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July 2008

The RSVP office has moved!  Please make a note of our new information:

RSVP
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) / Garrison Institute on Aging
6630 S. Quaker Ave., Suite E
Lubbock, TX  79413
Phone:  806-743-RSVP (7787)
Fax:  806-743-7789

We are so pleased to be sponsored by and partnered with the Garrison Institute on Aging.  We are looking forward to great things!  Come visit us in our new home

Volunteer Opportunities:

Ronald McDonald House Charities needs volunteers to staff the Family Rooms for the summer months.  Family Rooms are located inside each of the children’s hospitals and provide a safe haven for families of critically ill children.  Staffed Family Rooms provide a place of respite for families who are maintaining a constant vigil at their child’s bedside.  It is easy to sign up for this opportunity, and it requires a minimal commitment.  The Family Rooms are open seven days a week from 9:00 am – 9:00 pm.  The days are divided into 3-hour shifts:  9 am – noon; noon – 3 pm; 3 pm – 6 pm; 6 pm – 9 pm.  The Ronald McDonald House staff requests that Family Room volunteers sign up for one weekly shift.  If you are interested in this volunteer opportunity, please contact the RSVP office at 743-RSVP (7787).

Items of Interest:

Lubbock Master Gardeners Association, a volunteer, educational organization affiliated with Texas Agri-Life Extension Service, is sponsoring a Waterwise Garden Tour.  Beautiful water-conserving gardens that use native, adapted and xeric plants will be showcased.  The Waterwise Garden Tour will be held Saturday, July 26, 2008, from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm, and tickets are $5.00 per person.  If you would like more information and details, you may contact the RSVP office at 743-RSVP (7787) or Cecilia George at 799-3307, cf.george@suddenlink.net.

Breedlove Foods, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to feeding the hungry, is seeking volunteers who are interested in regularly scheduled opportunities.  Duties will include receiving and directing phone calls, taking messages, receiving and directing visitors and periodic light clerical work.  The workload is light and knowledge of computers is not required.  The workstation is located at the reception counter in the lobby of the Breedlove facility, 1818 N. MLK Boulevard.  Regular business office hours are 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday – Friday.  Time schedules will be developed with each individual volunteer.  If you are interested in this volunteer opportunity, please contact the RSVP office at 743-RSVP (7787).

Lubbock Arts Alliance has a volunteer opportunity for those who love to scrapbook.  Lubbock Arts Alliance is endeavoring to create a scrapbook of past Arts Festivals and other Arts activities.  All the necessary materials will be provided and the volunteer will be able to work on the scrapbook at home or at the Lubbock Arts Alliance facility.  The Lubbock Arts Alliance is targeting mid-November as the date to complete the scrapbook.  Lubbock Arts Alliance is responsible for planning and executing many events throughout the year, and the scrapbook project will become an annual project.  If you are a “scrapbooker” and would enjoy the opportunity to let your creative juices flow, contact the RSVP office at 743-RSVP (7787).

To volunteer, or for more information about these or other volunteer positions, please call the RSVP office at 742-2423.

HOW do I join RSVP?

Becoming a member of RSVP is simple as long as you are at least 55 and have some time to volunteer. Just call the office at 742-2423 and chat with Karon McDowell about your interests. If you are not certain what you would like to do, we can mention several current volunteer opportunities and send you a list of the sort of jobs which RSVP members are presently doing to whet your appetite. If you have a special skill or talent that you would like to utilize, we will search to find just the right job for you. Just mail in the enrollment form (requires Adobe Reader) and we will call you!