About 22% of adults age 65 and older reported volunteering in 2021, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Volunteering and Civic Life Supplement. Around 22% of people in their 70s and 80s volunteer on a weekly basis, which is higher than the rate among older adults in their 50s. This week on the Swimming Upstream Radio Show, we’ll meet … [Read more...] about Lending a Hand
Archives for July 2025
A Look at the old west through the paintings of Fred Oldfield as explained by his daughter Joella Oldfield (Part 2)
This is the second in the series of paintings of the old west as it was left. The paintings were by acclaimed cowboy artist Fred Oldfield and acclaimed because they so obviously were lived by the man who painted them. This is my favorite, notes Dorothy Wilhelm. Although the photo of Fred comes from Eastern Washington, everyone knows the feeling when the sky literally seems to … [Read more...] about A Look at the old west through the paintings of Fred Oldfield as explained by his daughter Joella Oldfield (Part 2)
July 2025 – There’s Bound to Be Fireworks!
Now we're getting somewhere! Welcome to the July episode of Coffee Chat and Change the World. Summer's Here. The mosquitoes are as big as Greyhounds and your brother in law turned the lawn mower into a pedal car. Let's have some fun. There's bound to be fireworks!! On this month's show, we'll meet Rebecca Murray, founder of Showcase Your Shine, as she says … [Read more...] about July 2025 – There’s Bound to Be Fireworks!
Illegal Fireworks! Generation Gap with Dorothy Wilhelm, Ray Miller Still and Jason Falls
It's Independence Day, the 4th of July is at hand. Let's talk about illegal fireworks - and other patriotic things. On this edition of Generation Gap, we pay tribute to the old days of the 4th of July when celebration wasn't complete til somebody blew off one or more appendages. On this show our regulars (Dorothy - Silent Generation ) (Ray - Millennial) (Jason - Gen X) … [Read more...] about Illegal Fireworks! Generation Gap with Dorothy Wilhelm, Ray Miller Still and Jason Falls