Baltimore Resident Receives Top AARP Volunteer Honor

Shirley Sgouros, 63, of Baltimore, is AARP Maryland’s winner of the Andrus Award for Community Service, based on her dedication to her Upper Fells Point neighborhood and its residents. From picking up trash and planting flowers, to organizing culturally rich events, she brings neighbors together to celebrate the community.

PHOTO CREDIT: Eleanor Nancarrow, AARP Maryland

“I’ve always felt that volunteering was a source of kindness,” says Sgouros, a former materials engineer who has spent the past two years caring for her husband — who is critically ill with brain cancer — while still finding time to volunteer.