Volunteer Spotlight: YCAAA Volunteers

Feb 23, 2012, 6 a.m.

Alicia Weiland

Alicia Weiland, Heather Bowser, and Larry Pitler were recently named Volunteers of the Month by the York County Area Agency on Aging for their ongoing service and dedication.

Heather Bowser

After working in the insurance industry for 17 years, Weiland now enjoys volunteering in the APPRISE program and helping to solve the puzzles of the Medicare beneficiaries she assists. Patience and understanding are a must, but also putting yourself in others' shoes helps to provide customer satisfaction. When she’s not volunteering, Weiland enjoys spending her free time traveling with her husband and visiting with their family.

Larry Pitler

A York County native, Bowser has been a volunteer with YCAAA since 1997. She enjoys visiting with York County senior citizens as a Friendly Visitor and stresses to other Friendly Visitors not to underestimate the value of what they are doing because this type of volunteer satisfaction has no price tag on it. After studying art in college, Bowser has also used her artistic abilities designing posters for YCAAA’s annual volunteer recognition events.

After moving to York County from Maryland, Larry Pitler chose to volunteer in the APPRISE program after he personally experienced its benefits. He enjoys helping others make appropriate choices and encourages people to ask questions. Pitler encourages others interested in volunteering to participate in shadowing other volunteers to learn more by the hands-on experience.