Selected articles from Boomer Life Magazine about people who make a difference through volunteering and information about ways our readers can become involved.

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Going to the Dogs
By Paul Spicer
Make no bones about it, River City – we’re a doggone friendly town. In fact, boomers are increasingly finding ways to help Fido and friends throughout the region. Check out the many ways do-gooders can lend a hand:
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Good shepherds
The Shepherd’s Center of Richmond
By Paul Spicer
A gander at the schedule is impressive. Monday: “Modern Japanese History”; Tuesday: “Wine — Drinking is only half the fun!”; Thursday: “Terrorism and Insurgency in the Middle East.” This is just a sampling of the growing list of courses at Open University — a diverse learning opportunity for boomers taught by boomers.
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Boomer benevolence
Reaching out to seniors
By Carol Frahm
We are not “the Greatest Generation” but we could be. We could give back more than any other generation has. We have the numbers (75 million of us), we have the will and we have the money. Now it’s a matter of finding the time, the right resources and the volunteer work that sets your heart on fire.
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Life is for giving
Four Richmonders show the way
By Paul Spicer
'Tis the season of spending. Wild-eyed shoppers, focused on gift lists, scurry past bell-ringing do-gooders. While some drop donations in strategically placed red kettle pots, others are choosing instead to give of themselves.

Whether it’s the gift of a dime or the donation of time, some boomers are finding the true meaning of the holidays. BOOMERLife spoke with a select few who represent the capacity to give back — with little, if anything, expected in return.
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Dennis Stone’s mission
Helping disabled veterans turn the corner
By Paul Spicer
Dennis Stone precariously teetered on a steep ridge along the top of Mont Blanc, easily 15,700 feet of sheer madness, in the French Alps. With a thick fog settling on nearby glaciers, he could barely make out his fellow climbers, all of whom were roped together behind him and battling for air.

Stone smiled, he likes a good fight. Having served in a number of command and staff assignments, including Special Forces Company Commander for the U.S. Army, Stone doesn’t back down from much. Whether it’s living for a month in a tent in Alaska, at 40 below zero, to exceeding the rigorous demands of Ranger School at Fort Benning, Stone has conquered it.

However, his most recent assignment as a civilian is among his most important challenges. Stone, now 58 and retired from the Army, has been tasked with the responsibility of creating a nationwide employment training program for our nation’s heroes, specifically those recently disabled in combat.
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