Volunteering

Rising senior Andrew Behm, a communication studies major, is honing his college coursework by practicing public relations with North Carolina’s largest consumer organization AARP.

Are you looking for a fun way to socialize and get important information? Are you tuning out the divisive political debates and looking for a more enjoyable and productive way to keep up on issues important to people 50+?

By filling up grocery bags with non-perishable food items and leaving it at their mailboxes, AARP members and partners collected over 395,429 pounds of food for the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina’s 34-county service area.

As more people discover that North Carolina is a great place to age and to retire, they are also finding AARP as a way to take better charge of their future health and economic security.

AARP's public affairs radio program " On the Air" is now on more stations. Listen each week when host Debra Tyler Horton talks to guests about state and national politics, volunteer opportunities, community events, financial security and much more.

Mary Bethel, Associate State Director for Advocacy with AARP North Carolina won the 2012 Lyn Bodiford Award for Excellence in Advocacy. This national award is presented to the state advocate who has accomplished a highly significant goal while demonstrating creativity, calculated risk taking, effective collaboration, and a passionate desire to improve the quality of life for AARP members.

In the first statewide meeting of its kind, AARP North Carolina held a "Volunteer Jam," bringing together over 200 active volunteers to celebrate their achievements and to inform them about key issues that affect the lives of AARP members and communities in the state.

Former AARP State President Diana "Dee" Hatch received the Andrus Award for Community Service at the AARP Volunteer Jam in Durham. Dee's distinguished community service and devotion to AARP has helped improve the lives of older adults in North Carolina.