Volunteering

Jeanette Couple Receives AARP Pennsylvania’s Most Prestigious Volunteer Award for Community Service

People who sign up to volunteer with AARP Experience Corps are finding themselves back in the classroom. And they are loving it.

It is only in the giving of oneself to others that we truly live. - AARP Founder, Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus

Marlene Trice of Philadelphia has been selected by AARP, the nonprofit membership organization for people 50 and older, to receive Pennsylvania’s 2013 AARP Andrus Award for Community Service, the Association’s most prestigious and visible volunteer award.

Faith Leaders

According to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Household Health Survey, there are nearly 122,000 households in Southeastern Pennsylvania that must reduce the size of meals or skip meals entirely, because they cannot afford to purchase adequate amounts of food. These statistics, among others, serve as a platform for AARP - in partnership with the AARP Foundation - to award several micro-grants to Philadelphia based community organizations aiding the costs of serving the vulnerable 50+ in the fight against hunger.

AARP Pennsylvania staff and volunteers celebrated the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, by participating in local events across the state that echoed the belief of its founder Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus, "To serve, not to be served."

AARP Pennsylvania'volunteers were the stars of a recent awards program in Harrisburg that acknowledged special achievements by older adults statewide.

This past fall, AARP sponsored a multicultural festival, held at the renowned National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. The festival was a celebration of the diversity and community life that is found throughout the Delaware Valley. The event brought together local residents and guests to celebrate a rich medley of cultures within the African American, Asian, and Hispanic-Latino communities.

The following article commemorating AARP PA’s 25th anniversary appears in the November 2012 edition of Inside AARP.