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AARP, Creating a Caring Community

Posted on 06/7/2011 by | Volunteering | Comments

VolunteeringThis past week, my son SJ proclaimed he needed someone to shag baseballs for him. I’m not sure what that means, but his father Sean, happily agreed to go along on this outing. That evening Sean expressed that he hadn’t lost his old form (he was drafted by some baseball team), and he exclaimed with great pride it felt good to get out there and toss the ball around with SJ. However, the next morning, the story was a little …

Connecting Generations Video Challenge

Posted on 04/19/2011 by | Multigenerational & Family Issues | Comments

RelationshipsWe’re coming up on the annual Older Americans Month this May, and this year the Administration on Aging has created a great new contest to highlight connections across the generations: the Connecting Generations Video Challenge! “The Connecting Generations Video Challenge is about promoting intergenerational connections and communicating the role seniors play in connecting communities across America. The contest will also promote connections between teams—and across communities—by creating a platform for teams to post comments and discuss the content of the …

Get Ready for Global Youth Service Day!

Posted on 04/12/2011 by | Volunteering | Comments

VolunteeringThis is a guest post by Silvia Blitzer Golombek, PhD. Silvia is the Senior Vice President of Youth Service America and oversees the development and implementation of all programs and initiatives. When we wake up on April 18, the world will have changed.  Parents in cities across the country will have learned to prepare healthy snacks for their children; hundreds of parks will be cleaner and accessible to neighbors of all ages; new community gardens will be started for people …

“The Recipe for Longevity…”

Posted on 07/28/2010 by | Archived Contributor | Comments

Home & FamilyI came across this article in Time this morning and found it so interesting – check it out! Ever wonder the ingredients to living longer? Sure there is the typical advice: eat healthy, exercise, don’t smoke… but have you ever considered that having lots of friends might actually be beneficial to your health and longevity? According to this article and researchers at Brigham Young University and the University of North Carolina, who pooled data from 148 studies on the topic, …

Champ needs your help! Get Involved with DWF in your Community

Posted on 07/28/2008 by | General News | Comments

PoliticsDivided We Fail is on the road, and could be headed your way since we have community events all over the country.

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