Bicentennial Volunteers, Inc.
Connecting People with Purpose., Community., Resources., Service., Opportunities.
Bicentennial Volunteers, Inc. is the collective term for three related non-profit organizations – BVI, National Emergency Assistance (NEA) and Retiree Resources Corporation (RRC). We provide Tennessee Valley Authority retirees and former TVA employees with the opportunity to get involved in volunteer work, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) work and TVA contract work.
Bicentennial Volunteers, Inc.
BVI offers an opportunity to volunteer at the Visitor Centers at Fontana Dam, Kentucky Dam, Norris Dam, and Raccoon Mountain Pumped Storage Facility along with a variety of other volunteer opportunities.
National Emergency Assistance, Inc.
FEMA relies on NEA employees to augment their disaster assistance endeavors all over the United States.
Retiree Resources Corporation
Many TVA retirees and former employees are working through RRC to provide temporary staff augmentation to TVA.
We seek to make an impact in our Tennessee Valley community through the following efforts each year
STEM grants given to Tennessee Valley teachers
Visitors to the TVA Visitor Centers
Tennessee Valley Robotics Teams entered into competitions
RRC employees supporting TVA through staff augmentation
NEA employees deployed to disaster areas
Retirees doing projects to help improve their communities
What’s New?
Building Tomorrow Together: Sara McLaughlin-Johnson
Jan 7, 2025 “Bats are truly incredible. You can feel the wind from their wings as they fly past your face without ever touching you.” Sara McLaughlin-Johnson, a Terrestrial Zoologist in Biological Compliance, is an extension of TVA’s environmental mission. Whether...
Tom Barnett Appointed to TVARS Board
Jan 8, 2025 TVA CEO Jeff Lyash has appointed Tom Barnett to the TVA Retirement System Board effective Dec. 20, 2024. Tom will replace Tina Wallace on the TVARS Board. Tom joined TVA in 2008, has served in leadership roles in River Management and the River Forecast...
New Caledonia Update
Jan 10, 2025 As TVA pursues opportunities to increase power generation to meet growing demand across our region, we have taken the next step in the review of the New Caledonia site in Lowndes County, Mississippi. The Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS), which...
TVA River Services and Towboat Crew Sail into 2025
Jan 10, 2025 As work pace goes, 2024 has been a banner year for TVA’s River Services team. “On all our boats, it’s been extremely busy,” Shane Carman, TVA River Services manager, said. Carman’s team oversees half a dozen TVA vessels on the Valley region’s river...
TVA’s Winter Readiness Crews Prep for Cold
A bitter breeze ruffles Norm Flake’s vest as his safety-toe boots clang up the steel stairway headed to the top of Unit 1. It’s cold up here. Among all of TVA's 51 gas, hydro and coal plants across seven states, John Sevier Combined Cycle Plant in the Appalachian...
Around the Regions: November 2024
There’s a lot going on around TVA! That’s why we want spotlight some of the stories from each region every month. Continue reading to see some of the highlights from November. North Region East Region South Region Southwest Region West...