The Citizens Voice - Opinion - 06/02/2005 - Our communities need the time and talents of baby boomers: "Editor:
The first wave of 'baby boomers' - those 77 million Americans born between 1946 and 1964 - will soon begin to turn 60.
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As they have done many times in the past, boomers are again challenging conventional thinking about what is expected of them. Taking to heart President Kennedy's encouragement to 'Ask what you can do for your country,' maturing boomers now have the opportunity to shape their generation's social legacy.
At the Pennsylvania Department of Aging and PennSERVE: The Governor's Office of Citizen Service, we are actively reaching out to help boomers find their niche in the service movement and raise awareness of what we call 'civic engagement.'"
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