Carol Yarrow is an active member of the Chesapeake Bay Area Ethel Gathering Group in Maryland, which has nearly 1,000 members. She says her group is all about education, so something educational is offered at every local Ethel event.
"It's really a matter of empowering our women to be the best they can, to step out, to try something new, to make new friends," Yarrow says.
She's most proud of her group's charity arm, Ethel's Closet. Through this initiative, members of the gathering group collect items to donate to women and girls at a recovery center.
Yarrow says that if any group member has an idea for an event or charity project, that member is encouraged to go for it.
To find a local Ethel group in your area, go here. Don't see one? Then please email aarpethel@aarp.org so we can help you get a group started.
