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Friday, June 22, 2018

Coffee, Cake…and end of life issues

We give little thought to death and dying when we’re young. Then as we grow older, sooner or later we’re confronted with the deaths of people we love – family…

Thursday, February 3, 2022

Senior Planet Habla con…Cheech Marin

Como la mitad del dúo de la comedia marihuanera de los años 70, Cheech y Chong, “Cheech” Marin, 75, se ha reinventado con éxito como un actor, musico, activista, autor,…

Thursday, January 25, 2024

Don Schoendorfer’s Mission of Mobility

A life-changing trip to Africa drove Dr. Don Schoendorfer to launch Free Wheelchair Mission, bringing mobility and transformation to the world’s underserved. From the dust-filled roads of Morocco to the…

Thursday, February 4, 2021

Why “Lift Every Voice?”

To date, there are many poems and songs written to document the mistreatment of Black and Brown people and people among marginalized communities; many works that were created solely for…

Monday, April 23, 2018

Apps to Help our Planet

Earth Day is April 22nd, but the whole month is dedicated to saving our beautiful planet’s environment. According to the Earth Day Network, that date’s the largest civic observance in…

Thursday, June 30, 2022

Debra Britt and the National Black Doll Museum

Dolls are more than just a window into the joy and minds of children and people. – just ask the National Black Doll Museum’s Debra Britt. As the museum’s Executive…

Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Speak out for Affordable Housing

Starting June 7, city residents can speak out about affordable housing. There are some 900,000 rent stabilized apartments in New York City housing an estimated two million New Yorkers; rent…

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Sokie Lee, 64, Mobilizes Clean-up Campaigns

“I’m not blaming anyone. Well… I do blame people who litter.” In September 2021, Sokie Lee (64) and her partner, Ken, began organizing clean-ups of neglected blocks in central Manhattan….

Monday, October 5, 2020

Stuck at Home Guide: Virtual Volunteering

If you want to help others and improve the world, you still can, without leaving the house. Many volunteer opportunities require only a computer or a phone. Some need just…

Monday, June 3, 2019

Q&A: Greta Schiller, director

The streets of Greenwich Village exploded with pent up anger in June, 1969 when police raided a gay bar – the Stonewall Inn; the event and the subsequent riots are…

Monday, May 7, 2018

Senior Planet and the #MeToo Movement

Recently, members of Senior Planet had the opportunity to weigh in on the #MeToo movement, the grassroots campaign to raise awareness of sexual harassment in all its forms. Online publisher…

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

A Peace Corps Volunteer at 61

When Ken Shaw of San Francisco joined the Peace Corps in rural Zambia as an agriculture specialist, he was 61. “To say it was eye-opening is an understatement,” said the…

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Meet a Member: Michael Butler

Michael Butler remembers playing a hard-fought tennis match during a winter indoor tennis session, gasping and straining as he returned ball after ball. Clearly something was wrong. After resting over…

Monday, April 2, 2018

You’re never too old to be a space archaeologist

Doris Mae Jones recently moved from Indiana to Ohio to be closer to her sons. And although the 91-year-old has a weekly Mah Jongg game, she still has a lot…

Wednesday, August 17, 2022

It’s YOUR Day!

This August – we’re loud and proud for senior citizens! What is National Senior Citizens Day? National Senior Citizens Day, August 21, recognizes the achievements of the more mature people…