After Husband Dies 83-Year-old 'Muddy Mildred' Runs Her Third Tough Mudder Race to Provide Clean Water
She must find them a tad boring these days, and now officially the world's oldest Tough Mudder finisher aims to raise money for rural Africa.
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As Wife Loses Eyesight, Husband Learns to Do Her Makeup and Impresses Kardashian Fashionista
The love story between Mona and Des Manahan is definitely one for the history books.
Mystery 'Garbage Man' in Wisconsin Neighborhood is Revealed to Be a 75-Year-old Man
In cold Appleton, WI, neighbors puzzled over a garbage day mystery learned that Dick Pontzloff was trudging up driveways with their bins.
Teens Show Holiday Spirit Grabbing Rakes to Help Elderly with Leaf Removal
After Brian Schwartz lost his job during COVID, he started IwantToMowYourLawn.com a nonprofit that gives free lawn care to seniors.
Unlikely Friendship Between Toddler and WWII Vet Will Melt Your Heart
The Rychner family of Farmington, Minnesota had little interaction with the elderly man living next door for nearly a decade. All that change last year when the family's 3-year-old son, Emmett, struck up an unlikely friendship with the 89-year-old Erling Kindem over a shared love of tomatoes and lawn tractors.
'Aid For Friends' Started With an Extra Portion at Dinner
Rita Schiavone used to make an extra portion of food every night. She'd put it in a tin container, and, the next day, give it to an elderly person who needed it. Rita's work also inspired her friends and her church. They joined her efforts and it grew into a nonprofit, Aid for Friends.
99-year-old Woman Receives College Diploma 75 Years Later
A 99-year-old woman was finally awarded her college diploma at a special graduation ceremony after a $5 diploma fee prevented her from receiving it 75 years ago.
People Can Be a Santa for Seniors Who Don't Get Gifts
Two programs underway aim to bring holiday cheer to seniors who may not otherwise receive Christmas gifts. In the last nine years, the Be a Santa to a Senior program hosted by Home Instead Senior Care has provided holiday gifts to more than 4,400 seniors
Plea to Save Home of 91-Year-old Vet Raises $138,000 on the Internet
As 91-year-old John Jack Potter faced eviction from the house he built and lived in for 56 years, his granddaughter decided to act. She set up a donation campaign on the website, Go Fund Me, and her story about the WWII combat vet losing his home attracted more than 5000 people who gave $138,000.
WWII Veteran Breaks Down Every Time He Reads a Book
Bray served in World War II. He was at Normandy on D-Day and has two Purple Hearts. Today, the soldier in him still refuses to surrender. I want to read one book, he says. I don't care if it's about Mickey Mouse. I want to read one book before I die.
Smile! Crow's Feet Make You Look Clever and More Attractive
Crow's feet – often regarded as an unwelcome sign of ageing – could actually be something to smile about. People are judged more attractive and more intelligent if their eyes wrinkle around the corners when they smile, research shows.
200 Strangers Attend British Marine's Funeral After Facebook Plea
Hundreds came to the funeral of a Royal Marine who had no friends and no family after a clergyman posted a notice on Facebook to rally people for a proper send-off.
New Foster Families Adopt Elderly U.S. Veterans, Call it a Privilege
A program run by the Veterans Administration has successfully placed elderly U.S. vets with families who receive stipends for providing room and board. 1500 veterans are now living with families who want to thank the men for their service and keep them in loving homes instead of hospitals or nursing homes.
Fate Reunites High School Sweethearts at 95 Years Old (WATCH)
Bob and Marjorie were the ideal couple in high school, until World War II pulled them apart –but fate brought them back together 75 years later.
Santa and Mrs. Claus Reside in Utah, Toymakers Deliver 1 Million Handmade Gifts Worldwide
17 years ago, a retired couple in Utah started making handmade wooden toys for poor and sick children. The little cars and trucks were received so enthusiastically in the local hospital, a workshop was set up which has since delivered more than 1.1 million toys to kids around the world. News spread around Cedar City telling of a Happy Factory where retired couples could come to laugh and give their time in a collective effort to make kids happy around the globe.
Statue Of Liberty Opens To Disabled Visitors for First Time
126 years to the day since the copper lady was first unveiled in New York City's harbor, and after a year-long renovation, the Statue Of Liberty is set to receive visitors once again inside her crown. A ceremony on October 28 marked the reopening of the statue's crown and new access to a lower observation deck for the first time to visitors with disabilities.
World War II Veteran Marks 90th Birthday with Skydiving Jump
A World War II hero from Maine gave himself a 90th birthday present — his first skydiving jump from an airplane. Lester Slate, of Exeter, said he wasn't nervous as he strapped on a parachute, although he'd never jumped with one even during his more than 40 years flying for the Navy and the Coast Guard.
86-year-old Granny Stuns Crowd at Gymnastics Championship (WATCH)
An 86-year-old woman recently stunned the crowd at a gymnastics World Cup meet in Germany, displaying the balance, strength, flexibility and endurance of a 20 year-old during a parallel bar and floor routine.
The Amazings: Join a UK Website to Teach Your Skills and Get Paid
Everyone has a skill. Now retirees and other talented individuals in London are invited to share their passions by joining The Amazings, a new social enterprise that helps people with skills to teach others by way of group classes and activities. The website explains, We handle the advertising and payments – all the Amazing has to do is decide when they want to run their experience, turn up, be amazing, and then collect the cash.
83 Year-old Gives $25,000 After Watching Sheriff's Screening of Anti-Gay Bullying Film
When the Broward Sheriff's Office held a town hall-style screening of the anti-gay bullying documentary film 'Bullied: a Student, a School and a Case that Made History,' they hoped to change a few minds and attitudes. They got all that, and a check, to boot.
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