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Rick Rogers, of Clinton Township, chats with Carole Trudel, of Clinton Township. Photo by Erin Sanchez. CLINTON TOWNSHIP &mdash, Love was in
Seniors meet and mingle at local speed dating event.
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Rick Rogers, of Clinton Township, chats with Carole Trudel, of Clinton Township. Photo by Erin Sanchez. CLINTON TOWNSHIP &mdash, Love was in the air, or maybe it&rsquo,s too early to tell. Seniors mixed, matched and mingled on the evening of June 16 as part of a speed dating event put on by the Clinton Township Senior Center and the sponsor SameAddress. The event was for individuals ages 55 years and older, and participants were from throughout southeast Michigan. Opening the event to people from different areas &mdash, such as St. Clair Shores and New Baltimore, as well as Clinton Township &mdash, allowed for a bigger turnout. Senior Center Program Coordinator Debbie Travis said 16 men and 15 women took part in the activity. Every four minutes, a bell would ring, signaling that the men had to rotate tables and speak with new women. &ldquo,Everybody was pleasant. They seemed to have a great time,&rdquo, Travis said. &ldquo,Were there love connections made? Possibly. A few definitely exchanged phone numbers.&rdquo, Participation at first seemed bleak. A large number of women signed up, but men were almost nowhere to be found. The lopsided ratio improved through advertising via newsletter, local cable TV and the center&rsquo,s partnership with SameAddress. The media blitz worked. Gary Cole, vice president of sales and marketing for SameAddress, said the program &mdash, which is part of the nonprofit Area Agency on Aging &mdash, provides a number of social solutions for older adults. There is no exact age threshold. SameAddress had worked with the senior center before, and with the center&rsquo,s high rate of attendance accompanied by numerous programs, Cole found the idea of a speed dating event enthralling. &ldquo,The fact of the matter is, the social aspect of living is a very, very important part of a senior&rsquo,s life, and is oftentimes the part that starts to suffer,&rdquo, Cole said. A similar event took place at the senior center about four or five years ago, and the idea to bring back speed dating started several months ago. Planning commenced in February, ads started being released around May 1 and women quickly decided to sign up &mdash, far outweighing the men who seemed less than enthusiastic. &ldquo,There are more women than there are men in the population,&rdquo, Cole said. &ldquo,It&rsquo,s just a fact of life. &hellip, Women, at that age, tend to be a little more social and men tend to not be as social. &ldquo,I think we&rsquo,re dealing with the demographic, the literal population and about personality traits.&rdquo, In an age of social media and everyone being privy to the lives of their friends and acquaintances, speed dating isn&rsquo,t as groundbreaking as it was two or three decades ago. Meeting face to face still exists, but matchmaking has been elevated to the point where love-aching individuals can literally swipe left or right to find a perfect match. Or, they can search dozens and dozens of profiles online to find the man or woman of their dreams. But in the senior community, technology still may not be all it&rsquo,s cracked up to be. Travis said speed dating, which will probably happen again at the senior center if the participation is there, may be experiencing a revival. Part of it has to do with the willingness of seniors to meet in person, combined with not being totally on board with the internet social scene. In the end, the night gave 30-plus seniors something to talk about the next day. &ldquo,We would all prefer to meet face to face,&rdquo, Travis said.
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Rick Rogers, of Clinton Township, chats with Carole Trudel, of Clinton Township. Photo by Erin Sanchez. CLINTON TOWNSHIP &mdash, Love was in
Seniors meet and mingle at local speed dating event.
Click here for local speed dating events
Rick Rogers, of Clinton Township, chats with Carole Trudel, of Clinton Township. Photo by Erin Sanchez. CLINTON TOWNSHIP &mdash, Love was in the air, or maybe it&rsquo,s too early to tell. Seniors mixed, matched and mingled on the evening of June 16 as part of a speed dating event put on by the Clinton Township Senior Center and the sponsor SameAddress. The event was for individuals ages 55 years and older, and participants were from throughout southeast Michigan. Opening the event to people from different areas &mdash, such as St. Clair Shores and New Baltimore, as well as Clinton Township &mdash, allowed for a bigger turnout. Senior Center Program Coordinator Debbie Travis said 16 men and 15 women took part in the activity. Every four minutes, a bell would ring, signaling that the men had to rotate tables and speak with new women. &ldquo,Everybody was pleasant. They seemed to have a great time,&rdquo, Travis said. &ldquo,Were there love connections made? Possibly. A few definitely exchanged phone numbers.&rdquo, Participation at first seemed bleak. A large number of women signed up, but men were almost nowhere to be found. The lopsided ratio improved through advertising via newsletter, local cable TV and the center&rsquo,s partnership with SameAddress. The media blitz worked. Gary Cole, vice president of sales and marketing for SameAddress, said the program &mdash, which is part of the nonprofit Area Agency on Aging &mdash, provides a number of social solutions for older adults. There is no exact age threshold. SameAddress had worked with the senior center before, and with the center&rsquo,s high rate of attendance accompanied by numerous programs, Cole found the idea of a speed dating event enthralling. &ldquo,The fact of the matter is, the social aspect of living is a very, very important part of a senior&rsquo,s life, and is oftentimes the part that starts to suffer,&rdquo, Cole said. A similar event took place at the senior center about four or five years ago, and the idea to bring back speed dating started several months ago. Planning commenced in February, ads started being released around May 1 and women quickly decided to sign up &mdash, far outweighing the men who seemed less than enthusiastic. &ldquo,There are more women than there are men in the population,&rdquo, Cole said. &ldquo,It&rsquo,s just a fact of life. &hellip, Women, at that age, tend to be a little more social and men tend to not be as social. &ldquo,I think we&rsquo,re dealing with the demographic, the literal population and about personality traits.&rdquo, In an age of social media and everyone being privy to the lives of their friends and acquaintances, speed dating isn&rsquo,t as groundbreaking as it was two or three decades ago. Meeting face to face still exists, but matchmaking has been elevated to the point where love-aching individuals can literally swipe left or right to find a perfect match. Or, they can search dozens and dozens of profiles online to find the man or woman of their dreams. But in the senior community, technology still may not be all it&rsquo,s cracked up to be. Travis said speed dating, which will probably happen again at the senior center if the participation is there, may be experiencing a revival. Part of it has to do with the willingness of seniors to meet in person, combined with not being totally on board with the internet social scene. In the end, the night gave 30-plus seniors something to talk about the next day. &ldquo,We would all prefer to meet face to face,&rdquo, Travis said.
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