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Women's History Month is underway, and we're excited to celebrate the ground-breaking contributions of amazing women to communities nationwide. Originating as Women's History Week in 1981, March was officially dedicated to honoring women's achievements in 1987. And AARP joins in the nation in celebrating women for their leadership, mentoring, and dedication to their communities in ways that have changed the course of history.

Cuando se trata de celebrar las fiestas, los latinos siempre lo hacemos a lo grande.

SYRACUSE, NY—Robert O'Connor was honored today with AARP's highest award for community service. O'Connor of Fayetteville was presented with the 2022 Andrus Award for Community Service at the AARP Community Service Luncheon in Syracuse.

A new resource from AARP is taking aim at protecting older adults before, during and after natural disasters and supporting communities in mitigating the effects of extreme weather events.

This month, a woman was charged with hate crimes for allegedly pepper spraying four Asian women in New York City’s Meatpacking District and shouting racist comments at them.

In 1848 in Waterloo, activist Jane Hunt invited Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, among others, over for tea. They organized the first Women’s Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York, considered the birthplace of the women’s rights movement. Their work paid off. In 1917, women were given the right to vote in New York, three years before the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified.

As part of celebrating Black History Month, AARP New York asked elected officials from around the state to share their stories about why they decided to run for office, why it’s important to celebrate Black History Month, and what New Yorkers age 50-plus can do to get involved in local and state public policy. The legislators and their responses are below.

O’Neal Will Lead Volunteer Executive Council Advising AARP’s New York State Office

Today, AARP New York announced new disaster relief funding from AARP Foundation to support victims of Hurricane Ida. Two grants of $100,000 each will be given to JASA and Selfhelp Community Services to provide direct assistance to those in need in New York. The funding is part of 10 grants from AARP Foundation totaling $2 million to organizations in the hardest hit states along the Gulf and East Coasts.

AARP New York announced today that Sonia Valentin Fernandez of New York City was named as a runner-up in AARP’s Show Your Love Volunteer Contest. As part of AARP’s Create the Good® program, the competition honors exceptional individuals who have continued their volunteerism and service in the wake of the current coronavirus crisis.