Posts Tagged Volunteer Program
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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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On the Go With Joe Hutter
Seniors And Law Enforcement Together (SALT) By Joe Hutter Yes, it is July. Only six months to go until 2014! On May 22, we held our meeting and had a program at the Fountains in Bettendorf. Again, a big thank you goes out to Sherri Voy and the residents who attended the program. Officer...
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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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On the Go With Joe Hutter
Seniors And Law Enforcement Together (SALT) By Joe Hutter The Quad-City area is having more and more programs for seniors. On April 4 in Bettendorf, there is the Senior Expo at the Waterfront Convention Center, with much information available for seniors. On April 18, Senior Voice is having...
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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,...