AARP Kansas hosted its annual Advocacy Day—affectionately known as Cookie Day—at the Kansas Statehouse. This event brings volunteers together to meet with legislators, share cookies, and most importantly, discuss issues that matter to Kansans age 50 and older.
Building great communities takes time – but small, tangible improvements can spark lasting change. That’s the idea behind the AARP Community Challenge, a grant program launched in 2017 to support quick-action projects that enhance livability nationwide.
AARP Kansas has invited Hell’s Kitchen (Season Three) winner and celebrity Chef Rock Harper to Kansas City to demonstrate how to prepare healthy meals in order to prevent or help control diabetes. Chef Harper will be in Overland Park at the Kansas City Culinary Institute, 7920 Santa Fe Drive, on Saturday, December 7, 2013 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the meal preparation and tasting.
AARP Kansas Director Maren Turner responded to an order released today by the Kansas Corporation Commission granting Westar Energy, Inc. a $30.7 million rate increase. Westar had sought a $31.7 million increase which would have raised residential electric rates by between $7.50 and $15 per month.