LEWISTON — AARP Driver Safety recently recognized SeniorsPlus with the inaugural “Top State Host” Award for its outstanding support in 2014 collaborating with local AARP Driver Safety volunteers to host its classroom?based driving refresher course, designed to help drivers stay safe and confident behind the wheel.

From Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2014, SeniorsPlus offered seven courses at its facility, reaching 105 participants in the area. AARP Driver Safety volunteers worked with more than 18,000 local community organizations to offer more than 30,000 Driver Safety courses each year.

AARP Driver Safety’s Top State Hosts are recognized based on the profound impact they make reaching drivers in their community. Of the hundreds of organizations in the state that held a course in 2014, AARP Driver Safety  selected the host that reached the largest number of participants and the host that held the highest number of courses to be honored. Using these criteria allowed AARP Driver Safety to recognize hosts that are tremendously supportive and actively working to make their community safer for all road users.

SeniorsPlus continues to offer AARP Driver Safety events, including the AARP Smart Driver course. AARP membership is not required to take the course.

FMI: www.aarp.org/drive.