AARP Volunteers Gail Tate, Bettina Robson, and Bob Bush share the purpose of Fast Track, the first three sessions and the fourth session called Campus Session.Access FAST TRACK Registration Link Here:(log in to the Volunteer Portal to access)https://aarpvolunteer.my.site.com/vtm/s/group/0F93l000000c0KNCAY/fast-trackWant to be an AARP Volunteer?https://www.aarp.org/volunteer/

Roost News Interviewer, Louise Gallagher chats with Marissa Volpe, AARP State Office Associate State Director (ASD) for Outreach and Community Engagement and AARP Colorado State Office volunteers Cristy Moran, Niki Delson, and community partner Frank Sgambati. They share their story of successfully partnering with the Libraries in Colorado to support their rural community.

Constance Harris, Interviewer for the Roost News Podcast interviewed Katherine Lewis, Associate State Office Director, Maryland AARP State Office and Shirley Sgouros, 2025 Andrus Award Winner for Maryland. Kathy shares the process that the AARP Maryland State Office uses to select their Andrus Award Winners. The 2025 Winner, Shirley Sgouros shares feedback on being selected from the Maryland Community, what her volunteer work covers, and how she balances being a Caregiving while being active as a volunteer in her community. Shirley Sgouros is congratulated for being among the 53 AARP State Offices who select an Andrus Award Winner yearly.

Nancy McCammon Hansen interviews Jina Ragland, Senior Associate State Director for Advocacy, Nebraska State office, Jessica Kinser, Associate State Director for Communications Nebraska State Office, Ambre Marr, Senior Associate State Director for Advocacy, Indiana State Office of how their State Offices are handling and decreasing the number of individuals who are scammed using the Cryptocurrency Kiosk machine.

Roost News Interviewer Doretha McCoy chats with Thaya Hausheer and Migdalia Cruz, Co-Leads for the Office of Volunteer Engagement's Volunteer Facilitation Training Team. They share an overview of its purpose, responsibilities along with the training and facilitation opportunities that VFTT offers to AARP State Offices as well as to the community.

OVE/AARP Roost Team member Whitt Phillips chats with Tara Shaver. Tara is the Senior Advisor, Office of Volunteer Engagement and Volunteer Engagement Advisor to the South and Central Regions.The AARP Live Show on RFD-TV is our monthly live call-in show for people 50-plus, and can be seen online at aarp.org/aarplive or on RFD-TV every third Wednesday at 7:30 PM ET/6:30 PM CT. To volunteer to help screen callers for the show, email [email protected] to be connected with Tara and the team.Training is quick and easy. You can learn what to do by jumping right in during any live show!

Lillian S. Lee, Co-lead, OVE/AARP Roost News chats with NRTA's Senior Advisor, Mary Beth Dixon and Adam Goldberg, Senior Legislative Representative. They share how their division empowers educators nationwide to champion financial and health security through advocacy and collaboration. Valuable resources are available through the NRTA: AARP's Educator Community Division.

Judee Barone, Co-Lead for the OVE/AARP Roost News podcast chats with Aisha Bonner-Cozad, Sr. Research Manager, PRI-Advocacy Community & Engagement (National AARP Office) Dr. Bonner-Cozad explains the preparation and pre-testing that occurred with the newly developed 2026 AARP National Volunteer Opinion Survey to be distributed during the month of May 2026. The actual survey is ready to go—she’ll have the final results in 2027.

Roost Team member Curt Springstead interviews Volunteer Todd Alper, Volunteer Karen Katter, and ASD Robyn Haberman on their dynamic system of growing volunteer teams in AARP NY (Westchester County).

AARP Massachusetts State office and AARP Utah State Office connect and collaborate on Fraud (Romance Scam), Cybersecurity and Cryptocurrency initiatives.AARP Roost News, Co-Lead Lillian Lee interviews Polly Hunt, Community and Volunteer Engagement Director for the Massachusetts AARP State Office, Joseph Hiabayashi, Associate State Director for Advocacy, AARP Utah State Office, and volunteers, Erin Martin (MA), and Anola Johnson (UT).Resources: https://www.fightfraudwitherin.com/ (Volunteer Erin of MA)YouTube (Anola Johnson, Volunteer of UT)https://www.youtube.com/@Anola-n1fhttps://open.spotify.com/show/ 4o04vh8ddmRInzn6b4yAvDhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/ podcast/romance-scam- rebellion/id1826454334https://music.amazon.com/ podcasts/570f5e67-0e79-49da- 96c6-391e2dcbffce/romance- scam-rebellion