RSVP

       

 

Velda Wood

RSVP Director

Beverly Tomlinson

Clerical Support

 

Sponsored by

Opportunities, Inc.

Georgia M. Forthum CCAP

Executive Director

 

Funded by:

The Corporation for National Service

and

Oklahoma DHS Aging Services

 

Advisory Council Members

Linda Olson                             (Weatherford)

Chairperson

Nettie Lou Bensch                            (Seiling)

Carol Campbell                            (Anadarko)

Melvin Koehn                                    (Yukon)

Roberta Koehn                                   (Yukon)

Bernadine Louthan                           (Seiling)

Earnsest Louthan                              (Seiling)

Mary Ellen Louthan                         (Seiling)

 Alma Rehlen                                    (Watonga)

 Gene Copeland                            (Kingfisher)

 Janet Copeland                            (Kingfisher)

Troy Cowley                                        (OG&E)

Becky Aust                                           (OG&E)

 

Opportunities, Inc. RSVP volunteers serve their communities in a large assortment of ways including hospital auxiliary members, hospice workers, literacy programs, children-at-risk programs, transportation needs, various community committees, beautification programs, city councils, TRIAD, VITA sites and many other various ways.  Many of our seniors deliver meals on wheels and check on the welfare of others daily.

From July 2005 through June 2006, 711 Opportunities, Inc. RSVP Volunteers logged over 125,885 volunteer hours saving their communities over $670,879 in wages.

bullet       Blaine County        63 volunteers        12,000+ hours
bullet       Caddo County       32 volunteers          6,000+ hours
bullet       Canadian County  125 volunteers        33,000+ hours
bullet       Custer County      158 volunteers        44,000+ hours
bullet       Dewey County       53 volunteers        10,000+ hours    
bullet       Kingfisher County   43 volunteers         7,000+ hours
bullet       Woodward County  61 volunteers       10,000+ hours

Key Benefits                     

bullet   Free volunteer placement;
bullet   The opportunity to use your experience and skills;
bullet   The chance to learn something new every day;
bullet   Supplemental accident and liability insurance; and
bullet   The satisfaction of knowing you are making a difference.

 

The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program needs you in order to be successful.  The experience and maturity you bring to our program is invaluable.  Volunteering gives you the chance to pass on a lifetime of experience and wisdom.  Becoming a member of RSVP gives you a chance to find your niche in society again.  It gives you a chance to make a difference in the world, to provide leadership and to give to your community.

 

The sharing of life experience, whether for a day, a week, a month or a year

It takes YOU to make a difference!

                                                 

 

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