Volunteer With AARP: Your Experience Matters!

If you had the chance to help a neighbor, solve a community problem, or advocate for a cause you care about, would you do it?

At AARP, Your Experience Matters. Through AARP you can use your experience, talent, and creativity to make an impact in your community — and meet some new friends along the way! As an AARP volunteer you can direct your passion for making a difference to enhance the quality of life for people 50+ in the northern Virginia area through education, advocacy, or service.

Thursday, February 26, 2015
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon

Burke Centre Library
5935 Freds Oak Road, Burke, VA 22015

Light complimentary refreshments will be served.

Registration is kindly requested.  You can register online or by calling toll-free 1-877-926-8300.

Like you, AARP cares about the whole northern Virginia community; so we also work with selected local community organizations to offer a range of great volunteer opportunities. If volunteering for AARP doesn’t fit your interests, we are sure one ofour community partner organizations will be a perfect fit.

AARP was founded on the energy, efforts, and commitment of volunteers. Today, AARP continues the vision of its founder and first volunteer, Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus, to offer ways for people to channel their skills and interests to serve their communities. If you want to learn more about issues affecting Virginians age 50+ and how to join a community of people working to make a difference, join us for a volunteer information event.

Not able to join us but still interested in volunteering with us?  Tell us about your interests and we'll follow up with you.

You have a lifetime of experience to offer. If you’re looking for a place to share it, AARP VA can help.

We offer a broad range of volunteer opportunities to help you make a difference in your community. Through education, advocacy and service, AARP VA volunteers and staff work together to enhance the quality of life for all ages. If you decide not to volunteer for AARP, we have a network of community organizations where you can use your skills and experience.

For over half a century, AARP has been the nation’s leading social change organization defending, representing and advancing the needs and wants of people 50-plus. Our mission is to enhance the quality of life for all as we age and we envision a society in which all people live with dignity and purpose, and fulfill their goals and dreams.

We are offering training for skilled volunteers wanting to make a difference in their local communities by becoming a speaker for the following presentation topics:

Here are some ways you can get involved:

* Advocacy — Get Involved. Stay Informed: At AARP, advocacy is key to our mission of leading positive social change. AARP advocacy volunteers partner with staff to influence important legislative issues that impact health, economic security and protection from consumer and investment fraud. Training is available.

* Community Service Team — Outreach, Education and Partnerships: AARP is known for strong tradition of community involvement, which continues today. Community service volunteers work collaboratively in a team with AARP members and chapters, the public and local organizations to share information and resources on a variety of program and activities. A perfect way to make a difference in your community.

* Fraud Watch Network - Protecting Yourself from Fraud and Identity Theft:  Con artists don’t care how hard you worked.  They steal billions from Americans like you every year. We’re fighting back with the AARP Fraud Watch Network. Our trained speakers are ready to discuss fraud & identity theft with community groups, conferences, clubs, or professional organizations free of charge. We’ll share an inside look at how scammers think, how to safeguard against identity theft & fraud, first-hand accounts from victims, and what to do if you or someone you know has been a victim

*Life Reimagined – Discovering Your New Life Possibilities:  Are you at a point in your life where you’re asking, “What’s next?” You’ve finished one chapter and you have to write the next one. Many of us face these transitions at midlife, but they can happen at any point. It’s a time full of enormous potential, and it defines a whole new phase of life — It’s called life Reimagined.  Life Reimagined is all about possibilities – envisioning them, evaluating them and making them reality.  Our free Life Reimagined workshops are designed to help guide you through this new life phase. Receive expert guidance and resources to help you uncover your own special gifts, connect with people who can support you, and explore new directions.

Benefits of Volunteering with AARP Virginia

Impact: Volunteers often find that their greatest satisfaction comes from contributing to making a difference in lives of others. They also have the opportunity to apply their talents in fields different from their usual work. For some, volunteering may even lead to a new career. Their gifts of time, energy, and skills fill a unique role that only they can provide. And volunteers tell us that they learn from working with other dedicated professionals and volunteers.

Training: AARP VA volunteers receive specialized training to develop the skills they’ll need to work with AARP members and the community at large.

Flexibility: Each volunteer is free to choose how much time he or she would like to give. Most volunteer from two to four hours a week. Volunteers usually work out a regular schedule of availability, but some prefer to be available to fill in as needed.

At AARP VA, your experience matters – to you, to AARP, and to so many others who can benefit from it.

For detailed job descriptions or to explore volunteer opportunities with AARP Virginia, contact Stephanie Gossett, Volunteer Program Specialist toll free at 1 (866) 542-8164 or email sgossett@aarp.org