âUse it or lose itâ could be the official mantra for muscle mass and bone health as we age, because beginning as early as our 30âs, bone density and muscle tone begin to decrease simply from the aging process. As more and more birthdays pass, staying fit and active becomes more important for older adults to remain independent as long as possible.Â
To help older adults regain or maintain their fit and active lifestyle, ElderCircle has offered nationally recognized Bone Builders since 2009. By 2020, the program had grown to 15 sites in Itasca and Koochiching Counties, all led by a crew of 75 volunteers touching about 300 older adults each year.
Itâs an early Wednesday morning at the Super One South store in Grand Rapids and the store is buzzing as approximately 20 ElderCircle volunteers take their assigned shopping lists to shop for older adults. When the last shopper has gone through the check-out lane this particular week, the volunteers will have shopped for many older adult households.Â
These shoppers are part of a group of more than 80 volunteers for the ElderCircle Groceries To Go grocery delivery program. The program has one goal â to deliver groceries to older adults in Itasca County.Â
In addition to volunteer shoppers, the program also utilizes volunteer order takers and delivery drivers who have all selflessly given their time and talents every week to make sure the most vulnerable of the areaâs population are still receiving food.
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