February 23, 2016 • Page 10 shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com ********************************************* Retired Senior Volunteer Program Edith is homebound and receives a hot meal delivered to her door. Tommy will have food this weekend. Ruth receives a meal and a friendly face and Lily will be able to have a lunch during the summer. Feeding the hungry in our community is a task about 40% of our volunteers accomplish, which falls under our national focus area of “healthy futures”. RSVP volunteers served over 13,000 volunteer hours assuring that programs such as Meals on Wheels, The Banquet, The Sack Pack program, Vermillion Food Pantry, Vermillion Senior Meals and Summer Lunch Programs can operate to feed those at risk of hunger in our community. The Retired Senior Volunteer Program provides individuals 55 years of age and over the opportunity to stay active and productive through meaningful volunteer activities providing impact-based volunteer support to nonprofit and public agencies. RSVP is a part of Senior Corps, which is administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service, the federal agency that improves lives, strengthens communities, and fosters civic engagement through service and volunteering. The Retired Senior Volunteer Program recruits volunteers and places them in community needs according to their interests, availability and life experiences. We are like a placement agency for volunteers. You can become an RSVP volunteer by completing an enrollment form and applying your skills and wisdom to making a positive difference in the lives of others. Other benefits of enrolling as an RSVP volunteer are: • Free volunteer placement • The opportunity to use your experience and skills • The chance to learn something new • Supplemental accident and liability insurance • The satisfaction of knowing you are “making a difference” The Corporation for National Community Service reports when you volunteer, you’re not only helping others, you are helping yourself. Studies show that volunteereing helps individuals live longer and promotes a positive outlook on life. RSVP connects volunteers to non-profit work stations in need of volunteers. Non-profit agencies become partners by completing a Memorandum of Understanding with RSVP to become a volunteer work station and request RSVP volunteers. Our volunteers currently serve at 58 local nonprofit and public agencies in the Vermillion and Yankton areas. Last year our local RSVP volunteers served almost 37,000 volunteer hours. About 75% of those volunteer hours were served in our focus areas of healthy futures, education, economic opportunity, disaster services, environmental stewardship and assistance to veterans. The value of the Yankton RSVP volunteers time served last year, according to the Independent Sector (SD $15.99), would amount to almost $600,000. The value of RSVP volunteers is immeasurable when volunteers are making an impact in our community by feeding people, teaching children to read, improving our environment or preparing for a disaster. Volunteering is good for volunteers and the organization they assist! You can enroll in the Retired & Senior Volunteer Program by calling 605-260-3100, email-doverseth@iw.net or stop by the office at 610 West 23rd Street, Suite #11 in Yankton, SD for an enrollment form. 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