Community

Interested in leading others on trips around the region using transit and your ten toes? Well, we’ve got a great opportunity for you!

When you hear the word symphony, you may only think classical music. But February 12, 2016 at 7:30PM, the St. Louis Symphony offers a special night of gospel music. If you love gospel music or have never experienced the power and inspiration that gospel music can bring, you can’t miss this performance, “Lift Every Voice.”

What do you think it takes for a community to be more livable?

Do you want to help your parents make their home safer for them as they age? AARP has resources to help with this very thing and will be at the Builders Home and Remodeling Show at the St. Charles Convention Center this month.

Have you ever ‘dance-walked’ before? No? Well we have just the opportunity for you! AARP in St. Louis is joining in on the fun with Trailnet for the “Share The Street Party”. We are sponsoring the ‘Dance-Walk’ through the downtown which includes a ‘Boogie @ the Ballpark’ and invite you to join in on the fun!

Trailnet, with the support of Great Rivers Greenway, is participating in the National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project for the fourth year in a row. Volunteers are needed who can commit to counting bicyclists and pedestrians at designated locations from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 8 or Sept. 9.

Help out our community by sharing your skills as a volunteer with the St. Louis NORC. The St. Louis NORC (Naturally Occurring Retirement Community), a non-sectarian neighborhood program operating in the Creve Coeur area and whose mission is to help older adults remain living at home, is in need of volunteers from the community. Here’s a snapshot of their needs:

The first of two guided bike rides done in partnership with Trailnet takes place in July. On this first ride, you will learn about St. Louis’ rich musical and cultural history. On July 11 th, the President & CEO of Jazz St. Louis will lead this cycling tour through downtown St. Louis.

On Saturday, July 25 th, AARP in St. Louis in partnership with Lilly’s Music and Social House (2321 Arsenal) and SAGE, will be hosting ‘Laces & Leashes’ – a community walk audit with your dog. AARP members and friends are invited to learn how to conduct a walk audit in their own neighborhood while walking your canine friend. Following a brief orientation, dogs and their owners will hit the sidewalk in teams and start evaluating their respective route. And that is only the beginning of the fun.

Fifty AARP members participated in the St. Louis Senior Olympics as part of Team AARP Memorial Day weekend. All told, Team AARP athletes competed in over 100 different events – everything from Washer Toss to Golf to Pickleball.