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Aug 10 2008

Volunteers Fill Void for Seniors Needing Aid, Companionship

Published by Jennifer under Senior Living, Volunteering

After more than a quarter century living on her own in senior housing, 95-year-old Cornelia Kane of Philadelphia finally needed help. “I used to be able to do things myself, but now with my health concerns, I need more assistance,” she says. Kane’s situation represents a growing need among America’s seniors – not ready to [...]

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Mar 01 2008

Living History: Preserving Veterans’ Stories

Published by Jennifer under Senior Living

“History is a guide to navigation in perilous times,” author David McCullough once wrote. George Santayana took a more cautionary view, warning that anyone who ignored the lessons of history would be “doomed to repeat it.” But for Minnesotan Ron Hagberg and Holly Hinkle of Alabama, history isn’t just a series of events far removed [...]

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