GENERATIONS INCORPORATED HONORS BOSTON’S “STARS OF SERVICE”
Boston, MA (June 2, 2005)- As Boston’s children
look forward to summer vacations, so too are many older adults in
the community who have spent the past school year guiding these
students as mentors and literacy volunteers. In the last ten months,
over 200 older adult (55+) volunteers have shined every week while
tutoring and mentoring Boston students.
Retirees in Boston are making the most of their retirement and
getting out into their communities to help students in the Boston
Public Schools and after-school programs. With many volunteering
between 8 and 12 hours a week, volunteers have provided over 22,000
hours of service over the past school year. These older adult volunteers,
working in partnership with AmeriCorps volunteers, serve at 15 school
and after-school sites throughout Dorchester, Roxbury, and South
Boston.
On Tuesday June 7, 2005 Generations Incorporated and AARP Massachusetts
are recognizing the amazing commitment of these volunteers with
a Stars of Service Year-End Luncheon. Volunteers will be treated
to lunch, entertainment, and a keynote address by Ms. Eliza Greenberg,
Boston Commissioner on Affairs of the Elderly. The event takes place
from 11:30am-2:30pm at the State Room, 60 State Street.
Generations Incorporated is a 13 year-old non-profit organization
that unites youth and older adults in service to strengthen communities.
Their Experience Corps Program places highly trained retiree volunteers
as mentors and tutors in public elementary schools and after school
programs. Generations Incorporated is a partner with Experience
Corps®, a national movement that mobilizes older adults in service
to make a difference in the lives of young people.
Anyone over the age of 55 can be a volunteer at Generations Incorporated
and will receive training from the professional staff. There is
no need for previous experience in teaching, just a commitment to
help children and a willingness to devote at least two hours per
week for an entire school year. For those that serve eight to twelve
hours per week, a small monthly stipend is available.
For more information, call the Volunteer Recruitment Office at
617-778-0553,
e-mail volunteerinfo@generationsinc.org, or visit the web site at
www.generationsinc.org
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