{"id":29990,"date":"2017-08-22T10:50:32","date_gmt":"2017-08-22T08:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/?p=29990"},"modified":"2026-01-22T13:49:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T12:49:42","slug":"senior-citizens-day-a-perfect-day-to-show-gratitude-to-senior-citizens-in-the-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/senior-citizens-day-a-perfect-day-to-show-gratitude-to-senior-citizens-in-the-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Citizens Day, a perfect day to show gratitude to senior citizens in the USA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Several years ago, the U.S. Congress and President Ronald Reagan encouraged the public recognition of senior citizens<\/strong>, their wisdom, their leadership and their contributions by declaring August 21, 1988 to be the first National Senior Citizens Day.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A day to bring awareness of social, health, and economic issues that affect senior citizens<\/h2>\n

National Senior Citizens Day<\/strong> recognizes contributions senior citizens make in communities across the United States. It is annually observed on August 21.<\/p>\n

Various events and activities are organized t<\/strong>o raise awareness of supporting older people and recognizing their achievements. For example, some people organize special community gatherings<\/strong> inviting senior citizens, their families, friends and volunteers, while some businesses give special discounts or deals to senior citizens.<\/strong><\/p>\n

For information, some people celebrate Senior Citizens Day on August 14 as it was the day past US president Franklin Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act in 1935.<\/p>\n

Read also:\u00a0\u201cDisrupt Aging\u201d, Speech of Jo Ann Jenkins, CEO, AARP, USA<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Source<\/em><\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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