Joan Wittenberg lived a varied employed life, and after being retired for 25 years, she can say the same about her retired life.

For Judy and Tom Spaulding, retirement was the perfect opportunity to give back to their community.

When diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2007, Karen Jaffe found there weren’t many options available to seek help and support while she grappled with her life-changing diagnosis.

At 96, Chuck Newman takes his retirement day by day.

Cary Hodous has always been a hands-on person.

When Linda McMullen’s brother died in 2009, it set off a chain of unfortunate events in her life. Her husband passed a month later, and then one of her cats died in 2010. By July 2010, she was downsized out of a career she had been in for over 35 years.

When Charlene Press retired in 1998, it wasn’t because she wanted to.

The closer Linda Sandhaus got to retirement, the more excited she got to make an impact on her community in a way that interested her.

Retiring amid a pandemic, Claudia Madden was eager to find a new purpose and way to utilize her talents in a way that benefits her community.

Both coming from the health care field, Meryl and Jeff Kaplan share more than just professional interests. The University Heights couple also shares a love of volunteering during their retirement.

After the death of his mother when he was 3 years old, South Euclid resident Herb Resnick’s father brought him everywhere with him – even to volunteer activities. Getting exposed to these experiences early set the course of his life – both civically and professionally.

For Steve Fox, being idle is not an option.

Enjoying different hobbies and coming from equally unique careers, Mike and Karen Barson come together in retirement – finding fulfillment in their free time by giving back to their community.

Education is something integral to Sue Speizer.

While working as a teacher, Steve Goodman was helping his community by educating generations of children at The Lillian and Betty Ratner School. Once he retired, finding he had a lot of extra time, Goodman decided to help in the community in a new way – through volunteering.

Following a long career in health care, Gail Sands was determined to find another way to help her community while in retirement. She turned to volunteerism – something she had done since childhood but now had more time for.

Ann Eland is deeply interested in helping her community.

After retiring from a varied career in 2016, Joan Shall decided her retirement life should be just as varied.

Though Jojo Brown hasn’t worked in nearly 15 years, she still finds ways to fill her days and keep busy.

Long before Elizabeth (Lee) Warshawsky retired, she was a volunteer through and through. Out in her community while still punching the clock, it only made sense for her to continue that endeavor into her retirement.