Volunteering

Volunteers and staff from Massachusetts spent the day today on Capitol Hill, visiting U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward Markey (D-MA), and Massachusetts U.S. Reps. James McGovern (D-MA), Joseph Kennedy III (D-MA), and William Keating (D-MA), to discuss legislation and issues of concern to those 50+.

AARP Hawaii is teaming up with state and federal agencies in the fight against fraud with educational events in Kahului (4/30) and Honolulu (5/1). Document shredding events will follow on three islands on Saturday, May 2. The events are intended to arm residents against the threat of identity theft, investment fraud, and related scams that rake in billions of dollars across the country each year.

Meet Me at the Farmers’ Market presented by AARP

AARP Alabama and Fox 6 WBRC will host a FREE Shred-A-Thon on Wednesday, April 29 at the BJCC complex in Uptown Birmingham. Area residents can bring up to 3 bags OR 3 file boxes of personal documents for shredding on-site from 7 AM to 2 PM.

Life Reimagined

AARP North Carolina Awards Charlotte Volunteers for Their Commitment to Serving the 50+ Community in the Queen City

Are you looking for that special “something” that allows you to give back to your community?

AARP Hawaii honors the memory of Social Security champion and former AARP President Marie Smith (2004-2006), who died peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, April 19. The long-time Maui resident had been living in Las Vegas near family members in recent years.

For many people, the inspiration to volunteer and give back to others is deeply rooted in a place that’s close to the heart. Such is the case for Virginia Cash, a licensed master’s level geriatric social worker from Stony Brook, New York who has volunteered thousands of hours to caregivers in her community.

Maggie Biscarr of AARP Foundation-Hunger, nudged her mother, Susanne Crass, to volunteer for AARP and “talked her up” to AARP Tennessee staff. Now, her mother, a retiree and cancer survivor, is also a co-lead for Life Reimagined.