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Create The Good connects you with volunteer opportunities to share your life experiences, skills and passions in your community.
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Improve walkability in your neighborhood
AARP's Sidewalks and Streets Survey is designed so communities can make walking safer by teaching small groups to take simple walkability surveys and to take recommended actions for community improvements.…
Read MoreShare a financial tip sheet
Fight fraud by sharing the Spot and Stop Investment Fraud tip sheet with friends.
Read MoreMicrovolunteer in your pyjamas!
Volunteer your time in bite sized chunks, from your own home and when you want to. Benefit worthy causes to suit your lifestyle at your own convenience. Dip in, dip out with absolutely no commitment. Over…
Read MoreConsider offering tax preparation assistance
Find out if you can be a volunteer for the AARP Tax-Aide program, administered by the AARP Foundation.
Read MoreProvide heart healthy tips
Inspire a friend to get heart healthy with these tips and information: http://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-01-2010/never_heart_attack.2.html http://www.aarp.org/food/diet-nutrition…
Read MorePost a fraud protection tip sheet
Post the Protecting Your Personal Information From Fraud tip sheet on a community bulletin board.
Read MoreDonate used eyeglasses
When you donate used prescription eyeglasses, you will help someone in the world see again. Collect eyeglasses for Lions Club or Onesight.org Please visit: http://www.onesight.org/ or http://donateg…
Read MoreShare a disaster planning guide to help people with dementia
The Hartford and the MIT AgeLab have created a document title "The Calm Before the Storm: Family Conversations about Disaster Planning, Caregiving, Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia." The…
Read MoreShare a Hurricane Supply checklist
Get your neighbors ready for a big storm. Hand out this Basic Hurricane Supply Checklist.
Read MoreClean a river
Rivers provide more than 65% of the nation's drinking water, but trash and pollution can degrade a river's safety and its beauty. An easy way to connect with nature and help your community is…
Read MoreLearn to spot leaks
Check a neighbor's water meter -- if it changes during two hours with no water use, there's a leak.
Read MoreSupport a senior in need
AARP Foundation programs and legal advocacy efforts address issues that affect people age 50 and over on a daily basis, as well as emerging trends that will affect people more and more as they age. In…
Read MoreClean out your kitchen - Help stock ours!
The Hope Lodge provides a 'home away from home' free of charge for patients receiving treatment for cancer. Just like your own home operates with all the essentials for cooking, cleaning, and…
Read MoreHelp feed hungry families
Family-to-Family is a community-based organization that links families with more to families with much less. Each month, the sponsor family prepares a box of non-perishable foods for shipment to "their"…
Read MoreShare good energy
Tell friends who are appliance shopping that they can check for energy efficient models at the Department of Energy's Energy Star website.
Read MoreCreate matching donation programs
Many businesses have programs to match employees' charitable donations. Contact your Human Resources Department to learn if your company has a matching program in place. Matching gifts are a great…
Read MoreOrganize a used book sale
Arranging a community used book sale is a great opportunity to help others in your community. When you sell donated books, the proceeds can provide funding for local community programs. Book sales are…
Read MoreDrive green
Check out the Smartway Transport program for car buying and driving tips you can send to friends.
Read MoreTurn trash into treasure
Ask neighbors to clean out and offer their unwanted items on Freecycle (www.freecycle.org) or Craigslist (www.craigslist.org/about/sites).
Read MoreShare frequent flier miles
Share your unused frequent flier miles with the Make-A-Wish Foundation -- to help fulfill the travel wishes of a child with a life-threatening medical condition, or Hero Miles -- to assist service members…
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