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An incorrect phone number was included for the AARP Georgia state office in our New Member Welcome Kit and possibly in other materials. AARP included the incorrect number in the New Member Welcome Kit which was sent by mail between December 2013 and April 2014. We apologize for this error and any inconvenience it may have caused. The correct phone number for AARP Georgia is 866-295-7281. Please use this number when attempting to reach AARP Georgia. If you have any questions contact 1-888-OUR-AARP (1-888-687-2277).

AARP Missouri has selected two new members to join the organization’s Executive Council: Sherrill Wayland, founder and executive director of SAGE Metro St. Louis (Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders), and Greg Edwards of Ozark, a retired businessman.

By Bruce Lowitt

By Holly Fisher

By Thomas Korosec

(This story is by Margie Culbertson, an AARP Mississippi volunteer and freelance writer. Her photo is at the left.)

A series of deadly tornadoes swept through parts of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Kansas the evening of Sunday, April 27, 2014. Particularly affected were the Faulkner County cities of Vilonia and Mayflower; western Pulaski County near Paron; and El Paso in southwest White County. In Arkansas, the confirmed death toll is 15 with more than 100 injured.

AARP Experience Corps D.C. ( www.aarp.org/ecwashingtondc) recently received a $75,000 grant to support a proven inter-generational reading literacy program currently offered in 75 classrooms within nine D.C. schools. The funding will help expand and strengthen program deliverables in the District. The City Fund from which the grant was awarded seeks to advance the three goals as outlined in Mayor Vincent Gray’s One City Action Plan:

By Sarah Villain, Communications Manager, Multi-Service Center

Jacksonville, Fla. – AARP is bringing a nationally known caregiving expert and author, Amy Goyer, to Jacksonville in late April to celebrate the contributions of caregivers juggling many family roles and to provide useful tips and tools for caregivers.