AARP Pennsylvania

The PA General Assembly adjourned for the year without voting on H.B. 2191 which would have allowed payday lenders to issue short-term loans with annual percentage rates over 300%. That means lawmakers will have to start from scratch when the new legislative session begins in January.

AARP launched You’ve Earned a Say< http://www.earnedasay.org/> back in March, and PA residents have not been shy about entering the national conversation about how to protect Medicare and Social Security for today’s seniors and strengthen them for future generations. So far the You’ve Earned a Say has engaged over 3 million people nationwide.

Patricia Quigg of Jenkintown has been selected by AARP, the nonprofit membership organization for people 50 and older, to receive Pennsylvania’s 2012 AARP Andrus Award for Community Service, the Association’s most prestigious and visible volunteer award.

Diversity once again took center stage at the 2012 AARP Multicultural Festival, recently held at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. The event was sponsored by the AARP Pennsylvania state office . Hundreds of people from the tri-state area attended the Multicultural Festival in celebration of the diversity and community life that is found throughout the Delaware Valley. This annual event brought together local residents and guests to celebrate a rich medley of cultures within the African American, Asian, and Hispanic-Latino communities.