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In the past few weeks, I've been able to attend a 3-year-old’s soccer game, a 5-year-old’s t-ball game, and an 11-year-old’s first school play. Being Grandma is kind of fun, for me, because I didn’t have children of my own – the children I watched are my oldest step-daughter’s children. I’m a grandma to six young people now, and it amazes me how much they learn from one visit to the next. It also amazes me to watch my step-daughters caring for these little ones and guiding them toward adulthood.

More than six and a half percent of older adults in Kansas face the threat of hunger

By Maren Turner, AARP Kansas Director

I try to keep up with the news and activities in Washington as much as I am able. But there are so many abbreviations and unfamiliar terms in the news coming from current activities and debates that I feel like that famous groundhog who sticks his head out in the spring, looks around, dislikes what he sees or hears and decides to go back to sleep. I think that there are many who have similar reactions to news from Washington. But now, more than ever, that news has the potential to dramatically change my life and the lives of my loved ones, so I’m trying to educate myself.

AARP Kansas, teaming up with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), will host “encore entrepreneur” events in Kansas during the month of April. The first event will be held in Wichita at Wichita State University’s Marcus Welcome Center on Wednesday, April 17 th from 2 to 5 p.m. The second event will be in Topeka at the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, April 29 th from 9 a.m. until noon.

Members of Congress Could Lose Older Voters by Backing Proposed Cut to Social Security, Vets Benefits—New National AARP Poll

AARP Kansas is pleased to announce the appointment of a new state president. Glenda DuBoise will serve as the volunteer leader for the state’s 340,000 members and volunteers.

AARP Kansas is thrilled to have two Kansans serving AARP on the national level. Joan Ruff of Mission Woods was recently appointed to a six year term on the AARP Board of Directors. After serving as a lawyer in private practice, Ruff became head tax attorney for an oil and gas company and later served in executive management at Zurich Financial Services and H&R Block.

Washin gton, DC – AARP Chief Executive Officer A. Barry Rand sent a letter opposing any further extension of the Social Security payroll tax holiday to Members of Congress and the White House today. The text of the letter follows.