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The CommYOUnity Tech Talk is a free event co-hosted by AARP Vermont, Small Dog Electronics, and Technology for Tomorrow that will provide community members with free tech training.

In an effort to help residents avoid falling victim to identity theft, AARP Hawaii is joining with Access Corporation on Hawaii Island, Maui and Oahu to sponsor Shred Fest 2016 on Saturday, April 30 (8 a.m. – noon) – providing free shredding of personal financial documents and other sensitive records.

(Jackson, MS) - AARP Regional Vice President for the South Region, John B. Caine, II, has announced the appointment of Kimberly L. Campbell as the AARP Mississippi State Director, effective May 23, 2016.

AARP Connecticut State Director Nora Duncan provided the following statement in regards to the passage of House Bill 5591, an act creating the Connecticut Retirement Security Program:

For the past two years, AARP Florida has sponsored the Jacksonville Jazz Festival with tremendous success. This year, we’re upping the ante.

AARP Connecticut will host a live Telephone Town Hall to discuss House Bill 5591 – an act creating the Connecticut Retirement Security Program – on Monday, April 25, at 10 a.m. State Senate President Martin Looney and House Majority Leader Joe Aresimowicz will be on the call to discuss the bill and take questions from participants. If passed, House Bill 5591 will give all Connecticut residents an easy way to save for retirement through automatic payroll deductions via their employers.

Join experts from AARP, FINRA and financial regulatory agencies for a free investor education seminar.

As part of its ongoing efforts to help consumers avoid falling victim to identity theft, AARP New Mexico will join in “ Shred Fest 2016” to help consumers safely dispose of their financial documents with free document shredding events in Santa Fe and Las Cruces that are open to the public. Both events are Saturday, April 30 th.

AARP West Virginia is partnering with more than 30 organizations, including the Federal Reserve Bank, Federal Trade Commission, and FINRA Investor Education Foundation to promote financial wellness during 2016 West Virginia MoneySmart Week ® , April 23 – 30.

By Debby Abe, Washington State Department of Labor & Industries