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City of Plainview NEWS
901 Broadway St.
Plainview, TX 79072
March 23, 2021
AmeriCorps Senior RSVP Program Director
Irma Shackelford to Retire
The City of Plainview announced today the retirement of AmeriCorps Seniors
RSVP Program Director, Irma Shackelford, effective in July. Shackelford has
served the AmeriCorps Seniors program for eight years.
As the AmeriCorps Seniors Project Director, Shackelford managed the RSVP
Program which includes volunteer projects such as “My Dad Reads to Me” at
two local prison units and partnering with Hale County 4-H for maintaining 1.67
miles of the Running Water Draw Hike and Bike Trail to keep it clear of trash and debris. She also
oversees AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers who partner with the Hale County Meals on Wheels to
deliver more than 300 meals to the homebound individuals including veterans and coordinating
volunteers for FISH, the local food pantry, who serve an average of 415 famalies each month through
2020. Some of her other responsibilities include completing federal and state financial reports, semi-
annual and yearly grant reporting and overseeing the 15-member Advisory Council to ensure the
successful continuation of the program.
The AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP Program recently celebrated 47 years and encompasses volunteers
from Hale, Floyd and Lamb Counties. Despite the pandemic, 226 RSVP volunteers served 19,116
hours via twenty-five stations (areas of volunteering) in the second half of 2020. The City of Plainview
serves as the program sponsor.
“It has been an honor and while I am stepping away from the administrative duties, I will still be
actively involved as a volunteer,” says Shackelford. “We have a great group of volunteers and I look
forward to AmeriCorps Seniors future in Plainview. I would also like to thank the City for their support
of the program.”
Shackelford and her late husband, Larry, have two children – Philip and his wife Kyndra and Aaron.
She is a member of the St. Alice Catholic Church.
“Irma has done an excellent job leading the RSVP Program,” says Jeffrey Snyder, City Manager. “We
wish her the best in this next chapter.”
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