Press Releases
September 11, 2009
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - In April 2009, President Obama signed the Edward M. Kennedy Service American Act which, for the first time, officially recognized September 11th as a National Day of Service and Remembrance. Throughout the country, volunteer events were planned to help people in need, run food drives, spruce up schools and to Read more...
Senior Volunteers Make a Difference for Themselves and the Community
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA - Senior Companion Program volunteers spent time with Secretary E. Douglas Beach discussing how volunteering has improved their lives and the lives of the people they help. On May 21, 2009, Secretary Beach visited Broward County to meet with Senior Volunteer Services older adult volunteers and the people that they provide a valuable service to Read more...
2009 Senior Hall of Fame Elects New Member Dorothy Arbogast, Senior Companion Volunteer
The 2009 Hall of Famers was saluted at the 26th Annual Dr. Nan S. Hutchison Broward Senior Hall of Fame Breakfast on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at Diamante’s Banquet Center. Dorothy Arbogast was one of only 10 to receive this distinguished honor this year. Read more...
Senior Volunteer Services Honors Over 900 Senior Volunteers
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - Over 900 senior volunteers were honored by Senior Volunteer Services on April 29, 2009 at the Signature Grand in Davie. Also honored with the 2009 Edith S. Lederberg Wisdom in Action Award was Secretary E. Douglas Beach; appointed by Governor Charlie Crist as the Secretary of the Florida Department of Elder Affairs. Read more...
