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AARPTeri
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May 28, 2026

Social Challenge: Week 1 One Small Win!

  • May 28, 2026
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Week 1:  What’s one small win you have had this week and one thing that’s been harder than expected?  Short answers welcome! Jump in even if you’re just getting started!

 

Want to join the challenge?  Here’s the URL:https://www.aarp.org/rewards/earn/socialchallenge/ 

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    TNTMOM
    TNTMOM
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    July 8, 2026

    I just read this new article on aarp.org about how to find friends in unexpected places --- such great tips --- take a look:  Seven Surprising Ways to Make Friends as an Older Adult

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      LisamarieW271357
      Contributor ⭐
      July 13, 2026

      So I Live in Boston, MA. However very hard to Find Groups/people to meet Since we are a Big College City !! Seriously anyone from Boston MA. On here ?? Lol

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      SusannG23949
      Contributor ⭐
      July 8, 2026

      Reached out to high school classmates I have not spoken to in years 

        SereneSeagull
        SereneSeagull
        Community Champion ⭐⭐⭐
        July 9, 2026

        That can be a little daunting, @SusannG23949 , great that you did that.

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        VelmaZ
        Contributor ⭐
        July 8, 2026

        I spent 4 days with friends that I've known since 6th grade! It was a wonderful spending time with them!

          SereneSeagull
          SereneSeagull
          Community Champion ⭐⭐⭐
          July 9, 2026

          Wow!  Thats a long time to have known them!  Nice!

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          MargieE625777
          Contributor ⭐
          July 9, 2026

          Found a old friend from work this yr. It has been almost 30 yrs.since I saw her we already went out to dinner with her discussed our children and parents which both of us didn't have any kids then and both of are parents were living back then but now both of are parents are now deceased. We both cried together cause we both were close to each other parents.I'm glad we found each other again.

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            LauraW628984
            Contributor ⭐
            July 9, 2026

            Haven’t had a cigarette in 5 days. Doing vitamin vape and will get off these soon.

              tjlannon
              tjlannon
              Contributor ⭐
              July 11, 2026

              Well worth doing. Hang in there.

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              CarolynM127038
              Contributor ⭐
              July 10, 2026

              My husband and others began a neighborhood association in our urban area last year (after I urged him to get involved in our community; my health limited me in the initial stages). This month, we attended a strawberry 🍓 ice cream social at our local library, where I ran into and got caught up with an old friend. 

              Then yesterday, I responded to a give-away offer from a really community-minded young woman on our association's FB group. We liberated some of her children's used toys, gained some fun toys for our 3-year-old grand-niece, and connected again with a delightful person ( plus I got out of the house.)

                SereneSeagull
                SereneSeagull
                Community Champion ⭐⭐⭐
                July 10, 2026

                Sounds fun 🙂

                tjlannon
                tjlannon
                Contributor ⭐
                July 10, 2026

                At the beginning of the month I joined a Tai-Chi class at the local community center. The group meets

                3 days a week for an hour each.

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                  bm25223617
                  Contributor ⭐
                  July 10, 2026

                  My small win felt like a huge win; going out to lunch with a twenty-something friend. An absolute delight!

                     My struggle is the weather.  As an asthmatic, I can’t attend the “Fridays at Five” outdoor concerts in the downtown area of where I live. 🙁

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                    LaurenN179233
                    Contributor ⭐
                    July 11, 2026

                    Two social outlets, though it can be hard to push myself to go sometimes when feeling more introverted. My square dance club, and pickleball. Modern square dancing is an awesome way to 'check all the boxes' on exercise, cognitive play, social, fun for low cost. Pickleball I choose where to play based on whether I'll enjoy the people I'll be with. www.castoff8s.com; www.wheresthedance.com

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                      KatharineG786888
                      Contributor ⭐
                      July 11, 2026

                      We moved to a 55+ community in madch. Ct I am slowly meeting people but having a lot of names to remember!it is getting better and I have joined card groups   . This c week I was able to get a ride to the Clubhouse with a fellow player!

                        terywlms
                        terywlms
                        Contributor ⭐
                        July 14, 2026

                        We caught up with about 40 friends we worked with 30+ years ago!  It was amazing!

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