We could tell you about the size of the baby boomer generation preparing to retire (8.7 million Canadians), and how much money you need to retire (LOTS).
We could tell you how many retirees are volunteering (between 32-47%) and how many hours a year (177 – 245 hours) they each contribute.
The numbers are large and hint at the significance of the volunteer contribution of retirees and seniors.
But they don’t tell you the real story.
Stories are magic. Stories have power. Stories are community.
Andy Goodman knows about stories:
in a two-hour speech, people will remember a 2-minute story…
Even if you have reams of evidence on your side, remember: numbers numb, jargon jars, and nobody ever marched on Washington because of a pie chart. If you want to connect with you audience, tell them a story.
And that’s our retiree storytelling project: we want to shine a light on the extraordinary stories of retirees (from retirees, about retirees and by retirees) about the ways they volunteer to enrich their lives and their communities.
Do you have a story about volunteering? Are you a retiree who volunteers? Tell us your story…
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FANTASTIC storytelling resources:
Free Range Thinking at agoodmanonline.com – get it? “A Goodman Online” AND his name is Andy Goodman? Oh, Andy you kill me.
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