Posts Tagged ‘ethel percy andrus’

Brookfield’s Peter Brady Picked for State AARP’s Top Award for Volunteerism

BROOKFIELD—Peter Brady, a longtime local resident who has been honored in many quarters for spearheading volunteer efforts in his community and beyond, has been chosen by the state AARP as the recipient of its top award.the 2012 AARP State Andrus Award for Community Service is the highest award we give each year,” said Jennifer Millea, [...]

admin - admin – Back to the chicken coops? (6/28/2012) (6/29/2012)

In 1947, a retired public school principal from California named Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus discovered one of her retired teacher colleagues living in a chicken coop, struggling to survive on a meager pension, in poor health, with no means to obtain heath care. the discovery shocked Dr. Andrus to take actions that would serve to [...]

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