Tales of Our Volunteer Heroes and Life-Changing Community Service Programs
Want ideas for volunteering in the Tampa Bay area? Enjoy articles and volunteer and contributor spotlights that offer insights and firsthand experiences with our programs.
Have You Ever Dined in the Dark?
Experience “Dining in the Dark” and walk a mile in the shoes of seniors with low or no vision. Join us for this unique fundraiser where diners will be blindfolded and enjoy a buffet-style meal in complete darkness. A member of our Blind and Low Vision Support Group...
Honoring Four Years of Dedication
Operation: Veteran Connect is celebrating another year of helping Tampa Bay’s most vulnerable veterans connect to vital services. This year members served over 3,700 veterans! As our service year comes to an end, we want to recognize three of our most dedicated...
Senior Citizens Services at Pinellas Community Foundation Helps Boost Senior Independence and Well-Being
Senior Citizens Services at Pinellas Community Foundation is helping seniors stay healthy, independent, and socially connected by supporting Senior Companions and Health Buddies. Their generous $5,000 grant provides Senior Companion Services for seniors, like Peter...
Not Retired! Instead, Re-wired for Service!
Photo at Left: Senior Companion Volunteer Herman Archie with Seniors in Service Pinellas Community Engagement Coordinator Sarah Rosenbaum. Photo at Right: Senior Companion Client Murph with Volunteer Herman Archie When Herman Archie stopped working in 2019, he did not...
Classroom Grandparents Shine at Youth STEAM Day
Classroom Grandparent volunteers had a blast helping to inspire the next generation of innovators at The St. Petersburg Foundation's annual Youth STEAM Day Event at The Lealman Exchange. By exposing our youth to Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM),...
Support Veterans: Donate Clothing in Tampa Bay
Operation: Veteran Connect is making it easy for you to donate your gently used clothing to support veterans. We've set up six charity clothing donation boxes right here in Tampa! Many of our heroes face tough times, especially when trying to get back on their feet...
Our Team is Pursuing Even Bigger Goals!
We have some wonderful news and a few bittersweet farewells to share with you as our team changes roles and pursues new adventures.Pictured from left to right: Aria Garling, Jeannice Cardoza, Gabby Lugo, Andrea KambouAria Garling was promoted from Health Buddies...
From Classroom Hero to Homebound: How a Senior Companion Volunteer Brought Joy Back into Betty’s Life
Betty Odne is used to being the one serving others. She loves spending time serving children in their classroom. Answering their questions and helping them learn to read. But after a recent surgery to fix her pacemaker, Betty had to take a break from volunteering. “I...
Community Partner SAGES Recognized as “RAD Humans” on the Kelly Clarkson Show!
Click the button below to see SAGES featured on the Kelly Clarkson Show! We’re so honored to be connected to a community partner who helps seniors use their talents to create “Plays with Purpose”! Congratulations to SAGES and all the volunteers who make this wonderful...
CEO Corner
At the end of July, our Seniors in Service team spent four days in Baltimore at the AmeriCorps Seniors Annual Convening. We met professionals from all over the country who are as passionate as we are about engaging older adults as volunteers, because they see the...