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The benefits of volunteering

VOLUNTEER. IT’S GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH—ESPECIALLY IF YOU’RE A BABY BOOMER

By Barbara Raynor, East Denver LIVING WELL Magazine
The Corporation for National and Community Service recently released another report concluding that volunteering was good for your health—particularly if you’re 50 years of age or older. This report was one of a growing number of studies that prove there is a clear connection between volunteering and lower mortality rates, lower rates of depression, fewer physical limitations, and higher levels of wellbeing among Adults 50+. […]

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Linn County LIVING WELL Magazine on Volunteering – LIVING WELL Magazine

Volunteering: It’s good for your health
Giving back can improve brain functions, overall well-being

Courtesy Linn County LIVING WELL Magazine
Retirement often brings coveted free time for many seniors who have spent the majority of their lives juggling family, careers, and other responsibilities. Many seniors also desire purposeful ways to fill this sudden influx of freedom, and one of the most gratifying avenues is volunteering. Not only does volunteering benefit communities and help worthy organizations subsist, but it can also have a profound mental and physical impact on volunteers themselves. […]