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Meet The Amazings!
Meet The Amazings! is an interactive Facebook page launched in 2016 to promote awareness of the fabulous, thriving and happy older adults all around us, celebrate them, and provide useful tips and resources to those who would like to live life to the fullest – whatever their current age.
Here’s the Huffington Post article that started it all:
Meet The New 60+ers—The Amazings
We are busting preconceptions, forcing by our very numbers, the world to look at us differently. We are redefining these years as years of growth, joy, fun, adventure, even romance!
We are forcing the world to see beyond our wrinkles, thinning hair and bum knees. We run marathons, kill on the golf course, tango on the dance floor, hike the national parks, and out-yoga a surprising number of Millennials.
A highly entertaining and somewhat shocking YouTube that is a true “must-see,” entitled “Millennials Show the World What They Believe Old Looks Like.” Judging from the video, younger people have a narrow view of what “old” really means.
Latest Amazings!
Dr. Wilburn Durousseau
Dr. Wilburn Durousseau, at 87, was honored by his community of Lynwood, California, for his 55+ years of service at St. Francis Medical Center. During
Cathy Gallagher
Meet an “AMAZING!” whose grade-school students are her greatest joy! Cathy Gallagher, at 83, is doing what she loves best – teaching! This matters, because,
Judith Som
Judith Som, at 82, became the oldest woman to finish the 2024 New York City Marathon. Judith, a devoted New Yorker, has run the marathon
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger, at 77, is back in “Ho-Ho-Ho” mode again, filming in New York a Christmas movie, which will no doubt hit the screen in
Sitiveni Rabuka
Sitiveni Rabuka, at 75, proves that being the Prime Minister of Fiji is no impediment to taking the Bronze in the shot put competition at
Nora Langdon
Nora Langdon, at 81, can’t stop pursuing her passion—powerlifting. A champion powerlifter who was filmed at 78 powerlifting 350+ pounds, Nora is still competing on
Saul Dreier
Saul Dreier, at 99, travels the world over with his ‘Holocaust Survivors Band,’ which he was inspired to create at age 89. Saul’s love of
Nancy Berggren
Nancy Berggren, at 90, is proving that age is no impediment to doing what you love. And Nancy has a number of ‘loves’ in her
Mike Fisher
Mike Fisher, at 90, still loves playing “walking football.” Mike is known as a “striker,” and as such he keeps making goals game after game,
Martha Strever
Martha Strever, at 85, began her 64th year of teaching math at Linden Avenue Middle School in Red Hook, N.Y. When Martha began her teaching
Manuel Cuevas
Manuel Cuevas, at 91, continues to do what he loves best – designing outfits that create a distinct image, both for the rich and famous
Manette Baillie
Manette Baillie, at 102, flew through the air in a blissful sky-dive adventure, figuring there was no better way to celebrate her 102 years of
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