Volunteering

Thirty volunteer leaders from around Wyoming descended on the Ranch at UCross in North Central Wyoming, Oct. 2 for three days of workshops and discussions to further AARP Wyoming's work in the Cowboy State. Themed, ìRooted & Amplified: Technology as a Force to Deepen Community Connections, the week saw presentations from AARP's national office featuring volunteer-led fraud and scam prevention efforts and methods for equipping volunteers to connect and lead presentations offered by local community action teams in the fields of caregiving, artificial intelligence, and movie nights.

Crist only recently started volunteering with the Sheridan Action Team, a group of 20 who take on service or fun events for older adults in Sheridan such as ice cream socials, paper shredding events, and a veterans golf tournament.

Jibben leads AARP Wyoming’s Cheyenne Community Action Team, a group of around 20, who meet monthly to develop and hold AARP Community events. Those events can be community service-related or just for fun or socialization.

Swaim is a Certified Fraud Examiner with a background in the legal field and as a fraud investigations and prevention leader in the financial services industry. Passionate about consumer education and victim advocacy, Swaim writes and speaks on social engineering, data privacy, scams and fraud prevention, and trends in bank fraud.

AARP Wyoming named Sheridan resident Jack Wood as its 2024 Andrus Award Winner on Monday. The award is named after AARP Founder Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus and goes to the state’s top volunteer over the age of 50.

AARP Wyoming named finalists from Star Valley Ranch, Cheyenne, and Sheridan for its coveted Andrus Award on Friday. The award is named after AARP Founder Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus and goes to the state’s top volunteer over the age of 50.

National Volunteer Month serves as a poignant reminder of the selflessness of individuals who invest their time, skills, and energy into bettering the world around them.

The Andrus Award is named for AARP Founder Ethel Percy Andrus and is AARP’s most prestigious and visible volunteer award. It recognizes individuals who are sharing their experience, talent, and skills to enrich their communities in ways that are consistent with AARP’s purpose, vision, and commitment to volunteer service, and that inspire others to volunteer.

A Walk Audit is an activity in which participants observe and evaluate a location's walkability to identify and document whether and how pedestrians can safely travel along a street, navigate an intersection, get from Point A to B to C, and so on.

This national award recognizes founders of 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) nonprofits who are 50 and older. AARP will award five Winners $50,000 for their organizations and a year of support to help broaden the scope of their work.