Retire-To Volunteering

021 Courtney Sobieralski—Thistle Farms and the Café

Thistle Stop Café—Built By and For the Community

Courtney Sobieralski, Director of the Thistle Stop Café, enjoys talking about this extraordinary c…

020 Bill Farris—Comforting the Littlest

Children’s Hospital Needs Grandfathers to “Read”

Bill Farris is no stranger to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tennessee. In …

019 Fern Richie–Respite for Dementia Caregivers

Sunny Day Club—A Volunteer’s Perspective

Fern Richie, a Sunny Day Club volunteer buddy, enthusiastically looks forward to Mondays at West End United Me…

018 Margaret Smith—Volunteering with Owl’s Hill Nature Sanctuary

Owl’s Hill Nature Sanctuary—Spreading an Appreciation and Enjoyment of Nature

Since childhood Margaret Smith has cherished nature. Her…

017 Jean Gauld-Jaeger—Volunteering as a Plein Air Artist

Plein Air Painters—Dedicated to Conservation and Preservation

After twenty-five years as Director of the Office of Patient Affairs at Vanderbi…

016 Taylor Davenport—Volunteering with Project Transformation

Purposeful Ministry—Project Transformation

As a year-round Fellow with Project Transformation Tennessee, Taylor Davenport has been inspir…

015 Lori Bumgarner—Volunteering with Senior Olympics

Senior Olympics—Lifetime of Sports

Lori Bumgarner is the owner of paNASH, a passion and career coaching service. Certified both as life coach and …

014 Grace Smith–Volunteering with Middle Tennessee Council on Aging

The Council on Aging of Middle Tennessee—Trusted Leader and Catalyst

A long-time volunteer of the Council on Aging (COA), as Execut…

013 Shara Parker—Sunny Day Club, a Respite for Alzheimer’s and Dementia Caregivers

Sunny Day Club—A Co-founder’s Perspective

From her own 13-year experience with her husband’s dementia, Shara Parker …

012 Wesley Paine–Volunteering at the Parthenon

Being a Docent at the Athens of the South’s Parthenon

Wesley Paine is Director of the Parthenon in Nashville, TN, the world’s only full-sized replica of…

011 Ann Harris—Family Reconciliation Center’s Participatory Defense Program

Making a Difference in our Community

Ann Harris brings a strong background from working as Director of the House of Mercy, …

Senior Ride Nashville

Host: Ed Zinkiewicz   Interview with Ed Cole

There to Help When You Don't Have Keys

With a background in city planning focusing on transit matters, Ed Cole knows Nashvilles tran…

Volunteering to be outdoors is just what some retirees need!

Are you longing for your “nature connection”? There’s still time for you, a retiree, to check this off your bucket list! Volunteer coordin…

The Nashville Adult Literacy Council teaches 1700 adults each year to read and succeed

Through the eyes of Jo-Ann Heidenreich the Nashville Adult Literacy (NALC) seems like a moveable feast! After wo…

You know Ed Zinkiewicz! The host of this podcast series on volunteering, he practices what he preaches. On most Sunday afternoons, he’s at a nursing home—spooning the residents! They love it—so does …

It didn’t take Bill Farris long to find his second profession. The day after retiring from the banking business, he signed on the “dotted line” as a volunteer at Nashville Tools for Schools. Followin…

Volunteering to play golf is the ideal retirement activity for Everett

With the “eyes” of Everett Davis, David Meador (blind since 19 years of age) has not only played golf, but also won major nation…

For seniors with transportation-access issues, finding ways to make essential trips for things like groceries, medical appointments, and prescription refills can be daunting. If they live in Blount C…

Brian McCaffrey Makes Personal Playlists for Dementia and Alzheimer's Patients

After thirty years of ministry as a Lutheran (ELCA) chaplain, recently retired Brian McCaffrey moved with his wife, Hele…

Nashville Symphony—Opportunities Galore Including the Instrument Petting Zoo

A newsletter from the Nashville Symphony advertising the Instrument Petting Zoo caught Jaeger’s curiosity and the rest is …