AARP Virginia's Amber Nightingale Sultane Honored by Community Organization

Heather L Reitze

AARP Virginia Associate State Director for Community Outreach Amber Nightingale Sultane was recently recognized with the Community Spirit Award by At Home in Alexandria (AHA).

In presenting the award to Sultane, Commission on Aging member (and vice-chair of AHA’s board) Jane King remarked, “Amber regards the older volunteers she works with as her friends and as the interesting, experienced, fun-loving and very competent people that they are.” King is an AARP retiree and one of AARP’s most active volunteers.

In additional to being a valuable resource to AHA, Sultane provides support to Senior Services of Alexandria, Alexandria’s Division of Aging and Adult Services, and other organizations that serve the senior population in the city.

Sultane was honored at AHA’s 4 ^th annual benefit, “La Dolce Vita,” on Sunday evening, November 8 at Laporta’s Restaurant (1600 Duke Street). The event featured a cocktail reception, silent auction, and live music provided by the Christophe Ludet Trio. The event emcee was Julie Carey, Northern Virginia Bureau Chief for NBC4.

About AHA: AHA is part of the “village” movement sweeping across the nation to meet the needs of our aging population. A village provides a variety of practical support and social opportunities to make the daily lives of our older neighbors more pleasant and to help them remain independent in their home and their community. AHA, the only “village” serving the city of Alexandria, joins 30+ nonprofit neighborhood villages in the Washington DC region and nearly 200 villages nationwide. In the past year, AHA met over 659 individual requests for help and hosted 126 social and educational events. www.athomeinalexandria.org or www.facebook.com/athomeinalexandria.org