist Shannon White at 703-403-5360
Send your October time report to rsvp@volunteerfairfax.org
Tracking hours is essential to our program. Please contact Shannon at swhite@volunteerfairfax.org or call 703-403-5360 with questions.
Volunteering for
The Holidays
Help RSVP and Volunteers for Change (another Volunteer Fairfax program) host the carriage and train rides at Reston Town Center. Raise awareness about RSVP & Volunteer Fairfax and spread holiday cheer. You have 2 different dates/activities to choose from: Friday, Nov. 29, from 6- 10 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 22, from 11:30 - 4 p.m. Sign up now at  Reston Holiday Event Volunteer Sign up (Provided File Photo) Please look for RSVP's Complete Holiday Volunteer Guide soon in your email, on our homepage www.rsvpnova.org and on our blog The Invite
Sign up for the Nov. 7th "Train the Trainer" Census workshop

In partnership with the Fairfax County Census 2020 Complete Count Committee, Volunteer Fairfax is seeking volunteers to help spread the word about the importance of a complete census count.  

If you like volunteer activities that engage the public, especially if you are fluent in a second language, this is a a great opportunity to help traditionally undercounted populations in your community gain the full benefits of a complete census count. To register for a special training workshop please click

2020 Train the Trainer Workshop Date: Thursday November 7, 2019 Available Times: 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
More news for the 50+ Set
If you are 50 or better in Fairfax County, the Fairfax County Golden Gazette is a great resource. To read the November edition click here.
This e-newsletter was designed, written, edited and photographed (except where noted) by RSVP Marketing and Outreach Specialist Rob Paine. Please email your story ideas to rpaine@volunteerfairfax.org
RSVP at VolunteerFest 2019
Thank to all the RSVP volunteers who took part in our annual VolunteerFest event at United Community in Alexandria and at the VolunteerFest project run by our partner CRi in Arlington. To view a Fairfax County Channel 16 video on VolunteerFest featuring the United Community project and RSVP Program Manager Brandi Morris, please click the Channel 16 frame grab at right.
Welcome our newest RSVP volunteers who joined in October They are : Sandy Olsen, Beth Harkaway, Doug McDonald, Abe Greenberg, Christie Nix, Shobha Sahgal, Adrienne Powers, Lisa Cliff, Millie Holdaway, Jeanie Bell Winslow, Ralph Bell, Lou Wasserzug, Donna Boyd, Maria Cecilia Bonifaz, Andrea Larry, Charles Harvey and Betsy Lederer. We're glad you are here. Thanks for choosing RSVP-Northern Virginia              
RSVP-Northern Virginia is the largest volunteer program in the region for those 55 "or better" who are seeking meaningful, social and fun volunteer experiences. To sign up for a free RSVP info session, please visit www.rsvpnova.org
RSVP-Northern Virginia is a program of Volunteer Fairfax, Volunteer Alexandria and Volunteer Arlington

Need help, have an idea? Please call RSVP program manager Brandi Morris at
703-403-5360
Share the experience
of being part of RSVP with your friends and neighbors, tell them about our upcoming info sessions Nov. 6 in Alexandria or Nov. 18 in Falls Church. For info and sign up links visit www.rsvnpnova.org