Jennie Griggs
5 Ways to Make Your New Post-Retirement House a Home
Written by Mary Shannon, mary@seniorsmeet.org Moving after retirement isn't for everybody — and those who choose to take the plunge into...
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The Aging Collective’s mission is to create awareness concerning our aging population. One of the ways we will be accomplishing this in 2019 is through a monthly post entitled, “Let me Tell You a Story.” The content will be based on actual events and empirical data. All we ask is for you to think about the messaging and, if so inspired respond, and become an advocate for the aging cohort. Just remember. Everyone is aging, even you!
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Jennie Griggs
- Apr 6
The Top Three Downsizing Mistakes That Could Set You Back in Retirement
By Mary Shannon Buying a home is one of the biggest financial decisions we make in life. We pour our time and energy into finding the...
Jennie Griggs
- Mar 22
The VALUE of VOLUNTEERING
"Volunteering is the ultimate exercise in democracy. You vote in elections once a year, but when you volunteer, you vote every day about...
Jennie Griggs
- Mar 18
Collaboration is the Way to Move Forward
Collaboration is the foundation of success. “(Brand. E., 2015. Collaboration and Sustainability). Great things will happen when A, B, and...
Jennie Griggs
- Mar 13
Senior Centers Beyond Walls
If you haven't noticed, today's 55 and older adult population is significantly different from yesterday. Due to societal influences and...
Jennie Griggs
- Mar 7
Children Spreading Joy at the Senior Center
"For children and teens, there are countless ways to create social interaction. However, does your family make time for seniors in your...
Jennie Griggs
- Nov 4, 2021
Networking & Making Connections for Seniors
by Mary Shannon of SeniorsMeet As a senior citizen, meeting new people doesn't always come as easily as it did when you were younger....
Jennie Griggs
- Jul 23, 2021
Money Management for Seniors in Retirement
by Michael Longston for Aging Collective Each year thousands of baby boomers enter retirement, but most are doing so in straitened...
Jennie Griggs
- Jun 11, 2021
ZINNIA TV for Cognitive Issues
by Lynne Peer This is a great resource for seniors who are experiencing cognitive decline and their caregivers. What is Zinnia TV? Zinnia...
Jennie Griggs
- Jun 8, 2021
Proclamation for Seniors
by Jennie Griggs Mayor Vivian Jones presented the following proclamation which defines Wellness and the importance of a community such as...
Lynne Peer
- Dec 19, 2020
Making Memories When Memory is Elusive
Written with love by my sister, Anita Pulley, and reprinted in the spirit of Christmas, 2020. Christmas is a time when memories of...
Jennie Griggs
- Dec 18, 2020
9 Facts about Retirement
by Michelle Coble, AIF, Oklahoma City, OK Retirement can have many meanings. For some, it will be a time to travel and spend time with...
Jennie Griggs
- Oct 20, 2020
Aging and Breast Cancer
by Jennie Griggs We hope you will join us to celebrate the more than 35 million Breast Cancer survivors. In general terms, in 2020, the...
Jennie Griggs
- Oct 17, 2020
Questions to Consider as You Prepare to Vote
Written by Rosemarie Betuker and Jennie Griggs, MA Education is Key: Your Vote, Your Choice Several issues face older Americans in the...
Jennie Griggs
- Jun 18, 2020
Exercises to Help Your Balance
by Dr. Alyssa Musgrove, Pathways to Healing Here are a few sobering statistics: One in three adults over the age of 65 has a serious fall...
Jennie Griggs
- May 2, 2020
Engage With Age: COVID19 Engagement with Technology - A blessing or a curse for our Aging Population
By Jennie Griggs, MA, Founder/Principal at Aging Collective Suzy Kassem once said, "You are never too old to learn something new, or too...
Jennie Griggs
- Dec 23, 2019
The Gift of Caring Enough to Do the Right Thing
As parents and grandparents, we so often see the bad in our culture and worry about our families, the oncoming generations, how we raised...
Jennie Griggs
- Dec 18, 2019
MAKING MEMORIES WHEN MEMORY IS ELUSIVE
Written from the heart by Anita Pulley, my sister Christmas is a time when memories of Christmases past flood our hearts and our brains....
Jennie Griggs
- Dec 8, 2019
"Remember Me" - A Reminiscence Tool
Here's an idea for a friend or loved one who is experiencing cognitive issues. "REMEMBER ME: A Personal Preference Questionnaire" is a...
Jennie Griggs
- Dec 7, 2019
Inventory of Your Greater Gifts
Here's a holiday idea to connect the generations in your family. Aging Collective has created a 3-ring binder as a tool to capture what...