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AARP will help host the sixth in a series of groundbreaking volunteer-development conferences at Miami-Dade College Nov. 7, AARP leaders in Miami Dade announced today.

Very few people have had as much impact in shaping California as Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo. Vallejo was born in Monterey in 1807, when that city was the capital of Alta California in the Viceroy of New Spain. As a young man, Vallejo worked as a clerk for English merchant William Hartnell, learning English, French, and Latin. Vallejo was serving as personal secretary to the Governor of California, Luis Arguello in 1821, when news of Mexico’s independence from Spain reached Monterey. He then enrolled as a cadet at the Presidio of San Francisco.

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Current college students are encouraged to apply for a paid internship with AARP Alabama at our state office in Montgomery. The focus of this internship will be Community Outreach. More details and application instructions are available at this link:

Oklahomans can learn about resources for family caregivers by watching a 60-minute seminar online. Produced by the AARP state office, the webinar addresses the needs and concerns of those who care for an aging parent, spouse or other loved one in the Sooner State.

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Every year AARP seeks nominations for the annual Andrus Award for Community Service, which honors one volunteer who has shared their experience, talent, and skills to enrich the lives of their community members. This year’s award goes to Robert Ehlert of Des Plaines, Illinois.

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