Blog Post: Driven by Compassion: The Essential Value of Mobility and Volunteerism Among Older Adults
Many older adults in Alberta play an invaluable role as volunteers, contributing significantly to their communities, oftentimes through organizations like Drive Happiness, which serve other older adults. Older adults are actually the most active volunteers across Canada- without them, many of our essential non-profits wouldn’t survive.
Drive Happiness is a non-profit in the Edmonton-area and an indispensable resource for older adults who need reliable transportation. It also creates opportunities for older adults, like Rosalind Lane, to contribute meaningfully to their communities.
Before her retirement in 2010, Rosalind spent her career teaching medical laboratory science students. However, her journey into retirement led her on a new path of community service with Drive Happiness, a natural progression for someone brought up in a small town in Alberta where lending a hand was the norm. "Volunteering is second nature. It should be a part of your life," Rosalind reflects. She saw in Drive Happiness a unique opportunity to fill her post-retirement days with purpose and service. "I thought, okay, well, here I go, here's something that I can do.”
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By
Edmonton Seniors Coordinating Council
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Published
Jun 27, 2023
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Subject Area
- Social Connectedness / Social Isolation
- Non-profit / Charitable sector
- COVID-19
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Audience
- Funders
- Government (Politicians, Policy Makers) and Health Authorities
- Service Providers (Non-profits, Community Organizations, Local government)
- Caregivers, Seniors & Volunteers
- Government
- Health Authorities
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Category
- Volunteers
- Transportation
- Success Stories
- Participants & Intake
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