Meet the lady who schooled Shaquille O'Neal.
Our volunteers are the backbone of RSVP—and they are some truly amazing people. We would like you to meet some of them, and see how they make a difference in their communities every day.
Meet the lady who schooled Shaquille O'Neal.
Foster Grandparent Carolyn Griffin has made community and volunteering a priority as well as a passion throughout her 66 years.
When Bob and Karen Downing signed on as volunteer drivers for RSVP’s Driver Escort Program…
RSVP volunteer driver Mike Menard knows first-hand how important rides to medical appointments are to older adults and their families.
Inspiration is a beautiful force, and something that RSVP Group Projects Volunteer, Karen Laszewski, feels every day while knitting and crocheting.
Most people would find it hard to keep up with Georgia Punswick!
The saying "you can be anything in this world, choose to be kind" speaks to the spirit of service that Daniel and Robin McCarthy embrace in their work with the Food Bridge program.
It was more than 20 years ago when Mary Jo Koenig received a call from a friend at the Mt. Horeb Senior Center. “Could you please help us deliver some meals?” Ever since that day, she has been taking to the road to help area seniors.
Is it TRIAD or Triad? And what does it mean? Either way you write it, Triads are local volunteer organizations that bring together 1) older adults, 2) law enforcement and 3) the community at-large to promote safety.
Chuck and Kay Spelbring volunteer for RSVP of Dane County's Driver Services Program, giving free rides to medical appointments. Over the years, they have formed connections that go far beyond chauffeuring passengers.
Fred Leidel, fondly known as "Grandpa Fred," has spent nearly every Tuesday and Thursday morning over the last six years reading to the kindergarten classroom at his neighborhood school.
In 2009, Martha Sumi thought she was just answering a call for fabric for a newly forming RSVP group at Kajsiab House, but when she met the Hmong women that made up the group she was hooked!
There are volunteers who make it all look so easy - one of those is Lori Wirth, who recently retired from the Madison Fire Department and who as a representative of the Fire Department served as a steadfast member of several RSVP committees on senior safety.
Bob Rahn spent his career in public service, first as an Army combat helicopter pilot in Viet Nam and later as a patrol officer and detective for the Madison Police Department (MPD). So, it's no surprise that when he retired, his commitment to service didn't stop.
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