Tim Lockwood

AARP Senior Vice President for Government Affairs, Joyce Rogers, sent a letter to Wyoming Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso today in support of the legislation, S.1311 - Expedited Disability Insurance Payments for Terminally Ill Individuals Act of 2013.

AARP will host a presentation on Green House living, an alternative to traditional nursing homes, at the Laramie County Library in Cheyenne on Friday, Oct. 11, from 1 to 2 p.m. in the Cottonwood Room. The presentation is open to the public.

Wyoming Congresswoman Cynthia Lummis will take part in an AARP forum focused on improving financial security for retiring women. The event will take place on Monday, September 30, in Washington, DC, but will be webcast live from 10 a.m. to 1:00 pm Mountain at bit.ly/19Ge9Fv.

After years of working and raising your family, have you ever wondered, “What’s my what next? or What’s on the horizon for me?”

AARP volunteers and staff from Wyoming visited Capitol Hill on June 12 to express opposition to the President’s proposed Social Security benefit cut known as Chained CPI and to support responsible solutions to strengthen Medicare for residents of Wyoming. Meeting with Sen. John Barrasso, Sen. Mike Enzi, Rep. Cynthia Lummis and their staff, AARP volunteers urged our representatives to have a separate debate on Social Security and to back specific proposals that would strengthen Medicare and the health care system overall.

Starting to make those plans for summer vacation? Do they include a trip to Cheyenne to attend the Daddy of 'em All, Cheyenne Frontier Days?

AARP Wyoming is partnering with the U.S. Small Business Administration to offer a local mentor workshop on starting a small business. The workshop is targeted at new business owners age 50 and over and those interested in starting a business.

AARP Wyoming is partnering with the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Laramie County Library to offer a local mentor workshop on starting a small business. The workshop is targeted at new business owners age 50 and over and those interested in starting a business.

AARP Wyoming is partnering with local and state agencies to host “Gray Matters: Training the Grownup Brain” on May 2, at the Young at Heart Senior Center from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m in Rock Springs, Wyo.

AARP Wyoming has been very blessed to work with some incredible volunteers over the past 11 years we’ve had a state office in Wyoming. We would like to highlight some of these volunteers, so you too can see just how fortunate we really are. We plan to highlight one of our volunteers who serve in various volunteer positions and different places around the state each quarter.