AARP Washington Volunteers Visible Across the State
By: Source: AARP.org Date Posted: 2003-06-01 00:00:00-04:00
From Spokane to Seattle, from Bellingham to Vancouver, AARP volunteers have taken an active and visible role in the state's successes in 2003.
Grassroots coordinators began the year by visiting, calling and emailing their legislators, to inform them of AARP's primary legislative issue-providing consumers with some relief from the high cost of prescription drugs. Throughout the session, they signed up volunteers. To help keep the pressure on legislators, sign up online to be a Citizen Advocate.
Volunteers also met the public at senior fairs and exhibits, and at conferences and trade shows. AARP was a sponsor of and major exhibitor at the Northwest Women's Show in Seattle in March. More than 20,000 women attended this three-day event, and AARP was there to share information on wellness and physical exercise. AARP had exhibits at Senior Expos in Tri-Cities and Yakima and numerous health fairs across the state. AARP also sponsored caregiving conferences and shared long term-care materials at booths in Bellingham, Lacey, Toppenish, Cheney and Tukwila.
Volunteers gave thousands of hours in their own communities on May 8, AARP's Day of Service. They stocked shelves at food banks, sorted clothes at survival centers, bought diapers for infants, read to children in Head Start programs, collected books and magazines for nursing homes, and planted flowers in downtown parks.
Volunteers Were Also Involved With National Community Service Programs
AARP Tax-Aide
Volunteers completed another successful year and tax season in Washington, serving thousands of clients. The program will be recruiting for more counselors later this year.
AARP Driver Safety
The Driver Safety program is setting a record pace, with more classes scheduled this year than ever before. Classes have been held in most of Washington's counties. Instructors are always needed to teach more classes.
Local Chapters
Washington has more than 30 chapters located throughout the state. The chapters work not only on AARP Washington's priorities, but look to their communities to develop community service projects.
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