Shelby County RSVP

Retire to Inspire

May 2012

205-669-3837 or www.shelbycountyrsvp.com

Spring Picnic – Older Americans Month Celebration

The Shelby County Spring Senior Picnic will be at American Village on May 24. The program will start at 9 am. Wayne Alexander Band will entertain as well as others. George Washington, Patrick Henry and Abigail Adams will be our patriotic hosts. Reservations must be made. IMPORTANT: Call (205) 670-5770 by MAY 8 to make reservations. Please indicate each name in your party. We must have an accurate count for ordering purposes. Ages 55+ are welcome. No children please.

Yellow DotThe Shelby County Yellow Dot program has enrolled over 2000 Shelby County residents. Our goal is to enroll 10,000 residents.

Yellow Dot enrollment centers include: Larry McIntosh State Farm 2685 Pelham Pkwy, Pelham Ken Taylor State Farm 100 Inverness Corner, Birmingham Brooklere Pharmacy 205 Buck Creek Plz, Alabaster Edward Jones 5510 Hwy 280, Ste 112, Birmingham Mike Kennedy State Farm 4513 Valleydale Rd, Birmingham Chris Dorris State Farm 2717 John Hawkins Pkwy, Ste 115, Hoover Victory GMC 1150 George Roy Pkwy, Calera

Remember, the first sixty minutes in an emergency, known as the “GOLDEN HOUR”,is critical and gives first responders vital information that may save your life.

Shelby Humane Society

Need a friend! The Shelby Humane Society has a special program available for seniors. This program is for seniors 60 years of age or older who are qualified adopters of pets. The adoption fee is waived for qualified pets. The pets are spade or neutered, micro-chipped and up-to-date with vaccinations. Shelby Humane also invites you to visit all of the deserving pets at the shelter in Columbiana on Tuesday-Saturday from noon-5:30 p.m. The staff is eager to help you find your perfect match. Choose Shelby Humane Society and help save a life! If you have questions, call the Shelby Humane Society at 669-3916 ext. 21 or 22.

Congratulations SEA, Shelby Emergency Assistance, presented Volunteer of the Year Award to Herschel Hale. Herschel serves on the SEA Board to include Board President. He has picked up monthly food shipments from the Community Food Bank and items for the SEA Thrift Store. He is involved with American Village, the Montevallo Beautification Board, Arbor Day, and church events. He finds time to mow the grass for a neighbor or help move trees damaged by a storm.

Job Fair

Thanks for the Shelby County RSVP volunteers who helped plan and conduct the Heros2Hire job fair for our veterans and their spouses. There were 68 companies who helped 196 veterans and their spouses who were seeking employment opportunities. The event was hosted by one of our stations, ESGR (Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve), U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Birmingham Business Alliance and the Birmingham Society of Human Resource Managers.

New Forms

RSVP has developed a new enrollment form. These new forms will be mailed to you in the near future. When you receive these new forms we will ask you to discard the old forms.

2012 IRS Tax NumbersPlan ahead – Medical/moving expense mileage 23 cents/mile; charitable work (volunteering) 14 cents/mile. These are deductions you can take off your taxes for 2012 – Anderson, Bryant, Lasky & Winslow, P.S.C., Louisville, KY. Remember, these miles must be documented.

Volunteer OpportunitiesYellow Dot Enrollment – seeking individuals who can help in the enrollment of Shelby County citizens in Yellow Dot program. We want to expand the program and increase the number of events.

Look each week for opportunities to volunteer in the Shelby County Reporter’s Lifestyle section under

“Helping Hands”

VISIT - Shelby County RSVP’s website – www.shelbycountyrsvp.com

Thanks for all you do!

People may not remember exactly what you did, or what you said, but they will always remember how you made them feel.