Finding Your Purpose Through Volunteerism with Mary Marin Taylor

EP 009: On this episode of The Retirement Success in Maine Podcast, we are joined by Mary Marin Taylor. Mary Mary is the Executive Director of Literacy Volunteers of Bangor which is a local nonprofit organization that provides free English language tutoring services to Bangor area adults.  Why are we talking about volunteerism in regards to Retirement Success? It seems many of the clients we work with have found that by donating their time in retirement to local nonprofits, they have become more fulfilled and find a purpose by seeing their time directly impacting a local cause.  But is it that easy? What are some things to know about volunteering in different parts of the State?  How does someone identify a good volunteering opportunity for them versus one that won't be a fit?

What You'll Learn In This Podcast Episode:

• Introduction of Mary and her background [2:16]
• Discussion about Literacy Volunteers of Bangor, the organization and the services they provide. [10:30]
• A conversation about the volunteer experience. How do Literacy Volunteers support its volunteers? What resources are available to the volunteers? [23:14]
• Volunteer success stories that Mary has seen in her time at Literacy Volunteers. [35:35]
• How can someone, without experience, get involved in committees or boards? [42:02]
• What is Mary’s personal idea of Retirement Success? [47:33]
• Closing thoughts [49:55]