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RCRV Change #1
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- Written by Dave Knuth
Before I left town last Winter, I asked the RCRV members of the board for input on the future of RCRV because things were changing:
- REACT was closed
- New Location for Weekly Meetings
- New location for Monthly Board Meetings
- Uncertainty of ongoing Rockwell Sponsorship
In addition,
- Our Membership is aging, with few new members
- Our responsiveness to Volunteer Requests has deteriorated, and is jeopardizing our relationship with some non-profits
- The type of Volunteer Requests has changed over the years, and often do not appeal as much to our technical, constructional and instructional capabilities
- Some of our Members have gravitated to specific Volunteer activities, like SHIIP and WRAP that either satisfy their volunteer desires or limit their ability to take on more activities.
Do you have any Pride?
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- Written by Keith Sutherland
The Rockwell Collins Museum volunteers are continuing their efforts to archive all of the company magazines. Great progress has been made and you can read all of the Collins Column and Collins Signal issues on the museum web site at http://rockwellcollinsmuseum.org.
In an effort to complete the collection, we are seeking donations of any issues of the Collins PRIDE Magazine published in the 1960's. We currently have only a single issue and thus do not know the extent of it's publication dates. If you have any issues of PRIDE that you would like to donate, please send them to Mike Hynek (museum curator), or contact Larry Tjaden (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or Rod Blocksome (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
Handouts for the Rockwell Collins Retiree Insurance Program for 2016
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- Written by Bob Ocken
On Oct 5,6,& 8 2015, RCRV presents its annual seminar on the 2016 Rockwell Collins Insurance program for Rockwell Collins retirees at Kirkwood Training and Outreach Service Center in Marion.
If you are unable to attend one of these seminars, or would like a copy of the handouts, the handouts are available at:
Rockwell Collins Insurance Presentation Hand-outs 2016 Pdf format
RCRV Volunteers help Habitat for Humanity build Pope Francis house.
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- Written by Jim Vacherlon
Several RCRV members have been involved in helping build houses for Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity. Their most recent habitat project was to help build the Pope Francis house in Cedar Rapids.
Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity (CVHFH) is a nonprofit, Christian housing ministry dedicated to building and rehabilitating simple, decent, and affordable homes in partnership with families in need in Linn and Benton counties. Partner families make a down payment, invest hundreds of hours of sweat equity into the construction of their homes and other Habitat homes, and make monthly mortgage payments on a zero-interest loan. Since 1988, Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity has built or rehabilitated more than 130 homes.
Read more: RCRV Volunteers help Habitat for Humanity build Pope Francis house.
WRAP Builds Six Ramps in Two Days
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- Written by Keith Sutherland
The Wheelchair Ramp Accessibility Program was started in 2004 as an effort to extend the ramp-building done by RCRV for Aging Services clients to the broader community. WRAP became a non-profit corporation in 2009, and has been continuing to grow. For the United Way Day of Caring this year, May 14 and 15, WRAP built six new ramps and removed three old ones no longer needed.