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With just 77 days to go until the 2016 election, AARP New Hampshire had yet another high octane week of on the campaign trail. From high profile candidate events, to a one-two punch of stellar coverage in the press, this past week was another one for the record books.
We kicked things off with back-to-back volunteer engagement events in Nashua and Manchester, where attendees had a chance to learn more about #TakeAStand’s road map for 2016, and write some letters to influential members of the Granite State community.
On Wednesday, we published our latest #TakeAStand Stand Out, a blog series on some of our awesome volunteers and AARP members in the Granite State. This issue premiered Lloyd Farnham, a rock star volunteer with a penchant for lounging on the furniture of Executive Branch officials.
The week was certainly not without its share of notable appearances by some high profile people. In recognition of her work on senior issues, AARP New Hampshire named Senator Kelly Ayotte as our 2016 ‘Champion of the 50+ Legislative Leadership Award.”
And on the very same day, AARP volunteer Jeannine had the opportunity to meet Indiana Governor and Republican Vice Presidential nominee Mike Pence at his Town Hall in Manchester.
As mentioned, the past week was a big messaging win for us, too. Starting with AARP NH President Marc Boyd’s cutting Letter to the Editor that was published in the Concord Monitor …
continuing with a super fact-y blog piece outlining just how tough a 25% cut to benefits would be on the Granite state …
and concluding with a thought provoking op-ed from AARP NH State Director Todd Fahey.
With a week like that, we decided to treat ourselves to a little music in the park at Intown Manchester’s final show of their Summer Fest Concert Series …
where we stumbled upon what is perhaps the most perfect response to #TakeAStand’s mission that we’ve ever come across.