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From YouTube: Baltimore County's Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP): Recognizing Outstanding Volunteers

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Alison Vogrin, RSVP Program Manager, Baltimore County Department of Aging.

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Welcome back the the time of your life,, we are back in the studio., I'm your host, ethel rasmussen., the baltimore county department of aging celebrates volunteers at their annual volunteer recognition. Luncheon in may.

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here with us today is alison vogrin rsvp project director.

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At the department of aging to talk about four award recipients who are recognized as outstanding volunteers at the luncheon.

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alison welcome to the show. thanks for having me back., let's start with linda blake and then ray mcfaul.

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alison. Can you talk about linda's work with baltimore county public schools and ray's work with the ateaze senior center??

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So before I talk about both candidates.

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I wanted to mention about eligibility for the award.

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Everyone had to be an rsvp volunteer who had done 100 hours.

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Of service within a year period.

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And had done outstanding work., so we had received a lot of nominations and narrowing it down was quite difficult, but we've chosen these four candidates here and linda blake is our fist candidate, we're gonna talk about.. She has been volunteering for the past four years with baltimore country, public schools and, most recently.

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She's with woodbridge elementary school in catonsville.

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And is helping kindergarten teacher, marjorie ryan, who is in the picture there.

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Linda has been giving one-on-one instruction,.

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Working with small groups of kids redirecting them.

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Really, this was something she was just looking forward.

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To doing in her retirement and having fun.

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and marjorie says that linda's smile is contagious.

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And that the children just naturally gravitate towards her.

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And love her., so, as you can see in the picture linda's on the left,, she is having a great time in the classrooms..

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She tells everyone she goes in with a smile and leaves with a smile. and outside of her work in the classroom.

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She is also organized drives..

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Food drives, clothing drives for families in need in the school, so certainly very giving in the community there. and then our next candidate ray mcfaul.

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He is a volunteer at ateaze senior center in dundalk.

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And he has been on their advisory council.

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And he is been president for the past four years.

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And for those who aren't familiar,, each senior center is operated or worked with.

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By a council of members who make decisions.

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To enhance the programs and the services. so he's been very instrumental in doing that.

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As the president he's been leading that council.

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And as becky ebert, the senior center director says.

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He's really turned that council around.

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He's recruited new members, he's filled in gaps where they needed additional volunteer support, and he's been very instrumental as well in training his successor in that program.

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And he's done some software updates, which were greatly needed and outdated, so he's been becky's.

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Right hand, man with the senior center.

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Excellent. our next two outstanding volunteers support senior box office.. They are donna, ryan and harry quinn.. Can you tell us about donna and then harry?

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sure. for those who aren't familiar with.

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The senior box office they provide a lot of programming, cultural activities, events for free.

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And discounted prices for the members.

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So donna ryan is our first candidate of the senior box office.

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She has been really a long time, volunteer.

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Well, since 2014. and in a five month period, they did not have any leadership.

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She stepped up to the plate and really helped in working long hours and she's dedicated to the mission.

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She wanted to ensure that they continued to deliver quality service to their members, so she was making sure that all correspondence was followed up, on,, making sure all the brochures.

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Went out on time. she's spent countless hours keeping the operation going,.

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Overseeing the 60+ volunteers- and I know that she was said to be a leader by example-.

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And just is one that's truly committed to the mission of senior box office.

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And then we've got harry quinn.

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he's been a long time volunteer with senior box office since 2005.

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behind-the-scenes kind of guy,. This whole operation is run primarily by volunteers.

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Kara mcdonough, who is the former senior box office,.

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Coordinator says that he works hard,, he's passionate about what he does, and he's verily dedicated., so wherever, whenever, and, however, he's needed,.

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He's willing to help out. and he's currently on their advisory board and served for.

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Four years as president, and just all around truly dedicated,, just like donna,.

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To the mission of senior box office.

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excellent,, thanks for sharing all that information about.

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Outstanding rsvp volunteers.: let's talk about the program., what is rsvp and how can people get involved?

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sure., so rsvp is short for.

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Retired and senior volunteer program. we're a federal grant program that matches volunteers.

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55 and over with volunteer opportunities.

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we're focused in baltimore county cause. Our sponsor is.

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The baltimore county department of aging, and we work with 32 agency partners throughout the county.

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And volunteers, who are anybody who is interested in volunteering, can come to our office.

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We are in towson and schedule an appointment with us for an orientation., we're gonna, find out your interests,. Your past volunteer, experience,, your skills., and we help match you with one of our agency. Partners.

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And then we track the volunteer hours that you put into volunteering and we report them.

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To our federal funder so that they can see what seniors in the community are doing..

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So if anyone were interested, they could contact our office directly.. We can be reached at 410-887-3101.

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Or by email, volunteers@baltimorecountymd.gov.

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[Ethel] such inspiring individuals., thanks for being on the show today, thank you for the opportunity.. We're gonna take a short break. when we return, learn about what's happening at your local senior center and senior box, office.

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(soft, guitar music).