Perry County RSVP

Perry County RSVP

Ruth Liff-Gray, Director

P.O. Box 954
121 West Brown Street
New Lexington, OH  43764

(740) 342-7220 - Phone

Office Hours: 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Monday - Friday

Email: rsvp@perrycountyohio.net

RSVP Work Locations

• Autumn Healthcare
• Genesis Healthcare

At Genesis and Somerset Healthcare, Pantry Players volunteers go to visit and entertain the clients.

• Interim Healthcare

Interim Healthcare teaches chronic disease classes.  Volunteers assist them with whatever they need assistance with.

• Corning Food Pantry
• New Lexington Food Pantry
• St. Vincent De Paul Food Pantry
• Somerset Food Pantry
• Thornville Food Pantry

At all the food pantries volunteers distribute food to income eligible clients.  They help them to their cars, stock shelves, keep the pantry clean. In some cases volunteers will pick up food from not only the food bank in Logan, but from each other. The pantry supervisors submit information to the SE Ohio Food Bank.

• Mt. Aloysius

At Mt. Aloysius, volunteers visit with, read, put puzzles together, sew teddy bears.  We also have our water class there, in which volunteers are certified to teach the class.

• Pantry Players - Friendly Visitors
• Perry Behavioral Health Choices

Perry Behavioral Health Choices, volunteers assist with the WISE class.

• Perry County Job & Family Services

Job & Family service, volunteers help with the Back To School Bash, and other activities that need extra assistance.

• Perry County Health Department

Perry County Health Dept., volunteers assist with the Flu Clinic and other activities that need extra assistance.

• Perry County Senior Center

At the Senior Center, volunteers help in the kitchen, also setting tables and cleaning up after the meal.

• Homemaker
• Transportation

Our transportation department transports seniors to doctor appointments, grocery store or to pick up medication.  RSVP reimburses them .55 a mile.  (if there is money in the account)

• Veterans

At our Veterans station, volunteers (including veterans) help pack military packages 4 times a year to send overseas to our active military.  They also ask for donations of items to put in the packages and also the postage to send them.

• Matter of Balance Classes
• Tai Chi for Balance
• Telephone Reassurance
• Water Aerobics

Ohio RSVP Project Directors and Coordinators from our RSVP 45th celebration at Ohio’s Service as a Solution Summit.

Perry County Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) sends care packages four times a year to active military overseas.  We send them for Easter, 4^th of July, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

RSVP will be sending Easter care packages March 28 at 10am at the Perry County Senior Center.

If you would like to donate items, please call Ruth at (740) 342-7220 ext. 243

THINGS YOU CAN PUT IN A MILITARY CARE PACKAGE

Food and drink

• Powdered drink mix. Your service member will appreciate anything that can be mixed with water. In cold months, send hot beverage mixes such as cocoa, instant coffee, tea bags, and creamer. During warmer months, sweetened drink mixes such as lemonade and iced tea will be welcome.
• Meal enhancers. Anything that can be mixed with MREs (Meals Ready to Eat), such as ramen noodles, seasoned salt, individual packets of hot sauce, mustard, relish, and ketchup.
• Quick protein. Energy bars, tuna fish, sardines, non-perishable beef jerky, or beef summer sausage. Make sure the meat is labeled USDA Beef.
• Snacks. Look for small, hard containers of chips, pretzels, and nuts. These are easier to carry than large containers. Avoid bags, which may burst under high pressure. If you do send large bags or containers, include small zipper-lock bags so your service member can pack smaller amounts of snacks to carry. Snack cakes, cheese crackers, and cookies are in high demand. Salty snacks are good for those deployed in the desert, especially in the summer months, because they will encourage your service member to drink more water.
• Candy and gum. Avoid chocolate if your service member is in a warm climate. It will melt in the heat. Gum and other types of candy may soften and become gooey, so send these in plastic zipper-lock bags. Send plenty of extras for your service member to share, especially if he or she comes into contact with children.

Personal care and clothing

Choose small, travel-size containers of personal care products, and avoid aerosol cans. To keep liquids from spilling, cover the opening of the container with plastic wrap, then recap before shipping.

• Toiletries. Toothbrush, toothpaste, dental floss, cotton swabs, shaving lotion, disposable razors, shampoo, individually packaged tissues.
• Personal care. Individually packaged baby wipes, eye drops, lip balm, lotion, aspirin or other pain reliever, feminine hygiene products for women.
• Foot care. Moleskin, medicated foot powder, athlete's-foot ointment.2 l What to Send Someone Who is Deployed
• Disposable hand warmers. Send these during the winter if your service member is in a cold climate.
• Goggle-style sunglasses. Your service member will appreciate these if he or she is deployed in the desert.
• Cotton socks and underwear. Make sure the garments are made of 100 percent cotton rather than a cotton blend.
• Fingerless gloves, stocking caps, long underwear, if the climate is cold.

Entertainment and communication

• Reading material. Paperback books, current magazines, comic books.
• Word games and puzzles. Crossword puzzles, word searches, jigsaw puzzles.
• Games. Foam footballs and basketballs, Frisbees, Hacky Sacks, playing cards, yo-yos.
• Electronics. Portable DVD player, CD player, DVDs, CDs, handheld electronic games.
• Batteries. Size AA and D batteries are in high demand. If you're sending a battery-operated device, such as a CD player, remove the batteries so the appliance doesn't accidentally turn on during shipment.
• Disposable camera.
• Writing material. Notepaper, envelopes, pens, pencils, and stamps.
• Phone cards. Shop around to get the best deal on overseas minutes.

Reminders of home

In every care package, be sure to include a personal note or other special reminder of home. Photographs, drawings, and videotapes of your activities at home will be comforting to your service member. Here are some more ideas:

• Your children's art projects or schoolwork.
• A small scrapbook filled with mementos from home.
• A homemade cassette tape or CD of your service member's favorite songs.
• The Sunday comics from your local newspaper.
• Homemade goodies, such as cookies or brownies. Just be sure to pack these in an airtight container