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With its great resources and strength, AARP helps our 390,000 Iowa members make their own choices, reach their goals and dreams, and make the most of life after 50. The Iowa office is committed to helping communities become more livable as we age, working with the state legislature to advocate for the rights of Iowans 50+ in the areas of consumer protection, health care reform and long-term care, and provide education and community service through our Tax-Aide and Drivers Safety programs.

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Recently, AARP unveiled Divided We Fail (www.dividedwefail.org), a national effort designed to engage the American people, elected officials and the business community to find broad-based, bi-partisan solutions to the most compelling domestic issues facing the nation?health care and the long-term financial security of Americans. In Iowa, we have had a tremendous presence with Divided We Fail during the2008 Caucuses . Look for more divided we fail activities in 2008.

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AARP HONORS BRUCE KOEPPL WITH

LYN BODIFORD AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN ADVOCACY

 

 

AARP SeniorState Director of Iowa Celebrated for His Efforts in Promoting

AARP’s Divided We Fail Initiative

 

 

WASHINGTON , D.C. Today AARP lauds Bruce Koeppl, AARP Senior State Director of Iowa, with the Lyn Bodiford Award for Excellence in Advocacy. This annual award recognizes an outstanding AARP employee from either a state, regional or national Association office for his or her unrelenting service and achievement in advocacy efforts.

It is named after Lyn Bodiford, an Associate State Director for Advocacy in Florida who died unexpectedly in 2003.

 

 

"Bruce is a champion for our members and for all generations," said Bill Novelli, CEO of AARP. "His leadership, creativity and political savvy enabled us to effectively lead our Divided We Fail initiative. He represents the best that AARP has to offer Iowa and the nation."

 

 

Koeppl helped organize and orchestrate the Davenport, Iowa Democratic Presidential Debate and the Sioux City, Iowa Republic Presidential Debate before the Iowa Caucuses. Both caucus events focused upon two pivotal Divided We Fail issue areas—health and economic security. These debates involved the likes of former Governor of Arkansas Mike Huckabee, Governor of New Mexico Bill Richardson, Senator John McCain, Senator Joe Biden, Senator John Edwards, Senator Chris Dodd and Senator Hillary Clinton and were among the highlights of the caucus and primary season. 

 

 

Koeppl was also responsible for leading community conversations about health care and financial security in over 40 Iowa cities, delving deep to better understand the real needs of Iowans. The conversations brought people of varying backgrounds together to consider different options and trade offs and to find common ground on health care and financial security issues.  His efforts were so successful, that this became a model for many other AARP state offices to adopt during 2008. He also crafted events such as a Divided We Fail statewide bus tour, which garnered strong media coverage, as well as the attention of the presidential candidates themselves.

 

 

"As one of the Divided We Fail pioneers in the early primary states, Bruce and his team knocked the ball out of the park," said Nancy LeaMond, Executive Vice President of Social Impact at AARP. "I am impressed by his passion for social change and his ability to deliver it by working in collaboration with the national and regional AARP teams."

 

 

It's time we ensure health and long-term financial security for all. That's why AARP, Business Roundtable, the Service Employees International Union and the National Federation of Independent Business, are leading Divided We Fail, an initiative to give voice to millions of Americans who are tired of letting Washington gridlock stand in the way of affordable, quality health care and long-term financial security – the most pressing domestic issues facing our nation. Common sense solutions are needed, and everyone – individuals, businesses and government – has a role and a responsibility in ensuring health and financial security for all. Go to www.dividedwefail.org to learn more.

 

 

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. AARP does not endorse candidates for public office or make contributions to either political Initiative s or candidates. We produce AARP The Magazine, the definitive voice for 50+ Americans and the world's largest-circulation magazine with over 33 million readers; AARP Bulletin, the go-to news source for AARP's 39 million members and Americans 50+; AARP Segunda Juventud, the only bilingual U.S. publication dedicated exclusively to the 50+ Hispanic community; 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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