Posts Tagged Eastern Iowa
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RSVP – Lead With Experience
By Bill Sedlacek Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Eastern Iowa and Western Illnois Mary Cirivello “Once a cheerleader, always a cheerleader.” That’s what I thought while Mary Cirivello began discussing volunteering. If Mary, a cheerleader in high school, projected the same spi...
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RSVP – Lead With Experience
By Bill Sedlacek Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Eastern Iowa and Western Illnois Elaine Woods – a Life of Meaningful Service Elaine Woods readily admits to being born with a “Gift of gab” and being “Auntsy.” “Auntsy” she says, refers to her role as an aunt, her res...
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RSVP – Lead With Experience
By Bill Sedlacek Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Eastern Iowa and Western Illnois Rich Ricketts: Living a Full, Healthy and Meaningful Life Most of us seniors (and geriatric medical specialists, too) believe that staying mentally and physically active plays a very large role in insu...
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RSVP – Lead With Experience
By Bill Sedlacek Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Eastern Iowa and Western Illnois Roger Freiburg: Many Children’s Friend When Roger Freiburg said that he was “Going on 90,” it reminded of what my relatives, who made it to that august age, said about the experience, “90 is pu...
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RSVP – Lead With Experience
By Bill Sedlacek Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Eastern Iowa and Western Illnois Dave Layton: A Little April Foolery Along with Serious Work I was a little nervous before my interview with Dave Layton, the RSVP director. I had been to the RSVP office before, but had not seen Da...
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RSVP – Lead With Experience
By Bill Sedlacek Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Eastern Iowa and Western Illnois RSVP’s Julie Ross: Making Education a Priority When asked to come to the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) office to interview Julie Ross, I said “Sure, I’ll be there.” Although,...
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RSVP – Lead With Experience
By Bill Sedlacek Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Eastern Iowa and Western Illnois Debi and Chester Brees, Strengthening our Community Together While I was talking to Chester and Debi Brees regarding their involvement with the Rock Island County Emergency Volunteer Registration Center...
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RSVP – Lead With Experience
By Bill Sedlacek Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Eastern Iowa and Western Illnois Bill Sedlacek RSVPs Go-to Guy A word from the RSVP Director: I hope you’ve enjoyed Bill’s interviews of interesting RSVP members. To me, some of the best parts of his articles are when he sprinkl...
