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AARP's Life@50+ Selects Boston's Generations Incorporated as Featured Nonprofit  / News Release
August 2007— AARP's Life@50+ National Event and Expo selects Boston's Generations Incorporated as featured nonprofit to help raise awareness, funds and recruit volunteers for the group.

Survey of AARP Nevada Members  / Research Report
February 2007— This mail survey was conducted by AARP to explore AARP Nevada members' personal concerns and the issues they view as top legislative priorities for AARP Nevada to work on with the State, as well as volunteerism, work or career and retirement plans, health care needs and expenditures, and utility/energy costs and services.

People of the Year  / News Release
December 2004— Richard Gere, Tom Brokaw are among honorees at AARP The Magazine IMPACT Awards.

2004 AARP Driver Safety Program Volunteer and Graduate Survey Report  / Research Report
December 2004— AARP MEMBER OPINION RESEARCH: Evaluation of the AARP Drivers Safety program (DSP) courses and training materials and impact on recent graduates’ driving behavior. The AARP DSP is the nation’s first and largest classroom refresher course for age 50+ drivers. (64 pages)

Georgia Retired Educators Set Benchmark for Community Involvement  / News Release
August 2004— Georgia Receives Highest NRTA Recognition for Working with Youth.

2004 AARP South Dakota Member Survey: Volunteerism  / Research Report
June 2004— AARP MEMBER OPINION RESEARCH: Nearly half of AARP South Dakota members surveyed say they have volunteered in the last 12 months. Those who are not volunteering say they don’t because their personal schedules are too full, they have work commitments, or because of health or disability issues. (46 pages)

Reinventing Aging: Baby Boomers and Civic Engagement  / Research Report
June 2004— The baby boomers' retirement could bring a new definition of the older years and a social legacy of profound importance through civic involvement. This report--by the Harvard School of Public Health-MetLife Foundation, including an AARP background paper, 'Enhancing Volunteerism Among Aging Baby Boomers'--discusses what it would take to make it happen. (162 pages)

Free Tax Help from AARP Begins Feb. 2  / News Release
February 2004— On February 2, AARP Tax-Aide, the nation’s largest volunteer-run tax counseling and preparation service, will begin its 2004 tax season.

A New Definition for Volunteering and Giving Among the 45+ Population Finds Thirty Percent Are More Inclined to Volunteer Since 9/11  / News Release
November 2003— A new AARP survey on volunteering and giving found that more than 80% of Americans aged 45 and older are involved in helping others without pay.

AARP Tax-Aide: 35 Years, 34 Million Taxpayers and Counting  / News Release
April 2003— AARP Tax-Aide celebrates its 35th anniversary of offering tax preparation services.

Volunteerism: A Survey Of New York AARP Members  / Research Report
November 2001— AARP MEMBER OPINION RESEARCH: Baseline information about New York AARP members' interest in volunteering. Topics include their volunteerism rates, volunteer experience, motives for volunteering, reasons for not volunteering, and plans for volunteering in the future. (39 pages)

2001 Delaware Member Survey: Volunteerism  / Research Report
August 2001— AARP MEMBER OPINION RESEARCH: Why do people volunteer? Among the reasons given by AARP members in Delaware for their volunteer activities during the last 12 months are a desire to help people and to make their communities a better place, and their personal commitment to particular causes. (44 pages)