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Thursday, Jan 23, 2025
From 10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. EST

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Contact: AARP Events

Email: aarplocalevents@aarp.org

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AARP MA has 3 top priorities for 2025: Supporting Family Caregivers, Combating Fraud and Scams, and Making Every Community More Livable.

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$params = array(
	'title' => 'Other Events You May Like',
	'show' => (int) 3,
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	'page' => (int) 1,
	'show_limit' => (int) 3,
	'limit' => (int) 15,
	'images' => 'yes',
	'max-days' => (int) 365,
	'max-miles' => (int) 45,
	'min' => (int) 50,
	'more' => 'yes',
	'latlng' => ','
)
CventsController::related() - APP/Controller/CventsController.php, line 248
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Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
CakeObject::requestAction() - CORE/Cake/Core/CakeObject.php, line 104
Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 17
include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
CventsController::display() - APP/Controller/CventsController.php, line 54
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Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167

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Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
CakeObject::requestAction() - CORE/Cake/Core/CakeObject.php, line 104
Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 17
include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
CventsController::display() - APP/Controller/CventsController.php, line 54
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Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
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	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-LEARN-HOW-AARP-MAS-ADVOCACY-WINS-FROM-2024-AND-OUR-PRIORITIES-FOR-2025" 
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include - APP/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp, line 242
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::renderLayout() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 546
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 481
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
CventsController::display() - APP/Controller/CventsController.php, line 54
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
[main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 118

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	<div class="col-md-8 left-rail"><div class="module clearfix"><div class="ar-basic-box cvent-view vcc-item vcc-view mb-4">
	<header>
		<h1 class="article-headline d-flex" style="align-items: center;">
			Learn About Our 2025 Policy Priorities and How You Can Get Involved					</h1>
		<hr />
	</header>

	<div class="row">
		<div class="col-sm-12 left mb-3">
			
				<div class="date">
					<span class="icon"><img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="calendar"/></span>Thursday, Jan 23, 2025<br>From 10:00&nbsp;a.m. to 10:45&nbsp;a.m. EST				</div>

										<p>
								<div>
														</div>
								<div><b>Online Event</b></div>
								</p>
												
							<div><i class="fa fa-user" style="margin-left: 1px;"></i> Contact:
					AARP Events				</div>
										<div><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i> Email: <a href="mailto:aarplocalevents@aarp.org">
				aarplocalevents@aarp.org				</a></div>
			
			
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							</div>

			<p class="description"><div class="ag87-crtemvc-hsbk"><div class="css-vsf5of"><p class="carina-rte-public-DraftStyleDefault-block">AARP MA has 3 top priorities for 2025: Supporting Family Caregivers, Combating Fraud and Scams, and Making Every Community More Livable.</p><p class="carina-rte-public-DraftStyleDefault-block">Which of these are you most interested in? Come learn more and see if volunteering for one of the priority issue steering groups is right for you!</p></div></div></p>
					
			
												<div class="dcc_newpos">
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		<form name="registrationForm" method="GET" action="https://aarp.cventevents.com/event/d03bd8d7-0486-4471-9ed6-635c77660ccd/regProcessStep1" target="_blank">
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			</div>
			<div class="modal-body why-register">
				<div class="row">
					<div class="col-sm-7 left">
						<b>Why register with AARP.org?</b><br>
						<ul>
							<li style="list-style:square">Play online games and save your top scores</li>
							<li style="list-style:square">Subscribe to our Daily News Alert, Webletter, discount alerts, topical newsletters, local event updates and lots more</li>
							<li style="list-style:square">Store your photos and share them with friends and family</li>
							<li style="list-style:square">As an AARP member, register to manage your membership account online and enjoy exclusive content and benefits</li>
						</ul>
					</div>
					<div class="col-sm-5">
						<p>If you're already registered on AARP.org, click Start Now to log in Otherwise, click Start Now to register in just a few simple steps.</p>
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							<button type="submit" class="btn red">Start Now</button>
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	href="/guest/home-and-community/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-HC-AESK-02272024"><img class="img-responsive" 
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)</pre><pre class="stack-trace">CventsController::related() - APP/Controller/CventsController.php, line 248
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
CakeObject::requestAction() - CORE/Cake/Core/CakeObject.php, line 104
Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 17
include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
CventsController::display() - APP/Controller/CventsController.php, line 54
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167</pre></div></pre><div class="module clearfix"><div class="vcc-design aarp-events">
<div class="vcc-index ar-listing module-spacer">

		<h2>Other Events You May Like</h2>
	
	<ul class="list">
		
			<li class="vcc-item item card-link  " 
	data-url="/aarp-event/aarp-ma-2024-advocacy-wins-2025-priorities-how-to-advocate-on-issues-010925-kgn8qfmpvsm.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-LEARN-HOW-AARP-MAS-ADVOCACY-WINS-FROM-2024-AND-OUR-PRIORITIES-FOR-2025" 
	data-pageindex="1">

	<div class="top">
					</div>

		

	<h3 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/aarp-ma-2024-advocacy-wins-2025-priorities-how-to-advocate-on-issues-010925-kgn8qfmpvsm.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-LEARN-HOW-AARP-MAS-ADVOCACY-WINS-FROM-2024-AND-OUR-PRIORITIES-FOR-2025">Learn How AARP MA's Advocacy Wins from 2024 and Our Priorities for 2025</a></h3>

	
	<div class="xd-flex">

				<div class="description">A recap of AARP MA's major advocacy wins from 2024 and a look ahead to our legislative and local advocacy work for 2025.</div>
		
	</div>

	
		<div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;">
		<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> 
		<div class="repeated-events">
			Thursday, Jan 9, 2025 at 10:00&nbsp;a.m. EST 			
					</div>

	</div>
	


		<div class="detail">
				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/presentation.svg" class="icon presentation" style="margin-left: 1px; width:21px"/>Online Event					</div>
	
	</li>

		
			<li class="vcc-item item card-link  " 
	data-url="/aarp-event/aarp-mo-brunch-bunch-brightside-demonstration-garden-st-louis-mo-11025-drnk84lxctz.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-BRUNCH-BUNCH-EXPLORES-BRIGHTSIDE-GARDEN" 
	data-pageindex="1">

	<div class="top">
					</div>

		

	<h3 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/aarp-mo-brunch-bunch-brightside-demonstration-garden-st-louis-mo-11025-drnk84lxctz.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-BRUNCH-BUNCH-EXPLORES-BRIGHTSIDE-GARDEN">AARP Brunch Bunch Explores Brightside Garden!</a></h3>

	
	<div class="xd-flex">

				<div class="description">Join AARP in St. Louis volunteers on select Fridays this fall using transit to explore unique destinations in the St. Louis region.</div>
		
	</div>

	
		<div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;">
		<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> 
		<div class="repeated-events">
			Friday, Jan 10, 2025 at 8:45&nbsp;a.m. CST 			
					</div>

	</div>
	


		<div class="detail">
				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>In Person: Various Locations around St. Louis. Event will start at Shrewbury Metro Link Station, St. Louis, MO					</div>
	
	</li>

		
			<li class="vcc-item item card-link  " 
	data-url="/aarp-event/aarp-nd-advocacy-day-at-the-capitol-1202025-j6n26sgrxlc.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-NDDAY-AT-THE-CAPITOL" 
	data-pageindex="1">

	<div class="top">
					</div>

		

	<h3 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/aarp-nd-advocacy-day-at-the-capitol-1202025-j6n26sgrxlc.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-NDDAY-AT-THE-CAPITOL">AARP ND-Day at the Capitol</a></h3>

	
	<div class="xd-flex">

				<div class="description">Make your voice heard during AARP Advocacy Day at the Capitol.</div>
		
	</div>

	
		<div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;">
		<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> 
		<div class="repeated-events">
			Sunday, Jan 19, 2025 at 5:30&nbsp;p.m. CST 			
					</div>

	</div>
	


		<div class="detail">
				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>In Person: North Dakota State Capitol, Bismarck, ND					</div>
	
	</li>

			</ul>

</div>
</div>
</div></div>
	<div class="col-md-4 right-rail thin-rhs"><div class="module clearfix"><!-- aarp-events page <div class="card" style="box-shadow:none;">
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	href="/guest/volunteering/?intcmp=RDRCT-CSN-AARPLOCAL-MCVOL1-062422"><img class="img-responsive volunteer" 
	src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/touts/Volunteer_Ad_455x455.jpg" 
	alt="Photo of volunteers painting a community mural" title="Photo of volunteers painting a community mural"></a>
</div> -->

<div aria-hidden="true" class="aarpe-ad-wrapper">
                    
                    <div class="aarpe-ad en clearfix" id="300x250_53475" data-adsize="300x250">
                        
                         
                            <script type="text/javascript">
                                if(typeof AARP.ads !== 'undefined'){
                                  AARP.ads.slots({ id:'300x250_53475', size:'300x250'});
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                            </script>
                         
                    </div>
                </div>
<div class="card-tout card-dark membership-tout" style="margin:0 0 30px 0;">
	<img class="img-responsive image" 
		title="image of two AARP membership cards"
		alt="image of two AARP membership cards" 
		src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/tout-two-cards.png">
	<div class="title">Only $12 your first year with Automatic Renewal</div>
	<ul class="list">
		<li>Immediate access to your <a href="https://www.aarp.org/benefits-discounts/">member benefits</a></li>
		<li>Discounts on travel and everyday savings</li>
		<li>Subscription to AARP The Magazine</li>
		<li>FREE second membership</li>
	</ul>
	<div class="action">
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								<div><b>Online Event</b></div>
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							<div><i class="fa fa-user" style="margin-left: 1px;"></i> Contact:
					AARP Events				</div>
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			<p class="description"><div class="ag87-crtemvc-hsbk"><div class="css-vsf5of"><p class="carina-rte-public-DraftStyleDefault-block">AARP MA has 3 top priorities for 2025: Supporting Family Caregivers, Combating Fraud and Scams, and Making Every Community More Livable.</p><p class="carina-rte-public-DraftStyleDefault-block">Which of these are you most interested in? Come learn more and see if volunteering for one of the priority issue steering groups is right for you!</p></div></div></p>
					
			
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Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
CakeObject::requestAction() - CORE/Cake/Core/CakeObject.php, line 104
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View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
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View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
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		<h2>Other Events You May Like</h2>
	
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			Thursday, Jan 9, 2025 at 10:00&nbsp;a.m. EST 			
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			Friday, Jan 10, 2025 at 8:45&nbsp;a.m. CST 			
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View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
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								<div><b>Online Event</b></div>
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							<div><i class="fa fa-user" style="margin-left: 1px;"></i> Contact:
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			Thursday, Jan 9, 2025 at 10:00&nbsp;a.m. EST 			
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CakeObject::requestAction() - CORE/Cake/Core/CakeObject.php, line 104
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include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
CventsController::display() - APP/Controller/CventsController.php, line 54
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
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		<h2>Other Events You May Like</h2>
	
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			Thursday, Jan 9, 2025 at 10:00&nbsp;a.m. EST 			
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								<div><b>Online Event</b></div>
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							<div><i class="fa fa-user" style="margin-left: 1px;"></i> Contact:
					AARP Events				</div>
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			<p class="description"><div class="ag87-crtemvc-hsbk"><div class="css-vsf5of"><p class="carina-rte-public-DraftStyleDefault-block">AARP MA has 3 top priorities for 2025: Supporting Family Caregivers, Combating Fraud and Scams, and Making Every Community More Livable.</p><p class="carina-rte-public-DraftStyleDefault-block">Which of these are you most interested in? Come learn more and see if volunteering for one of the priority issue steering groups is right for you!</p></div></div></p>
					
			
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Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
CakeObject::requestAction() - CORE/Cake/Core/CakeObject.php, line 104
Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 17
include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
CventsController::display() - APP/Controller/CventsController.php, line 54
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Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193
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			Thursday, Jan 9, 2025 at 10:00&nbsp;a.m. EST 			
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			Friday, Jan 10, 2025 at 8:45&nbsp;a.m. CST 			
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CakeObject::requestAction() - CORE/Cake/Core/CakeObject.php, line 104
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View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
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AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
CventsController::display() - APP/Controller/CventsController.php, line 54
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							<div><i class="fa fa-user" style="margin-left: 1px;"></i> Contact:
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Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
CakeObject::requestAction() - CORE/Cake/Core/CakeObject.php, line 104
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View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
CventsController::display() - APP/Controller/CventsController.php, line 54
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			Thursday, Jan 9, 2025 at 10:00&nbsp;a.m. EST 			
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