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Por George Edmonson

Discrimination can lead to financial insecurity and isolation for many LGBT older adults.

AARP Virginia is looking for people who want to make a difference in their community and in our state. We have several opportunities available for you to get involved as an AARP Virginia volunteer in southeast Virginia.

AARP Foundation is looking to expand its team of volunteers for the upcoming tax season by recruiting interested individuals. Tax-Aide is an AARP Foundation program that offers free tax filing help for those who need it most, especially adults 50 and older, during the tax season.

Join AARP and the Fairfax Caregiver Seminar Consortium for the fall 2016 Free Seminars for Family Caregivers Series. This series is designed to help family caregivers of older adults and/or adults with a disability learn to manage the daily issues that caregiving presents. To register for any of these events, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/OlderAdults, or call 703 324 5205, TTY 711. To request reasonable ADA accommodations, call 703-324-5868, TTY 711.

Join AARP Colorado and AARP Movies for Grownups at the Denver Film Festival November 2-13, 2016.

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide is the nation's largest volunteer-run tax preparation and assistance service

Saturday, October 8, 2016 9:00am - 12:00pm

(Photo: Debbie Cahill and Lois Jackson)

When you think of Myrtle Beach, you think of sand dunes, golf courses and well traffic. Tucked away in a small strip center of the highway 17 bypass proudly stands a “mini military museum.” But not in the sense of a formal glassed in-cased, don’t touch museum. You can actually eat there.