Saturday Ride Coordinators NeededNeighbor Ride is recruiting Saturday Ride Coordinators!!!Responsibilities include:Answering calls from and making calls to clients about their ridesEntering client rides requests into Ride MatchUsing Ride Match to find drivers for...
The Driver – Volunteer Newsletter – July 2024
20th Anniversary Events!! Tuesday, August 6th (2:30pm-4:00pm) - Parkview Cradlerock Tuesday August 20th (2:30pm-4:00pm) - Parkview Ellicott City Join Neighbor Ride staff and board as we celebrate our 20 years of service to the community with our...
The Driver – Volunteer Newsletter – June 2024
PORTAL NEWS The zip code for the client and for the destination are now showing in the pending ride screen on the driver portal. This will hopefully make it easier for you to find a ride that is close to you. Ride Confirmations...
The Rider – Passenger Newsletter Spring 2024
VOLUNTEER HALL OF FAME As a part of Neighbor Ride’s 20th Anniversary Celebration, we established a Volunteer Hall of Fame to acknowledge and honor the contributions of our dedicated volunteers. The inaugural inductees’ unwavering...
MileOne Cares Grant Supports Transportation for Low Income Seniors
We are proud and honored to announce that MileOne Cares awarded $7,500 to Neighbor Ride to support the expansion of our Good Neighbor Fund to include both food deliveries and wheelchair accessible rides, provided through our Community Connector program. Through the...
TowerCares Foundation Grant Provides Funding for Subsidized Transportation for Veterans
The TowerCares Foundation awarded $7,500 to Neighbor Ride to support subsidized transportation for Veterans, aged 60 and over, in Howard County. The free transportation available to Veterans through this grant provides the “wheels” needed to access medical care and to…
Do You Know Someone Who Has a Car Sitting Idle?
Two years ago, as part of Neighbor Ride’s ongoing efforts to further enhance transportation options for older adults in our community, we launched our Vehicle Donation Program. We are thrilled to share that the program has already raised over $22,000! We understand...
Thanks to our Volunteers We Are Stronger Than Ever!
This has been a year of bouncing back; and, because of the dedication and commitment of our volunteers, Neighbor Ride is stronger than ever! The numbers and comments from both clients and volunteers tell the story, and we are grateful beyond words for the...
Congratulations to Our Winners!
Cheers to Neighbor Ride’s Team Shuck Up & Drive – the Top Shuckers and Spirit Award Winners in the 2023 Rotary Club of Columbia/Patuxent’s Oyster Shuck for Charity! Our outstanding team of volunteer Driver, Charlie Riesz, and Program Manager, Andrew Burkowske,...
We’re Shucking for the Win!
The Rotary Club of Columbia/Patuxent is raising money for some of its favorite charities, including Neighbor Ride. Come cheer us on as our very own Program Coordinator, Andrew Burkowske, and Volunteer, Charlie Riesz, shuck for the win on Sunday, March 26th...