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2 AARP 2012 YEAR IN REVIEW
Meeting and talking with people
is the best part of being AARP
President. In addition to serving as
principal volunteer spokesperson,
I’m also “chief listener.” I learned
a great deal in 2012 about what
people 50+ want, need and expect
from AARP.
In addition to working to secure
health and financial stability for
people age 50+ and their families,
AARP took steps to give them
more opportunities to define and
achieve new goals. In August, for
example, we launched an innovative
way for workers with 20+ years of
experience to connect to jobs or
more fulfilling careers. This effort,
Work Reimagined, uses the power
of social media to link job-seekers
with employers seeking their skills
and talents.
Such a reimagination of life is
nothing new for AARP. In fact,
our founder, retired high-school
principal Ethel Percy Andrus,
described a new life stage more
than 50 years ago: “refirement,” not
retirement.
As I travel around the country to
speak on issues that matter and
thank AARP volunteers for the
irreplaceable work they do, this
zest for living is on full display.
Special memories include last
September, at the North Dakota Air
Museum, joining an overflow crowd
of 250 people for constructive
conversations about Social Security
Letter from the
Rob Romasco
AARP President