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November 2024

October 2024

ARBORIST WALK: NOT FOR TREE HUGGERS ONLY!
10/29/2024

Bill Wishner: Visual Hunter
10/29/2024

Can a Village Group Fix Our Healthcare System?
10/29/2024

Community Board Directors Strengthen Village Board
10/29/2024

Connecting with Village Connections: The A, B, C, & D’s of Medicare @ 65+
10/29/2024

Grief is a Journey: Two Paths Taken
10/29/2024

Message from the President
10/29/2024

Promoting Informed & Involved Voters
10/29/2024

What Will Be Your Legacy?
10/29/2024

1619, Approaching the Election...
10/27/2024

Beyond and Within the Village - A Star is Born
10/17/2024

Happiness by Priscilla Leonard
10/11/2024

Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden
10/11/2024

Unpainted Door by Louise Gluck
10/11/2024

In the Evening by Billy Collins
10/10/2024

Wild Geese by Mary Oliver
10/10/2024

Betty Kilby, A Family History
10/01/2024

Betty Kilby, A Family History
10/01/2024

Betty Kilby, A Family History
10/01/2024

September 2024

August 2024

1619 Wide Ranging Interests
08/19/2024

1619 Wide Ranging Interests
08/19/2024

First Anniversary
08/19/2024

Alexandra Leaving by Leonard Cohen
08/16/2024

Muse des Beaux Arts by W. H. Auden
08/16/2024

The God Abandons Antony by Constantinos P. Cavafy
08/16/2024

Ch – Ch – Ch –Changes
08/15/2024

Cultural Activities Team offers an ‘embarrassment of riches’
08/15/2024

Engaging in Pasadena Village
08/15/2024

Future Housing Options
08/15/2024

Message from the President
08/15/2024

There Are Authors Among Us
08/15/2024

Villagers Welcome New Members at the Tournament Park Picnic
08/15/2024

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas
08/14/2024

A narrow Fellow in the Grass by Emily Dickinson
08/13/2024

Haikus
08/13/2024

One Art by Elizabeth Bishop
08/13/2024

Poem 20 by Pablo Neruda
08/13/2024

Still I Rise by Maya Angelou
08/13/2024

Trees by Joyce Kilmer
08/13/2024

July 2024

June 2024

May 2024

Emergency Preparedness: Are You Ready?
05/28/2024

Farewell from the 2023/24 Social Work Interns
05/28/2024

Gina on the Horizon
05/28/2024

Mark Your Calendars for the Healthy Aging Research California Virtual Summit
05/28/2024

Meet Our New Development Associate
05/28/2024

Putting the Strategic Plan into Practice
05/28/2024

Washington Park: Pasadena’s Rediscovered Gem
05/28/2024

Introducing Civil Rights Discussions
05/22/2024

Rumor of Humor #2416
05/14/2024

Rumor of Humor #2417
05/14/2024

Rumor of Humor #2417
05/14/2024

Rumor of Humor #2418
05/14/2024

Springtime Visitors
05/07/2024

Freezing for a Good Cause – Credit, That Is
05/02/2024

No Discussion Meeting on May 3rd
05/02/2024

An Apparently Normal Person Author Presentation and Book-signing
05/01/2024

Flintridge Center: Pasadena Village’s Neighbor That Changes Lives
05/01/2024

Pasadena Celebrates Older Americans Month 2024
05/01/2024

The 2024 Pasadena Village Volunteer Appreciation Lunch
05/01/2024

Woman of the Year: Katy Townsend
05/01/2024

April 2024

March 2024

February 2024

January 2024

Volunteer & Leadership Training

By Bridget Brewster
Posted: 08/28/2023
Tags: volunteer, committees, teams, bridget brewster

As a member-led organization, we rely on valued volunteers, to achieve our mission to support aging-in-place older adults. Villagers and community volunteers are necessary to build the support that we all will need as we age. Some of the goals of Pasadena Village’s volunteer opportunities are to:

  • Contribute to the community
  • Reduce isolation
  • Promote inter-dependence
  • Counter ageism
  • Provide intergenerational opportunities for engagement and connection
  • Develop pathways to leadership

On Thursday, August 31, over 50 Villagers and community volunteers spent the day delving into how each can actively support aging-in-place older adults and the Village organization.

The purpose of the training was to:

  • Build on our member-led community of support
  • Create welcoming spaces
  • Learn about new procedures
  • Discover new opportunities to support

Villagers and community volunteers bonded together over a day of learning and shared experiences. 

Dedicated Villager volunteers, and those from the wider community, help members in myriad ways. Some share their expertise and time by giving presentations, coordinating programs and events, or providing rides for Villagers. Volunteers can help members familiarize themselves with their computers, cell phones, tablets and social media. Volunteers assist with scheduling speakers, setting up Village events, organizing Small Group Gatherings and creating new activities for the Village. Others participate in the governance of the Village by serving on the Board of Directors and various program teams.

We are looking for more individuals, of all ages, who want to 

  • Be a volunteer driver
  • Help plan presentations and events
  • Offer a little help at home or an occasional meal
  • Offer IT support
  • Make friendly visits 
  • Write newsletter articles
  • Help at the Village Office
  • Evaluate new programs

 

If you are interested in learning more, contact Member Services & Volunteer Coordinator Priyanka Kumar at priyanka@pasadenavillage.org or visit our Volunteer Opportunities page. 

Thank you to the Leadership and Volunteer Development Team for planning the training and preparing the new Volunteer Manual. We truly appreciate your guidance and dedication to this process.

Dan Guerrero, lead
Sally Asmundson
Bridget Brewster
Toni Cavanagh Johnson
Esther Gillies 
Valerie Jones
Paula Rao 

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