It has been a Summer Full of Events in San Diego

AARP in San Diego kicked off the summer with Asian Festival Day at the San Diego County Fair on June 3, 2017. At the festival, enthusiastic volunteers manned an AARP table and shared AARP Bayanihan booklets with guests. The day-long celebration of Asian culture also included a flower show, live performances, food and more.

On June 10, 2017, AARP California participated in the 16^th Annual Filipino Cultural Celebration at Oceanside Civic Center Plaza and Library. AARP volunteers shared information with attendees about the array of work AARP does.

The weekend of June 24, 2017, AARP in San Diego sponsored the 32^nd Philippine Cultural Arts Festival at Balboa Park. This two-day event showcased Philippine cultural and performing arts, offered an array of Filipino delicacies, and hosted numerous vendors and booths. At the AARP booth, volunteers shared information with event goers, and even the local fire department, on Fraud Watch, Drivers Safety, becoming an AARP volunteer and more.  AARP volunteer, Joe Garbanozos had the opportunity to take the stage and give the crowd a welcome on behalf of AARP.

In July, AARP in San Diego sponsored the Maestro Ryan Cayabyab and RC’s Singers Live Concert on July 2, 2017, at the Sycuan Casino in El Cajon. At the event, AARP volunteers presented Ryan Cayabyab, the world-renowned composer, and artist, with a blown-up AARP membership card. The photo was later featured on front page of the Filipino Press!

AARP in San Diego was pleased to participate for the first time in the prestigious event "Celebrando Latinas, 2017," the largest Spanish Conference in the country, and that already for six years provides an enriching experience of motivation and learning through educational workshops on business, health, beauty, legal issues, personal development, and family. The Conference was held on Saturday, July 15 at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront. We presented the financial study “CA Dreaming or Struggling” that speaks about the financial security of generation X and baby boomers. In addition, we have a booth where our local volunteers shared with conference’s attendees about our Fraud Watch, Financial Security, and Caregiving campaigns. The event is organized every year by the newspaper El Latino, San Diego.

AARP in San Diego sponsored the Summer Jams with Jessica Sanchez Concert, which was held July 29 ^th at the San Diego Performing Arts Center. The event featured various artists and activities and had a far reach across all age groups. The event was hosted by the Philippine American Club for Teens (P.A.C.T) and the proceeds from the concert benefited the Bahay PayAsa (House of Hope), helping rehabilitate teens in need.

AARP Fraud Watch Network (FWN) was present at the San Diego's National Night Out on Tuesday, August 1st. at the Robert Egger, Sr.

South Bay Recreation Center.  In our ongoing efforts to help communities avoid falling victim to fraud, scams and identity theft, our AARP Fraud Watch Network had a booth and tabling presence at this event.

National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live. Millions of neighbors take part in National Night Out across thousands of communities from all fifty states, U.S. territories, Canadian cities, and military bases worldwide on the first Tuesday in August.

Wrapping-up the summer, AARP sponsored the Philippine Madrigal Singers Concert, which was held at the Sycuan Casino on August 25, 2017, and Chula Vista High School on August 26, 2017 – allowing guests of all ages to hear the music live. The Madrigal Singers are the only Philippine Choir to have won the prestigious Polyphonic International Competition Guido d’Arezzo in Italy and are the only group to have received the award twice!

It has been a busy summer for AARP in San Diego as our stellar volunteers work tirelessly to bring to the community useful information on how best to live their lives after 50. This is a highlight of some of our events this summer. Stay tuned to learn about what we have in storage for the rest of the year.

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