Making Dreams Come True for Seniors & You

In hopes of inspiring one million people to volunteer with participating organizations, such as Neighbor Ride, Disney is celebrating volunteers' good works by giving each of them a 1-day, 1-theme park ticket to the Disneyland® Resort or Walt Disney World® Resort, free. There's no better time to help make dreams of continued independence come true for the seniors Neighbor Ride serves and let Disney make a few magical dreams come true for you!

To participate in the Disney Give a Day initiative, pre-register at: http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/disneyparks/en_US/WhatWillYouCelebrate/index?name=Give-A-Day-Get-A-Disney-Day.   For Neighbor Ride, the “Day” is defined as three rides for Drivers or two Ride Coordinator shifts.  Volunteers new to Neighbor Ride will also be asked to participate in a one-hour volunteer orientation session.  Contact Rosemary Noble (volunteer@neighborride.org) or Colleen Dumais Konstanzer (community@neighborride.org) for more information.

Fifth Anniversary Celebration

County Executive, Ken Ulman, speaks to Neighbor Ride volunteers, passengers and supporters	Volunteer-Laurie Bokulic, Community Outreach Coordinator-Colleen Konstanzer, Volunteer Coordinator-Rosemary Noble, and Bookkeeper-Carol Jackson take a photo break at the celebration
Neighbor Ride's passengers join the celebration	Members of Neighbor Ride's Board of Directors pose for a group photo
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Volunteers enjoy the 2009 picnic.

• Senior Volunteers - "Wheels" Provided by Neighbor Ride

In celebration of Volunteer Appreciation Month, Neighbor Ride is teaming up with the Volunteer Center Serving Howard County to promote volunteerism among those 60 and over. The wealth of talent and experience among older members of the Howard County community is a perfect fit for the ever-growing volunteer needs of local non-profit organizations and educational programs. Often, the only roadblock to getting seniors involved in volunteer activities is a lack of available transportation options.

NO-COST transportation will be available to seniors for their volunteer activities throughout the month of April, officially designated as Volunteer Appreciation Month. The no-cost rides will be provided through Neighbor Ride's Senior Volunteer Fund, established with generous support from the Ascend One EDGE Fund. 

Seniors wondering where their special skills and talents are needed in the community are encouraged to contact the Volunteer Center Serving Howard County at info@volunteerhoward.org or (410) 715-3172. They can also check the Center out on the web at www.volunteerhoward.org.

• With Neighbor Ride, folks over 60 can do volunteer work at low cost.
  By Janene Holzberg

Special to The Baltimore Sun October 12 2008 Life in America has come full circle for Paul Bikoi.

• Neighbor Ride participated in several parades.

The Lutz Family, Alison (volunteer driver), Steve, Alan, and Oliver and volunteer Inge Hyder participate in
the Longfellow parade in Columbia.

The Tim Smith Family and volunteer Jean Berulis participate in the Allview Parade.

Volunteer Dennis Boucher and his wife along with volunteer driver Linda Stright participate in the
River Hill Parade.

Neighbor Ride's Volunteer Family Picnic - 2008

Neighbor Ride Penguin Pace Team 2006 - From left to right: Dennis (vol.driver), Laurie (Volunteer MD Coordinator), Colleen (Founding Exec. Director), Gus (vol. driver), Buddie (Pat's husband), Pat (vol. driver), and, behind them, Gus' famous London cab.	Neighbor Ride Howard County Fair Fireman's Parade, August 7, 2005 - Driving blue London cab is volunteer driver Gus Karafas. Neighbor Ride banner is being carried by volunteer drivers Carol Spangler and George Pittman. Founding Executive Director Colleen Konstanzer and Volunteer MD coordinator Laurie Bokulic toss candy and frisbees to the crowd.