RALEIGH, NC – Bill Lamb of Raleigh was presented with the AARP “Andrus Award,” in November. This award recognizes the volunteer in North Carolina who has done the most to share their experience, talents, and skills to enrich the lives of others.
When she was an oncology nurse, Amelia Schachter spent many frustrating hours on the phone with insurance companies, trying to get authorization for her patients to receive lifesaving drugs.
AARP Wyoming has awarded Sheridan resident Jack Wood the 2024 AARP Andrus Award for Community Service—the organization’s top state-level volunteer honor.
The Iowa Legislature’s 2025 session kicks off on Monday, Jan. 13, and AARP is seeking volunteers to urge lawmakers to enact policies to help improve the lives of older residents throughout the state.
Maudie Scott’s view of what constitutes a community—its scars, attributes and potential—started taking shape when, at age 10, she joined her sharecropper parents in harvesting South Carolina tobacco. The field owner’s children, who were white, also gathered leaves during the fall harvest.
Across the Northeast, AARP state offices are currently recruiting new volunteers to serve in a variety of roles. And those who volunteer now say their work—on everything from fraud prevention to legislative advocacy—is highly rewarding.