Volunteering

As more people discover that North Carolina is a great place to age and to retire, they are also finding AARP as a way to take better charge of their future health and economic security.

“After being hospitalized five times in two years, I understand how lonely it can be, especially around the holidays. As a volunteer with The Holiday Project in Fredericksburg, I visited with nursing home residents during the holidays as part of a team. It was inspiring.”

As I approached becoming an empty nester 18 years ago, I began working on an MBA in Nonprofit Management while managing a Creative Kidstuff toy store. While it’s a great company with a strong mission, I knew that retail sales was not the best match for me. I celebrated my graduation in 1999 by taking my two daughters on a trip to Italy. It was on that trip that I decided to quit my job immediately and spend the summer job searching in nonprofit organizations.

The annual NASCAR weekend at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway is one of the most anticipated events of the year, bringing racing fans from around the globe to southern Nevada. But this year in addition to the motor sports fans and tourism dollars, the races helped bring needed assistance to Nevada seniors facing the threat of hunger, via a unique AARP program.

AARP@TheStateHouse aims to organize volunteers who will make their presence known at the State House every Tuesday of the legislative session and on days of key votes.

It's Good Work

Sherri Harden of Goffstown has been hand-selected to participate in AARP’s premiere Volunteer Leadership Institute, an intensive 13-month program designed to elevate highly skilled and motivated AARP volunteers to the next level of volunteer leadership. The class of 2013 represents 24 individuals in all corners of the country, from New Hampshire to California, Puerto Rico to Oregon.

On Thursday, the Senate and Assembly gave preliminary approval to two bills that would expand Medicaid (known in California as Medi-Cal) to more than a million low-income Californians. The bills must still switch houses for final passage. AARP strongly supports both bills; volunteers, staff, and members have been active in urging support from legislators.

AARP Wyoming has been very blessed to work with some incredible volunteers over the past 11 years we’ve had a state office in Wyoming. We would like to highlight some of these volunteers, so you too can see just how fortunate we really are. We plan to highlight one of our volunteers who serve in various volunteer positions and different places around the state each quarter.

With just seven weeks ‘til Tax Day, we visited the South End branch of the Boston Public Library and sat down with a fabulous group of AARP Foundation Tax-Aide volunteers. Led by enthusiastic local coordinator Peggy Wood, these folks are smart, dedicated, and committed to helping those in the South End community.