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SHAPE UP MISSOURI

Groups, schools and communities can participate in Shape Up Missouri, to make positive changes in their diets, exercise habits and lifestyles. The program runs from Oct. 1 to Dec. 3. Teams of two to 10 people work together to meet specific weight-loss and/or physical-activity goals.

Schools can compete through the Shape Up Our Students program and communities can participate with teams of at least 50 people. The cost is $15 per person, but AARP members receive a 50 percent discount. For more information, contact the Show-Me STATE GAMES at 573-882-2101.

Members of the Center for Sight softball team from Venice, Fla., will be competing this week at the Winter National Championships, the first event of the 2010 Senior Softball USA season. The team, all of whom are 80 or older, won the 2009 national championship in their division last month in Phoenix. Photo: Courtesy Ed Eyles

Members of the Center for Sight softball team from Venice, Fla., will be competing this week at the Winter National Championships, the first event of the 2010 Senior Softball USA season. The team, all of whom are 80 or older, won the 2009 national championship in their division last month in Phoenix. Photo: Courtesy Ed Eyles

A Passion for Softball Keeps Players Young
Fifty-five years after falling in love with softball, Marilyn Mallery now plays in a competitive senior league. She will be among 2,000 athletes on 168 teams competing Nov. 10-15 in Fort Myers, Fla., in the 50 and older Winter National Championships. This is the first event of the 2010 Senior Softball USA season.  More >>

State Budget Cuts Hurting People From Coast to Coast
The most vulnerable groups—elderly, disabled and children—are hardest hit when 41 states make midyear budget cuts in health, education and state government workforces in 2009.  More >>


Read the Latest Missouri News
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Your Local AARP
AARP Missouri and other advocates successfully defeated a utility bill (SB228).


State of the Economy
An interactive look at state budgets and financial deficits in each state and D.C.


Home Budget Calculator
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Weather From Your State
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Previous Missouri Articles

Ed and Artie Jablonski of Kansas City became parents for a second time, to their granddaughter, Phylicia, after her mother died. In Missouri, 78,000 children live in grandparent-headed households. Photo by Jeff Stead

September Issue: Grandparent-Headed Households Get Help
Kansas City residents Artie Jablonski and her husband, Ed, say their 9-year-old granddaughter, Phylicia, keeps them young. They ferry her to piano and gymnastics lessons, basketball and volleyball games, and Camp Fire USA programs. More >>

• Anti-Tax Initiatives Rejected in Maine, Washington
• Not Enough Instructors to Train Nurses
• July-August Issue: Looking for a Few Good Volunteers

State-by-State Resource Guides
• Guide to Health Care Provider Performance
• List of No-Call Registration Info
• Guide to Transportation Assistance
• Guide to Nursing Home Performance Data

Local Resources
• Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
• SenioRx Website
• Missouri Aging Information Network
• Missourians Stopping Adult Financial Exploitation (MOSAFE)
• Missouri General Assembly

 

 

 

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