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Subject Line: May 30 Volunteer Call on AARP’s Support for Veterans, Military and their Families

OVE collaborated with Regional Volunteer Directors Dick Chevrefils and Greg Glischinski to pull together relevant AARP resources for onboarding new Executive Council members. State Presidents can download resources from the Portal 24/7. Visit here to find:

Subject Line: Chat with AARP’s National Volunteer President on May 9!

Do It Yourself (or DIY) Toolkits are ready-made, interactive presentations and supporting materials for AARP staff and volunteers interested in leading local, community presentations. DIY Toolkits include a range of social impact content; facilitator and participant materials ; and approved promotional tools.

Subject Line: April 25 Volunteer Call: How Do You Describe AARP?

To ensure the best user experience possible, the Volunteer Portal will no longer support the use of Internet Explorer for volunteer users beginning on August 5, 2019. At that time, significant performance issues could be encountered when logging into the Volunteer Portal using Internet Explorer.

The Volunteer Portal is undergoing a bit of a facelift during 2019! The refresh will create a more visually appealing user experience and allow for enhancements to key features – some in response to your feedback. Staff users have been using the new look and feel since March 24. Staff users have already realized the time saving benefits and new features highlighted in the testimonials below. The new look and feel will launch for volunteers on August 5, 2019.

Subject Line: April 11 Volunteer Call: Momentum Growing to Lower the Cost of Prescription Drugs

Congratulations to the 173 recipients of the 2019 National Chapter and REA Community Service Awards! This annual award recognizes individual members who have performed outstanding community service activities. Our Chapter and retired educator colleagues do wonderful work in their communities and we’re grateful for everyone’s efforts! For more information, contact Sharon Stewart.

AARP is seeking a group of exceptional leaders for a critical role as a Champion for the Volunteer Portal. Champions will be key partners to the project team and Program Leadership to ensure that the Volunteer Portal meets the needs of users and prepare colleagues and volunteers for the changes that will be required in how they do their work within the Volunteer Portal.