1. External national media:
 December 7, 2013. Oregon Radio News Service, 27 stations aired news story on year-end survey
data, interviewing volunteers and staff for story.
http://www.newsservice.org/stationUsageReport.php?c_p=Zm10PXBkZiZTdG9yeUdyb3
VwSUQ9MzYyNzgmU3RvcnlJRD0x
 December 19, 2013. Cleveland Plain Dealer and Cleveland.com. Picture and mention of AARP
Experience Corps program.
http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2013/12/the_cleveland_foundation_annou.html
 December 7, 2013 Wall Street Journal, CEO Lester Strong quote and AARP EC feature.
http://m.us.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303997604579238444084002458?mg=reno64-
wsj
 October 28, 2013 Voice of America, national radio programming featuring AARP Experience
Corps, http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/reading-literacy-croatia/1704025.html
 Sept 28, American Graduate Day, national PBS day-long programming marathon featuring a 30-
minute piece on AARP Experience Corps http://www.americangraduate.org/grad-day-
champions/898
 September 17, 2013. Mention in Generations United’s Donna Butts column on HuffPo. It takes a
family to raise Education Achievements. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/donna-m-butts/it-takes-
a-family-to-rais_b_3908629.html?utm_hp_ref=impact&ir=Impact
 Aug 14, 2013. Chicago Beverly Review “people on the move” publishes announcement on Jake
and Simone. (pdf available)
 Aug 7, 2013. Chicago Senior Talk Radio interview with Chicago Branch Director, Myrna Torres.
 Aug 6, 2013. AARP Experience Corps mention in Sacramento Bee as Eisner Award winner:
http://www.sacbee.com/2013/08/06/5626964/the-eisner-foundation-announces.html
 July28, 2013. ChicagoReflejosSpanishlanguage newspaperarticle interviewingMyrnaTorres.
http://www.reflejos.com/en/stories/life/article/13-07-28/increasing_literacy.aspx.
 July24, 2013. ChicagoHyde Park EducationNewsandNotes,AARPExperienceCorpsinSchools,
http://www.hydepark.org/education/schoolnewsindex.htm
 July 16, Managing Director, Barb Quaintance quoted in story on volunteerism, quotes Civic
Engagement research: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/07/16/3502674/never-too-old-more-
seniors-are.html
 July 4, HuffPo at 50--splash page,column co-authored by Barb Quaintance and Generations
United Director, Donna Butts, featuring AARP Civic Engagement research as well as
EC http://www.huffingtonpost.com/donna-m-butts/civic-engagement-alive_b_3505870.html
 June 17, 2013. Chicago Cliff Kelly Radio Show WVON. Myrna Torres interviewed.
 June 13, Op-Ed by CEO Lester Strong "Education should be the Great Equalizer" published
in: Chicago Defender, Amsterdam News, New York; Atlanta Daily World, Capital Outlook -
Tallahassee Florida, Dallas Examiner, Houston Forward Times, Los Angeles Sentinel; Our Weekly,
Los Angeles, Calif Samples:
 http://atlantadailyworld.com/201306136749/Viewpoints/education-should-be-our-
great-equalizer
 http://9598946.sites.myregisteredsite.com/blog/education/270/
 May 29, 2013. Chicago Tribune.Lifetime Chicagoanheadsnew AARPclassroominitiative.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/suburbs/chi-ugc-article-life-time-chicagoan-heads-
new-aarp-classroom-2013-05-29,0,1335670.story

2.  May 24, 2013. Chicago’sAustinWeekly News. AARPExperience CorpsSelectsChicagoanasED
for Local Branch.
http://www.austinweeklynews.com/Community/Blogs/?Page=6&Authors%5B%5D=11_4_9
 May 2013. O Magazine.22 RulesforAgingBrilliantly. #20. Referenced byLindaFried.
http://www.oprah.com/spirit/Age-Well-How-to-Get-Older-Happily/5.
 April 15, 2013. ChicagoBob Galloradio interview withWFMTradioduringmembershipdrive.
 February19, 2013. ChicagoLa Raza Spanishlanguage weeklypaper,AdultosMayoresAyudaron
a Estudiantesconla lectura, http://www.laraza.com/Adultos-mayores-ayudaran-a-
estudiantes-con-la-lectura#.USO3Uh1J7N4.
External Local media:
 October7, 2013 Bill Romani LTE to Baltimore Sun,FightingAbsenteeismstartswithcaring
adults. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/readersrespond/bs-ed-attendance-letter-
20131007,0,7402148.story
 August23, 2013. NewYorkDailyNews. Concourse Villageoctogenerian settobegin17thyear
volunteeringincityschools, http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/bronx-vol-brings-17-
years-experience-article-1.1435490
 August 21, 2013. ABC, News Net 5 Cleveland, Students don’t have to pay for tutoring when they
fall behind. http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/education/students-dont-have-to-pay-for-
tutoring-when-they-fall-behind
 May 1, 2013. Cleveland NPR, Sound of Ideas program, Joy Banish and Marc Freedman featured
on The Second Act, http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/53475.
 April 29, 2013. Press Release and MD Radio News Service Story on AEC grant. AARP Experience
Corps Receives $175K Grant from Annie E Casey. Link to coverage requested through AARP MD
office.
 April 24, 2013. Cleveland NPR, Sound of Ideas program, AARP EC mention,
http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/53297.
 April 10, 2013. Baltimore Brew. Hardy and Heat-rending perennials come up at taxpayer’s night.
http://www.baltimorebrew.com/2013/04/10/hardy-and-heart-rending-perennials-come-up-at-
taxpayers-night/.
 January 4, 2013. Evansville Courier and Press, Experience Corps making a difference in the
classroom. http://www.courierpress.com/news/2013/jan/04/no-headline---experience_corps/
AARP Publications:
 August2013. AARPBulletinMA state story,More Experience CorpsVolunteersneededfor
2013-2014 school year, http://states.aarp.org/ma-more-experience-corps-volunteers-needed-
for-2013-14-school-year/
 July2013. AARPBulletinMN state story,AARPExperience Corpsvolunteersmakinga
difference. http://states.aarp.org/experience-corps-volunteers-making-a-difference/
 June and October – E&O columns on “summer activities” and “back to school”
 June and July CreatetheGood feature articles on highlighting EC in CTG enewsletter, blog and
SM, https://access.aarp.org/,DanaInfo=www.createthegood.org+Help-Kids-Read-and-
Succeed?campaign=Read%20and%20Succeed;
 June 2013 -- Infographic and EC volunteer ops highlighted in national AARP Bulletin (attached
due to same problem)

3.  June OVS enewsletter feature story submitted in collaboration with national OVS staff and state
offices
 May 2013. A Barry RandBulletinColumn,Meetingthe Needsof All Generations,
http://www.aarp.org/politics-society/advocacy/info-05-2013/meeting-the-needs-of-all-
generations.html
 May 2013. AARPBulletinarticle featuringMichael Burke AARPECBaltimore,Take Control of
Your Financial Future, http://states.aarp.org/take-control-of-your-financial-future/
 April/May 2013 – AARP the Magazine. Full page ATM article on AARP Experience Corps
http://pubs.aarp.org/aarptm/20130405?pg=155#pg155
 January 2013, AARP IL Bulletin state page, Experience Corps Comes to Chicago,
http://www.aarp.org/home-family/friends-family/info-01-2013/experience-corps-comes-to-
chicago-il.html.
Mentionson Blogs:
 October 9, 2013. AARP Foundation blog, Ask Not: Pay Tribute to JFK by Becoming a Volunteer--
50 years after his assassination, John F. Kennedy's call to service still inspires us to give back,
http://www.aarp.org/aarp-foundation/get-involved/pay-tribute-to-jfks-call-to-service/
 October8, 2013. AARPblog, Whatit takesto helpstudentsgraduate,
http://blog.aarp.org/2013/10/08/what-it-takes-to-help-students-graduate/
 September2013. AARPMA blogpost, AndrusAward:Couple recognizedforliteracyworkwith
Bostonchildren, http://states.aarp.org/andrus-award-dedham-couple-recognized-for-volunteer-
literacy-work-with-boston-children-sc-ma-wp-volunteering/
 August30, 2013 AARPMD blog, StayConnected: NewestVolunteerOpportunitiesinMaryland,
http://states.aarp.org/mdvolunteers/
 August18, 2013. Voice of America blog. AARPExperience CorpsTeachersChildrentoRead,
http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/reading-literacy-croatia/1704025.html.
 August13, 2013. AARPIL blog, VolunteerfingerprintingsessionsinChicago,
http://states.aarp.org/aarp-experience-corps-volunteers-fingerprinting-sessions/
 August2013. Create the Goodblog,Top Five Waysto VolunteerNow,
http://createthegood.org/Volunteer-Now?campaign=Volunteer%20Now
 July24, 2013. AARPMA blog,Helpa ChildLearnto Read, http://states.aarp.org/volunteer-and-
help-a-child-learn-to-read/
 July 13, 2013. AARP MD website update, AARP Experience Corps added to listing of AARP
programs, http://states.aarp.org/aarp-maryland-contact-information/
 July 11, 2013. AARP CT blog, Volunteer with AARP Experience Corps—Mildred’s story.
http://states.aarp.org/volunteer-with-aarp-experience-corps-mildreds-story/
 June 3, 2013. AARPBlog,Learn the Vowelsof LiteracyVolunteering,
http://states.aarp.org/learning-the-vowels-of-literacy-volunteerism/
 May 28, 2013. AARPblog,Summertime Learning-Twowaystomake summerfunfor kids,
http://blog.aarp.org/2013/05/28/making-summer-reading-fun-for-kids-summertime-programs-
for-children/
 May 16, 2013. AARPIL blog,AARPExperience Corps:WorkingwithKidsYieldsRewards,
http://blog.aarp.org/2013/05/16/aarp-experience-corps-working-with-kids-yields-rewards/.

4.  May 13, 2013. AARPMI blog,AARPExperience Corps:WorkingwithKidsYieldsRewards,
http://states.aarp.org/working-with-kids-yields-rewards/.
 May 9, 2013. AARPblog(RobertHodder,DC volunteer),The Gaspandthe Growth of a Child,
http://blog.aarp.org/2013/05/09/classroom-participation-children-raising-hands-teaching-
methods/
 April 29, 2013, AARPblog(RobertHodder,DC volunteer),BuildingaStory—the role of authors
and illustrators, http://blog.aarp.org/2013/04/29/roles-of-authors-and-illustrators-building-
stories-experience-corps/
 March 11, 2013. AARPMN blog,JanetTriplettonher“what’snext.”FromRetail to
Volunteerismbywayof Italy, http://states.aarp.org/from-retail-to-volunteerism-by-way-of-
italy/
 February28, 2013. AARPIL blog,Experience CorpsChicagoDrivenbyPassionate LatinoLeaders,
http://blog.aarp.org/2013/02/28/experience-corps-chicago-driven-by-passionate-latino-
leaders/
 February12, 2013. AARPBlog(RobertHodder,DC volunteer),Celebrating100 daysof school on
the wall, http://blog.aarp.org/2013/02/12/aarp-experience-corps-mentoring-volunteering-
academic-community/.
 January14, 2013. AARPIL Blog,AARPExperience corpsSeeksVolunteersinChicago:Helpkids
learnto read, http://blog.aarp.org/2013/01/14/aarp-experience-corps-seeks-volunteers-in-
chicago-help-kids-learn-to-read/
 December17, 2012. AARPBlog(RobertHodder,DCvolunteer), The Essential Agreementof the
Classroom, http://blog.aarp.org/2012/12/17/the-essential-agreement-of-the-classroom/.
 December12, 2012. AARPOH blog,Resolve toGive,Resolve toGrow,
http://states.aarp.org/resolve-to-give-resolve-to-grow/
 November26,2012, AARPBlog,Provide aMentorfor a Child,
http://blog.aarp.org/2012/11/26/provide-a-mentor-for-a-child-through-giving-tuesday/.
 Nov9, 2012. AARPBlog(RobertHodder,DC volunteer),PumpkinsandPunctuationMarks,
http://blog.aarp.org/2012/11/09/pumpkins-and-punctuation-marks/
 October25, 2012. AARPBlog(RobertHodder,DCvolunteer),The View from14inches,
http://blog.aarp.org/2012/10/25/building-the-reading-skills-of-elementary-school-kids/.