GOLDEN GIVERS SENIOR VOLUNTEERS HONORED.Byline: Amy Raisin raisin, in botany and cooking raisin, dried fruit of certain varieties of grapevines bearing grapes with a high content of sugar and solid flesh. Although the fruit is sometimes artificially dehydrated, it is usually sun-dried. Staff Writer WESTLAKE VILLAGE - Clutching two awards, 80-year-old Rozina Cipko spoke Friday for hundreds of senior volunteers when she said she hopes her energy holds up so she can continue helping the needy need·y adj. need·i·er, need·i·est 1. Being in need; impoverished. See Synonyms at poor. 2. Wanting or needing affection, attention, or reassurance, especially to an excessive degree. . ``Without this, my life would be empty. From the bottom of my heart I want to give and help,'' said Cipko, among 500 honorees at the annual recognition luncheon hosted by the local Retired and Senior Volunteer Program. ``They're thrilled. They can't thank you enough when you give them blankets,'' said Cipko, who was honored for leading the Busy Bees, a group of about 30 people who make clothing and blankets for those in need. ``It makes you want to keep going.'' Sponsored by the Conejo Recreation and Park District, RSVP (ReSerVation Protocol) A communications protocol that signals a router to reserve bandwidth for real time transmission. RSVP is designed to clear a path for audio and video traffic, eliminating annoying skips and hesitations. members help the homeless, elderly, foster care participants and the sick, as well as donating their time at libraries, hospitals and schools. RSVP Director Louise Danielle said it is the work of these giving seniors that lifts the community. ``These people, they've lived here and worked here and now that they're retired they're so eager to give back,'' Danielle said. ``This city really has grown because of volunteers.'' After the luncheon, 95-year-old Marguerite Marguerite, for French women thus named, use Margaret Marguerite. For French women thus named, use Margaret. marguerite, in botany marguerite: see daisy. Barrett explained why she has spent the last 21 years giving her time to RSVP. ``I enjoy the work and it's been well worth it to volunteer my time,'' said Barrett, who helps with the bingo bingo Game of chance played with cards having a grid of numbered squares corresponding to numbered balls drawn at random. When a number on the card is drawn, the players cover that number (should they have it); the game is won by covering a certain number of squares in a row games at the Goebel Senior Adult Center in Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. . ``All those years have been enjoyable. And when someone gets sick, the first thing they think about is getting back to bingo. Volunteering, I think you really get back more than you give.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Joan Wyckoff, 80, left, and Dorothy Alberts, 79, have each been community volunteers for more than 20 years. Tina Burch/Staff Photographer |
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