Grandparents Can Help Grandkids in Aftermath of Tragedy

Posted on 12/14/2012 by | AARP Connecticut | Comments

Home & Family | Kansas The following post is from Amy Goyer, AARP’s Family and Grandparenting expert: Today’s chilling news about the mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut feels eerily familiar. How many times does this horrible scene have to be replayed before we finally do something about it? We still don’t know the details of exactly what happened, but  I can’t help thinking that it has to do with the way we deal with mental illness — or more accurately, don’t deal with it.  Maybe this …

Bob Boxes Available to Fight Senior Hunger in Kansas

Posted on 11/29/2012 by | AARP Kansas | Comments

Health & Wellbeing | Kansas | Local Resources     The Kansas Food Bank has been busy distributing Bob Boxes in 24 counties in Northwest Kansas.  The boxes of food, each containing about a week’s worth of groceries, are provided free to older Kansans who may need help at the end of the month to put food on the table.  Not all counties have food banks or food pantries, so this is a way to get food out to people who may not otherwise have access to assistance.  …

AARP Helps Make Wichita Grandparent Park a Reality

Posted on 11/28/2012 by | AARP Kansas | Comments

Events | Kansas   Within the next several months, residents of the Tri-S Neighborhood in Wichita will be seeing the new grandparent park in their area come to life.  AARP Kansas State Director Maren Turner and Interim Volunteer State President Ann Garvin were on hand November 9 to break ground for the park, a partnership of AARP Kansas, the Central Plains Area Agency on Aging (CPAAA), the City of Wichita and the Tri-S Neighborhood Association, which consists of residents of the Schweiter, Schweiter …

Retired Teacher Receives AARP Andrus Award for Community Service

Posted on 11/28/2012 by | AARP Kansas | Comments

Kansas | Volunteering   AARP Kansas honored its 2012 outstanding community service volunteer during a luncheon banquet in Emporia on November 7.  Each year, AARP presents its most prestigious award, the Ethel Percy Andrus Award for Community Service, to an individual or individuals who, through volunteer service, significantly enhance the lives of those in their community.  This award symbolizes that individuals have the power and ability to make a difference in the lives of others.   The 2012 Andrus Award for Community Service …

Two Kansas Women Appointed to National AARP Boards

Posted on 11/2/2012 by | AARP Kansas | Comments

About AARP | Kansas   AARP Kansas is thrilled to have two Kansans serving AARP on the national level. Joan Ruff of Mission Woods was recently appointed to a six year term on the AARP Board of Directors. After serving as a lawyer in private practice, Ruff became head tax attorney for an oil and gas company and later served in executive management at Zurich Financial Services and H&R Block. For the past four years, she has served on the AARP Foundation Board of …

AARP Urges No Further Extension of Payroll Tax Holiday

Posted on 11/2/2012 by | AARP Kansas | Comments

About AARP | Kansas | Money & Work Washington, DC – AARP Chief Executive Officer A. Barry Rand sent a letter opposing any further extension of the Social Security payroll tax holiday to Members of Congress and the White House today. The text of the letter follows. “On behalf of millions of AARP members nationwide and all older Americans age 50 and over, we write to reiterate AARP’s view that there should be no further extension of the temporary Social Security payroll tax holiday set to expire at …

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