Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Marie Louise Love has been volunteering at the Senior Center for 27 years and is Patch's Volunteer of the week.
Name: Marie Louise Love Hometown: Pittsburgh DOB: May 5, 1922 Title: Clerical volunteer How long have you been volunteering? Twenty-seven years. What encouraged/inspired you to start volunteering? "When they built the Senior Center, I knew it was something that I could do and help out with." What do you like about volunteering? "I lead the Pledge of Allegiance everyday at lunch and I have lots of friends who are here." How often do you volunteer? "I'm here most every day. If there's something to do, I do it." What keeps you interested in volunteering? "I just like to help out. I try to do the things that people are to busy to do." What do you like about Gulfport? "Living here! This is a very special place. I designed a duplex and had it …
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Gulfport Senior Center
5501 27th Ave S, Gulfport, FL
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Audrey Hallmark helps out at the fitness center with a constant smile and is Patch's volunteer of the week.
Name: Audrey Hallmark Hometown: Gulfport Birthday: October 6th Title: Fitness center volunteer at the Gulfport Senior Center How long have you been volunteering? Two years in June. What encouraged/inspired you to start volunteering? "It looked like it would be a fun thing to do when they first opened up." What do you like about volunteering? "The people. Socialization and smiles from the people coming in." How often do you volunteer? “Mondays at the Fitness Center.” What keeps you interested in volunteering? "I enjoy the people and I get to meet new people. I get to see people come in and improved. One man started with an oxygen tank and no longer uses it." What do you like about Gulfport? "It's unique and it's a small-town atmosphere." …
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Gulfport Senior Center
5501 27th Ave S, Gulfport, FL
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Sally Wilkinson is encouraging people to check out the businesses of Gulfport and is Patch's volunteer of the week.
Name: Sally Wilkinson Hometown: St. Petersburg, Florida DOB: Feburary 16 Title: General volunteer at the Chamber of Commerce How long have you been volunteering? Seven years What encouraged/inspired you to start volunteering? "I volunteered throughout my young adult life. Volunteering has always been a part of me. The Chamber of Commerce was just right across the street from where I was living, so how convenient is that!" What do you like about volunteering? "I like the way the chamber supports the community and the community supports the chamber. I like having a pulse on what's going on in the community and the camaraderie of all the volunteers here." How often do you volunteer? “I volunteer every Monday.” What keeps you interested in …
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Gulfport Area Chamber of Commerce
4926 Gulfport Blvd S, Gulfport, FL
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Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Maggie Martin has just started volunteering at the Gulfport Senior Center and is Patch's volunteer of the week.
Name: Maggie Martin Hometown: Portland, Maine DOB: October 5, 1944 Title: Front desk receptionist How long have you been volunteering? First day at the senior center, but volunteered for a year and a half in Maine What encouraged/inspired you to start volunteering? "I got a call from one of my neighbors in my building, who happens to be the assistant director at the senior center, and she asked me if I would be interested in volunteering. I guess it was just a matter of having to be asked." What do you like about volunteering? "I think it's important to give back. I've been blessed with a lot of good things in my life and I'm a very social person and I love socializing!" How often do you volunteer? Monday afternoons. What keeps you …
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Gulfport Senior Center
5501 27th Ave S, Gulfport, FL
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Marie Gsell leads a group of volunteers at the Gulfport Historical Museum and is Patch's volunteer of the week.
Name: Marie Gsell Hometown: Maryland DOB: April 10, 1932 Title: Head Volunteer at the Gulfport Historical Museum How long have you been volunteering? Six years What encouraged/inspired you to start volunteering? “My friend moved to Gulfport in 1983 and her and her husband were involved with quite a few things. After her husband died, My husband and I moved down. We had visited the museum before and liked it so we decided to volunteer here.” What do you like about volunteering? “I like the old antiques. We went to a lot of the old sales and did collecting before.” How often do you volunteer? Every Monday or as am I needed. What keeps you interested in volunteering? “Just to be here. My husband and I really enjoy it here. I like looking at…
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5301 28th Ave S, Gulfport, FL
Gulfport Historical Museum
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Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Joseph Ordonez teaches Spanish classes weekly at the Gulfport Senior Center and is Patch's volunteer of the week.
Name: Joseph Ordonez Hometown: New York DOB: Born in 1942 Title: Spanish instructor at the Gulfport Senior Center How long have you been volunteering? 8 to 10 years. What encouraged/inspired you to start volunteering? "When I retired, I had all this wealth of information and experience. Teaching, research, being a psychiatric nurse. I thought it was time for me to give back to the community some of the experience I have aquired over the years. I wanted to do something that people will remember me by. Something to give to the following generation." What do you like about volunteering? "You have to love it because there's no physical reward. It's the love of helping somebody learn something that the person didn't know about. It's almost a …
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5501 27th Ave S, Gulfport, FL
Gulfport Multipurpose Senior Center
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Norma Thornton's knowledge of the fitness equipment at the Senior Center and love of the people there make her Patch's volunteer of the week.
Name: Norma Thornton Hometown: New Jersey DOB: May 16, 1936 Title: Fitness center volunteer at the Gulfport Senior Center How long have you been volunteering? A year and a half What encouraged/inspired you to start volunteering? "I'm a former physical education teacher and when I saw what they had here, as far as machines that really do the work for you, I was enthused about it." What do you like about volunteering? "I love working here. I love the people. I see a lot of happy faces here and everyone leaves happier." How often do you volunteer? "One afternoon a week and as needed." What keeps you interested in volunteering? "Just the gratification I see in people's faces and that I can see the results. I've seen people come in who use …
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5501 27th Ave S, Gulfport, FL
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Monday, January 24, 2011
Marion Cheslock is our Volunteer of the Week. Cheslock is one of people giving their time to help out at the Gulfport library.
Name: Marion Cheslock Hometown: South Pasadena Title: General Volunteer How long have you been volunteering? Three years at the library What encouraged/inspired you to start volunteering? "I so much appreciate and recognize the greatness of volunteering. It's a reward for myself and as well as assisting in any areas." What do you like about volunteering? "I think it's a very pleasant work environment and I'm a reader and like working with all the books." How often do you volunteer? "I'm normally scheduled on Mondays. Sometimes Tuesdays." What keeps you interested in volunteering? "It's something I've always wanted to do and when I had to be working everyday, it was nice to look forward to volunteering one day." What do you like about …
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Gulfport Public Library
5501 27th Ave S, Gulfport, FL
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Friday, December 31, 2010
This week I had the pleasure of meeting some very inspirational people in Gulfport, and I'm happy to say I've learned a lot about the community in a small amount of time ... I'm referring to the story "Homeless Guests Grateful for Gulfport Cold Shelter".
On Monday Dec. 27th I stopped by the Trinity Church of the Nazarene to visit with the cold shelter's coordinator Judy Ryan. She said the shelter was open Sunday night and seven homeless people stayed there. She then invited me to come back later in the evening to see how they run the shelter and visit with people who take refuge from the cold. I said I would think about it and let her know. I drove home to have dinner with my husband, and we talked about the possibility of staying at the shelter overnight or just going for a few hours. I settled on going back for a couple hours during dinner. I had no expectations and no idea if anyone would even talk to me. At 6pm that night I parked out front, walked past the small white board sign …
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Trinity Church of The Nazarene
1000 55th St S, Gulfport, FL
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Rob Fowler
11:40 pm on Tuesday, March 29, 2011
I'll say that the Gulfport Historical Museum is one of the best in the state of Florida. mostly because Gulfport has a long and fascinating history, but also because records have been kept that are impeccable! Visit: http://gulfporthistoricalsociety.org/ 5301 28th Avenue South Gulfport, Florida 33707 (727) 327-0505 more ›