Volunteers makes a community stronger!
Florence PachecoRSVP Volunteer, Alamosa
October 2004 "Volunteering is fun! What other job lets you pick your assignment, choose your days and hours and give you such great rewards!"--Florence Pacheco
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Harriet Liest & Celestino "Tino" Maes,RSVP Volunteers, Monte VistaSeptember 2004
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Cathy Morin,VolunteerAlamosa Community Coalition (a drug-free community)
"Volunteering in the community is like a drive inside you. It's a chance to create an environment that promotes health and healthy choices and to do something more holistically and bigger than one individual or a single agency could do." Cathy is the former community projects director for Rocky Moutain Prevention Research Center now relocated to 204 Carson Ave. |
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Neva Ross,VolunteerRetired Senior Volunteer Program--RSVP, Monte Vista
"Volunteer activities give me an opportunity to "give back" to my community, and to help friends and neighbors. I really believe people are happier and healthier when they stay mentally and physically active, involved in hobbies or service, and feeling useful." |
Kathy Van Gieson,VolunteerA Survivor of Suicide, Member of Suicide Substance ABuse Violence education (SSAVE) Coalition, Member of Alamosa Community Coalition, Drug Free Community, Administrative Assistant, SyCare
"I volunteer to make a difference for our youth and let them know we care ." |
Margaret Teckenbrock,VolunteerRetired Senior Volunteer Program--RSVP, Alamosa
"Being a volunteer gives me the opportunity to meet new people of all ages and diverse interests. I particularly enjoy the time I spend with the young women at Girls' State every year: It's quite a change from my usual volunteer time at the Alamosa Senior Center." --Margaret Teckenbrock Margaret has been a member of Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) for 7 years, but an active volunteer in the community for a lifetime |
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Adolph Newton,VolunteerRetired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)Member since 1993
"When Adolph started volunteering 9 years ago, I had no idea how many talents, how much enthusiasm and energy he'd bring to thesenior Center. He not only built a car port and an addition, he painted the entire two-story Hunt House facilitiy using only paintbrushes. He suffered a serious stroke in 2001, but it's not diminished his value here. each month, he folds our 400 newsletters, puts them in envelopes ready for mailing: he also raises our flage every morning, does general building upkeep work." --Sandy Blevins, Director of Alamosa Senior Center |
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Janice Cisneros,VolunteerRSVP-Retired Senior Volunteer Program
February/March 2004 Giving back to the community through volunteering is a two-way street. My time and efforts help to keep the Alamosa Senior Center open, and, in return, I get to see old friends, meet new ones, and keep up an active life.” |
Carla Garcia,VolunteerHealth Education Coordinator, Alamosa School District Administration, Chair of Alamosa Community Coalition (A Drug Free Community)
"The community is my playground. It’s so much fun working with so many talented individuals who care about kids." |
July 2004
