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Free Senior Volunteer Lunch and Learn to feature Pups
RSVP Northern Virginia, the largest volunteer group in the region for seniors 55 and up, is holding Lunch and Learn Thursday in Lincolnia
RSVP Northern Virginia will hold a free Lunch and Learn focusing on the health benefits of volunteering featuring a special presentation by Fairfax Pets on Wheels, Thursday, March 29, at noon at the Lincolnia Senior Center. The two hour event is free, open to anyone 55-years-young or better and includes a free healthy lunch. You can register for this fun event at https://events.r20.constantcon...
RSVP (Retired and Senior Volunteer Program) is the region’s largest volunteer network for people 55 and older and provides individualized support to seniors seeking service opportunities in and around Fairfax County, Arlington County and the City of Alexandria.
Ruth Benker of Fairfax Pets on Wheels Inc., a program that connects pets with people living in nursing homes and assisted living facilities, will be the featured speaker along with her therapy dog, Teddy and fellow volunteer Kathi Baker and her therapy dog Jameson.
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Meet Teddy and Jameson in this short video promoting Thursday's event
RSVP volunteers enjoy flexible schedules, free accident and liability insurance while serving, optional mileage and meal reimbursement and are invited to volunteer group service projects and social gatherings.
The RSVP Lunch and Learn series are made possible thanks to a generous grant from Inova, to help promote volunteering as a proven way to better the health among seniors, not only for the volunteers but the clients being served. Studies have shown that pet visitation has been medically proven to have a calming effect; touching animals helps chase away loneliness, depression, and withdrawal.
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RSVP offers its volunteers more than 200 different opportunities, many which are located in the Alexandria - Annandale area, including providing rides, support and meals to older neighbors, assisting local veterans in need and helping prepare the community for disasters.
The Lincolnia Senior Center, which includes ample free parking, is located at 4710 N. Chambliss Street, about a mile off Little River Turnpike between Annandale and West Alexandria.
To sign up for the March 29 lunch and learn, you can also email RSVP Volunteer Specialist Carly Hubicki at chubicki@volunteerfairfax.org or call the RSVP Hotline at 703-403-5360. To learn more about RSVP, please visit www.rsvpnova.org. RSVP Northern Virginia is a volunteer program of Volunteer Fairfax, Volunteer Arlington, and Volunteer Alexandria.
