As a Senior Companion, Randle visits a military veteran in his home twice a week to allow his wife a break to run errands. According to the veteran’s spouse Randle services are much needed because it gives her peace of mind knowing someone is at home with her husband...
Our heroes are unknown until their story is told. This quarter our spotlight volunteer is Ms. LaVera McClain who has been a volunteering with the Senior Companion program for 7 months. She is the mother of 4 children, grandmother of 16 and great grandmother of 4....
Each day our community grows stronger because of caring people like Deborah Perry who continue to do the right thing to meet the needs of others, regardless of the news and rules about the COVID-19 pandemic. Deborah Perry has been with the Senior Companion...
Shirley Spain RSVP Profile Although Shirley Spain has been involved with RSVP since 1974, it wasn’t until she retired in 2004 that she finally had the opportunity to volunteer on the other side of the organization. “Before it was RSVP the group came under the...
The Benefits of Intergenerational Mentoring A third of today’s youth lack mentors, according to a recent report from mentoring.org. In the meantime, there are countless older adults who are isolated, lonely and in need of companionship. It only makes sense to bring...
Lillie Davis lives her life by the Golden Rule, to do unto others as you would have them do unto you. For more than 21 years, she has been a volunteer with the Senior Companion Program, serving more than 24,000 hours. An Alabama native, Lillie graduated from R.B...
