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Senior Citizen Volunteers

Senior Citizen Volunteers are a great asset to any community. Yes, we are them!

We can fill in the gaps for both public government and private companies. We are welcomed into the work place to help with the load... plus it helps us, the seniors, too!

Why? Well, if you are sitting in the house, bored to death, why not get out and meet some new people? By volunteering, you get both physical activity moving about (instead of becoming a couch potato) and you also get mental activity to keep you thinking correctly. It's simply a Win - Win for You and the Employer!

Ruthie volunteered at the local community college theater after she retired. She loved it. She answered calls, took reservations, sold tickets -- and she got to see the shows for free. Worked out perfectly for her.. what fun! Guess what? Before I knew it, Ruthie was working full time for the college... she volunteered, did her job well, and they offered her a full time job. I remembered how thrilled she was.. collecting her pension and now a second salary as a younger retiree! AND the employer got to see what a great employee she was, first hand, before she was even hired! IT was a win-win or both employee and employer!

A few examples:

Volunteer at your local library. You might shelve books, call those waiting on a book, help check out books at the counter, find books for someone... think of the help any Library needs (especially in today's economy).

Volunteer at a Nursery. I've always said I might do this.. someone has to water the plants, pick off dead leaves, shine up some leaves, and I have a green thumb to do this type of work!

Volunteer at an office. Answer phones, schedule appointments, type... just ask and you might be surprised that they can use you.

Check out what some visitors have shared about their Volunteer Experiences!

Chuck delivers Meals on Wheels, helping other seniors.

Danny spends time volunteering to Feed the Homeless, community help is always needed.

Ruthie found a great opportunity at the Philadelphia Film Festival.

Bob appreciated art so his idea was volunteering at an Art Museum.

There are Volunteer Sites online to help you too...

Senior Corps is a U.S. government site for seniors...you can search for volunteer positions locally too!

Another govt. site for Senior Volunteers. This site has Foster Grandparents and Senior Companion Volunteers.

Both of the sites above allow you to search locally with your city and state or zip code... but you can also search Google below. I entered "senior volunteer Michigan" and found oodles of sites! Try it!

Share your two cents on Volunteering...

If you have previously volunteered, please share your experience to give other retirees both ideas on where they might consider volunteering and how you liked that position (or not!)

Do you have an experience to share with others to put "volunteering" into perspective?

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Check out some Volunteer Experiences...

Click below to see contributions from other visitors to this page...

Retired and Volunteers at the Library
I volunteer once a week at the Donation Center of the San Francisco Public Library. This started two weeks after I retired.

The location is a 2 story ...

Senior Volunteers at Homeless Shelter Not rated yet
My life has been full, and filled with joys.

So, when I retired, at first I just relaxed and soaked up the leisure and recreation that an empty schedule ...

Retiree Volunteered at the Animal Shelter Not rated yet
I am the type of person that always has to be busy. So when my veterinarian suggested that I volunteer at her animal shelter in Tucson Arizona, I quickly ...

Volunteers and Reads the News for Radio, In His Retirement. Not rated yet
Here in my hometown, we have a radio station for the blind and print-handicapped. Volunteers read the local newspaper every morning of the week and taped ...

Retired and Local Newspaper volunteer Not rated yet
Our local newspaper was sold to a young man several years ago and he needed volunteer help until he could get the circulation built up and show a profit....

Senior Volunteers at Meals On Wheels & More... Not rated yet
Currently, I deliver meals to seniors once a week. There are eleven meals to deliver and it takes about one hour including drive time.

The only problem ...

Senior Volunteers at Church to Feed Homeless Not rated yet
Recently, I have started to volunteer at my church, Asylum Hill Church.

I have started to go in when I am able and serve food to the homeless, as well ...

Senior Volunteer at Philadelphia Film Festival Not rated yet
For the past two years, I have been a volunteer for the Philadelphia Film Festival.

Held for several weeks each March, the film festival is one of ...

Senior Volunteer at Public Library Not rated yet
I volunteered at at the main branch of a public library in a major city. My schedule was flexible but I usually worked at least two days a week from 10:...

Senior Volunteer at Art Museum Not rated yet
I was bored with retirement so I volunteered at the heard Art Museum.

I was able to work in the shop and share some time with people who had the same ...