AARP is coming to your community. Please join us for

the following opportunities:

AARP seeks to improve the experience of

aging for its members and society as a

whole through advocacy and community

service. Please Join us when AARP

comes to your community.

The nation’s first and largest classroom

refresher course geared especially to your

safety needs. Learn defensive driving

techniques, new traffic laws, rules of the

road, and much more in this 8-hour

course. This is a 2-day course.

*If you are unable to attend this class, additional classes

are held throughout the year - contact 1-866-227-7448 for

times/locations.

Warren Buffett, one of the most successful investors ever,

once said, “Risk comes from not knowing what you’re

doing.” This seminar will help you do the homework

necessary to avoid fraudulent or unsuitable investments.

You will meet State and Federal watchdogs -- and you will

hear, first-hand, victim accounts about the devastation of

losing retirement savings to financial predators.

CarFit is designed to assist senior drivers in adapting

themselves and their vehicles in a way that maximizes their

control of the vehicle as well as offering the most protection

in the event of a crash. You are eligible to participate if you

are a licensed driver age 65 and older that owns a registered

vehicle.

Trained technicians will lead you through a 15-minute, 12-

point checklist with your vehicle, recommend car

adjustments and adaptations and offer community-specific

resources and activities that could make your vehicle “fit”

better and enhance your safety. Occupational therapists will

also be on hand to provide information on how to better

adapt your vehicle to your driving profile.

Appointments will be limited to the first 40 participants, so

please call right away!

This confidential program is designed to help you become

more comfortable in your vehicle and help you drive safer

and longer.

AARP is proud to be among the sponsors

of the Seventh Annual “Ideas for Life

Senior Expo,” to be convened by the Bay Area

Senior Advocates (B.A.S.A.) on May 21st at the Traverse

City Civic Center from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm. This FREE

ADMISSION event is a celebration for older adults,

highlighting health and wellness, education and advocacy.

The seventh annual “Ideas for Life” Expo will feature a

main stage presentation on housing options for

independent living; free health and wellness screenings; a

full day of special activities wrapped around the main

exhibit hall including free lunch and dinner service; and

interactive opportunities with over 90 vendors and nonprofit

organizations. Here you’ll have an opportunity to

learn more about AARP and its Michigan-based activity.

For additional information about the Expo, please contact

either of the Expo co-chairs: Rachel Krino, Michigan

Eldercare, Inc. at (231) 938-5983 or Sally Bornschein,

Port of Old Mission Builders, at (231) 947-0701.

Thousands across Michigan struggle

every day with the rising costs of

health care and saving for retirement.

Families want peace of mind and want

to know they won’t outlive their

savings or be ruined by a health

emergency. AARP has joined with

others to launch Divided We Fail, an

effort to give voice to the millions of

Americans who are tired of letting

Washington gridlock stand in the way

of affordable, quality health care and

lifetime financial security.

Here in Michigan, a group of AARP

volunteers from communities

throughout the state have teamed up

to help spread the Divided We Fail

message. From now until the 2008

November elections, volunteers will be

speaking at events, asking voters to

sign the Divided We Fail pledge cards

and gathering stories from

Michiganians about how health care

and financial security issues have

affected their lives. Our goal is to

create a movement for change and

elect national leaders who will give us

action, answers and accountability on

health and lifetime financial security.

AARP will sponsor a series of town hall meetings for

members and the public across Michigan over the next few

months to gather opinions and share how the issues of

health care and financial security have affected the people of

to the halls of Congress and the Oval Office as millions of

Americans demand action, answers and accountability on

health care and lifetime financial security. We need your

stories, your experiences, your opinions and your ideas.

Come learn about the Divided We Fail movement here in

Michigan and how we will work to enact change.

AARP Michigan attended Presidential Candidate events

in support of Divided We Fail

AARP Michigan volunteers attend NAACP event

The ability to live independently and

safely is important for every person.

This seminar offers easy to use,

practical information to help families

advise their loved ones on whether it

is time to limit or give up

driving. Discussion will include the

challenging topic of how to construct a caring, effective

conversation about driving and selecting the right

messenger. Other information will lead the seminar

participant to additional resources, a handy way to estimate

the cost of transportation and ideas for finding alternative

transportation.

Date: Monday, May 19, 2008

Time: 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Location: Munson Health Center

550 Munson Avenue

Traverse City, MI 49686

Registration: 1-877-926-8300

Fee: FREE

Join AARP at our 50th Anniversary Celebration,

Saturday, June 28th at The Henry Ford Museum in

Dearborn, Michigan. Enjoy music, dancing, dinner,

AARP trivia, special presentations, a memorable

moment’s tour of the museum and much

more! Tickets are $10 for AARP Members and $15 for

non-members. Call 1-877-926-8300 to find out how to

get tickets to this event.

Also, during the week of June 23rd – 29th we are

offering buy one, get one free on admission tickets to

either The Henry Ford Museum or Greenfield Village –

a never before offered discount.

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309 N Washington Square, Suite 110

Lansing, MI 48933

ACCESS (Arab Community Center for

Economic & Social Services)

ACORN

Adrian Dominican Sisters

Antioch Missionary Baptist Church,

Burton

Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, Flint

Area Agencies on Aging Assoc of MI

Catholics in Alliance for the Common

Good (Midwest)

Church Women United (CWU)/Greater

Shiloh Church, Detroit

Detroit Unity Temple

Detroit Wayne County Health Authority

Detroit Western District Police

Community Relations

Ecumenical Theological Seminary,

Detroit

EZEKIEL Project of Saginaw

Face to Face International Outreach

Ministries, Inkster

Flint Area Congregations Together

(FACT)

Friendship Baptist Church, Detroit

Gamaliel of Michigan

General Motors Corporation

Genesee County COGIC Alliance

Genesee County Medical Society

Gethsemane Baptist Church, Westland

Greater Holy Temple Ministries COGIC,

Flint

Immanuel Lutheran Church, Detroit

Ingham County Medical Society

Interfaith Health and Hope Coalition

Kent County Medical Society

Kent County Osteopathic Association

Life Applications Ministries, Warren

Metropolitan Church of God, Detroit

MI Association of United Ways

MI College of Emergency Physicians

MI Disability Rights Coalition

MI League for Human Services

MI Legal Services

MI Nurses Association (MNA)

MI State Conference NAACP

MI State Medical Society

MI Association of Health Plans

MI Citizen Action

MI Infectious Disease Society

MI National Organization for Women

(NOW)

MI Sleep Disorders Association

MichUHCAN

National Association of Women

Business Owners (NAWBO)

National Federation of Independent

Business

New Greater Faith Ministries, Flint

Northwest Detroit Neighborhood

Development

Payne Pulliam School, Detroit

PHI

Pleasant Grove Baptist, Detroit

Plymouth United Church of Christ,

Detroit

Region IV Area Agency Advisory

Council

Saginaw County Medical Society

SEIU Healthcare for Michigan

SEIU Local 517M

Senior Advocates of Washtenaw

(S.A.W)

Southern Christian Leadership

Conference (SCLC)

T. R. Harris CDC/Resource Center

United Food and Commercial Workers

(UFCW) Locals 951 & 876

United Way for SE MI

United Way of Monroe County

Volunteer Center of Battle Creek