RSVP News and Information

03/02/08

RSVP wants to thank Douglas County Libraries, the Douglas County Volunteer Coalition, RSVP Partner Agencies in Douglas County and all of the volunteers who attended the Volunteers of America RSVP Program Speed Volunteering:Find Your Volunteer Match event on 02/28/08. The night provided fun, snacks and most of all wonderful volunteer opportunities for many! Looking forward to our next event!

October 15, 2007

We are very excited to welcome our newest RSVP Partner Agency, Museo De Las Americas, an art museum featuring Latin American Art. We are particularly excited about having the opportunity to recruit volunteers to teach art history and engage Denver Public School children in art activities. If you're interested, please call RSVP at 303-297-0408

October 1, 2007

Well, school is back in session and we are particularly excited about the re-opening of Manuel High School. Volunteers of America has started a volunteer program within the school to help ensure the success of Manuel students and RSVP is geared up and ready help by offering mentoring and other opportunities to RSVP volunteers. Please call and let us know if you are interested in making a difference in the lives of youth, our public school system and community by joining in this effort! 303-297-0408

September 21, 2007

We are very proud of our RSVP volunteers and told them so yesterday at our Annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon. The event this year was held at the Park Hill Golf Course and featured Bruce Cline, Colorado State Director for the Corporation for National and Community Service as our keynote speaker. Volunteers received gifts, door prizes (including a pair of round-trip tickets on Frontier Airlines) and were told what an essential piece of our community they are! In the past year, Denver RSVP volunteers gave over 116,000 hours of service worth a value of over 2 million dollars (based on the national value of a volunteer hour). Way to go RSVP Volunteers! You truly are an ESSENTIAL PIECE!

07/06/07

Well summer is definately here and the heat is on, but our Project Warmth volunteers remain diligent in working hard to create warm items for next winter. This past year, volunteers from Buck Community Center, Parker,Castle Rock, Highland, and Platt Park Senior Centers, Valverde Community Church and many other independent knitters from across Metro Denver donated 1655 knitted items for a total value of $36,704.00 to RSVPs Project Warmth! The knitted items were donated to various agencies throughout the Metro Denver area such as Meals on Wheels, Denver Center for Crime Victims, Visiting Nurses Association, homeless shelters for women and children, various hospitals, and nursing homes to name a few. When asked how helpful the knitted items were to recipients, we received a variety of touching stories...stories of children holding tight to the knitted blankets while relaying their experience of witnessing violence to counselors, a woman who had to wrap her children's hands in paper towels in the midst of our deep freeze last winter cried tears of joy when she received hats and mittens for her preschool aged children, an elderly man who had his legs amputated and was so happy to have a small laprobe to put over his legs and could not believe he could receive such a beautiful handmade gift. These stories are but a few which convey the warmth that is spread throughtout the year by caring, devoted and giving Project Warmth Volunteers!

05/25/2007

A special thank you to Noel Cunningham and String Restaurant staff for making I Remember Mama, our annual Mother's Day brunch a huge success. Strings and sponsors Heritage Club Mountain View and Kaiser Permanente hosted over 150 elderly women who would otherwise spend Mother's Day alone. The ladies were treated to a decadent meal and then received roses and gift bags with a variety of gifts, including luscious Stephany's Chocolates. We received many calls and cards from women who attended, many of whom look forward to this event all year long, expressing gratitude for such a wonderful day. Bless all of you who donated to make Mother's Day special and memorable for so many!

05/25/2007

A special thank you to Noel Cunningham and String Restaurant staff for making I Remember Mama, our annual Mother's Day brunch a huge success. Strings and sponsors Heritage Club Mountain View and Kaiser Permanente hosted over 150 elderly women who would otherwise spend Mother's Day alone. The ladies were treated to a decadent meal and then received roses and gift bags with a variety of gifts, including luscious Stephany's Chocolates. We received many calls and cards from women who attended, many of whom look forward to this event all year long, expressing gratitude for such a wonderful day. Bless all of you who donated to make Mother's Day special and memorable for so many!

March 5, 2007

We want to give a big welcome to Bob Epstein, RSVP's newest Lead Volunteer. Bob will be managing and recruiting Veteran's History Project volunteers. If you are interested in conducting or filming interviews of veterans(all equipment and training provided) please contact RSVP at 303-297-0408.

February 15, 2007

Ever want to become a film maker? Now is your chance! RSVP is recruiting volunteers who are interested in filming and editing interviews with veterans for our Veteran's History Project. We provide the equipment and training and the interviews are archived at the Denver Library as well as the Library of Congress.

November 6. 2006

RSVP is happy to announce two new Partner Agencies: The Molly Brown House Museum and Goodwill Industries Inc. Mentoring Program. The Molly Brown House Museum cronicles the fantastic life of the "Unsinkable Molly Brown" who made her life and her fortune in the great American west. The Goodwill Mentoring Program strives to connect adults with at risk youth who benefit from the guidance and inspiration they receive from their mentors. Please call or email us to learn more about volunteering with these wonderful agencies.

November 6, 2006

RSVP is happy to announce two new Partner Agencies. We are excited to be working with the Molly Brown House Museum as well as Goodwill Industries Inc. The Molly Brown House Museum cronicles the fantastic life of the "Unsinkable Molly Brown" and her unmatched success in the blossoming west of her time. We are proud to be working with Goodwill's Mentoring Program in Denver that strives to connect at risk youth with positive mentors to provide assistance and inspiration to propel them into their futures.

Sept 17

Project Angel Heart has a Satellite Coordinator position available. Project Angel Heart delivers meals with love for people living with HIV/AIDS, cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. Help ensure the successful and accurate delivery of nutritious meals to Project Angel Heart clients from an assigned satellite distribution center.

Sept. 16

Families First is a brand new partner agency to RSVP. Consider helping Families First in its mission to prevent child abuse by volunteering for one of the following open positions:

Children’s Group Leader Homework Helper Family Support Line Worker

Sept. 15

RSVP Disaster Preparedness Team is getting ready to kick off Disaster Preparedness Month in September. By partnering with Ready Colorado we are hitting the streets to educate the public about the importance of making a plan, building a 72-hour kit and volunteering in the community. If you like to be out and about, enjoy talking to people and want to be a part of helping others prepare for the unexpected, please join us.