Marty Orgel lists Volunteer Opportunities at Whistlestop

Marty is Whistlestop’s Marketing and Communications Specialist.   He was going to talk about "Helping Marin Age with Dignity and Grace" but the interactions with us beforehand made him decide to instead discuss the proposed Whistlestop building, the Jackson Cafe itself, and the opportunities for volunteers to help.  He made several great suggestions, including that we as a Club might want to commit to a Jackson Cafe time slot and help serve the seniors, say, one lunch a week or so; or that we may want to volunteer on the now up-and-running Care Pool program, where we would pick up a senior, accompany them to the grocery store (and up and down the aisles if requested), or to the doctor's office (and wait inside), etc.  Finally, Mission Rotary is already partnering with the Rotary Home Team social service program, and Marty suggested we join them:  The Rotary Home Team Program will identify seniors in the community who would benefit from volunteers visiting their homes to do minor repairs, including: changing light bulbs and smoke detector batteries, fixing leaky faucets and repairing squeaky or broken door handles (at no cost).   Many questions were asked and we were delighted to have Marty visit.