seniors

80-yo Retired Teacher Bests Disease and Injury to Become Oldest Female Hiker to Finish Appalachian Trail

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80-yo Retired Teacher Bests Disease and Injury to Become Oldest Female Hiker to Finish Appalachian Trail

At 80, Betty became oldest woman to complete a thru-hike of Appalachian Trail -Courtesy of Betty Kellenberger The obstacles and excuses kept blocking Betty Kellenberger’s path, but she never stopped moving forward. Kellenberger, an 80-year-old retired schoolteacher from Carson City, Michigan, became interested in the Appalachian Trail in elementary school when she learned about it … Read more

A Volunteer Team of Grandmas Dispense Street-side Wisdom to Those Who Need a Considerate Ear

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A Volunteer Team of Grandmas Dispense Street-side Wisdom to Those Who Need a Considerate Ear

The Grandma Stand – credit, Graham Meyers for the City of McKinney From Canada’s “As it Happens” comes a story by way of Texas of a “Grandma Stand” where volunteer elders offer to lend an ear to anyone beset by troubles. Anyone can walk by the purple lemonade stand and sit down across from a … Read more

TikToker Crowdfunds $1.5 Million for 88-yo Army Veteran After Viral Supermarket Moment

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TikToker Crowdfunds .5 Million for 88-yo Army Veteran After Viral Supermarket Moment

Ed Bambas the veteran – credit, Samuel Weidenhofer In time for the holidays comes the incredible story of a stranger using GoFundMe to change a live. Encountering 88-year-old Army Veteran Ed Bambas working at a local grocery store in Detroit, Australian content creator and TikToker Samuel Weidenhofer decided to try and raise some money to … Read more

3 Rebel Nuns Escape Senior Home to Return to Their Abbey Prompting a Win in Showdown with Church

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3 Rebel Nuns Escape Senior Home to Return to Their Abbey Prompting a Win in Showdown with Church

The Goldenstein Castle, in Elsbethen, Austria – credit, CC BY-SA 3.0. Arne Müseler From Austria comes the story of 3 ‘rebel’ nuns who left an elderly care home and broke into the historic abbey where they had lived their entire adult lives. While doing so they made headlines worldwide, amassed a captivated and supportive following … Read more