April is Volunteer Appreciation Month! To rejoice, we’re highlighting the Senior Planet Hotline 1:1 Tech Tutoring volunteer group which is made up of older adults from across the nation who share a ardour for serving to others get essentially the most out of know-how.
This invaluable group is a go-to useful resource for serving to contributors bother shoot their tech points or be taught extra about utilizing a tool or program throughout one-on-one Zoom classes.
Let’s meet just a few of the volunteers…
Tim, 66, Texas
Why do you volunteer for the hotline?
I take pleasure in serving to individuals utilizing my expertise with a lot of know-how and software program. It’s a very good feeling on the finish of a tech help session when individuals have a breakthrough and know what they did to assist resolve the problem. It’s just like the previous proverb about educating a person to fish.
Andi, 68, Illinois
Why do you volunteer for the hotline?
As a former elementary schooling trainer, know-how govt and in retirement a former Apple Retail Specialist, I like seeing the lightbulb go on when somebody “will get it.” I’m obsessed with serving to individuals be much less afraid of know-how.
What does “growing old with angle” imply to you?
Getting older with angle means residing life to the fullest and embracing the knowledge gained from years of expertise. I attempt to strategy every day with a constructive mindset and be taught one thing new each day.
Steve, 68, Florida
Why do you volunteer for the hotline?
I take pleasure in utilizing my time and abilities to volunteer for organizations that concentrate on bettering individuals’s lives. Volunteering for Senior Planet helps me use my know-how abilities to assist individuals accomplish what’s essential and useful to them. I additionally volunteer as an teacher for AARP Driver Security programs. I’m grateful I’ve the time, abilities and capabilities to volunteer.
What does “growing old with angle” imply to you?
Getting older with angle to me means not letting my age direct my life. Acknowledge how my life experiences have ready me for this retirement stage of my life. Search for methods to broaden my experiences and use my acquired abilities and information to assist my fellow mature adults get essentially the most out of their senior life.
For tech help, name Senior Planet’s Hotline, Monday by Friday, 9am to 8pm EST.
Picture: (left to proper) Tim, Andi and Steve
Pam Hugi is Senior Planet’s Neighborhood and Advocacy Supervisor. Based mostly in Brooklyn, she is a contributing author for this web site.