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Retired Senior Voulnteer Program (RSVP)

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R.S.V.P. Trip 1/23/18 "The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you know why"   - Mark Twain The visit to the County Headquarters building to learn about the programs and volunteer opportunities available through the Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), You Are Not Alone (YANA), and Legacy Corps was extremely informative. The presenters were engaging and loaded with knowledge to share. Their energy, passion, and dedication was palpable - you could feel how much they enjoyed their work. The Mark Twain saying above is the motto of one of the volunteers who presented and speaks to the motive behind the gratifying work of helping people in our community. I was amazed to learn that RSVP volunteers serve at 91 sites throughout San Diego County and augment the police and sheriff departments.  They not only patrol neighborhoods and assist in traffic control, incidents and homicide investigations, they will also chec