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Senate Resolution

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A resolution recognizing the AARP on its 50th Anniversary.

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     WHEREAS, AARP is a voluntary, nonprofit, nonpartisan

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membership organization that has a 50-year history of leading

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positive social change by harnessing the individual and

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collective power of its members to improve the lives of residents

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of the United States and Florida as they age, and

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     WHEREAS, AARP has, since its establishment in 1958 by

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retired educator Ethel Percy Andrus, taken as its motto "To

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serve, not to be served," and

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     WHEREAS, AARP's "army of useful citizens" in Florida

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includes more than 3,200 volunteers who offer courses in money

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management, assistance in tax preparation, safe driving courses,

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advocacy services, job training, intergenerational education,

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community rebuilding, home visitation, and nonpartisan voter

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education, and

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     WHEREAS, AARP has amplified its members' voices on issues of

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statewide importance such as high quality and affordable health

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care, lifetime financial security, and consumer protection, and

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     WHEREAS, AARP has helped to foster proactive policies that

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enable Florida residents to achieve the quality of life and peace

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of mind they deserve, and

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     WHEREAS, AARP exemplifies the belief that diversity in age,

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economic status, attitudes, ability, and lifestyles is a source

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of strength for the state and nation, and

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     WHEREAS, AARP works to develop strong communities that are

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characterized by affordable and appropriate housing, ease of

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mobility, and features and services that support the lives and

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lifestyles of people of all ages, and

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     WHEREAS, having successfully built alliances statewide among

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businesses, communities, and Florida's residents of all

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generations, AARP continues to work towards an economic

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environment that supports and promotes the potential of mature

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workers, and

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     WHEREAS, AARP recognizes that ensuring the safety,

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involvement, health, and well-being of residents 50 years of age

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and older is not a destination but a continuing journey, NOW,

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THEREFORE,

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Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:

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     That the Senate congratulates the AARP for 50 years of

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service to this state and nation and for championing the future

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of every generation.