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Volume 2, Issue 1
February 2015
March 2015
Special points of interest:
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Red Cross Ready
Training
Fundraiser at Brown
Hall.
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AARP Tax Aide
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New Veteran’s Program
Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast
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Weld County RSVP
is part of the Senior
Corps through the
Corporation
for National and
Community Service.
Office Location:
Lower Level of
Brown Hall, Suite 096
901 19th Street
Mailing Address:
Central Campus, Box
67
Greeley, CO 80639
Phone: 970-351-2588
E-Mail:
rsvp@unco.edu
Facebook Page:
facebook.com/
WeldCountyRSVP
Web Page:
www.unco.edu/nhs/
rsvp
Listen for RSVP once a
month on 1310 KFKA
10:30 Sunday morning
on Senior Circle.
February 1, 2015
Weld County ReInstructor Adam
tired Senior Volun- Rae, Preparedness
teer Program
Program Develop(RSVP) is sponsor- ment Specialist at
ing a disaster preNorthern CO
paredness training
American Red
for those 55 and
Cross, will discuss
older interested in common hazards,
becoming disaster alert systems, emerpreparedness progency kits, and
gram volunteers.
making a plan.
Wednesday,
February 11, 2015
1:00-4:00 pm
Weld County RSVP Office
901 19th Street
Brown Hall
Call Emily Corron
351-2588 with questions or
email:
Emily.corron@unco.edu
Orson Welles-One Man Show Moved to
February 20, 2015-Make your reservations
Gil Moon who hosts
Senior Circle on KFKA
will present a One
Man Show on Friday,
February 20, 2015 in
Upper Centennial in
Brown Hall. Registration starts at 5:00 pm.
There will be a silent
auction and cash bar.
available. This is a
fundraiser for RSVP of
Weld County.
Please call 970-3512588 for reservations.
Limited Seating is available so get your reservations in early. Reviews
of this performance
have been excellent!
Orson Welles was born
on May 6, 1915, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Orson
Welles began his career
as a stage actor before
going on to radio, creating his unforgettable
version of H.G. Wells'
War of the Worlds. In
film, he left his artistically indelible mark with
such films as Citizen
Kane and The Magnificent Ambersons. He
died of a heart attack
in Los Angeles, California, on October 10,
1985.
All funds will go for
RSVP programs. Thank
you for supporting
RSVP by coming to this
incredible show.
Highlighting February and March Volunteer’s of the Month
Wilma Aab is our February
Volunteer of the Month.
She has been a volunteer
since 1993 with over 20 years
as a volunteer. Wilma’s name
is the first to be called whenever there is a mailing. She
has volunteered at nutrition
sites and other agencies for
RSVP. Thank you for all
that you do.
Kathryn Humphrey is our
March Volunteer of the
Month. She has been volunteering since 1998. She has
faithfully been volunteering
at the Greeley Senior Center.
Your continued dedication
for community service is truly appreciated. Thank you
for your gift of time and talent.
SAVE The DATE—Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast
Volunteering:
What do I want to
do when I grow up?
(Aren’t we all
young at heart)
All current RSVP volunteers
are welcome to attend free of
charge if they have volunteered
at least 8 hours during the previous year.
Volunteer Recognition
Breakfast
We encourage guests to come
for $12 a person, payable at the
door.
Saturday, March 14, 2015
UNC University Center
2045 10th Avenue
Greeley, Colorado
Registration Starts at
8:30 AM
Seating is limited to the first
250 people.
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In order to attend the breakfast,
volunteers and guests must
register with RSVP by March
6, 2015, 5:00 PM.
Call in your MANDATORY
RESERVATION today at 3512588.
Our Mission
The Retired and Senior
Volunteer Program
invites adults age 55 and
over to use their life
experiences and skills to
answer the call of their
neighbors in need of
assistance.
Veteran’s Stand
Down Day
April 3 2015
Lincoln Park-Greeley
Collecting donations
RSVP is looking for nonperishable food and toiletry donations for the
homeless veterans we will
be serving at our annual
Veterans Stand Down
Day. This event will be
held on April 3rd, 2015 at
Lincoln Park , from 9am4pm. We need all donations before April 1st.
Please drop off donations
at our RSVP office Monday through Friday between 9am and 4pm or
call RSVP at 970-3512588 for other donation
drop-off sites
Get to know our Advisory Council-Mary Lu Walton-Envision
Mary Lu Walton continues to
serve on the RSVP Advisory
Council. Mary Lu has worked
in the Colorado communitycentered board system since
1974. She has been involved
with most areas of local community systems that provide
services for persons with developmental disabilities, including: direct care assignments,
managing adult residential
and day programs, and assisting overall operations of
an agency. Mary Lu accepted
the position as executive director for Envision in November 1996.
She has consistently applied
her leadership skills to establish and maintain a
stable management team; re-
New Volunteers RSVP
RSVP will host
a presentation on:
Thank you for all
Bednarski, Marguerite
Burgess, Connie
Culter, Karin
build provider and community relationships; rebrand and reorganize the
entire agency, restructure
departments; enforce operational and staff accountability; and address
the quality of services delivered throughout Weld
County.
Home Modifications
your service
throughout Weld
2-4 pm
County
March 17, 2015
Glasscox, Twyla
Brown Hall, 096
Montano, Bobby
Central Campus
Pargas, Marilyn
Join us for an informa-
Barbara Schneider
tive afternoon.
Caregiver Appreciation Day
Calling all caregivers for a
celebration to relax, refresh
and enjoy.
Friday, February 20, 2015
Greeley Senior Center
1010 6th Street, Greeley
Mike McGuire will be our
Motivational Speaker
Centennial Breakfast & Lunch
Caregiver Panel
Pampering
Caregiver of the Year Awards
Volume 2, Issue 1
You Must pre-register
Call 970-346-6950 or 351-2588
Please pre-register by 2-16-15 @ 10 am
Sponsored by
Weld County Area Agency on Aging
Eldergarden
City of Greeley
Hospice of Northern Colorado
RSVP of Weld County
Vitality Home Health Care
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WHERE DO YOU EAT LUNCH?
Birchwood M,W,F @ 11:30 am
Broadview T,Th @ 11:30 am
Carbon Valley
T,Th @ 11:30 am
Erie Th@ 12:15 noon
Evans T,F @ 11:30 am
Fort Lupton M @ 12:15 noon
Greeley Manor M,W,F @ 11:30 am
Greeley Senior Center M,W @ 11:30 am
Greeley Senior Housing M,Th @
11:45am
Hill N Park W @ 11:30 am
Johnstown W @ 12:00 noon
Kersey T,Th @ 12:00 noon
Thank you
Weld
County
Commissioners
Weld County Senior Nutrition Sites
Join other
RSVP
Volunteers
For
Lunch
At these
Sites!!
LaSalle T @11:30 am
Lochbuie T @ 12:15 noon
Mead Th @ 11:45 noon
Milliken M, F @ 11:30 am
Nunn Th @ 11:45 am
Pierce Th @ 11:30 am
Platteville M @ 12:00 noon
Rodarte Center Th @ 11:15 am
Wattenberg T @ 12:00 noon
Windsor W @11:45 am & F @
noon.
M is Monday Th is Thursday
T is Tuesday F is Friday
W is Wednesday
Weld County Commissioners recognizing the RSVP of Weld County
RSVP of Weld County thanks our County
Commissioners for
awarding us $5500 toward our programs for
2015.
Weld County Commissioners have recognized the outstanding
work we are doing in
our communities by
RSVP Volunteers 55
and older providing
AARP TAX-AIDE
FREE TAX HELP!
community service. It is
your outreach and talent
and the giving of your precious time that continues to
make RSVP the outstanding volunteer program it is.
Jan 31-April 15
Call for an appointment-970-584-0144
Call for an appointment-970-674-3500
Greeley
High Plains Library District
2650 W 29th AVE
Greeley, CO 80631
Windsor
Windsor Rec Center
205 N 11th Street
Windsor, CO 80550
Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
9-Noon & 1-3 pm
Monday, 8:30—2:30
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Tuesday, 8:30-11:30
Thank you for turning in your hours
Palliative Care Program
RSVP will host a presentation
on:
Medicare and Palliative Care.
Did you know that whenever you
volunteer an hour in service it is
worth $22.55 for our funding grant.
We strive to keep as accurate
2-4 pm
Brown Hall, 096
an account of your volunteer
Central Campus
hours as possible, however we
Join us for an informative af-
need your help! We are gaining
ternoon.
ground on missing volunteer hours.
A new year and we still
need your volunteer
hours.
Please:
Email: rsvp@unco.edu
Phone: 970-351-2588
Fax: 970-351-2581
Mail: Campus Bx 67,
Greeley, CO 80639.
Form is enclosed.
Thanks to you!
Thank you to the SHOP Crew
Dear Volunteers,
“I am writing this note
on behalf of my Mother Mary Jane Johnson.
The volunteers recently
built a beautiful wheel
chair ramp for her. We
are all so thankful to
you all who participated
in this project. We were
on a time crunch and
Don Janetta and the
crew came through for
us during this short
time. Our appreciation
can’t be put into words.
God Bless all of you
for what you do!”
Warmly,
Carrie Boutwell
Kate Olivas
New Veterans’ Outreach Vista
Kate joined Weld County RSVP on
January 12 as our new Veteran’s Outreach Vista. Kate was our intern
from UNC last fall and has agreed to
stay on as our Vista. Vistas’ work
for a minimal salary and $5000 toward higher education tuition at the
completions of 9 months of working. We welcome Kate to RSVP. !
New Veteran’s Outreach Program
RSVP is in the process of developing a veteran’s outreach program. We aim to provide needed services and information to
military veterans and their families. The Program will focus on
food, housing, transportation,
and employment needs as well
as general outreach and referral for homeless and
needy veterans. We are currently partnered with the
Weld Food Bank to provide
referrals for emergency food
boxes to Weld County veterans and seniors, and United
Way with bus passes.
We are looking for suggestions for other ways to
help the veterans here in
Weld County. For information, referral or to give
suggestions please call
our office at (970) 3512588 and ask for Kate.
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Evans, CO
901 19th ST
Brown Hall, Central Campus, Box 67
Greeley, Co 80639
Phone: 970-351-2588
E-mail: RSVP@unco.edu
https://www.facebook.com/#!/
WeldCountyRSVP
Office hours:
Monday-Thurs 9:00 am—4:00 pm
Friday: 8:00 am — 4:00 pm
What is your passion?
Volunteers are always Needed
Grocery Shopping Service
Volunteers are needed to deliver
grocery orders from Hillside
King Soopers to individuals who
are homebound and unable to
shop for themselves.
Disaster Preparedness Program
Volunteers provide education
and assistance regarding emergency response plans, drills, resources, and exercises.
Nutrition Sites need
servers at various locations during the lunch
hour.
Veterans Program
Our program provides
services and support for
veterans .
Veteran’s Stand Down
Day
April 3 2015
Lincoln Park-Greeley
RSVP Office
Come work in the
RSVP office, answering the
phone, following
up with volunteers
about hours. Call
the RSVP office at
351-2588 for
these and for other volunteer opportunities.