Retire-To Volunteering
Host Ed Zinkiewicz uncovers engaging—sometimes surprising, but never dull— volunteer opportunities available to retirees. Interviewing volunteers and volunteer coordinators each week, Ed highlights the meaningful contributions volunteers make and also the rewards volunteers receive. Imagining a retirement that matters starts here. Sign up for Ed's free, weekly newsletter at retire-to.com and get listings of coming episodes.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 15 minutes
- Episodes
- 101
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2018
080 Chris Lovingood—Nations Ministry Center
080 Chris Lovingood—Nations Ministry Center
Huge Challenges/Great Opportunities—Nations Ministry Center
They have fled persecution, violence, war, hunger, life in makeshift and overcrowded camps. As …
079 Bill Martin—Scouting
079 Bill Martin—Scouting
Preparing Better Grown Ups—Through Scouting
Laid off and laid up—two unexpected setbacks in life forced Bill Martin onto a different course, one that 18 years later he is sti…
078 Laura Valentine—Penuel Ridge
078 Laura Valentine—Penuel Ridge
Away From It All—Penuel Ridge Retreat Center
Helicopters, sirens, traffic, deadlines, quotas, to-do lists, demanding devices—noise, noise, noise, pressure, pressure, …
077 Wayne Schmidt—Special Olympics Coaching
077 Wayne Schmidt—Special Olympics Coach
Scoring a Strike—Special Olympics
Looking for a way to connect with his son who was learning disabled, Wayne Schmidt remembered the fun he had bowling when he…
076 Jennifer Crews–Desert Sounds Performing Arts
076 Jennifer Crews—Desert Sounds
Volunteers and Music—Making a Difference for Students
A 14 year old voluntarily helping a friend has inspired a movement that now reaches nearly 600 students each yea…
075 Mary Katherine Rand- The Mary Parrish Center
075 Mary Katherine Rand—The Mary Parrish Center
From Surviving to Thriving—The Mary Parrish Center
When women and their children arrive at the Mary Parrish Center, they are survivors. Pummeled repeat…
074 Johnson, Lee-Red Cross
075 Lee Johnson—The American Red Cross
Never Resting, Always Ready—The Red Cross
When the weather forecast shows the beginning of a hurricane, the whole nation waits. Except the Red Cross. Everyone t…
073 Michelle Colee–Be Your Haven
073 Michelle Colee–Be Your Haven
No One Dies Alone, Thanks to Volunteers—Be Your Haven
The diagnosis is terminal. Efforts switch from cure to comfort. It's time for hospice care. Often in the initial…
072 Kerber, Bruce - MN Landscape Arboretum Research
072 Bruce Kerber—Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
Digging Into the Past, Creating the Future—Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
After 38 years of helping people grow through his career as a clinical social w…
071 Kim Carrier—People and Pets Together
071 Kim Carrier—People and Pets Together
Not Just Another Mouth to Feed—People and Pets Together
Have you ever been sick or emotionally down and had your pet climb up next to you, loving you complete…
070 Sara Everett-Wilmington Area Rebuilding Ministry, Inc. (WARM)
070 Sara Everett-Wilmington Area Rebuilding Ministry, Inc. (WARM)
Warm Hearts, WARM Shelters—Wilmington Area Rebuilding Ministry
When the hurricane blew out, the men from a local church rushed in to …
069 Jeff Hoffman – Project Transformation
069 Jeff Hoffman Project Transformation
Catching the Enthusiasm—Project Transformation
After three summers of listening to his wife's and his children's enthusiasm for their experiences in Project Tr…
068 Ted Dreier – Children’s Kindness Network
068 Ted Dreier Childrens Kindness Network
A Little Kindness Makes a Big Difference
Want to make the world a better place? Start little. But with a big idea. Start with little children. Help them lear…
067 Gail Atkinson-Special Olympics Lead Volunteer
067 Gail Atkinson—Special Olympics Lead Volunteer
Taking the Lead So Others Succeed—Special Olympics
With more than 27,000 volunteers in Florida's Special Olympics program, someone has to take the le…
066 Linda Stalters—American Red Cross
066 Linda Stalters – American Red Cross
The Red Cross—On the Job Every Eight Minutes!
I was bringing my stepmother home from the baptism of her great grandson. We rounded the corner to see 12 fire tr…
065 Bob Tigert—Ukulele Kids Club
065 Bob Tigert—Ukulele Kids Club
Kids in Hospitals, Music, the Real Deal—What’s Not to Like?
Bob Tigert just "sorta fell into" his volunteer position on the board of the Ukulele Kids Club. "When they…
065B Kimble, Sheri – Violins of Hope
065B Sheri Kimble—Violins of Hope
Music From a Dark Past—Hope for Today and Tomorrow
The lilt of beautiful music stirs hope in the hearts of listeners. But like any great gift it can be perverted for…
064 John and Elaine Berkheiser—Leader Dogs for the Blind
064 John and Elaine Berkheiser—Leader Dogs for the Blind
Raising Puppies and Opening Doors!
If you love dogs, you'll find kindred spirits in John and Elaine Berkheiser, who raise puppies (28 so far)—…
063 Kim Carrier—Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
063 Kim Carrier—Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
Sampling the Fruits of Volunteering
With more than 900 volunteers each year, Volunteer Coordinator Kim Carrier knows something about what keeps volunteer…
062 Anne Huffman—Music & Memory
062 Anne Huffman—Music & Memory
Bringing Back What Was “Lost”
A hospice volunteer, Anne Huffman, was keeping vigil at the bedside of a dying woman. Seeing the Bible at the patient's bedside, Anne beg…