Christine Dastrup honored with AmeriCorps Seniors Service Award

Christine Dastrup is an outstanding volunteer for Sevier County and is very deserving of the Utah Senior Corps Service Award. Christine has been part of the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) for over 17 years. She is a very caring, hardworking, and dedicated volunteer. Christine is an asset to the RSVP and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) programs. She is …

Barbara Whitton Honored with Utah AmeriCorps Seniors Service Award

If Barbara isn’t river rafting, hiking, or camping she is serving as a Senior Companion for the Five County AOG AmeriCorps Seniors Program. For the past 6 years she has assisted her fellow seniors in Parowan, Utah. Helping them with transportation to medical appointments, shopping, and other needed errands. But more importantly she is their friend. Three of her 7 …

Garrett Watkins honored with AmeriCorps Seniors Service Award

Garrett stands with RSVP Program Director Bonnie Lewis and volunteer coordinator from the Utah Valley Rides program as he receives the Utah Senior Corps Service Award in June. Garrett Watkins received a Utah Senior Corps Service Award in June 2020 for his important service in the community. He has been an RSVP volunteer for the Mountainland Association of Governments RSVP …

Kathryn Cole honored with AmeriCorps Seniors Service Award

(L to R): Foster Grandparent Program Director Charity Rowberry and Program Coordinator Heidi Wade present the Utah Senior Corps Service Award to Kathryn Cole.  Kathryn Cole was the recipient of the Utah Senior Corps Service Award in March.  Kathryn serves with the Foster Grandparent of Northern Utah Senior Corps program.  She has served for the past seven years as a Foster …

Helen Green honored with AmeriCorps Seniors Service Award

Helen Green was recognized as a Utah Senior Corps Service Award recipient in May 2020 as an RSVP volunteer with the Salt Lake County RSVP program. She was nominated by Vicki Jo Hansen, RSVP and division volunteer coordinator for Salt Lake County Aging & Adult Services.  Vicki provided this nomination for Helen: RSVP (The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program) volunteer …

Fay Allen honored with AmeriCorps Seniors Service Award

Fay Allen was a recipient of the Utah Senior Corps Service Award in April 2020.  Fay serves with the Utah and Wasatch County Senior Companion Program.  She has been a Senior Companion volunteer for the past three years.  During that time she has provided over 3,100 hours, which is approximately 20 hours of service per week.   As a Senior Companion, …

Deloy Spencer honored with AmeriCorps Seniors Service Award

L to R: Stephanie Wilson – RSVP Coordinator, Charity Rowberry – Weber County RSVP Director, Deloy Spencer, Dennis Guse – Hill Aerospace Museum Director Deloy Spencer was recognized as a Utah Senior Corps Service Award recipient in February 2020.  Deloy has been an RSVP volunteer since November 1991 and serves with the Weber, Morgan, Box Elder RSVP program.  He has …

Larry McClurg honored with AmeriCorps Seniors Service Award

Larry McClurg received the Utah Senior Corps Service Award in April 2020.  Larry serves with the Davis County RSVP program as a volunteer with the Eccles Wildlife Center on Farmington Bay and has been a volunteer there for the past 15 years where he has brought his knowledge of the outdoors and his love of the wetland community together.  Eccles …