2024 Andrus Awards: Luncheon and Training

PLEASE NOTE: This article was updated November 12, 2024

Let’s get excited about the 2024 Andrus Award Celebration!

Please join AARP Arkansas on December 6th, 11 AM to 2 PM, for the 2024 Andrus Award ceremony. This year, we will celebrate our outstanding volunteers at the Venue at Oakdale in North Little Rock. The annual Andrus Award for Community Service is AARP's most prestigious and visible volunteer award. It recognizes individuals who share their experience, talent, and skills to enrich their communities in ways that are consistent with AARP's mission, vision, and commitment to volunteer service.

This year, the Arkansas State Office will have a smaller Andrus celebration. This will allow us to focus on motivating volunteers who align their volunteer commitment with AARP Arkansas’ priorities. Attendance will be restricted to portal-assigned AARP Arkansas volunteers, the Andrus and Distinguished Service Award winners and their invitees, and special guests. Seats are limited and registration will close once all seats are filled!

Registration is now open: To register for the Andrus Award ceremony, volunteers must have 10 or more in-person or virtual volunteer hours entered in the portal for 2024 prior to the ceremony. Registration is required and open spots are limited. Please register HERE or call the event registration number at 877-926-8300.

Bus Availability: There will be a bus available for any volunteer who needs transportation to the Venue at Oakdale. The bus is available until all 56 seats are filled. The bus will load at the AARP AR State Office and leave at 10:10am. It will transport riders back to the AARP AR State Office after the event. Please RSVP to Patricia Fry at pfry@aarp.org by November 29^th if you need to ride the bus. 

Distinguished Service Award: Please show your appreciation by nominating a fellow AARP AR volunteer for the 2024 Distinguished Service Award. This appreciation award will be presented to a volunteer who has exemplified leadership, utilized their experience and skills to enrich their communities, and who continues to inspire others to serve as AARP Arkansas volunteers. Please email Patricia Fry at pfry@aarp.org with your nomination. Please state in your email how their volunteer work reflects the AARP mission and how they inspire you or others to volunteer. The nomination period is from November 12^th to November 18^th.

Thank you,
Patricia Fry
Associate State Director - Community Outreach and Engagement