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NORWALK ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY NOW, Inc. |
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NORWALK ECONOMIC
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RSVP
Quarterly - December 2000
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page We're Back! Thanks to Stanley Benham who is kind enough to do the newsletter for us. Most of you know by now that we have hired a gentleman to coordinate recruitment for our programs. Norman Coltin started in May and is doing a great job! He's a team player and fits right in at the office. RSVP is always working to develop interesting programs that benefit both the community and the volunteers. We are in the planning stages of developing a tree program in Norwalk. What this involves just yet we are not sure. However RSVP will be looking for volunteers who are interested in preserving the nature of their neighborhoods by being tree captains. Sites for new trees must be located and then the new trees that are planted must be watered, fertilized and maintained. We'll let you know when we will kick this off as soon as possible. We are also looking for volunteers for the Foot Soldiers program. This involves volunteers tutoring teens from Brien McMahon and Norwalk High. This can be done on a weekly basis at the NEON Adult Learning Center at Ben Franklin. We are still looking for folks to assist with the bulk mailings at nonprofits in our area. Speaking of the mailing team, we are going to miss Joe Reitano. He and his wife, Stacia, are relocating to Atlanta to be near one of their sons. We wish them the best and hope they will be happy. RSVP also has a web-site. Our address is www.rsvpswct.org. Please take a peek and let us know what you think.
Work-site
Profiles:
Norwalk
Museum A number of people have recently inquired about what happens to the clients that take advantage of the GRIN program. Are they re-directed? Were they satisfied with the experience? Etc., etc. Stu Losen was good enough to write up a few case studies for us. Here is the first one. R is 68. A recently retired history professor, mildly depressed, recovered from a recent stroke, hypersensitive to his wife's criticism, he sits around moping all day, always underfoot and in her way. R felt isolated, friendless and worthless. He'd been a revered academic, and now perceived nothing meaningful in his life. Still fairly articulate, R nevertheless struggled with memory loss and persistent distractibility. He often lost his trend of thought, but then would excuse his momentary lapses and persist in trying to overcome his subsequent confusion by speaking at great length about anything he thought might be relevant to his original idea. Listeners, like his wife, often became impatient and intolerant of his ramblings, and he sensed it with growing discouragement. We initially pursued the possibility of counseling for him and his wife, but she refused, insisting it was entirely his problem. Prescribed medication for his depression was recommended and that helped somewhat, but it was his enrollment in a support group called Getting Over the Blues for men and women his age, that ultimately proved most helpful. R, now a year later, has continued in the weekly group meetings and says he looks forward to each meeting for the support and comradeship he sorely missed. The group also encouraged his volunteer involvement (three times per week) at an area nursing home where he goes to meet with groups of older, disabled men to bring them up to date on current events. R recently reported that his involvement with those men, who are much more impaired than himself, has proven extremely gratifying and given him his sense of worth.
Tourism
On-Line Learning Guide
RSVP
Mailing Team
Little
Known Facts about RSVP of SW CT Some
Volunteer Statistics From 1999 Richard Aime-Chair Volunteer-RSVP/LLI/NCC Aubrey Blackwell-Vice Chair Chair, Fund Development Committee Stanley Benham RSVP Volunteer Ruthie Brown Director, Family Support Center Evelyn Frazier RSVP Tourism Volunteer Gretchen James Coordinator, Kidline Dina Kubelle Assistant Director, NEON Dr. Stuart Losen Ed/Psych Associates Mary Wagner Family Council at Honey Hill Ex-Officio New Volunteers January-August
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