A DAY ON, NOT A DAY OFF!

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1 Friends of the Nature Coast Volunteer Center P.O. Box Beverly Hills, FL NONPROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID LECANTO, FL PERMIT NO. 121 Nature Coast Volunteer Center and Retired & Senior Volunteer Program N e w s l e t t e r W i n t e r MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY OF SERVICE January 21, 2013 The Nature Coast Volunteer Center Retired & Senior Volunteer Program of Citrus County will partner with Habitat for Humanity of Citrus County to host A DAY ON, NOT A DAY OFF! DATE: Monday, January 21, 2013 LOCATION: 4520 Pine Ridge Blvd., Beverly Hills TIME: 10:00 a.m. Join us on MLK Day 2013 as we landscape a Habitat for Humanity Home FOR MORE INFORMATION & VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION PLEASE CONTACT: The Nature Coast Volunteer Center at ncvc@bocc.citrus.fl.us Donations to help support the project can be made to Friends of the Nature Coast Volunteer Center by calling (352) Volunteers will be provided a light breakfast on the day of the event!

2 The following volunteers registered with Nature Coast Volunteer Center or Retired & Senior Volunteer Program since our last newsletter. Thank you for sharing your time and talents to meet the needs of many Citrus County citizens. Arent, Virginia Ashley, Jennifer Blanford, Rosita Borger, Dale Bush, Pat Eaves, Dixie Fuge, Juanita Gross, Sarah Hart, Marilyn Hearn, Orville Staff Hurley, Nancy Jones, Rachel Kelly, Michael Todd McClintick, Jerry McDonnell, Sean McKenzie, Keith McKenzie, Kevin Mooney, Adrienne Napolitano, Mary O'Neal, Rhonda Mailing Address Poliuszny, Dalyce Pribble, Dennis Richards, Kelli Rodriguez, Theresa Rodriquez, Beverly Smith, Sue Snow, Chrissy Stewart, Mildred Stillman, Roger Ward, Cheryl Wellman, Earl Wilhelm, Dawn Young, Zacari INSIDE THIS ISSUE PAGE OPPORTUNITY LINKS What is Opportunity Links? Opportunity links is a forum that provides you (volunteer station) the opportunity to link up with citizens who are interested in volunteering in our community and a chance to talk about your sites and what your needs are. When is Opportunity Links? Opportunity Links is held once a month at the Central Ridge Community Center at 77 Civic Circle in Beverly Hills at 3:00 PM. Laurie Diestler NCVC Supervisor (352) RSVP Program Assistant (352) Nature Coast Volunteer Center 77 Civic Circle Beverly Hills, FL 3446 MLK Day of Service front New Volunteers 1 We ve Moved! 2 Senior Companion 3 Seniors on the Move 3 Upcoming meeting dates: January 10 February 14 March 14 Sue Carscadden Senior Companion Program Sr. Program Assistant (352) Phone: (352) Fax: (352) Clearwater Aquarium Trip 4 Volunteer Highlight 5 Make A Difference Day 6 Web Assist 7 Please contact the Nature Coast Volunteer Center for more information at Golf for Meals Golf Tournament 8 Website: ncvc@bocc.citrus.fl.us Sponsors 9 Friends of NCVC/RSVP Advisory Board Opportunity Links

3 WE VE MOVED! At the November meeting of the Friends of NCVC/RSVP Advisory Board, a new Board of Directors was installed by Commissioner Rebecca Bays. Pictured above are Heidi Blanchette, President; Jan Squires, Vice President; Laurie Diestler, Treasurer; Joanne Granger, Secretary Thank you to these sponsors and partners for their support! Visit us at the Central Ridge Community Center 77 Civic Circle Beverly Hills Our new phone number is (352) Friends of the Nature Coast Volunteer Center & RSVP Advisory Council We re looking forward to serving you from this new location! 9 2

4 In July 2012 Patty Lascuola with the Nature Coast Volunteer Center gave a presentation on Disaster Preparedness to the Senior Companions. The companions were presented with personal disaster kits funded by the SCP grant. Patty asked if any companions would like to volunteer for additional training in a program called Neighbor Helping Neighbor. The aim of this program was to train a number of volunteers on more advanced disaster preparedness and then those volunteers would go out into their communities and train the County residents. Five companions volunteered for the extra training, and then armed with their new personal disaster kits, went out into the community and passed on their knowledge to their friends, neighbors and clients. The program was recognized by the Points of Light and Patty surprised the companions at the November training by recognizing each companion who participated in the program and thanking them for the outstanding job in helping to train their community. 2nd Annual Friends of the Nature Coast Volunteer Center & RSVP Advisory Counsel Every day hundreds of thousands of senior citizens some of whom live right here in our community go hungry. Currently the Home Delivered Meals program in Citrus County has a waiting list. Help us in our pursuit GOLF FOR MEALS Golf Tournament Saturday March 30, 2013 Registration Begins at 8:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Shotgun Start Four person scramble 50/50 Prizes for closest to the pin Lunch during the event $55 Entry per Golfer 7 Rivers Golf and Country Club For more information call (352) Name Daytime Phone # Sarah O Connor, Jean MacDougall, Patty Lascuola, Carol Lunsford, Gail Durand, Ruth Bacon The Seniors on the Move program offered a wide variety of trips during the Holiday period, and lots of fun was had by all. The calendar for 2013 is already looking exciting and our coordinators are always on the look out for new trip ideas, and of course new patrons. Several fundraising trips are also planned for 2013, including Tampa Bay Downs Horseracing and a dinner theater in Orlando. To find out how you can participate in the programs, please call Sue Carscadden at (352) $150 Hole Sponsorship $400 Sponsor s Name: Sign up as an individual or a team Make checks payable to: Friends of the Nature Coast Volunteer Center Send completed form and payment to: 2804 W. Marc Knighton Ct. Key #3, Lecanto, FL

5 WEB ASSIST Volunteer Time Recording Registered volunteers and station staff may now go to our website at and submit volunteer hours. It is self explanatory but we are certainly available for any questions or if you should encounter any problems in entering your hours. As well as submitting hours you can also search for additional or different volunteer positions that may be of interest. You can even send us messages and we can send you messages. Go ahead and give it a try. Your userid will be your name without any spaces, i.e. Mary Jones, would have the userid: MaryJones, and if you provided your middle initial to us during your registration be sure to include that as well. The password is going to be volunteer for the first time that you access the system. You will have an opportunity to change your password once you log into the system the first time. Station supervisors will be able to enter the time for all of their volunteers at one time by simply signing in to the system and selecting each volunteer from a menu. Userid will be the station name without any spaces and password will be volunteer for the first time that you access the system. Please call (352) with any questions Please Note: If you are experiencing problems when accessing our web page to submit hours via Internet Explorer, you can download Mozilla Firefox for free and use that as your internet browser to bypass this problem. Here is the link: JOIN US FOR A DAY AT THE RACES AT TAMPA BAY DOWNS MARCH 16,2013 (DATE TO BE CONFIRMED) COST PER PERSON - $48 Which includes return bus ride, admission with reserved seating, racing program and buffet lunch, with dessert and beverages. Bus pick-up and return will be: Central Citrus Resource Center, 2804 W Marc Knighton Court, Lecanto 9:15 am - 6:30 pm For further information and ticket availability please call Sue Proceeds benefitting the Senior Foundation of Citrus County In c 7 4

6 MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY 2012 Thank You Volunteers! Our Sponsors and Partners: 5 6