One Person Can Make a Big Difference
By: State: Iowa | Source: AARP.org
Over 50 years ago, Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus founded AARP with the motto, To serve, not to be served. Today AARP continues to serve with more than 9 million volunteers, activists and donors. The organization recently launched Create the Good, a network of people who want to make a difference, at AARP.org/CreateTheGood. Members are connecting with each other, finding new and different ways to give back on their time, and helping others in their community.
Four in 10 boomers and older Americans say they want to help even more than they do now. Despite a reputation as the "Me Generation," boomers are showing the world they the "We Generation" is more accurate. And their efforts are making the world better one neighbor, one community at a time.
Whether you have five minutes, five hours or five weeks to give, Create The Good's community of people who care are responding with key resources to help improve our neighborhoods and communities.
Create The Good expands on traditional, scheduled ways to volunteer by exploring simple steps, time-flexible opportunities and a wide variety of different ways to get involved. At the website, AARP.org/CreateTheGood, features free downloadable toolkits to organize a group to help neighbors in need and links to a wide range of volunteer opportunities.
We invite you to join with the thousands of AARP members across the country who are discovering Create The Good and the value of being a part of an online community network dedicated to empowering individuals and creating a difference.
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