Everyone is invited to our next Free Lunch and Learn September 15th in Ormond Beach and yes it includes Lunch! Location: Volusia Memorial 548 North Nova Road Ormond Beach, Florida 32174 11am to 1pm Register here: https://ourseniors.net/lunch-learn-reservation-form/ or call 386-259-6722
Category Archives: Featured
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There are at least 27,487 people across the state of Florida that are homeless and this is a problem. Rates of homelessness are becoming more of a challenge across the U.S. and not just in Florida alone. However, a lot of these people who are currently without a home are over the age of 55 and this […]
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Hurricane season lasts from June to November of each year. NOAA predicted an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season this year with 13-20 named storms. Now is the time to prepare and here are some preparations you can start now: Your medicines – It is possible that prescription medication may not be attainable for a long period after […]
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Aug
Everyone is invited to our next Free Lunch and Learn September 15th in Ormond Beach and yes it includes Lunch! Location: Volusia Memorial 548 North Nova Road Ormond Beach, Florida 32174 11am to 1pm Register here: https://ourseniors.net/lunch-learn-reservation-form/ or call 386-259-6722
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Raising a family and maintaining a successful marriage is an accomplishment in and of itself. This month’s Amazing Senior, Phyllis Lozeau, managed both for an astonishing 61 years—that’s 61 years of marriage, six children, nine grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren—despite a heavy burden of challenges. Phyllis and Robert met when they were teenagers. “I was 16 […]
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Ourseniors.net Magazine has featured some truly “Amazing Seniors” in every one of its editions. Those great people have included men like Tom Yarbrough, an “eighty-something-” year old youngster who has retired from two careers and now rides around Daytona on his new Indian Motorcycle, and women like Barbara Anderson and Phyllis Lozeau, seniors who have […]
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Aug
Aug
This issue’s Amazing Senior has been amazing audiences for decades, and she doesn’t let age stop her. Melanie LaJoie, director of A Magi Belly Dance in Orlando, is a truly amazing example of living life to the fullest. Melanie started dancing as a child in the Boston area, and she found belly dance through that. […]
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Many readers will remember Barbara Andersen from last year, when she was the Amazing Senior for the Spring 2018 Edition. We caught up with Barbara to find out what she has been up to since we last saw her. When Barbara was first featured in OurSeniors.net Magazine, readers learned that she showed tenacity from an […]
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Aug
To OurSeniors’ Vendors, Readers, Subscribers, and Donors, The mission of OurSeniors.org is to reach out to those who have served our society and who have now been abandoned at a time when they should be celebrating the accomplishments of their lives. When no one else will, the OurSeniors team does and that’s what pushes us […]
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Aug
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Who is Cheryl Jenkins Cheryl Jenkins’ bubbly personality makes her one of those people who never meets a stranger. But it’s Cheryl’s reaction to adversity that makes her an Amazing Senior. When life presents an obstacle, she researches and takes action. Cheryl’s actions take the form of helping others in similar situations. She has done […]
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Aug
A significant number of aging adults in America are facing a critical challenge that is now well past the boundaries of age and socioeconomic backgrounds. A recent study conducted by the National Council on Aging (NCOA) and the Leading Age LTSS Center at the University of Massachusetts Boston reveals that at least 80% of aging […]
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Aug
Imagine being born in a country where your rights are limited and your freedom is non-existent. Maria was born in 1952 on the beautiful and colorful island of Cuba. She was raised by her dutiful grandmother, Magdalena Perez. By the time she was seven years old, dictator Fulgencio Batista had been overthrown by the young […]