AARP Pennsylvania

Join us for a historical walking tour of Manchester’s Valley Cemetery on October 30 (12-2 pm). Bounded by Willow, Valley, Pine and Auburn Streets, the Cemetery occupies 20 acres one block southeast of the SNHU Arena. City records indicate that the Valley Cemetery land was donated to the City by Amoskeag Manufacturing Corporation in 1841 to meet the needs of Manchester’s growing population, the cemetery was laid out in the style of a garden cemetery, carefully landscaped to blend the beauty of nature with the beauty of art. Learn about many of Manchester’s early citizens, including a prominent governor, a Swiss artist, Manchester’s first female black landowner, and a popular physician died of a cholera outbreak in 1849.

Elizabeth Howlett, 67, spent her career immersed in the nitty-gritty details of health care policy—from her stint as a state senator to her eight years as Rhode Island’s lieutenant governor.

To support the state’s estimated 490,000 family caregivers, the nonprofit OKCares, AARP and area providers are hosting the Oklahoma Family Caregiver Conference on Thursday, Nov. 7, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in multiple cities.

Learn about ways to help improve cognitive health, with a three-part online series in November.

AARP members and guests in the Fort Wayne area are invited to tour the historic Allen County Courthouse on Saturday, Nov. 9.

AARP North Dakota will host two community celebrations next month to showcase its work around the state this year and to recognize outstanding volunteers.

Ten entities in New York won AARP Community Challenge grants, totaling $96,000. The grants are part of AARP’s Livable Communities initiative; they fund quick-turnaround projects aimed at making areas more livable for people of all ages.

AARP South Dakota is urging voters to make their voices heard in the general election and will have information about ballot measures posted at aarp.org/sd.

Approved by state lawmakers in 2023, the Minnesota Secure Choice Retirement Program will allow employees who don’t have access to a retirement savings plan, such as a 401(k), at their jobs to contribute to an individual retirement account via automatic payroll deductions.

In one of this year’s most highly contested races, Senate candidates U.S Rep. Ruben Gallego (D) and Republican Kari Lake discuss issues important to older Arizona residents.