TRTA Community Volunteer Service Committee

2012-2013

State Community Volunteer Service Committee Chairman
Loyce Phillips

State Community Volunteer Service Committee Members
Eloy Barrera
Joanne Bennett
Betty Beyer
Katherine Billings
Carolyn Cobb

 

 

 

 

 

Back row: Eloy Barrera, Chairman Loyce Phillips, Joanne Bennett
Front row: Carolyn Cobb, Betty Beyer, not pictured Katherine Billings

The TRTA Community Volunteer Service Committee shall promote the identification of community needs and develop programs of community volunteer services. The committee shall receive records of hours of volunteer service from district chairmen.

In 2011, TRTA members contributed 5,772,074 volunteer hours. The Independent Sector estimated the value of a volunteer hour to be $21.79. This could be considered a gift of $125,773,492.46 given to Texas.

State, District and Local Unit Community Volunteer Service Committee Duties 
Independent Sector website on the value of volunteer time.
2012 Community Volunteer Service Report Forms 

CVS THEME “There is Value in Volunteering”

 

Altruism appears to be the key motivation which leads to volunteerism. TRTA members are outstanding examples of those who are interested in the welfare of others. These volunteers contribute many hours to helping others and to improving their communities. TRTA volunteers want to “give back” to the communities in which they live. The rewards received from this kind of motivation demonstrate a very desirable intrinsic value in volunteering.

Then why do we bother with reporting the number of hours spent in volunteer work? Call it a form of validation for a large group of retirees who served in the past and continue to serve others. Documented volunteer hours show the general public and our legislators the wonderful contributions made by retired school personnel. Being able to quantify the volunteer efforts increases an awareness of the huge difference TRTA volunteers make. In this way we demonstrate that education retirees are “valuable” assets to their communities and to the state.

 

 

 

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

 

Schools, hospitals, hospice care, community beautification committees, church youth activities, neighbors in need of help, health care/research, fund raisers, listings of organizations needing volunteers in newspapers and local TV ads, TRTA

 

 

 

VOLUNTEERS IN ACTION

 

Sherry Cumby, past State CVS Committee Chairman, and Shara Fox, District XI CVS Chairman, are pictured beside a display which, graphically, explains the value of the Community Volunteer Service Committee's contributions to the TRTA organization. Although Sherry and Shara volunteer in many other ways in their local communities, their outstanding work in TRTA on behalf of all education retirees is evident here.  Well done, TRTA Volunteers!

 

 

 

VOLUNTEER WEBSITES TO EXPLORE
1 Million Pillowcase Challenge Make a pillowcase, make a difference
AARP Tax Aide Program
Create The Good for opportunities, tools and ideas to help improve your community.
www.local.com
www.volunteermatch.org
AARP::Sign Up For Create The Good.