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Sign Up for Fraud Alerts at State Fair
©Istockphoto/almagami AARP invites visitors to the Iowa State Fair, Aug. 7-17, to stop by its booth to sign up for alerts from the AARP Fraud Watch Network. The fair attracts about 1 million visitors...
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New “Better Choices, Better Health” Classes Offered in Central Iowa
Looking for help to better manage a chronic condition or for additional support to help you better assist someone who is dealing with chronic health issues? Mercy Medical Center is offering a series of...
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From the Livable Communities Intern: Listening to the Voice of Des Moines
Downpours, flooding, and the constant threat of a storm wasn’t enough to keep art lovers away from this year’s Des Moines Arts Festival. I attended the fest early this year, donning my AARP shirt on...
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From the Livable Communities Intern: Does your neighborhood pass the Popsicle...
Can you walk to purchase a popsicle and cross the street before it melts? This is the question Dan Burden of the Walkable and Livable Communities (WALC) Institute asked the crowd of people gathered at...
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New AARP Iowa partnership with Science Center of Iowa
The Science Center of Iowa has become one of Central Iowa’s most popular attractions. With its many interactive exhibits, domed digital planetarium and six-story-tall Blank IMAX Dome Theater, SCI is...
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Reflections from the AARP Booth at the Iowa State Fair
There’s lots to love about the Iowa State Fair. From the butter cow to fried-anything-on-a-stick. From free musical acts to critters of all persuasions. From quilts that would make Martha Stewart...
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Fraud Watch Network Featured at Cyber Security Forum
AARP Iowa was a partner in a successful event Sept. 4th in Ames featuring the Fraud Watch Network with the National Cyber Security Alliance. STOP. THINK. CONNECT. Two Steps Ahead: Protect Your Digital...
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Dreaming of More? Ready to Explore Your What’s Next?
Join AARP for a Life Reimagined Check Up in Cedar Rapids, Cedar Falls or Des Moines and put the power of change in your hands, learning how to take control of your transitions and decisions. Today’s...
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Sign Up for Health Plan, Drug Coverage
©Istockphoto.com/londoneye AARP is hosting a tele-town hall and several meetings across the state to encourage uninsured Iowans and those needing prescription drug coverage to sign up. Open enrollment...
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Caregiving Connections: Linking Iowa Family Caregivers with People,...
Iowa is home to more than 500,000 caregivers who assist their ill and aging loved ones with daily tasks such as eating, bathing, and dressing. By performing these necessary tasks, caregivers help...
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Essex’s Jeannine Liljedahl Wins 2014 Service Award
DES MOINES – Jeannine Liljedahl, of Essex has been named the 2014 winner of the AARP Iowa Andrus Award for Community Service, the Association’s most prestigious and visible award for volunteer service....
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Public Invited to Age-Friendly Greater Des Moines Annual Meeting Dec. 12
Des Moines area residents are invited to attend the Second Report to the Community of the Greater Des Moines Age-Friendly Community ‘Great Places for All Ages’ initiative on Friday, Dec. 12, from 8:00...
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2014 Report to the Community Meeting Highlights Transportation, Walkability,...
As part of its mission to inform the community on progress toward Greater Des Moines being recognized as an “Age Friendly City”, project leaders hosted the second annual report to the community on...
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AARP Celebrates Iowa Family Caregivers, Community Partners
Des Moines Caregiver Connections keynote speaker, family caregiver and AARP historian Lily Liu, with Nu Huynh, Executive Director of the Iowa Asian Alliance During this season of sharing and giving...
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“I’ll Be Me” Movie Screening, Director’s Talk and Concert Set for Feb. 27 in...
AARP members and guests are invited to join presenting sponsors Lifespace Communities, Inc. and Wesley Life along with Leading Age Iowa for a free screening of the Glen Campbell Documentary, “I’ll Be...
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