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Past 2006 Andrus Award Winners
List of past Andrus Award winners.
September 1, 2009
By: AARP.org | Source: AARP.org
2009 Andrus Awards Gala
You are cordially invited to attend the Andrus Awards Gala
September 8, 2009
Source: AARP.org
2009 AARP Andrus Award Dinner
Andrus Award dinner sponsorship information.
September 3, 2009
Source: AARP.org
State-by-State Guide to Transportation Assistance
Having access to transportation can impact the quality of life for older Americans; without it, the ability to live independently is jeopardized.
April 29, 2009
Source: AARP Bulletin Today
AARP Radio: How to Find a Geriatric Care Manager
Geriatric Care Manager's are specialists who can help you start the process of finding a caregiver.
December 12, 2008
The 2009 AARP Andrus Award
About the Awards: The AARP Andrus Award is named in honor of Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus, who founded AARP. Dr. Andrus was a dynamic woman who recognized the value of older people. Her pioneering efforts to enrich and improve the quality of life for older Americans have prompted millions to emulate her philosophy—To Serve: Not to Be Served.
September 2, 2009
By: AARP.org | Source: AARP.org
AARP Radio: Behind The Book
In several New York City public schools, a non-profit group called Behind The Book is reaching disadvantaged kids in new ways: using books about their neighborhoods and issues that reflect their lives. The students do reading and writing projects and meet the authors in their classrooms.
August 21, 2008
Black Hills Workshop
The Black Hills Workshop serves over 600 developmentally disabled adults. Listen to their unique approach to helping these adults adapt to independant living.
August 21, 2008
Sports Center for the Disabled
70-year-old Hal O’ Leary opened the National Sports Center for the Disabled where he teaches disabled children how to ski.
July 22, 2008
By: Nancy Greenleese
Ethel Percy Andrus Legacy Award for Innovation
In honor of AARP's founder and its 50th anniversary being celebrated in 2008, AARP created The Ethel Percy Andrus Legacy Award for Innovation. A $10,000 prize will be awarded to one public secondary school (grades 8 - 12) in every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands in recognition of an innovative program or practice currently operating in a school.
July 10, 2008
Source: AARP.org
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