Volunteering

Four of our amazing Los Angeles County volunteers - Jess Angulo, Sandy Hester, Mike Schutz and Sam Thomas - teamed up with us last month to record this powerful PSA on senior hunger and what we're doing to fight it.

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide, the nation’s largest free, volunteer-run tax preparation and assistance service, is seeking volunteers across the state to help Mississippi taxpayers who are seeking assistance preparing and filing their 2012 tax returns.

About 40 Tupelo residents, including two City Council people and Mississippi Department of Transportation staff, discussed the benefits that a community transportation system would bring to the city. They discussed how community transportation would increase commerce by moving people to jobs and shopping areas.

AARP Mississippi recently conducted an Active Living Workshop in Clarksdale to engage residents in a conversation about making the city more livable. AARP brought in Dan Burden, nationally renowned civic innovator, to facilitate the conversation and assess the city’s walkability during a tour.

AARP California is proud to announce our 2012 Andrus Award winner, John Beringer of Long Beach. John has been a volunteer with AARP Driver Safety for nearly 20 years - in fact, when he began volunteering, the program was still known as 55 Alive!

AARP Alabama is pleased to honor its 2012 Andrus Award recipient Nancy R. Lehe, of Talladega. She is a community activist, an advocate for improving education and she volunteers countless hours throughout her community. These acts embody the AARP motto, “to serve, not to be served,” and earned her AARP’s highest statewide volunteer award.

AARP Mississippi works with volunteers throughout the state on issues that are important to members and the 50+ population. On the federal level, those issues include Medicare and Social Security.

Earlier this year, AARP Foundation Tax-Aide completed almost 30,000 tax returns for free for low-income and elderly Alabamians. Now they're gearing up for tax season and need volunteers to train to start helping in January.

Mary Bethel, Associate State Director for Advocacy with AARP North Carolina won the 2012 Lyn Bodiford Award for Excellence in Advocacy. This national award is presented to the state advocate who has accomplished a highly significant goal while demonstrating creativity, calculated risk taking, effective collaboration, and a passionate desire to improve the quality of life for AARP members.

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