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Betty Tisdale

She’s spent 35 years helping and loving the orphans of the world, and she’s not doing it from a distance — she moves to disaster-stricken areas to provide as much help as possible.

Andy was born with fetal alcohol syndrome 40 years ago. His adoptive and loving parents have always encouraged him to get involved in life and he has. He has a job and gets all around town on his beloved bicycle. So, imagine his despair when it was stolen

Happy Birthday, Arnold Palmer!

Arnold Palmer, the commoner who became “The King” of golf, is celebrating his 80th birthday. He paused recently to talk to Growing Bolder about his greatest passion — helping the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children.

Making a Difference

Staying active can keep you physically and socially engaged, adding quality to your life. But for more and more of us, that’s just not enough. Leaving a legacy and finding a way to give back are some of the most rewarding ways of Growing Bolder.

Joan Southgate

She’s in her 80s, but that didn’t stop one woman from walking 250 miles to illustrate the importance preserving the historical Underground Railroad.

Growing Bolder is Volunteering

We hear it all the time. Volunteers get paid in satisfaction and that’s something money can’t buy. Julia’s retirement isn’t what she imagined. It’s better. Long hours and hard work never felt so good.

The Eternal Gift of Dance

Cathy Gillaspie’s passing came far too soon, but she left a touching and powerful legacy through the students whose lives she guided and the infants whose lives she helped save.

Alison Arngrim

She may have played a nasty, selfish child on “Little House on the Prairie,” but in real life, Alison Arngrim is anything but. Find out how she’s changing the lives of children across the country.