Bicentennial Volunteers, Inc.
Connecting People with Purpose., Community., Resources., Service., Opportunities.
Bicentennial Volunteers, Inc. (BVI) is a nonprofit organization that oversees two affiliated nonprofits: National Emergency Assistance (NEA) and Retiree Resources Corporation (RRC). Together, these organizations offer Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) retirees and former employees opportunities to engage in volunteer service, support FEMA disaster recovery efforts, and participate in 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?
From Devastation to Renewal
One-Year Anniversary of Helene A year seems a long time, in the scale of normal human events. But only a moment, in reckoning with a thousand-year flood. On Sept. 27, 2024, Hurricane Helene brought historic rain to North Carolina and Tennessee. Along the way it...
The Lake Effect
Residents See Hope in Shorter Drawdown Plan Among the seasonal shops and businesses around the edges of Lake Chatuge, the most seasonal of all may be the Hiawassee Fruit and Vegetable farmstand. During a recent summer weekend, longtime worker Janet Reynolds watched...
What Is Public Power? It starts with you
Every October, TVA joins utilities across the country to celebrate Public Power Week – a time to recognize the people and partnerships that keep the lights glowing, the river flowing and the Valley growing. Public power is more than delivering electricity – it's a...
TVA operations continue during government shutdown
At 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, the federal government entered a shutdown after Congress did not pass government funding legislation before the end of the fiscal year. TVA is funded almost exclusively from the sales of electricity with no federal...
Celebrating a legacy of service
BVI celebrates 50 years of connecting retirees with purpose in the Valley region. Bicentennial Volunteers, Inc (BVI) President Kathy Black highlighted the essential nature of partnerships when she welcomed over two hundred volunteers, NEA workers and TVA...
A new generation for a time-honored hydro plant
Wilson Dam Celebrates Centennial When nearly 18,000 workers began constructing Wilson Dam in 1918, they shared a common goal: help the United States win World War I by powering two plants producing nitrates for explosives. They also wanted to tame Alabama’s Muscle...