VOLUNTEER
HOURS
The
Ripley County Retired Teachers Association (RCRTA) jointly with the Indiana
Retired Teachers Association (IRTA) provides opportunities for retired teachers
to continue their interest and involvement in the community. Through volunteer work, retired teachers
accumulate volunteer hours which are tallied, recorded and used by the
Association for its Cost Of Living Adjustment (COLA) negotiation with the state
legislature.
The
following are guidelines for these volunteer hours. The hours cannot be for pay nor can they
include work for family members. Travel
time to any event or activity can be included.
Youth service hours should be recorded separately from adult service
hours.
A. Youth Services
& Education:
tutoring, classroom volunteering, Scouts, 4-H, sport teams, church youth groups
or classes, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, babysitting (other than family), etc.
B. Community
Groups for Adults: Kiwanis, Lions, VFW, YMCA, YWCA, United Way, League of Women Voters, arts
or craft festivals, public radio or TV, food pantries, parks and recreation
departments, etc.
C. Health Care: hospitals or nursing homes, Red
Cross, Cancer Society, March of Dimes, etc.
D. Services to
Adults (other
than family): shopping, transportation, calling, cleaning, reading, Meals On
Wheels, Council on Aging, AARP, state or county retired teacher associations,
driver training, Federation of Older Hoosiers, etc.
E. Church:
boards or commissions, adult Bible study or Sunday School, Good News
Club, Young Life, mission work, fund drives, etc.
Volunteer Hour Form (PDF Image)
Volunteer hours should be forwarded to Sue Bunselmeier,
Community Service Chair, no later than December 31. Sue’s address is 244 S.
Sycamore Street; Osgood, IN 47037 (812-689-4195).