PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Katahdin Trust of Presque Isle recently donated $1,000 to support the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) and its annual recognition banquet.
Diane Green, branch manager and retail services officer at the bank, presented the donation to Aroostook Agency on Aging Executive Director Joy Barresi Saucier and Aroostook RSVP Director Judy Anderson.
Aroostook RSVP is a federally sponsored volunteer program and is part of a national network of over 500,000 volunteers and 775 projects. Its mission is to meet community needs through rewarding volunteer experiences. RSVP recruits people age 55 and older to put their skills and life experience to volunteer and help meet community needs.
The Aroostook Agency on Aging is the local sponsor and site of RSVP.
According to Anderson, RSVP volunteers in Aroostook County contributed over 60,000 hours of volunteering in 2017. People volunteer throughout The County, including partnerships with many non-profits and numerous Agency on Aging programs, such as Meals on Wheels, Medicare Part D clinics, Money Minders, senior fraud and others.
Volunteers assist at local food pantries and thrift stores; they also provide friendly visiting, medical transportation, and instruct Matter of Balance, Tai Chi for Arthritis, and Bone Builder classes.
“We are very pleased with the continued and generous support of Katahdin Trust Company as our sole corporate sponsor in support of our volunteers,” Anderson said.
“Our volunteers are very devoted and generous with their time and talents. They give so much back to their community. Support from Katahdin Trust enables us to continue with our program and to offer a yearly recognition event to the volunteers,” she said.
“It is a privilege for Katahdin Trust to participate in this program,” said Green. “Our county is one of the oldest in the nation and Aroostook RSVP is more important than ever. The opportunity for our seniors to have a variety of volunteer experiences is not only important for their well-being but the well-being of the many organizations in which they serve.”
