Nov.

1- 17, 2017
VOLUNTEER E-NEWSLETTER
HANDS UP

We thank you for reporting your October 2017 volunteer hours by Friday, November 10th:
Creek County rsvpcreekcounty@rsvptulsa.org
918-227-3844
Tulsa County rsvp@rsvptulsa.org
918-280-8656
Wagoner County wagonerrsvp@rsvptulsa.org
(918) 485-8992
Washington County rsvp@rsvptulsa.org

RSVP Volunteers and Friends:

Reminder to report all of your volunteer service hours at non-profit and public agencies, as well as care hours
you provide to other seniors living at home for transportation, food and meals, and home care. RSVP is the
only agency that documents the value of senior volunteerism in communities.

If you would like us to call you each month to ask for your monthly hours report, please tell us and we will add
you to our list of other volunteers who prefer to be called!

If you have a change in contact info or if you have changed volunteer positions or wish to do so, please let us
know at rsvp@rsvptulsa.org.
 Dont forget to change your clock back on Sunday, 2:00am, November 5TH!

TULSA COUNTY SPECIAL EVENT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:

Contact Annette@rsvptulsa.org or (918) 280-8656 to volunteer.

NEW! - Tulsa Debate League is looking for volunteers for their upcoming tournament Friday, Nov. 17 and
Saturday, the 18th. Volunteer positions include ballot table, collation, photo taking, etc. Also need debate
judges at the tournament. Contact annette@rsvptulsa.org.
*The Tulsa Debate League is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit supporting students and teachers in Tulsa Public Schools.
As an urban debate league, they are dedicated to expanding access to the activity to schools and students
who have traditionally lacked access. They organize competitions, fund programs and summer camps, and
provide professional development to teachers and coaches.

PERMANENT TULSA COUNTY VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Typically 4 hours/week and sometimes

every other week, depending upon needs of the agency or the volunteer, by agreement.

NEW! DRIVERS NEEDED! COUPLES WELCOME! The RSVP Tulsa office is currently looking for a driver or drivers
to drive our van for occasional errands. No special drivers license is needed and we will work around the
volunteers schedule as much as we can. You may help us deliver books to organizations needing them, or to
provide transportation for appointments, etc. Contact Annette@rsvptulsa.org for further information.

SALVATION ARMY BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB SAND SPRINGS -Volunteers drive the agency
mini-van between 1:30-3:00pm to pick-up kids from Sand Springs schools and take them
to the Boys & Girls Club for after school care. The hours will vary during the summer
months if you wish to continue to drive then. Very dependable and committed
volunteers with patience and understanding that kids are kids are wanted. Driving the
mini-van does not require additional licensing. Contact: Sherry@rsvptulsa.org

Basketball League-concession stand volunteers are needed during league season,

primarily on Saturdays in four hour shifts from 8:00am-10:00pm.

Christmas Season volunteers are wanted to assist with sorting and bagging and distributing gifts for the Angel
Tree dates and times available soon! Bell Ringer volunteers are wanted for Sand Springs and Owasso at
Reasors and Walmart to begin on November 10. More details available soon. Kettle Drivers are wanted to
transport volunteers and kettles to and from ringing locations. And volunteers with experience with music,
costumes, and drama are needed to assist with the Sand Springs Christmas program fun for all! For
additional information contact: Sherry@rsvptulsa.org.

NEW! PATHWAYS ADULT LEARNING CENTER is starting a new mentoring program and hopes to include RSVP
volunteers as mentors one hour/wk to teach life skills to an adult with a developmental disability, such as how
to use a microwave, and extended basic education in math and reading, and various other skills. Volunteer
orientation sessions are scheduled for M, Tu, Th, Fri eves at Kirk of the Hills Presbyterian Church, 4102 E 61st.
A background check is required. For specific dates and further information please contact
annette@rsvptulsa.org

NEW! DO YOU PLAY GUITAR?

A Union elementary school needs a guitar-playing volunteer to visit
a classroom for 8-10 music-loving special needs students. You can
choose your 1-2 times/month volunteer times. Contact Annette@
Annette@rsvptulsa.org for location info!

Grace Hospice is needing (2) volunteers to help set up rooms for their Virtual Dementia Tours. Tours are given
primarily to caregivers and other medical personnel. See this link for further information and contact
annette@rsvptulsa.org for referral to Grace Hospice.
https://www.facebook.com/GraceHospiceOK/videos/793979267812/

DRESS FOR SUCCESS TULSA provides the perfect location (3103 S Harvard,
corner) and environment for volunteer women helping women learn job
skills and find employment. RSVP volunteers can serve as Suiting Specialists in the clothing boutique and can
help organize, sort, and display clothing, shoes, and accessories. Volunteers can choose a regular schedule
from 10-noon, 11:30-1:30PM, OR 1-3:00PM, or choose to be a pop-in volunteer to serve for a few hours
when you are available. Here is the link if you would like to choose your spot and register.
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/508094fa4ad2fa7fb6-race after your RSVP registration time. Contact
annette@rsvptulsa.org for an appointment!

BIXBY OUTREACH CENTER includes

volunteers in these positions: client
intake interviewer, clothing stocker and
re-sale, pantry stocker and food sacker,
receptionist. Tu, W, Th from 9am to noon, or 1-4pm. Full
training and support provided volunteers are wanted to serve
in BOCs new building in downtown Bixby! Contact
Annette@rsvptulsa.org

TULSA AVIATION & SPACE MUSEUM VOLUNTEERS are needed for

varying shifts on the floor and for special events. Training and a TASM shirt will be provided. The museum is
planning an extension involving a new hangar that will double the current space and will include a restaurant
and classrooms. Experience in the aviation field is helpful. To volunteer, please
contact: Annette@rsvptulsa.org.
SPAY OKLAHOMA, INC. needs Check-In assistants to answer phones, schedule appointments, and assist clients
in checking in animals. Spay Oklahoma provides assistance to low-income households. Shifts are M-Th 7:30-
10:00am. Volunteers are asked to serve one or more days per week. Locations are:
NORTH: 501 E 36th St North, in Northland Center (ask for directions) and parking is just outside the entrance.
SOUTH: 12814 S Memorial Blvd, Bixby
Contact: annette@rsvptulsa.org

HOSPITALS IN THE GREATER TULSA METRO AREA - We have current openings with most of these facilities.
Please contact annette@rsvptulsa.org for additional volunteer opportunities at these facilities.

RSVP AIRPORT AMBASSADORS is a collaborative program between RSVP and Tulsa

Airport. Ambassadors work four-hour shifts one day per week to provide
hospitality and info services to airline passengers at three information desks or
work three-hour shifts roaming the terminal. Ambassadors offer goodwill and a
vital community service by promoting a positive community image while also
providing assistance to military personnel, passengers and the general public.
Volunteers are in short supply for the Fri-Sat-Sun shifts. Can you help? Contact: annette@rsvptulsa.org for
current shift openings.

CREEK COUNTY VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AND EVENTS:

Contact Penny Woolery at 918-227-3844 or rsvpcreekcounty@rsvptulsa.org, if you are interested in
volunteering in Creek County.

St. Johns Sapulpa is looking for volunteers to work in the gift shop and also as greeters at the front desk. For
more information call Karen Dodson, Volunteer Coordinator, at 918-2244280 ext. 2316.

CASA, Court Appointed Special Advocates, are volunteers who become the voice for children in DHS and the
foster care system. Volunteers receive training in how to be advocates for the child in the court system. CASA
needs many volunteers for this important mission of help for our children. Please contact Elaine Tittle at 918-
224-6492 or visit the CASA website at www.creekcountycasa.org.

Sapulpa Community Theatre is needing volunteers to help with various theater projects. These include
organizing costumes, sewing costumes, helping construct props, volunteering to take tickets and hand out
programs, and handyman projects around the building.

Heart of Route 66 Automobile Museum in Sapulpa needs volunteers to help with detailing cars, caring for the
new museum building, and serving as docents. Training is provided. Contact rsvpcreekcounty@rsvptulsa.org

WAGONER COUNTY VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:

Contact Diana Cooper at 918-485-8992 or wagonerrsvp@rsvptulsa.org if you are interested in volunteering in
Wagoner County.

TAI CHI CLASSES IN WAGONER:

Will meet every Monday and Wednesday at 10:00am for 12 weeks
 FORT GIBSON LAKE ASSOCIATION needs volunteers to help greet and inform visitors at the Visitor Center. Each
shift is four hours, two people to a shift.

LUNCH BUDDY is a new volunteer project at Wagoner Schools. Volunteers go to school to eat lunch and chat
with pre-identified kindergarten students. Often, the children just need someone to listen. Your lunch will be
provided and we can work with your schedule to find dates and times that work for your schedule.

The WAGONER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL is currently looking for smiling faces to serve in 4-hr shifts at the
Information Desk.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR CRAFTERS:

RSVP TULSA KNITTIN KITTENS invites volunteers, new to knitting and/or crocheting, or a seasoned pro, to meet
year-round to yarn-craft comfort and practical items for RSVP partner agency clients. This includes crafting
hats, scarves for elementary school children each year who might not otherwise have them for the cold winter
months among other items. Yarn donations are always needed and appreciated. Contact:
annette@rsvptulsa.org.

RSVP/CASE COMMUNITY CENTER COMFORT CRAFTERS volunteers meet at Case

Community Center every Fri from 11:30am1:00pm and you are invited. No skill
is required and your help and friendship is requested. Contact Sherry at 918-280-
8656, or sherry@rsvptulsa.org for further information about this group and all of
the many projects they are involved with.

RSVP CREEK COUNTY HAPPY HANDS volunteers meet on Tuesdays, from 1:00-
3:30pm at the Creek County Resource Center, 19 N Main St., Sapulpa, where the
RSVP office is located. All are invited to join in the fun!

RSVP WAGONER COUNTY NIFTY NEEDLERS are crafting Caps for Kids. Volunteer crafters make stocking caps the
kindergarten students at Wagoner Ellington Elementary School. Caps can be crocheted, knit or loomed and
you can use your patterns. Call Diana Cooper at (918) 485-8992 or wagonerrsvp@rsvptulsa.org and she will
provide you with a tried and true pattern.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES TO BENEFIT CHILDREN:

NEW! BACKPACKS FOR KIDS - Union Public Schools 6/7 Grade Center needs volunteers to distribute Backpacks
for Kids food and snack bags to pre-identified Union students lockers on Fridays for two hours between
12:15-3:45pm to assure they will have food over the weekend. Volunteers delivering the food while classes
are in session helps to protect the students dignity. If you are unable to lift and bend, a student helper can be
assigned to help with the deliveries with the volunteer supervising the project. Or, volunteer with a friend!
This is an easy way to help children, and also to enjoy a meaningful walk for health through the school halls!
Union is excited to welcome RSVP volunteers into their campus home! The Union 6/7 Grade Center is located
at 10100 E 61st St Please contact annette@rsvptulsa.org to say you want to help kids.

READING PARTNERS volunteers provide one-on-one reading instruction with elementary school students
reading below grade level.
Under-resourced schools engage volunteers to help students who struggle with reading to unlock and develop
the foundational skills they need to succeed in school and in life. By becoming a Reading Partner and
volunteering as little as one hour a week, you can help mentor and teach a child to learn to read - unlocking a
meaningful skill that is the foundation for future learning. You don't have to be a teacher to teach a child to
read. Reading Partners offers an easy-to-follow, proven curriculum and on-site support that allows you to help
your student to learn to read. Contact: annette@rsvptulsa.org

EXERCISE FOR HEALTH AND COMPANIONSHIP

TULSA WALKING CLUB

Contact Teresa Arnold at 918-630-3206 for information about membership, meeting dates, times and
locations, and walking dates. You do not have to be a member to join the walks, and we highly recommend
Christmas Lights Season Walks from Nov 22-Dec 31. November walk events are:

11/04/17 - River Walk at 9:00 am

11/08/17 - Club Meeting 6:30 at Kaiser Library - PM Program: Hawaii Walking Adventures
11/18/17 - Centennial Park in TulsaA food drive will be held in conjunction with this walk non-perishable
food items, paper goods, and donations will be accepted to benefit of the local community food bank.
11/24/17 Black Friday at River Walk at 9:00 am.

Christmas Lights Seasonal Walks begin Wednesday, November 22nd and runs through New Years Eve,
December 31st.

TAI CHI: MOVING FOR BETTER BALANCE FOR

PEOPLE 55+: Register at rsvp@rsvptulsa.org or
918-280-8656
1. Kaiser Library at LaFortune Park, 5202 S
Hudson Ave, Tulsa
Beginning Class: every Wed from 5:45-6:45 pm

2. Fellowship Congregation Church, 2900 S

Harvard, Tulsa
Beginning Class: Every Tu and Th from 10-
11:00am for 10 weeks NEW class beginning on
Oct 17

3. Case Community Center, 1050 W Wekiwa Rd, Sand Springs

Beginning Class: Tu & Th, noon-1:00pm for 10 weeks NEW class beginning on Oct 17

4. Case Community Center

Tai Chi: Body and Mind Class: Th from 1-2:00 pm ongoing for all students who have completed the
beginning class and want to learn and practice more Tai Chi balance and meditation exercises

5. Case Community Center Beginning Class of Men: Fri, 10-11:am for 10 weeks NEW class!
RSVP IN THE COMMUNITY OCT 2017:

Creek County RSVP office had their annual Volunteer Appreciation Lunch at Freddies Steakhouse in
Sapulpa. Congratulations to Penny for all of her hard work and a great turnout!! We have amazing
volunteers!

Tulsa County RSVP office had their annual Volunteer Appreciation Lunch At Ti Amos, on Tuesday, October
31st. With close to 200 in attendance, a great time was had by all. RSVP appreciates all of their volunteers
who give back. One of the greatest gifts a volunteer gives is their time. We thank you!!

Click on the link below for a few more pics from the banquet.
https://www.facebook.com/pg/RSVPTulsa/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1015469982344257

Sherry Clark, RSVP Projects Director, attended the TulsALIVE Volunteer Administrator Conference, Take the
Leap/Embrace Change which included volunteer screening trends and best practices, and Overcoming
Challenges in Change with other Tulsa area volunteer coordinators.
If you have a newsworthy story, that you would like to share here regarding your RSVP volunteering
experience, send it to Annette Bowles at abowles@rsvptulsa.org and we will share with all! Pictures are
always fun to share as well!

For additional volunteer opportunities that are ongoing, please refer to previous issues of this E-Newsletter or
call us!
RSVP OF TULSA, INC. AND COUNTY OFFICES
RSVP membership is free for all people aged fifty-five years and better. Register online at www.rsvptulsa.org,
or call the County office to say you want to volunteer and to schedule a personal appointment to explore local
volunteer opportunities. You are invited!

RSVP CREEK COUNTY Sapulpa

rsvpcreekcounty@rsvptulsa.org
918-227-3844
Penny Woolery, Creek County Project Director
RSVP TULSA COUNTY Tulsa
rsvp@rsvptulsa.org 918-280-8656
Karen Dills, Executive Director, RSVP of Tulsa Inc.
Sherry Clark, Programs Director
Diana Askins, Office and Projects Manager
Annette Bowles, Volunteer Resources Director
Annette Poston, Community Relations & Special Events Coordinator

RSVP WAGONER COUNTY Wagoner

wagonerrsvp@rsvptulsa.org
918-485-8992
Diana Cooper, Wagoner County Project Director

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