AARP West Virginia Volunteer Opportunities
By: States: West Virginia | Source: AARP.org
Advocacy: Writing letters to the editor, calling legislators, recruiting others to contact legislators, etc.
Contact: Angela Vance, 304-340-4603 or avance@aarp.org
Divided We Fail: Collecting pledge cards and stories from individuals, delivering speeches regarding DWF, or attending candidate’s visits and debates.
Contact: Ginger Thompson McDaniel, 304-340-4605 or gmcdaniel@aarp.org
Exhibits: Staffing exhibits at conferences, senior expos, trade shows, health fairs, etc.
Contacts: AARP WV Events: Gaylene Miller, 304-340-4602 or gmiller@aarp.org
AARP Foundation Events: Kim Riddle, 304-340-4609 or kriddle@aarp.org
Financial Security: Planning and staffing events such as Consumer University.
Contact: Gaylene Miller, 304-340-4602 or gmiller@aarp.org
Healthy Behaviors: Health and Wellness Task Force, planning and organizing Healthy Steps walking clinics, planning the AARP Power Walk, promoting AARP at other walking events (Alzheimer’s Memory Walk, Heart Walk, etc.), staffing various walks as corner navigators, water station, etc.
Contact: Ginger Thompson McDaniel, 304-340-4605 or gmcdaniel@aarp.org
Office Work: Filing, preparing mailings (folding letters, stuffing envelopes, etc.), organizing, data entry, etc.
Contact: Patti Hedrick, 304-340-4608 or phedrick@aarp.org
Robin Bowman, 304-340-4665 or rbowman@aarp.org
Speaking/Presenting Opportunities: Medicare Rx, Social Security, WV Senior Medicare Patrol Project (Medicare Fraud)
Contacts: Medicare Rx: Linda Bunn, 1-800-799-4638 or lbunn@aarp.org
Social Security: Gaylene Miller, 304-340-4602 or gmiller@aarp.org
Medicare Fraud: Kim Riddle, 1-800-799-4638 or kriddle@aarp.org
WV ElderWatch: Consumer Advocate Volunteers help consumers navigate the Attorney General’s consumer complaint process.
Contact: Janet Clarke Dupay, 1-800-799-4638 or jclarke@aarp.org
WV Senior Medicare Patrol Project Office Work: Preparing bags for presentations, mailings, filing, making phone calls, data entry, etc.
Contact: Kim Riddle, 1-800-799-4638 or kriddle@aarp.org
Money Management Program: Meeting once or twice per month with low-income seniors or disabled people to help them manage their personal finances and keep track of their bills.
Contact: Susan LeFew, 1-800-799-4638 or slefew@aarp.org
Benefits QuickLINK: Benefits Outreach Counselors help West Virginians 50+ and their families connect with free and low-cost programs that can help seniors stay healthy, cover basic expenses, assist older relatives, and support children in their care.
Contact: Linda Bunn, 1-800-799-4638 or lbunn@aarp.org
Consumer Fraud Prevention Project: Consumer Fraud Prevention volunteers call consumers to educate them about fraud, financial exploitation, identity theft and other scams.
Contact: Paul Babbitt, 1-800-799-4638 or pbabbitt@aarp.org
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