The ROOST - The Place for All Things Volunteer

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The ROOST- The PLACE for all things volunteer! Join us regularly to hear from leading experts in the field and gain valuable knowledge to take your "work" with volunteers to the next level.

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June 9, 202626 min

2025 Andrus Award Winner - AARP Maryland State Office

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.

June 1, 202641 min

Cryptocurrency Fraud - Cryptocurrency Kiosk machine scam

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.

June 1, 202618 min

(OVE) Office of Volunteer Engagement - (VFTT) Volunteer Facilitation Training Team

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.

June 1, 202623 min

AARP Live on RFD-TV-AARP Roost Team member Whitt Phillips with TV-Host, AARP staff, Tara Shaver

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 volunteer@aarp.org 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!

May 14, 202635 min

National Retired Teachers Association (NRTA): AARP's Educator Community

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.

May 13, 202621 min

2026 AARP National Volunteer Opinion Survey

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.

April 23, 202645 min

AARP NY (Westchester County): Growing a Volunteer Team

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).

April 21, 202629 min

AARP MA State Office and AARP Utah State Office - Romance Scam, Cybersecurity, and Cryptocurrency.

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

March 16, 202651 min

OVE AARP DIY Speakers Bureau - ND, WA, and NJ

Three AARP State Offices share the components of their Speakers Bureau.ND, WA, and NJ State Office staff and volunteers share how they onboard volunteers to become DIY presenters, their DIY Programs, how their Speakers Bureau is organized in assigning volunteers to present their DIY presentations, successes, and areas that they are enhancing.

November 17, 202527 min

Tennessee: GrandFamilies Council and GrandFamilies Professional Panel

OVE AARP Roost News Interviewer Doretha McCoy interviews Loria Hubbard, ASD Tennessee and Mitch Mitch Olszewski, Volunteer. They share information on the GrandFamilies Council (a group of grandparents who are raising their grandchildren) and the GrandFamilies Professional Panel (a group of professionals from across the state who work with the GrandFamilies Council).