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RSVP - Responding to the Call to Serve     Thank you to the community partners and volunteers that take part in Montgomery County’s RSVP program!  Scroll down the page to learn more about the RSVP program in Montgomery County and how you can get involved. RSVP, the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, is a nationwide volunteer program through Senior Corps for individuals age 55+ which is sponsored locally by the Montgomery County Volunteer Center. RSVP assists seniors in finding interesting and rewarding volunteer opportunities based on their skills, interests, life experience, geographic preference and time availability. Currently, over 800 RSVP members volunteer locally in a wide variety of local public and private nonprofit organizations throughout the county. RSVP volunteers can: - Improve the environment - Write grant proposals - Help the homeless - Be mentors - Tutor children - Promote literacy - Help low-income seniors prepare their taxes    - Help children and adults learn English And much more! For more information about volunteer opportunities with RSVP, please call 240-777-2610 or click here to see all our RSVP stations and how you can get involved with them. RSVP Newsletter Summer 2011      See Past Editions Some of the past newsletters are in PDF format, viewable with free Adobe Acrobat software.    RSVP Signature Programs include:        v     RSVP/AARP Tax-Aide Program trains over 100 senior volunteers to                          prepare free income tax returns for low- and moderate-income                         citizens, with special attention to seniors 60 and over.  2011 Tax Aide flyer v     Pro Bono Consultant Program matches skilled professionals with local nonprofit organizations to work on short-term projects that deliver tangible outcomes. v     Bone Builders trains volunteers to lead free exercise programs designed to improve strength and balance for people with osteoporosis.   Neal Potter Path of Achievement Awards   Benefits to joining RSVP include: Being a member of a nation-wide senior organization Supplemental automobile, liability and injury insurance while volunteering Individual assistance with finding the right volunteer opportunity Access to a database of over 2,000 volunteer opportunities A quarterly RSVP e-newsletter An invitation to the annual RSVP volunteer recognition event Limited assistance with transportation for volunteers who do not drive   RSVP Volunteer Registration and Insurance Form RSVP Station Agreement

Montgomery County Volunteer Center 
Rockville, Maryland 20851 
 Phone: 240-777-2600 | Fax: 240-777-2601
www.montgomerycountymd.gov/volunteer
email: volunteer@montgomerycountymd.gov