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.
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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.
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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.
Whacking Away at All Obstacles
They sure don’t make them like Virginia Ferrigno anymore. How many weed-whacking, blunt-talking, active-living 85-year-olds do you know?
Debbie Tenzer
Don’t you wish the world was full of nicer people? Debbie Tenzer is teaching us all how easy it is to Do One Nice Thing each week.
Rowdy Gets Lucky. Actually, Lucky Gets Rowdy.
Dr. Lucky Meisenheimer is the P.T. Barnum of masters swimming. Completing Lucky’s Lake swim is now nearly as cool as crossing the English Channel. If Lucky wants you to swim, eventually you will. Just ask Olympic champion Rowdy Gaines.
Roz Savage
She shed the possessions that used to define — and limit her — and found the more things she stripped away, the clearer her destiny became.
Ingrid Newkirk
She started PETA in her living room nearly 30 years ago, and her success made her wonder if other big ideas could be traced back to one person. Turns out, one person can change the world.
True Stardom in Unexpected Places
Ginger loved to sing, so at mid-life she took a risk and decided to become a full-time performer. She just never expected her music to strike a chord with the audience it did.