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Home My WebLink AboutRSVP Funding Request~"~TOtrh IN~`ITATION TO SERVE! Whitney Center 1529 Northway Drive St. Cloud, MN 56303 320-255-7295 rsvp@ci.stcloud.mn.us TO: Honorable Mayor Al Rassier, City Council Members and Judy Weyrens ~ ^~ FROM: Lisa J. Braun, RSVP Director ~ , l~d~-~ DATE: June 24 2009 REGARDING: RSVP BUDGET REQUEST FOR YEAR 2010 Enclosed is a written summary of RSVP services in the St. Joseph area and our budget request for 2010. The attached activity report highlights our past year's accomplishments and details our funding request for the next year. Our RSVP program--apart of the National Senior Service Corps, sponsored locally by the City of St. Cloud--continues to flourish in St. Joseph, making a lasting difference in the lives of senior volunteers and the people they serve. Last fiscal year, January 1, 2008 -December 31, 2008, we enabled and supported the volunteer efforts of 82 older citizens from St. Joseph who contributed 10,756.25 hours of service to meet community needs. The mission of RSVP is to engage men and women age 55 and better in meaningful volunteer service that strengthens the well being of both self and community. We work with 152 non-profit or licensed health care sites in the Greater St. Cloud area and assess their appropriate needs for volunteers. We provide services to both the senior volunteers we serve as well as the community at large. Impact In 2008, 1,295 active RSVP volunteers contributed 157,690 hours of community service making the lives of thousands of others healthier, happier and more hopeful. In order to continue operating this worthwhile program in St. Joseph, we need funding in the amount of $12,719 for 2010, which you will see documented on the budget page. (In 2009, you contributed $4,400 toward our operating costs.) We have also submitted a request to St. Joseph Township for $600 for 2010. We currently have Marjorie Lesnick, an active St. Joseph RSVP volunteer and Mary Kay Hawkins from Arlington Place serving on our RSVP Advisory Council as the St. Joseph representatives. We are grateful for their active involvement and support. Please feel free to contact me at (320) 650-3122 if you have any questions about our budget report and I look forward to hearing from you about your funding decision. I would also be willing to share information with your City Council about RSVP or our Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) initiative. RSVP Vision ...To be a bridge between those who need and those who give. Serving: Elk River * Sartell * Sauk Rapids * St. Cloud * St. Joseph * St. Joseph Township * Waite Park Benton County * Sherburne County * Stearns County RSVP St. Joseph Volunteer Station Involvement in 2008 January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 Station Name Hours Arlington Place 217.00 St Benedict's Monastery 2992.25 St Joseph Community Food Shelf 315.50 St Joseph Lab School 809.50 TOTAL: 4334.25 Names of the 82 St. Joseph RSVP Volunteers who served 10,756.25 Hours from January 1, 2008 -December 31, 2008 Name Hours Bechtold, Herbert 12.00 Berg, Bob 208.00 Bloch, Theresa 14.00 Boulette, Shari 152.00 Buermann, Lorraine 39.00 Buermann, Roman 106.00 Butkowski, Carol 589.25 Butkowski, Melvin 823.25 Davis, Leona 3.00 Dolence, Carol 108.00 Durrwachter, Marian 74.00 Elfering, Bill 200.75 Emholtz, Ann 64.50 Ertl, Esther 246.25 Faulhaber, Gene 96.50 Faulhaber, Janet 168.25 Ferkinhoff, Marion 278.00 Fischer, Delrose 118.25 Fitzgerald, Joe 16.50 Fitzgerald, Mary Ann 3.00 Freking, Don 7.00 Gapko, Leona 137.25 Gapko, Rudy 245.00 Giroux, Delores 448.25 Harlander, Jean 331.00 Heim, Bernice 88.75 Hewitt, Duke 4.00 Hewitt, Marguerite 58.00 Hiemenz, Luise 120.00 Johnson, Ida 51.50 Keyes, Galen 263.50 Klein, Hubert 26.75 Klocker, Imelda 28.50 Kosel, Marcel 572.00 Kosel, Pat 13.50 Lemke, Kay 110.50 Lenneman, Sr Rosemary 189.00 Lesnick, Marjorie 528.00 Meier, Ginger 221.50 Meyer, Dorothy 47.75 Meyer, Josie 877.00 Meyer, Leander 52.50 Meyer, Roman V 169.75 Miller, Shirley B 5.00 Molus, Margaret 53.00 Nadeau, Janet 82.00 Naysmith, Patricia (Pat) 21.50 O'Connell, Joann 25.50 O'Donnell, Dennis 16.00 Pfannenstein, Jeanette 163.25 Plantenberg, Diane 25.00 Potter, Gerri 58.50 Przybilla, Marie 253.75 Pueringer, Evelyn 29.00 Rassier, John 19.00 Rassier, Rita 525.00 Reber, Elmer 16.00 Reber, Jane 62.25 Reber, Lorean 7.00 Reed, Sr Patrice 40.75 Reinke, Verda 50.00 Reischl, Bob 30.00 Reischl, Esther 95.00 Rice, Bob 410.00 Sadlo, Dorothy 45.50 Schmitz, Marilyn 72.00 Schmitz, Othmar 70.50 Schneider, Mary Jean 32.00 Schuh, Jack 153.50 Schwab, Donald G 13.00 Sheesley, Florence 13.00 Stang, John 13.75 Symanietz, Irene 378.00 Temple, Bill 5.50 Temple, Pat 8.50 Wahlstrom, Ellen 16.00 W alz, Eileen 20.00 Weyer, Jean 16.00 Total Hours: 10756.25 HOURS SERVED, SUMMARY BY STATION FOR VOLUNTEERS LIVING IN ST. JOSEPH JANUARY 1 -DECEMBER 31, 2008 STATION HOURS REIMB JOBS VOLUNTEERS American Red Cross 30.25 0.00 1 1 Anna Marie's Alliance 8.00 8.58 1 1 ARC Central Minnesota 2.00 3.52 1 1 Arlington Place 208.00 25.52 1 2 Benton County Sheriffs Departr 10.00 0.00 2 1 Birthline 10.50 0.00 1 1 Catholic Charities 23.50 26.18 3 3 Catholic Charities Emerg Ser C 1185.50 469.92 1 4 Central Minnesota Adult Basic I 144.00 195.36 1 1 Chamber Of Commerce Asserr 23.00 24.64 1 1 Country Manor Nursing Home 57.00 92.40 1 2 District 47 Sauk Rapids High S~ 4.50 0.00 1 1 District 742 St Cloud Schools 134.00 17.16 1 2 Girl Scouts of MN & Wisc Lake: 13.00 9.02 1 1 Good Shepherd Community 26.50 38.28 2 2 Great River Library 14.00 15.84 2 2 Heritage Care Center (Foley) 3.00 4.40 1 1 National Wildlife Rehab Assoc 15.00 17.16 1 1 New Beginnings 18.00 21.12 2 1 Paramount Theatre 188.25 130.35 2 6 Resource Training and Solutior 50.75 0.00 2 9 RSVP 71.75 3.52 7 6 RSVP Woodblock and Toy Proj 80.00 0.00 1 1 Salvation Army 294.00 17.60 1 2 Senior Dining Whitney 80.50 64.68 1 1 Special Comm Projects St Cloy 382.25 10.56 7 15 St Benedict's Center 18.00 26.40 1 1 St Benedict's Monastery 1945.50 93.61 16 41 St Cloud Fun Singers 72.00 154.88 1 1 St Cloud Hospital 948.00 711.48 1 6 St Cloud State University 7.50 3.52 1 2 St Joseph Community Food Sh 293.50 0.44 1 15 St Joseph Lab School 611.50 128.48 1 10 Stearns County Emergency Ma 121.50 0.00 4 2 Stearns County Jail 29.50 0.00 1 1 Sterling Park Health Care 23.00 26.40 1 1 Sterling Park Senior Communit 152.50 216.48 1 1 Talahi Care Center 27.00 30.80 1 1 Tax Counseling for the Elderly 74.00 39.60 1 1 Treasure Chest 876.00 324.94 1 4 Tri Cap 1412.50 0.00 1 2 Veterans Affairs Medical Cente 572.00 209.00 1 1 Whitney Senior Center 495.00 0.00 1 3 Totals: 10756.25 3161.84 81 82 (Unduplicated) ST. JOSEPH BUDGET During January 1, 2008 -December 31, 2008, $3,175.66 is the total amount of mileage reimbursement provided to RSVP Volunteers who live in St. Joseph. The mileage reimbursement rate fluctuates depending on the number of miles requested with a $9,125 per quarter cap in 2010. The following are projected expenses for 2010. Total mileage reimbursement (average of $.25 per mile) Other Direct Volunteer Expenses: 1. Supplemental accident, liability and excess automobile insurance which covers the RSVP volunteers during their volunteering and also enroute to and from their assignments 2. Recognition expenses for each active volunteer to attend the annual RSVP banquet and other recognition events 3. Additional expenses such as nametags, new member orientations, CERT training, etc. TOTAL VOLUNTEER EXPENSES Volunteer Support Expenses in St. Joseph based on 8.4% of the total budget, exclusive of costs in Sherburne County. (82 St. Joseph RSVP volunteers are 8.4% of the total volunteers served by RSVP, not including Sherburne County volunteers ) $2,561 $223 $420 $25 $3,229 $19,647 TOTAL COST TO OPERATE RSVP IN ST. JOSEPH $ 22,876 In addition to local funding, RSVP also receives financial support from the Federal government, the State of Minnesota, and the United Way of Central Minnesota. A percentage of these funds (8.4%) are applied to operating costs in St. Joseph. That credit amount is $10,157). TOTAL CREDIT APPLIED TO ST. JOSEPH ($10,157) TOTAL FUNDING NEEDED FROM ST. JOSEPH $12,719