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We learn the inner secret of happiness when we learn to direct our inner drives, our interest and our attention to something besides ourselves. Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus
We learn the inner secret of happiness when we learn to direct our inner drives, our interest and our attention to something besides ourselves. Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus
Pasadena Resident Wins AARP's Most Prestigious Volunteer Award
Pasadena Resident Wins AARP’s Most Prestigious
Volunteer Award for Community Service
Winner is First Hispanic
Recipient of AARP Community Award in California
Pasadena, CA – Sam Thomas
of Pasadena, CA has been selected by AARP, the nonprofit
membership organization for people 50 and over, to receive
California’s 2008 AARP Andrus Award for Community Service,
the Association’s most prestigious and visible volunteer
award for community service. This award symbolizes that
individuals have the power and ability to make a difference in the
lives of others.
AARP California selected Sam
Thomas for his remarkable service and for the impact he’s
had on the lives of others and on his community. Thomas
brings a strong background in administration, advocacy and
charitable work to AARP’s Los Angeles Region, which
represents nearly 700,000 members. Serving as AARP’s
regional volunteer leader, Thomas has been actively engaged and
involved in the planned activities of the California office to
improve the lives of individuals age 50 and over.
In this leadership role, Thomas
has been a champion of advocacy and community service by
pressing forward key issues such as affordable healthcare,
financial security and consumers’ rights. He can
also be counted on to direct, train and mobilize AARP
volunteers, whether fighting for health care reform, visiting
elected officials or helping members utilize resources in the
community. Canvassing the region this election year,
Thomas has inspired numerous members to raise their voice
and push for health care and financial security as part of
AARP’s Divided We Fail initiative (
www.dividedwefail.org
). As a
result, scores of members have pledged to vote for the
candidate who’ll address their issues and work together in
Congress to find solutions.
Thomas is an accomplished
non-profit executive who has dedicated his life to serving
others. He’s also served on numerous commissions and
boards, including the City of Pasadena Senior Commission, Pasadena
City College Oversight Board and the State of California
Department of Development Disabilities.
The AARP Andrus Award for
Community Service recognizes members and volunteers who, through
volunteer service, are significantly enhancing the lives of
individuals age 50 and over. The award will be formally presented
to Sam Thomas at a luncheon on ….
“This award acts as a
symbol to members and the public that we can all work together for
positive social change,” says AARP California President
Jeannine English. “AARP has long valued the spirit of
volunteerism and the important contributions AARP volunteers make
to their communities, neighbors, and the programs they serve.”
Recipients across the nation were
chosen for their ability to enhance the lives of AARP members and
prospective members, improve the community in or for which the
work was performed, and inspire others to volunteer.
AARP is a nonprofit,
nonpartisan membership organization that helps people 50+ have
independence, choice and control in ways that are beneficial
and affordable to them and society as a whole. We produce
AARP The Magazine
, published bimonthly;
AARP Bulletin
, our monthly newspaper;
AARP Segunda Juventud
, our bimonthly magazine in
Spanish and English;
NRTA Live & Learn
, our quarterly newsletter
for 50+ educators; and our website, AARP.org. AARP Foundation
is an affiliated charity that provides security, protection,
and empowerment to older persons in need with support from
thousands of volunteers, donors, and sponsors. We have staffed
offices in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto
Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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