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Anita Crook: Pouchee® Entrepreneur

May 4, 2012 To Work

By Denise Lodge Sergey Brin and Larry Page co-founded Google in their twenties. Thomas Edison was granted his first patent at age 22. Despite the history of younger entrepreneurs and inventors, entrepreneurship is not an endeavour strictly of young adults. At age 58, Anita Crook was not expecting to found a business. In fact, she [...]

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Kathrine Switzer: Empowerment through Running

April 16, 2012 To Be Fit
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By Denise Lodge Kathrine Switzer has made history pioneering running for women, but she does not reside in the past. She is passionate about health, and wants the best for every individual. She is an Emmy award-winner, has been named Female Runner of the Decade by Runner’s World Magazine, and this past year, she was [...]

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Susan Sommers: Now, for Something New

March 6, 2012 To Be Fit
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Susan Sommers didn’t start working out until she was 57 and 4 years later she participated in her first marathon. Since then she has continued to be active and run a successful marketing company. She has written a book and hosts workshops that give women strategies for success in their professional and personal lives.

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Norma Armon: Lifelong Learner

February 24, 2012 To Start Something
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By Denise Lodge Norma Armon is living an amazing life. She currently holds two PhDs; co-owns a successful translation agency with her daughter; has been a professor, newspaper editor, and television producer; and has published multiple books and teleplays. However, Armon does not consider learning a limited endeavour; on the contrary, she sees in life [...]

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Dick and Rick Hoyt: Still Running Together

January 25, 2012 To Be Fit
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By Denise Lodge Dick and Rick Hoyt have accomplished so much that some might say they deserve a break. Despite their many years of breaking barriers and records, they are not yet retired. The father-son duo has inspired a global population to believe that “Yes You Can!,” and they continue to establish that yes, they [...]

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Ann Ledesma: Defying Age Norms

November 24, 2011 To Be Fit
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  By Denise Lodge Ann Ledesma is defying age norms. At 77, she is more active than many people in their twenties, works full-time, and lives life outside the typical boundaries. Fitness: The Fun Way Ann has been roller skating “since she could walk”; for her, it “is the closest thing to flying.” These days, she [...]

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The Vegan Way to Better Health

November 16, 2011 To Start Something
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By Denise Lodge Three years ago, Ontarians Irene and Doug Vaughan received a somewhat alarming call from Doug’s doctor. Doug, who has had type-2 diabetes for forty years, was informed that his blood-draw numbers were worsening. Irene and Doug’s daughter told them about Dr. Neal Barnard’s book Reversing Diabetes, which advocates a vegan diet. In [...]

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Conquering Mount Kilimanjaro at Age 60

November 6, 2011 To Give Back
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By Kelly Neufeld When you picture people climbing Mount Kilimanjaro you probably think of fit, young, and experienced lifelong hikers. Barry Finlay would not be the first person to come to mind. Barry is a retired accountant who had only started working out at age 58 when his doctor warned him that his triglyceride levels [...]

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Sister Madonna: The Iron Nun

October 17, 2011 To Be Fit
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By Kelly Neufeld Madonna Buder Challenges Herself and Her Own World Record When you already hold a world record that is not likely to be broken any time soon, you have to start challenging yourself. Sister Madonna Buder, the Iron Nun, became the current world record holder of the oldest woman to complete an Ironman [...]

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Inspirational Lifelong Learning Quotes

October 15, 2011 To Start Something
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Inspired by our 50+ Scholarship, we’ve put together a list of inspirational lifelong learning quotes. If you’d like to use these pictures you can copy and paste the html text under the pictures. Click here more details on using and resizing these photos.

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