This week is the second annual Senior Corps Week, celebrating the service and community contributions of volunteers ages 55 and over. These Baby Boomer volunteers make up a large and vital part of the service movement in our country. Did you know that there are over 300,000 senior citizens serving through Senior Corps programs like RSVP, Foster Grandparents, and Senior Companions?
See the Huffington Posts's story about Senior Corps Week and post pictures of senior citizens volunteering. Or, get news from the Senior Corps on Facebook.
And, did you know that President Obama declared May Older Americans Month in this proclamation from last week? This month is a great time to appreciate the older and wiser citizens around us, especially if they serve around you.
How will you be appreciating older Americans this week and month?
Through helping out, you can be a good effect on young life, help mature individuals stay separate in their own houses, clean up the planet, offer your professional abilities to local not for profit categories, and offer your abilities to building up our areas in plenty of ways.
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Thanks for the comment jass, and we agree! Volunteer is powerful and can make a real difference for those around us!
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