Retired Senior Volunteer Program Banquet

I attended the 36th Annual RSVP Banquet here in Texarkana yesterday, where we acknowledged the volunteer hours put in by hundreds in the RSVP and Americorps*Vista programs. Congress has appropriated funding to increase educational opportunities to those who serve the public in the amount of $5,350 over a two year period (up from $4,725). There are 75,000 volunteers in similar programs in the United States today, and the goal is to increase that to 250,000 through the educational awards.