Shelley Buckingham

AARP Oregon is working to take a bite out of the growing older adult hunger crisis in Oregon with the help of the Portland Trail Blazers. http://tickets.trailblazers.com/deals Password: FIGHTHUNGER. Bring your friends and family and join AARP Oregon staff, volunteers, and other members for AARP Night at Portland Rose Garden on Sunday, April 7th, as the Portland Trail Blazers battle the Dallas Mavericks. Discounted tickets are available for purchase to AARP members. For every ticket sold, a portion will be donated to The Meals-on-Wheels People (formally Loaves & Fishes Centers) to help fight senior hunger.

AARP members are invited to a free AARP Movies for Grownups pre-release screening of Parental Guidance, starring Billy Crystal, Bette Midler, Marisa Tomei and Tom Everett Scott, on December 13, at 6:30 at the Regal Bridgeport Village Theater in Tigard. TICKETS ARE LIMITED/FIRST COME-FIRST SERVED.

The key to maintaining your health, safety and comfort during a disaster – whether it’s a big or small disaster - is to plan ahead. But how do you know if you’re really prepared for an emergency? Maybe you already have smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors at home, along with a first aid kit, fire extinguisher and some flashlights. But those are just the basics, and even they need to be checked every year. There's no better time than now to reassess how well you're prepared for an emergency at home.