AARP Joins Entertainment Industry Foundation to Encourage Americans to Volunteer

Series of service-related activities to take place locally and nationally

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AARP's Create The Good today
announced a series of activities taking place across the country in
collaboration with the Entertainment Industry Foundation's iParticipate
national initiative to promote volunteerism.

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Create The Good is a network of people sharing tools and ideas to help make a
difference in communities across the country. It is powered by AARP and the
AARP Foundation's more than nine million volunteers, donors and activists.

"We stand at an incredible moment in time," said Thomas C. Nelson, AARP chief
operating officer. "This week, government, the private sector, the non-profit
world and people in communities across the country are coming together to give
back. We encourage AARP members and people of all ages to serve, even if they
only have five minutes. CreateTheGood.org has ideas for all sorts of
activities they can do on their own or with a group."

AARP service-related events happening nationally and locally this week
include:
-- 5-time GRAMMY(R) Award winner and EIF iParticipate ambassador Faith
Hill
appears in a new public service announcement
(www.YouTube.com/CreateTheGood) that encourages Americans to volunteer
their time to make America a better place. The spot is one of a series
of PSAs to be launched this fall on all major broadcast networks to
promote volunteerism through EIF's iParticipate and Create The Good.
-- ESPN Deportes sportscaster and AARP's Hispanic ambassador, Jorge
Ramos,
will appear in an announcement this week airing on Univision,
Telemundo
and V-Me, to encourage Hispanics and their families to volunteer. The
ad
will highlight examples of how people can do good, whether helping
paint
a local community center or helping a neighbor save on energy costs
during the winter.
-- AARP volunteers in communities across the country are making a
difference; highlights include:
-- In Michigan, AARP volunteers will gather gently-used books,
musical
instruments and sports equipment for Detroit Public Schools; help
Okemos-area residents safely shred confidential documents; and
help
a Kalamazoo resident make much-needed repairs to her home.
-- AARP's Virginia state office is hosting a statewide food drive
with
100 different drop-off sites.
-- In New York, AARP volunteers will complete service projects in
Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo, New York City, Rochester and
Syracuse.

-- AARP's North Carolina state office will host a tele-town-hall
meeting on emergency preparedness.

CreateTheGood.org offers local volunteer opportunities as well as ideas for
self-directed activities and How To videos for simple service projects people
can organize on their own, like weatherizing homes, starting healthy walking
groups, fighting fraud, preparing for a hurricane and other needs.

AARP has joined EIF, to support their ground-breaking campaign -- iParticipate
(iparticipate.org) -- a multi-year campaign designed to motivate millions of
Americans to volunteer regularly. As a centerpiece, beginning October 19, ABC,
CBS, FOX, NBC and other broadcast networks will spotlight service on more than
90 shows through scripted programming, segments and PSAs during an
unprecedented, week-long television event.

About AARP

AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization that helps people 50+
have independence, choice and control in ways that are beneficial and
affordable to them and society as a whole. AARP does not endorse candidates
for public office or make contributions to either political campaigns or
candidates. We produce AARP The Magazine, the definitive voice for 50+
Americans and the world's largest-circulation magazine with over 35.5 million
readers; AARP Bulletin, the go-to news source for AARP's nearly 40 million
members and Americans 50+; AARP Segunda Juventud, the only bilingual U.S.
publication dedicated exclusively to the 50+ Hispanic community; and our
website, AARP.org. AARP Foundation is an affiliated charity that provides
security, protection, and empowerment to older persons in need with support
from thousands of volunteers, donors, and sponsors. We have staffed offices in
all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin
Islands.

SOURCE AARP

Elly Spinweber of AARP, +1-202-403-9645, espinweber@aarp.org