*A timely reminder!  Please send in your volunteer time sheets at the end of each month- even when you are not requesting RSVP reimbursements.  Mail your time sheets to RSVP of Hull House, attn.: Janice Miles, RSVP Admin. Asst., 1712 S. Prairie- 4th Floor, Chicago, Illinois, 60616.  To obtain blank RSVP time sheets, call Janice at 312-922-2183, ext. 304.

*Write on!  RSVP of Hull House Chicago seeks your original poetry, short stories, essays and artwork for RSVP newsletters.  Please send your contributions to: RSVP of Hull House, attn.: Jeff Nelson, RSVP Director, 1712 S. Prairie- 4th Floor, Chicago, Illinois, 60616.

*Won't you be our sweetheart?  Please give generously when you get your annual Valentine donation cards!

*An "A" for eta!  See our "News and Announcements" section for more!

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES- CALL RSVP VOLUNTEER RECRUITER BEVERLY BARR AT 312-922-2183, EXT. 304

*Chicago Tutoring/Mentoring Opportunities available.  RSVP of Hull House/Chicago has multiple faith-based and secular public and private school tutoring/mentoring opportunities available throughout Chicago.  Tutoring/mentoring opportunities through RSVP of Hull House/Chicago include: Uptown Head Start, Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church/Brain Boosters, Chicago Mentoring Centers, Gillespie School, St. Ambrose School, TIA/Chicago Connections, Beasley School, Dvorak School, Edwards School, Hayt School, Dunbar High School, and multiple programs of the Jane Addams Hull House Association. We can help you find a location convenient to your home! 

*Senior Care project.  Senior Care helps seniors find needed resources.  Senior Care assists South Side seniors in the South Side Chicago Parkway and LeClaire-Hearst communities.  Senior volunteers are needed to assist fellow seniors in the South Side Parkway and LeClaire-Hearst communities with supportive services, transportation, in-home services, scheduled in-person drop-in and telephone advocacy and referral services, and volunteer opportunities. Senior Care seniors are provided with field trips and transportation services for daily living needs, such as grocery shopping.

*Come join the Regional Mass Care Response Team!  The American Red Cross of Greater Chicago in partnership with RSVP of Hull House/Chicago continues to recruit RSVP volunteers to assist with local mass care disaster response activities.  The American Red Cross of Greater Chicago and RSVP of Hull House/Chicago have formed a local Mass Care Team to meet the basic disaster-caused needs of multiple families and communities affected by disaster by providing services such as shelter, food and bulk distribution of supplies, helping identify and survey buildings to be used as potential Red Cross shelters, and assist with securing vendor agreements. Volunteers will be trained to provide ongoing and/or emergency services.  Extensive training provided.

*Tell your story!  Yes, you do have a story. You have a unique story to tell. Fortunately, other folks have a need to hear it.  Largely absent from our culture are the stories of the elders. Sometimes older people are asked to read stories to little kids. But, when are you asked to tell YOUR stories? You have a lifetime of experiences. Well, RSVP of Hull House/Chicago is asking.  RSVP of Hull House/Chicago is setting up storytelling opportunities throughout Chicago at Chicago Public Schools, faith-based organizations, and private schools. Trained RSVP staff and volunteers will gather information about seniors and lead discussions relevant to the current course curriculum in the classroom. What were volunteers doing during....the great depression, the end of World War II, the day Kennedy was shot, what life was like before we had indoor plumbing, or a phone....Children will then have the chance to write down what they remember of the seniors' experiences. Interested volunteers can be set up at the schools for ongoing tutoring/mentoring opportunities.

Senior Corps taps the skills, talents, and experience of more than half a million Americans age 55 and older to meet community needs in education, the environment, public safety, homeland security, and other areas. Senior Corps is administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service, which also oversees AmeriCorps and Learn and Serve America.