Peninsula Volunteers, Inc., is an organization which provides over $3 million annually in services designed to enhance and enrich the lives of seniors in our community.

Much of what we do, most of our programs, and many of our services could not exist if it were not for the gracious support we receive from people like you. Seniors in our community would truly suffer without the help of individuals, groups, foundations and corporations.

There are many ways to help the Peninsula Volunteers — volunteering, special donations, and endowments are just a few. We rely on the generosity of our community for 50% of our operating funds. We strive for efficient operations as reflected in our fiscal year 08/09 audit, for every dollar spent at Peninsula Volunteers, Inc. 88.8% goes towards program. You can feel secure in knowing your donation makes an impact on the services we provide.

Our Interim Executive Director, Bart Charlow will be happy to discuss any of the following programs with you. Contact him at 650-326-0665.

Current Volunteer Opportunities

Join the Rosener House Fun - Volunteer Mondays 10AM-1PM

Assist staff with music, art, fitness and other activities for participants in our adult day care program. Socialize, help serve lunch or take a walk in the park! Piano or guitar talent is a plus.

Look for your invitation and more details soon!

To volunteer for our programs, contact Mary Rached, Director of Community Volunteers mrached@peninsulavolunteers.org or call 650-322-0129

Meals on Wheels Volunteer Drivers Needed!

Check in on a homebound senior and bring a hot meal along with your smile!

Delivery routes consist of 10-15 clients in the mid-Peninsula area. Pick up meals from our Menlo Park facility at Little House. Volunteers provide their own cars, gas, proof of insurance and release for background check. We are currently looking for a once a week driver M-F; 9:30am-Noon; 6 month commitment

To volunteer for our programs, contact Mary Rached, Director of Community Volunteers mrached@peninsulavolunteers.org or call 650-322-0129

Little House:

• Customer Service at Little Shop
• Cashiers, Lunch Servers and Food Prep for Cafe
• Front Desk
• Culture Movie and Tuesday Tea Assistants

Rosener House:

• Activity Assistants

Meals on Wheels:

• Drivers
• Hot Food Line
• Office Help

For more information contact Mary Rached, Director of Community Volunteer Program mrached@peninsulavolunteers.org 650-322-0129

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General Donations

Make a donation now and support these programs:

• Peninsula Volunteers Annual Giving Campaign supports all PV Programs
• See the Rosener House Wish List
• Adopt-a-Senior Meal Plan:
  • Your donation of $89 sends a ready-to-eat hot meal in a microwavable container for five days, or
  • $356 for one month, or
  • $2,136 for six months, or
  • $4,272 for one year
• Our Heritage Society honors those donors who pledge funds from their estates to Peninsula Volunteers, Inc.
• Enrich The Community through Little House
  • $50 a year will pay for a Little House membership for a low-income participant
  • $120 will provide lunch for one person for one month
  • $600 a year will subsidize the cost of bringing The Asian Art Museum to the Peninsula
  • $1000 will pay for a paid speaker or musical group
  • $1000 will provide stipends for a lecture series
• At Rosener House
  • $65 will pay for a month of nutritious hot lunches for a participant attending 3 days a week
  • $88 will pay for door to door paratransit service for a month for a participant attending 3 days a week
  • $250 will purchase art supplies for a month
  • $780 will provide a therapy (either occupational, speech, or physical) for a participant for one month for 3-days a week

Gifts of Cash & Pledges
Cash gifts are deductible for Federal Income Tax purposes up to a limit of 50% of your adjusted gross income if you itemize deductions. Where cash gifts exceed this limit, you may carry over the excess for up to five additional years.

Gifts of Stocks and Bonds
You may make outright gifts and pledges in the form of appreciated securities rather than cash, thereby benefiting from extra tax advantages.

Gifts of Real Estate or other tangible property
Almost any kind of real estate is a valuable gift: primary residence, vacation home, farm, commercial building or an undeveloped parcel of land. You can even contribute your residence now and still reside in it for the rest of your life.

Planned Gifts – Charitable Remainder Trusts, Wills
You may transfer money, securities or both to a trust that pays a fixed dollar amount annually for life and receive a sizeable income tax charitable deduction in the year the trust is created.

Many of our supporters make bequests in their wills. The Federal Government allows an unlimited estate tax charitable deduction for gifts of this kind.

Good News for Individual Retirement Account Holders
If you have an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) and are thinking of making a charitable gift to Peninsula Volunteers, here is some good news we would like to share.

Congress has retroactively extended, from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2011, the law that permits direct tax-free distributions("rollovers") from qualified IRAs to nonprofit organizations. Certain requirements apply to charitable IRA rollovers:

• You must be at least 70 1/2 at the time you make the gift.
• The contribution must be made directly from your traditional or Roth IRA to Peninsula Volunteers.
• The distribution may not exceed $100,000.

You cannot receive any direct gift of benefit that would be non-deductible from Peninsula Volunteers in exchange for your charitable gift.

If you have questions about directing a distribution from your IRA to Peninsula Volunteers, please contact Bart Charlow, Executive Director, at (650) 326-0665 extension 223.

Before making such a gift, you should consult with your attorney or financial advisor to determine the tax consequences for your individual situation as Peninsula Volunteers can not provide any legal or financial advise to you

Vehicle Donation
You can now donate an auto, boat, RV, or motorcycle that you no longer need.

• Receive maximum legal tax deductions and free IRS and DMV paperwork.
• Free towing or pickup.

For more information on how you can help, contact:

Peninsula Volunteers, Inc.
800 Middle Avenue
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Telephone: 650-326-0665
Fax: 650-326-9547