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RSVP Recognizes Its Longest Partnership During National Volunteer Week

April 08, 2008

National Volunteer Week, April 27-May 3, reminds us it is important to thank and showcase countless volunteers for their hard work and dedication to our community.  The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), a service provided by Center For Siouxland, has provided volunteers to help staff the Sgt. Floyd Welcome Center for the past 19 years.

When the Sergeant Floyd Welcome Center opened in May of 1989, a crew of volunteers from the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) were recruited to greet visitors and provide information on the Siouxland area and Iowa.  Nineteen years later, the partnership still exists.  Center For Siouxland’s RSVP program provides volunteers who provide services seven days a week, twelve months of the year choosing either a morning or afternoon, four hour shift.  The volunteers bring a personal knowledge of local geography, culture, business and agriculture with an enthusiasm for helping and educating visitors.

More than 130 RSVP volunteers dedicate their time, skills, and passion to make a positive change to our community.  RSVP is a federally funded non-profit program, sponsored by Center For Siouxland for over 25 years.  RSVP encourages citizens 55 years and older to utilize their experiences, skills, and talents to address identified community needs by volunteering.  They volunteer at seventeen different projects around Woodbury County including the Sioux City Community School district, Meals on Wheels, Seniors Against Investment Fraud, the Moville Garden Club and the Sgt. Floyd Welcome Center.

Persons, 55 years and older, who are interested in volunteering may call (712) 252-1861, ext. 21.  Center For Siouxland is a local non-profit that provides vital services to the community including a food pantry, utility assistance, prescription assistance, transitional housing for the homeless, 2-1-1 information and referral line, Consumer Credit Counseling, Senior Companion Program, Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, and Representative Payee Program.

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