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Bolder in The Villages
Bolder in the Villages
Growing Bolder was excited to learn about a new club in The Villages, the largest retirement community in the world. The club, started by Colleen Cooley, has modeled its mission after Growing Bolder. Here’s part of the club’s official description:
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Bolder in The Villages is a social, service, and personal growth club formed to help members live bigger, bolder lives and to seize the opportunity of an entirely new life stage. We believe that growing older is a blessing to be celebrated and an opportunity to be seized. We’re a force for good; a welcoming, supportive, and encouraging community of hope and inspiration. We focus on what unites us and that which we share: the desire to be happy and healthy, to be a positive influence in our community, and to make a difference in the lives of others.
Growing Bolder is supporting the club in several ways including participating in their local service project. The club selects a non-profit organization each month and Growing Bolder produces a video highlighting the services it provides and the help and assistance it needs. Once the video is produced, all club members and Growing Bolder share it across our social media channels to create exposure, goodwill, and ripples of support for the non-profit.
The club selected Your Humane Society SPCA in Lake Panasoffkee for their first service project. Claudia Labbe is the public relations and fundraising chairperson for the large, private, no-kill animal shelter. “We couldn’t function without volunteers,” she says. “They are critical to our ability to serve our community.”
Bolder in The Villages members pitched in to exercise, feed and play with the many dogs and cats in need of a home. They were inspired by the dedication of the staff and volunteers. “It felt good to help out,” says Frank Lancione. “The people at the shelter are really passionate about what they’re doing.” “Their enthusiasm for making a difference is contagious,” says fellow club member, Tweet Coleman. “I’m going to go home and hug my Karma now even more.”
Having purpose is one of the most important keys to healthy and active aging and Growing Bolder is proud to partner with Bolder in The Villages in this unique and purposeful collaboration. If you’d like to see the video that we produced, you can watch it here.
