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Show Appreciation for the Caregivers Who Do So Much</div> </li> <li class="vcc-item card-link item" data-pageindex="7" data-url="/news/december-a-season-of-warmth-wonder-and-illumination-mi-2024-11-21.html" > <div class="top mb-1"> <h2 class="topic">AARP in Michigan</h2> </div> <div class="image-right"> <div class="image" style="margin-bottom:0;"> <img class="object-fit" data-object-fit src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/675764b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/800x514+0+43/resize/420x270!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Faarp-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fstates%2Fe2%2F8b%2F583d857943a99fd2eec8f3fbc954%2Fstates-default-image-800x600.png" alt="December: A Season of Warmth, Wonder and Illumination"> </div> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/news/december-a-season-of-warmth-wonder-and-illumination-mi-2024-11-21.html">December: A Season of Warmth, Wonder and Illumination</a></h3> <p class="small mb-1 blog-date-author posted-on"> Posted on 11/21/24</p> <div>December is a month of universal celebration, where light, hope and renewal shine brightly against the backdrop of…</div> </li> </ul> <div class="ar-show-more clearfix"> <div class="aarpe-spinner"></div> <a href="#" data-url='/ajax/blogs/next_page_happenings' data-options='{"limit":8,"filter":"true","page":1,"show":15,"show_limit":3,"images":"yes","max-days":365,"max-miles":45,"min":50,"more":"yes","lat":42.97050094604492,"lng":-85.6686019897461,"latlng":"42.970500946045,-85.668601989746"}' class="show-more btn col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-6"> <span class="icon-down-arrow"></span> <span>View More</span> <span class="icon-down-arrow"></span> </a> </div></div> </div></div><div class="module clearfix"><div class="module-spacer tout-homefit-750"> <a data-formelementid="CSN-LOCAL-HC-NEWSSK-02272024" href="/grand-rapids-mi/home-and-community/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-HC-NEWSSK-02272024"><img class="img-responsive" alt="Explore the free AARP HomeFit Guide" title="Explore the free AARP HomeFit Guide" 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