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HomeFit: Making Your Home Safe and Livable for All

Learn more about AARP's HomeFit guide and how you can use it to make your home into a place where you can stay as you and your loved ones age.

Tuesday, Nov 26, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. EST

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Fresh Eats Cooking Series: Roasted Butternut Bisque

Join us for a virtual cooking demo as chef Emily Larsen uses ingredients from the garden to make Roasted Butternut Bisque with Maple Croutons.

Monday, Dec 2, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. EST

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Tele Town Hall: HomeFit®: Making Home Safe and Livable for All

Ask our experts during a live HomeFit® Tele Town Hall.

Wednesday, Dec 4, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. EST

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	<h3 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/tele-town-hall-homefitr-making-home-safe-and-livable-for-all-56nyh7248jp.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-TELE-TOWN-HALL-HOMEFITR-MAKING-HOME-SAFE-AND-LIVABLE-FOR-ALL">Tele Town Hall: HomeFit®: Making Home Safe and Livable for All</a></h3>

	
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				<div class="description">Ask our experts during a live HomeFit® Tele Town Hall.</div>
		
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			Wednesday, Dec 4, 2024 at 1:00&nbsp;p.m. EST 			
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	<h3 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/aarp-ma-homefit-112624-w3n3pfj622t.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-HOMEFIT-MAKING-YOUR-HOME-SAFE-AND-LIVABLE-FOR-ALL">HomeFit: Making Your Home Safe and Livable for All</a></h3>

	
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			Tuesday, Nov 26, 2024 at 7:00&nbsp;p.m. EST 			
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	<h3 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/aarp-pa-fresh-eats-cooking-series-pittsburgh-pa-12224-wmnj8qwdxvx.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-FRESH-EATS-COOKING-SERIES-ROASTED-BUTTERNUT-BISQUE">Fresh Eats Cooking Series: Roasted Butternut Bisque</a></h3>

	
	<div class="xd-flex">

				<div class="description">Join us for a virtual cooking demo as chef Emily Larsen uses ingredients from the garden to make Roasted Butternut Bisque with Maple Croutons.</div>
		
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		<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> 
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include - APP/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp, line 243
include - APP/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp, line 243
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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
TownsController::displayGuest() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 72
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	<h3 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/aarp-ma-homefit-112624-w3n3pfj622t.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-HOMEFIT-MAKING-YOUR-HOME-SAFE-AND-LIVABLE-FOR-ALL">HomeFit: Making Your Home Safe and Livable for All</a></h3>

	
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	<h3 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/aarp-pa-fresh-eats-cooking-series-pittsburgh-pa-12224-wmnj8qwdxvx.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-FRESH-EATS-COOKING-SERIES-ROASTED-BUTTERNUT-BISQUE">Fresh Eats Cooking Series: Roasted Butternut Bisque</a></h3>

	
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				<div class="description">Join us for a virtual cooking demo as chef Emily Larsen uses ingredients from the garden to make Roasted Butternut Bisque with Maple Croutons.</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">
			Monday, Dec 2, 2024 at 6:00&nbsp;p.m. EST 			
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		<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/tele-town-hall-homefitr-making-home-safe-and-livable-for-all-56nyh7248jp.html" 
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	<h3 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/tele-town-hall-homefitr-making-home-safe-and-livable-for-all-56nyh7248jp.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-TELE-TOWN-HALL-HOMEFITR-MAKING-HOME-SAFE-AND-LIVABLE-FOR-ALL">Tele Town Hall: HomeFit®: Making Home Safe and Livable for All</a></h3>

	
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				<div class="description">Ask our experts during a live HomeFit® Tele Town Hall.</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">
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		<div class="detail">
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		<div class="image-right">
				
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	<h3 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/aarp-ma-homefit-112624-w3n3pfj622t.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-HOMEFIT-MAKING-YOUR-HOME-SAFE-AND-LIVABLE-FOR-ALL">HomeFit: Making Your Home Safe and Livable for All</a></h3>

	
	<div class="xd-flex">

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		<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">
			Tuesday, Nov 26, 2024 at 7:00&nbsp;p.m. EST 			
					</div>

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		<div class="detail">
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	<h3 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/aarp-pa-fresh-eats-cooking-series-pittsburgh-pa-12224-wmnj8qwdxvx.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-FRESH-EATS-COOKING-SERIES-ROASTED-BUTTERNUT-BISQUE">Fresh Eats Cooking Series: Roasted Butternut Bisque</a></h3>

	
	<div class="xd-flex">

				<div class="description">Join us for a virtual cooking demo as chef Emily Larsen uses ingredients from the garden to make Roasted Butternut Bisque with Maple Croutons.</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">
			Monday, Dec 2, 2024 at 6:00&nbsp;p.m. EST 			
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	</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>
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	<div class="top">
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	<h3 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/tele-town-hall-homefitr-making-home-safe-and-livable-for-all-56nyh7248jp.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-TELE-TOWN-HALL-HOMEFITR-MAKING-HOME-SAFE-AND-LIVABLE-FOR-ALL">Tele Town Hall: HomeFit®: Making Home Safe and Livable for All</a></h3>

	
	<div class="xd-flex">

				<div class="description">Ask our experts during a live HomeFit® Tele Town Hall.</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">
			Wednesday, Dec 4, 2024 at 1:00&nbsp;p.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>
	
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include - APP/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp, line 244
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