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August 2008

RSVP MOVIE NIGHT

The Lubbock RSVP Advisory Council invites you and a guest to a night of food, fun and fellowship with other RSVP Volunteers.  We’ll be enjoying “movie food” and sodas.  We’ll also sprinkle in a few door prizes before and after the movie.

When:  Friday, August 22, 2008, 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Where:  UMC Activities Center, 5217 82nd Street, Suite 128, (located between Lowe’s grocery and Joann’s)

What:  “Arsenic and Old Lace”, directed by Frank Capra, released Sept. 23, 1944, staring Cary Grant, A drama critic learns on his wedding day that his beloved maiden aunts are homicidal maniacs and that insanity runs in his family!

Please call the RSVP office at 743-7787 to make reservations by August 20th.  This is a great, funny, classic movie, and the evening will be enjoyable and entertaining.

Thanks to the Garrison Institute on Aging, Calvert Home Health Care, Garrison Geriatric Center and Home Instead for co-sponsoring this event!

Volunteer Opportunities:

Elmbrook Estates is in need of volunteers in several areas:

• Storytime – volunteers are needed once or twice per month to do book reviews of new or classic literature.

• Art Talk – volunteers are needed once or twice per month to lead an art discussion on topics such as, pieces of art, artists or new techniques.

• Band leader – volunteers are needed twice per month to start and lead a “Kitchen Band” or bell choir.

• Crafts – volunteers are needed weekly to assist with craft activities by serving as a special guest or instructor.  Activities could include scrapbooking, jewelry making, etc.

If you are interested in any of these volunteer opportunities, please contact the RSVP office at 743-RSVP (7787).

A REMINDER THAT THE LUBBOCK RSVP OFFICE MOVED JUNE 11.

Please make a note of our new mailing and phone information:

RSVP
TTUHSC/Garrison Institute on Aging
6630 S. Quaker Ave., Ste. E
Lubbock, TX  79413
(phone): (806) 743-RSVP (7787)
(fax): (806) 743-7789

Please use this address when mailing your volunteer hours or use this fax number when faxing your volunteer hours. The office is very easy to access, and I hope you will stop by for a visit.

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!