Group in Emo, Ont., aim to inspire with light-hearted yet honest perspective on the senior aging experience.
Older adults in a small northwestern Ontario town are encouraging others to enjoy the "golden ride," through a creative project in support of a new community senior center. The group, self-dubbed "The Old Birds," worked together on writing, recording and creating a music video for their song called I'm Still Me.
The group, self-dubbed "The Old Birds," worked together on writing, recording and creating a music video for their song calledNow that it's out in the world, the message of age empowerment is resonating well beyond the town of Emo, Ont. "It started to come together as an idea about how it feels to get older, and have to give up some things as your abilities and your health decline … And eventually we had 4 verses sitting in front of us and we just polished that a little bit," said Judson.
Nearly 300 communities were selected as recipients in the grant's latest funding cycle. The investment in senior centres in the province totals over $6 million. , the lyrics poke fun at wrinkling skin, and hearing loss, but there's also a more serious tone to the song, with the underlying message being that it's a privilege to age.
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