Today we talk to Scott Hirons from Massachusetts and it is an episode you don't want to miss. As a retired person now for over eight years I have found that one of the ways I stay happy is by volunteering in my community. Curt and I know many retirees volunteer much more than we do and we really respect that part of their life's journey. Today's conversation with Scott tells his story...volunteering at a whole new level. Well done, Scott...well done!
Show Notes
00:41 Sand and Sea coffee is brewing at our house. You can get yours here for a 10% discount! Try it! http://sandandseacoffee.com/ADVENTURETIRED
00:53 A life lesson from Curt's book Fix the Problem and Other Life Lessons from a Pragmatic Dad. You can get it here: https://www.amazon.com/Fix-Problem-other-Lessons-Pragmatic/dp/1091400830/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
02:49 Scott talks about his life before retirement! Thank you for your service Scott!
03:28 Scott tells us about DAV. Learn more here:https://www.dav.org/
07:12 Who can be a DAV volunteer? Scott talks about that here.
08:48 Scott explain why he loves this volunteer gig here.
11:33 Massachusetts map here: https://www.worldatlas.com/maps/united-states/massachusetts
13:49 Does your community offer services from DAV? You might need to look into Community Care services. More about that here: https://www.va.gov/communitycare/programs/veterans/
16: 30 Scott talks about his volunteering in Ukraine here.
22:22 How can you help with the Ukraine war situation? Learn how here: https://www.npr.org/2022/02/25/1082992947/ukraine-support-help
Always be on the look out for scams. Carefully vet your support/donation sites.
25:40 A map of Ukraine/Russian war crisis here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/28/russia-ukraine-crisis-in-maps-and-charts-live-news-interactive
28:12 Scott talks about his reasons for "volunteering" here.