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on travel, food, entertainment,
relationships, work, and more.
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; THE PARTY’S IN ORLANDO
Don’t miss Orlando@ 50+,
AARP’s National Event and Expo,
September 30 through October 2.
Highlights include performances
by B. B. King, Judy Collins, and
Crosby, Stills & Nash (800-883-
2784; aarp.org/events).
; FREE MONEY MANAGEMENT
Low-income older adults may be
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checkbook-balancing help from
AARP’s Money Management program, available in 23 states and
the District of Columbia (888-
687-2277; aarpmmp.org).
PRESIDENT W. Lee Hammond
PRESIDENT-ELECT Robert Romasco
BOARD CHAIR Phil Zarlengo
BOARD VICE-CHAIR Gail E. Aldrich
SECRETARY/TREASURER A. James Forbes Jr.
CLASS OF 2012 Leobardo Estrada,
William J. Hall, Mara Mayor, Maeona
Mendelson, Robert Romasco,
George Rowan, Phil Zarlengo
CLASS OF 2014 Gail E. Aldrich, Allen
Douma, A. James Forbes Jr., Hubert
H. Humphrey III, Jacob Lozada,
J. David Nelson, Charles E. Reed
CLASS OF 2016 Jeannine English,
Catherine Georges, Barbara O’Connor,
John Penn, Diane Pratt, Carol Raphael,
Fernando Torres-Gil
AARP Board
ASK LEE
A CHAT WITH AARP’S PRESIDENT
Q: What’s so special about AARP
products? AARP’s mission to create
positive social change drives our
oversight of the products, services, and
discounts we make available through
independent providers. Everything bearing the AARP brand has a special value
or benefit for our members. We research
the possibilities to determine what best
suits our members’ wants and needs,
and let our presence in the marketplace
stimulate a push for higher quality.
for getting involved. Enter your zip code
at createthegood.org/atm to learn
about local opportunities. I found a
couple of great projects near my home in
Salisbury, Maryland: helping out in a food
pantry and tutoring students. These
were just two of hundreds of ideas. The
site also has detailed, downloadable
“how-to guides” on topics such as setting up a school-supplies drive.
Introducing the AARP Board
Q: I’d love to volunteer in my
community, but I can’t commit to
a regular schedule. Any advice?
Members frequently tell us they want to
give back on their own time and in their
own way. To help you balance service
and your busy schedule, AARP’s new
Office of Volunteer and Civic Engagement can help you find creative options
Class of 2016 The board’s seven new
members have diverse backgrounds and
interests: Jeannine English of Sacramento, former AARP California state
president; Catherine Georges of the
Bronx, chair, Department of Nursing, Lehman College/City University of New York;
Barbara O’Connor of Sacramento, former
director, Institute for the Study of Politics
and Media, California State University;
John Penn of Stillwater,
Minnesota, chairman and
CEO, Intek Plastics Inc.;
Diane Pratt of Washington, D.C., president and
CEO, DP Consultants, a
management firm; Carol
Raphael of New York City,
president and CEO, Visiting
Nurse Service of New York;
and Fernando Torres-Gil
of Los Angeles, associate
dean and professor, UCLA
School of Public Affairs.
—W. Lee Hammond
NEWBIES Class of 2016 AARP Board members, from left: O’Connor,
Pratt, Penn, English, Georges, Raphael. Not shown: Torres-Gil.
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