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Continuing its efforts to improve health care and long-term financial security, AARP’s national Divided We Fail initiative is rolling into Roanoke June 6-8 with events combining fun events with timely information on these two important family issues.

Don’t miss meeting Champ—the Divided We Fail national mascot. Also, Roanoke is an important stop for AARP Virginia’s Divided We Fail van, which is traveling the state with information on how you can make a difference right where you live.

Here are the Divided We Fail events set for Roanoke:

Friday, June 6, 2008
Champ Visits Market Square, 8:00 am. to 2:00 p.m.—Get a free Divided We Fail market bag and helpful information about health care and financial security.

AARP Day at the Salem Avalanche, 7:00 p.m.
Champ will oversee throwing out the first pitch at the Salem Avalanche Game. Free Divided We Fail and Avalanche towels for the first 1,000 fans. Lewis-Gale Medical Center Field at Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium, 1004 Texas Street, Salem 24153.
Tickets are required to attend the game and can be purchased at http://www.salemavalanche.com/.

Saturday June 7, 2008 
Steamin’ Summer Shrimp Fest 2008, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Bring your camera and take a picture with Champ the Divided We Fail mascot. Also, this is a great chance to visit the Divided We Fail van. Salem Civic Center, 1001 Roanoke Road, Salem 24153.
Tickets are required to attend the event and can be purchased at 
http://www.s-rcchamber.org/Section_Cat_Content_Detail.asp?SID=30&SCAT=58&ID=49

Salem Avalanche Game, 6:00 p.m.
Stop by the Divided We Fail exhibit table and visit with AARP volunteers; you'll get important
information about health care and financial security. Lewis-Gale Medical Center Field at Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium, 1004 Texas Street, Salem 24153.
Tickets are required to attend the game and can be purchased at http://www.salemavalanche.com/

Sunday June 8, 2008
Visit the Divided We Fail exhibit table at the Tanglewood Mall from noon to 6:00 p.m. for a free KTW Cafeteria drink coupon. Tanglewood Mall, 4420-A Electric Road, Roanoke 24018 (I-581/220S at the Rt. 419/Franklin Road exit).

Salem Avalanche Game, 2:00 p.m.
Visit the Divided We Fail exhibit table at Lewis-Gale Medical Center Field at Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium, 1004 Texas Street, Salem 24153.
Tickets are required to attend the game and can be purchased at http://www.salemavalanche.com/.

Other national Divided We Fail sponsors include Business Roundtable, the Services Employee International Union (SEIU), and the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). Also these Virginia organizations have endorsed the Divided We Fail Platform: Aging Together; Alexandria Commission on Aging; Equality Virginia; GraceFul Care, Inc.; Jefferson Area Board for Aging; Young Ladies with Vision; Legal Aid Justice Center; Loudoun Volunteer Caregivers; NFIB/Virginia; Northern Virginia Urban League; Richmond Jobs with Justice; SAARA of Virginia; SAARA Center for Recovery; Shepherd’s Center of Oakton-Vienna; Virginia21; Virginia Asian Chamber of Commerce; Virginia Association of Area Agencies on Aging; Virginia Association of Personal Care Assistants; Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy; and Virginia Poverty Law Center.