Dear Elizabeth Dombeck,

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Dear Elizabeth Dombeck,

Someone wiser than me once said that “the surest sign of old age is loneliness”.  Though I don’t know his name, I can give you mine before I echo his sentiments and urge you to act upon them. My name is Serena Raheja and as Previous Secretary/Current Treasurer of my Key Club, I recently attended the II District Convention.  In doing so, I realized what an impact we, as Key Club members, can make.  I feel that we, as Key Club International, should focus our efforts in the coming year upon forging an impact upon the senior citizen community.

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Senior citizens have become dangerously isolated in latter years. Without our efforts, even more of the elderly population will continue to discount the vast contribution they have to offer to society, much as stores discount merchandise for them. As older, more experienced members of the community the elderly have a responsibility to divulge their knowledge of the past to the youth of today, for it is only when we share our experiences, that we pay back our debts to society.  

“Men and women approaching retirement age should be recycled for public service work, and their companies ...

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