RETIRED SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM 43rd ANNUAL

RECOGNITION DAY LUNCHEON June 1, 2016

This program is funded by Corporation for National & Community Service

New York State Office for the Aging &

The County of Sullivan

Ceremonial Recognition

Pledge of Allegiance ~ All of our distinguished Veterans and Veterans Administration Director, John Crotty

God Bless America - Albee Bockman

Opening Remarks – Caryn Mathews, RSVP Project Director

Welcome - Deborah E. Allen, Director Office for the Aging

Presenter & Speakers: Chairman, Sullivan County Legislature Legislator: Luis A. Alvarez Chairperson, Sullivan County Health & Family Services

Legislator: Nadia Rajsz

Lunch Served Our sincere Thanks to the VILLA ROMA for their continued support in

Providing such an exceptional place, and such delicious food for our Recognition Luncheon.

Presentations

RSVP Senior of the Year Luis A, Alvarez AND Sullivan County Legislative A Moment for those Volunteers we have lost this year. Chairman & All Sullivan County Senior of the Year Caryn Mathews & Outstanding Achievements in Volunteerism Nadia Rajsz 1000 Hour Awards Chairperson, Sullivan County Health & Family Services. Special Recognition of Volunteers Caryn Mathews, RSVP Project Director Raffle Prizes Elaine Finkle, RSVP Specialist Closing Remarks Caryn Mathews, RSVP Project Director

The RSVP Advisory Board and RSVP Staff extends their gratitude to Sullivan County Legislators and to The County Manager for their continued support and dedication to the

RSVP Program and the Seniors of Sullivan County.

2016 Sullivan County Legislators: Scott B. Samuelson – District 1, Nadia Rajsz– District 2,

Mark McCarthy–District 3,Catherine Owens– District 4-Terri Ward– District 5, Luis A. Alvarez–District 6,Joseph Perrello– District 7, Ira Steingart– District 8,

Alan Sorenson – District 9 &

County Manager Josh Potosak

2016 Town Supervisors of Sullivan County

Bethel: Daniel Sturm, Callicoon: Thomas Bose, Cochecton: Gary Maas, Delaware: Edward T. Sykes Fallsburg: Steven Vegliante, Forestburgh: Daniel Hogue. Jr., Freemont: George Conklin,

Highland: Jeff Haas , Liberty: Charles Barbuti, Lumberland:, Jenny R. Mellan Mamakating: William Herrmann, Neversink: Christopher Mathews, Rockland: Robert Eggleton,

Thompson: William Rieber, Jr., Tusten: Carol Wingert.

“We appreciate your continued support…”

Retired Senior Volunteer Program Advisory Council

Deborah L. Worden (Chair) ~ Donna Schick (Vice-Chair) Marylin Toomey (Treasurer)

Arleen Nieke –Marcia Salton – Catherine Sterling– Shirley Anne Wood – Laura Solomon – Kenneth Walter- Sabina Toomey - Elizabeth “Betty” Hubert –

Marc Mehndelson- Sonya “Sonny” Smith – Marc Mendelsohn – Lillian Hendrickson – Liliam Stettner

“The Senior of the Year” Nominees from each Township

Congratulations on the wonderful achievements that make you stand out as an RSVP community volunteer.

Special Congratulations to: IreneO’LearyTownofBethel PaulHubertTownofCallicoonHenrietta“Etta”PierceTownofCochectonAliceSchlichtingTownofDelawareHelenKlingerTownofFallsburgAnneToomeyTownofForestburghGraceTewsTownofHighlandKennethGrabowskiTownofLibertyRosemarieCarrTownofLumberlandMaybellaBlairTownofMamakatingJoyceRubanoTownofNeversinkBernard“Bernie”OlffTownofRocklandNellieCulliganTownofThompson

“Thank you so much for your caring ways, your commitment shows and deserves our praise”.

Nominees from the Townships Special Congratulations to Volunteers nominated for “Outstanding Achievements to Sullivan County through Volunteerism” Award.

Catherine “Cathy” Sterling

Town of Lumberland

Shrish Sinha Marion Ziegler Town of Fallsburg Town of Callicoon

Joseph M. Stifano Town of Mamakating

Justina Constable George Weber, Sr.

Town of Liberty Town of Neversink Sabina Toomey Town of Forestburgh

Marcia Salton Bess Davis Town of Bethel Town of Thompson

Past Sullivan County Seniors of the Year… 2015‐BOB GRAB  1997‐FRANCES FISHER 2014‐ VIRGINIA “GINGER” RASULO (Posthumously)  1996‐WARREN MILLER 2013‐ SOPHIA MARTYNEC  1995‐DR. GEORGE HAHN 2012‐ LAURA SOLOMON  1994‐THOMAS HUBERS 2011‐  JOANNA “JOAN” PAPA  1993‐JOSEPH “JESS’ ABEL 2010 –DONALD DOWNS  1992‐CLARENCE J. KRANTZ 2009 –LENA DUMOND  1991‐MARY CADE 2008 –ETHEL HULSE  1990‐HELEN PETERS 2007‐ PRISCILLA BASSETT  1989‐MAE KRATZ 2006‐CAROL SMYTHE  1988‐ELEANOR KNACK 2005‐ELSIE CARLIN  1987‐RUTH HAWES 2004‐MANDELL “MANNY” SAFER  1986‐VIRGINIA BOLTON 2003‐HENRIETTA “ETTA” PIERCE  1985‐KATHRINE McCAFFREY 2002‐LOUIS TAUB  1984‐CAROLINE BALLARD 2001‐DANIEL RESNICK  1983‐MARGARET WEINER 2000‐ELEANOR KANNERT  1982‐DORIS VAN NOSTRAND 1999‐HANNAH BERNSTEIN  1981‐THEODORE “TED” STROEBELE  1998‐GRACE JAGELS  1981‐ HELEN INTENMANN 

In Loving Memory of our Dearly Departed RSVP Volunteers…

Mildred Billig Sonya Coney Fogarty, Barbara Mae Kratz Gabrielle Kulka Susan “Sue” Morley

Mary Ann Toomey Kenneth Wilson

Our Thoughts and Prayers are with the Families of our late Volunteers

NEWVOLUNTEERSIN2015toMay2016

“We are so grateful for every heartfelt deed. You make a difference to those in need”

Caroline Bark Howard Goldsmith Elsie Parks

Charles Blanchard William Gronwald James. A. Pozzani, Jr. Arthur Decker Nancy Harder Steven Rolnick

Virginia DeMauro Elijah Henderson Jr. Clarence Rundle Robert Dorn Diane Ivancich Ruisdael “Rudy” Santiago Lois Duffy April Kissel Sharon Schroeder

William Duncan Kate Labuda Vickie Shampine David Ellman Donna Maria Lasher Lee Smassanow

Carol Farragher Barbara Leroy Lucille Smassanow Marcia Fink Margaret Maounis Michael Tambasco

Simone Retailliau Fontana Gerald McMurrer Joseph Turechek Linda Gelb Jill Meltzer Judith Wolkoff

Harriet Gelinson Angela Murray Ira Gelinson Barbara Newmark

Volunteers 90+ Years of Age

Marie Zalesky

Ruth Auerbach Sheila Coleman

Anne Fleischman Eleanore Keesler

Grace T. Krug Ralph Liff

Alice Picarello Max Selman

Norma Selman Zita Speer

Bronia Taublib Anne Toomey

HIGHEST VOLUNTEER HOUR HONOREES FOR 2015

Barbara Burns – 1,278 Volunteers with the Needlework Program

Suzanne Cecil – 1,370

Volunteers with the Sullivan County Historical Society

Patricia Curtis – 3,200 Volunteers with the Needlework Program

Margaret Ippolito – 1,034

Volunteers with the Needlework Program

Patricia A. McArthur – 1,702 Volunteers with the Needlework Program

Sister Anne Toomey – 1,270

Volunteers doing Telephone Reassurance

700 to 999 Volunteer Hours

Priscilla Bassett, William Burns, Hedwig, Kaminski, Sonny Smith

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600 to 699 Volunteer Hours

Nellie Culligan, Emelie Lauter, Alice Picarello, Rose Anna Walsh

500 to 599 Volunteer Hours

Shirley Chaiet, Star Hesse, Alice Schlichting, Marylin Toomey

400 to 499 Volunteer Hours

Marie Biedinger, Justina Constable, Jack Luster, Julianna Maxwell, Thomas Rudzinskas, Thomas Seiderer, Marlene Stoutenburg,

George Weber, Sr., Elizabeth Wunner, Marion Ziegler

300 to 399 Volunteer Hours

Sheila Coleman, Norvin “Fred” Fries, Kenneth Grabowski, Sonja Hedlund, Joan Johnson-Newton, Josephine Lynch, Richard Newton,

Ronald Royster, Max Selman, Norma Selman, Laura Solomon

200 to 299 Volunteer Hours

Sharon Badlam-Thorpe, Maybella Blair, Joan Booth,Corinne Briggs, Nancy Brooks, Weldon Dean Calloway, David Chavkin, Bess Davis,

Virginia DeMauro, Kathleen Doellmann, Anne Fleischman, Robert Grab, Sr., Tina Greenberger, Arthur Hessinger, Elizabeth “Betty” Hubert, Leslie Huppke,

Denise Jakaitis, Nancy Kracht, Claire “Bettie” LaJoie, Barbara Leroy, Barbara MacGhee, Dorothy McMurrer, Leonard Mott, Robert Owens, Jr.,

Ruth Owens, Patricia Phipps, Dick Riseling, Theresa Roach, Sharon Shroeder, Carol Smythe, Zita Speer, Joseph Stifano, Grace Tews

100 to 199 Volunteer Hours

Michael Abbott, Carl W. Amaditz, Karen Barone, Marcia Bauer,

Bernadette Black, Carole Black, Craig Black, Patricia Burns, Kishasha Faronii-Butler, Patricia Canavan, Joseph Carr, Rosemarie Carr, Yoriko Cherry, Geraldine Cox, Maria Dallin, Edith Downs, Joan Durland,

Carol Farragher, Mary Feusner, Joseph Fowler, Margaret Fowler, Linda Gelb, Lillian Goldberg, Grant Hammer, Richard Harding, Phyllis, Heins,

Paul Hubert, Mary Inghrim, Eleanore Kessler, Helen Klinger, Susan “Sue” Kohler, Judy Magie, Irma Manzi, Dorothy Meddaugh,

Irina Micheletti, Lorraine Miesner, Dorothy Muthig, Ellen Neumann, Arleen Nieke, Irene O’Leary, Joanna “Joan” Papa, Elsie Parks,

John Picarello, Judith Rich, Ida Rosenberger, Robert Rosengard, Mary “Marie” Rothermel, Doris Ruggiero, Helga Rupnick, Beverly Santarelli, Dyana Scarano, Dorothy Schultz, Vickie Shampine, Myra Siegel, Shirish Sinha, Anne Solinski, Joan Stanton, Catherine “Cathy” Sterling, Bronia Taublib, Howard Weinstein,

Edward Wolff

1 to 99 Volunteer Hours

Ellen Alewitz, Bonnie Bortree, Virginia “Ginny” Bossley, Nenita “Nita” Bott, Carmela Carvelli, Jean Cellini, Norma Cleator, Edward Coney,

Sonya Coney, David Coon, John Costello, Edna Coster, Ida Crawford, Tshara D’Das, Robert Dorn, Donald Downs, Nancy Driscoll, Lois Duffy,

Donald Elliott, Bernice Fowler, Rebecca Friedman, Kevin Garvey, Eleanor Glassel, Burton Greenberg, Lorraine Greenberg, David Greenberger,

Elka “Fran” Greenfield, William Gronwald, Barbara Haggerty, Donna Harness, Anita Hartmann, Elijah Henderson, Jr., Lillian Hendrickson, Sheila Hocker,

Joseph Inghrim, Anneliese Jacoby, Martha Johnson, Shirley Johnson, Patricia Kardash, Bernard “Bob” Kassman, Kate Labuda, David Lane,

Mary M. Leon-Fowler, Eugenia Lipschitz, Susan Malool, Margaret Maounis, Stanley Martin, Yvonne Martin, Dorothy Mccoy, Gerald McMurrer,

Marc Mendelsohn, Angela Murray, George Nieke, Eric Nystrom, Janet Nystrom, John Ohrvall, Bernard “Bernie” Olff, Gloria Paquet, Robert “Bob” Paquet,

Minnie Paramore, Henrietta “Etta” Pierce, Dennis Raymond, Evelyn Raymond, William Ritchie, Joyce Rubano, Brenda Safer, Mandell “Manny” Safer, Marcia Salton, Ruisdael “Rudy” Santiago, Donna Schick, Maria Schoe,

Michele Schwartz, Marion Shader, Brian Shera, Gloria Simms, Joan Spencer, Robert Sprague, Richard Stein, Liliam Stettner, Lonnie Thomas, Vicey Thomas, Sabina Toomey, Carol Travis, Robin Wagner, Kenneth Walter, Marlyn Walters,

Shirley Wood

A Very Special Thank You… To the all of the individuals who have assisted

in making this event Exceptional. RSVP sincerely appreciates their efforts, time and attentiveness to the success of our RSVP Volunteer

Recognition… Especially All of Our Local Officials who have shown their support for RSVP our mission and our wonderful

Volunteers &

The Office for the Aging

For your Generosity for our Raffle prizes We Thank You…

Bethel Woods Center for the Arts Callicoon Theater

CES (Combined Energy Service) CJ’s Sub Shop/Youngsville

Daniel Pierce Library Deborah Worden/RSVP Advisory Chair

Forestburgh Playhouse Mowers and More, Inc. Monticello Car Wash

Liberty Diner Sue Ramsey/Book/Honor thy Mother (Autographed)

Rita J. Sheehan/Author/Images of America Laura Mulvihill River Reporter

Sullivan County Democrat Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop

Youngsville Garage Inc. Walter Garigliano/Catskill Mountain Sugar House

Sullivan County Veterans Services Agency

Individual Donations: Carol Gabella in Memory of Mae Kratz, JoAnn Gallagher,

Joyce & Mel Gitlin, Star Hesse, Joan Spencer, Maria Frangipane, Denise Jakaitis, Nenita Bott,

Suzanne & Leo Cecil, Alan & Jane Sorenson Bonnie Bortree, Marcia & Leonard Bauer,

Wan-bo Chinese Buffet & Jim’s Automotive Service Center

anyone else who has been generous enough to support RSVP that we might have missed… we thank you as well.

What RSVP means to Sullivan County ….

280 RSVP Volunteers serve in 44 non- profit sites many of them running the sites. 12 Volunteers assisted in serving 65,000 meals to community individuals. The Federation for the Homeless and I.O.U pantry Volunteers assisting hundreds of families.

63 volunteer medical drivers, with over 3,746 hours, they travelled over 74,542 miles. There. The RSVP Department in collaboration with the Sullivan County Transportation Department of Sullivan County received 2,200 requests for medical transportation, 1477 were provided by RSVP volunteers. We now have a Veteran’s component to our medical transport as well, “Vets driving Vets”.

Our senior volunteers, assisted in serving 262 seniors by serving 14,000 congregate meals and assisting in delivering 50,000 homebound meals to 405 homebound seniors.

40 thrift Shop Volunteers served 12,000 Sullivan County customers (with affordable clothing and home goods).

13 Literacy Volunteers of America program volunteer tutors with over 650 hours served community individuals, many were instrumental in teaching many Sullivan County adults to read, opening doors to a new future for them.

Many of our homebound elderly were the recipients of our telephone reassurance program with hundreds of calls throughout the year and continue to boast of long-lasting friendships.

Over 50 individuals and their families were assisted though our Hospice volunteers during the most difficult life stages.

Over 2500 seniors were involved in: Friendly Visiting, Exercise and Art Programs and Events run by 20 RSVP volunteers throughout our County.

Our 3 AARP Driver Safety volunteers served 800 seniors and our 5 AARP tax preparation volunteers prepared tax returns for 500+ county residents.

34 community seniors representing all our townships sit on three OFA and RSVP advisory committees that affect positive change for all of the 16,000+ seniors who reside in our county.

There are currently 280 volunteers who served over 48,000 hours in 2015 at $22.50 per hour (per Corporation for National & Community Services) the value of

their hours of service to Sullivan County is $1,08000.00

Well done and Thank you to ALL!

June 1, 2016 Dear Volunteers and Esteemed Guests, As we complete our 43rd year, we face a new challenge. More than ever before, our local community non-profit agencies continue to require our volunteers to keep in pace with the continued demand to serve our county. Our Volunteer base is changing and with people working well into their 70’s we see that volunteerism takes a back seat to employment. Yet, there is still hope that people in our community can find the time to do both. Our new focus for volunteer recruitment will be to garner all of the volunteers who can in any way become involved to help our community thus continuing to provide much needed assistance to the residents of Sullivan County. With our county focus being on improving our health statistics we endeavor to maintain our mission to focus on Healthy Living with the RSVP Program ensuring that our Medical transportation program continues to provide much needed transportation to medical appointments for our ever growing senior population. Our medical transport drivers provided over 1,177 rides to medical appointments, serving our fastest growing population; our frail and elderly. Without RSVP volunteers serving in Medical Transport, Meals on Wheels and “Touchstone” programs, our homebound seniors would not be able to maintain their health and continue to live in their homes and age in place. Our Sullivan County Legislature and Local Community Leaders continue to be steadfast in their support of the RSVP project. They fully recognize the value of the service provided by our volunteers to the community. Their support and continued financial commitment helps our volunteers carry on their dedicated service. “Never doubt that a small group of committed people can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has…” ~Margaret Mead 

Sincere Congratulations on 43 years of Outstanding Service To our County and its Residents!

Caryn Mathews RSVP Project Director Sullivan County Office for the Aging

Our Community Sponsors…

New: 888-906-6670 Used: 888-906-6670 Parts: 888-906-6670 Service: 888-906-6670

Johnston’s Toyota wishes the Sullivan County RSVP

Volunteers their Sincere Thanks and Best wishes for all that they do for our County!

The Town of Neversink Gratefully

Acknowledges  The RSVP Program and the  Retired Senior Volunteers  

Who selflessly contribute thousands of hours  

Annually to Our Communities,  Thank you for all you do! The Town of Neversink

 Christopher Mathews, Supervisor

Councilman, Richard Coombe Jr. Councilman, Michael Mullen Councilman, Michael Brooks Councilman, Keith Zanetti

 

 

       

Thank you to all Volunteers and to Those Who Give the Gift of Literacy. Literacy Volunteers ofSullivan County, Inc. 63 North Street Monticello, NY

845 794-0017

Regards and Thanks from our County Officials

With gratitude in our hearts for your Contributions to our County and Community,

We want to thank you as our personal round of applause. Your good deeds do not go un-noticed.

Thank you for being such Dedicated RSVP Volunteers. “To the RSVP Volunteers Thank you for all you do for Our County!”

SLAC….Senior Legislative Action Committee

“Congratulations to the Daniel Pierce Library RSVP volunteers for all their Efforts …Especially RSVP volunteers Marlene and Irena”!

“To the RSVP Volunteers. Thank you for all your efforts for the Sullivan County CASA Program it is GREATLY APPRECIATED.