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1 person is interested
Joy Messengers
ORGANIZATION: Columbus Co. Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
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1 person is interested
Providing companship through music to rest home residents.
The volunteers will sing uplifting songs that are familiar to members of their generation. The audience is given songbooks and encouraged to sing along. A Joy Messenger volunteer will play the piano. The socialization is beneficial for both the volunteer group and the audience. The volunteers encourage movement and touch, while also promoting reminiscence through their music. The volunteers visit and sing at a different facility each week.
The Joy Messengers are frequently asked to perform for senior/community events.
Terms: Site is handicapped accessible
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About Columbus Co. Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
Location:
Southeastern Community College, 4564 Chadbourn Hwy., Whiteville, NC 28472, US
Mission Statement
RSVP offers maximum flexibility and choice to its volunteers as it matches the personal interests and skills of older Americans with opportunities to serve their communities. RSVP volunteers choose how and where they want to serve--from a few hours to more than 40 hours a week. RSVP provides service opportunities for those who want to make a difference in their communities while maintaining the flexibility to decide who and how frequently they serve.
Description
RSVP volunteers provide hundreds of community services, such as:
- Tutoring children in reading and math;
- Building houses;
- Helping get children immunized;
- Modeling parenting skills to teen parents;
- Participating in neighborhood watch programs;
- Planting community gardens;
- Offering relief services to victims of natural disasters; and
- Helping community organizations operate more efficiently.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Southeastern Community College4564 Chadbourn Hwy.PO Box 151Whiteville, NC 28472
DATE POSTED
February 14, 2019
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- each Thursday at a different rest home