Sparta Seniors

07/17/2026

📣 New Partnership Announcement!

🗣️ Congratulations to Mystic Valley Elder Services on securing this $12K grant from the I'm Still Here Foundation!

🧠💪🏾 I am grateful for the opportunity to partner on this initiative. Through the Resiliency in Motion program, physical wellness and social connection will provide vital support for individuals living with dementia and their caregivers..

I am truly looking forward to contributing to this wonderful program and making a positive impact together! 💟

Move together, thrive together. That’s the theme of “Resiliency in Motion,” an initiative we’re launching with support from The I'm Still Here Foundation. Their $12,000 grant will enable us to develop a research-based program for people with dementia and their caregivers, aimed at reducing stress, improving overall well-being, and strengthening cognitive and functional abilities. We’re honored to receive this grant and so thankful to I’m Still Here for supporting our vision for empowering people living with dementia and their caregivers! We’re looking forward to partnering again with Coach Julio Salado. And we’re excited to share more about this initiative in the weeks to come. ..

07/16/2026

Once a rockstar, always a rockstar! 🌟

❤️Today I visited Mary at rehab to deliver some serious SPARTA Strength love. I brought a card signed by her classmates and the staff at the Malden Senior Center to remind her how missed she is.

🗣️ Coaching is about so much more than just the workouts—it’s about showing up for one another. I wanted to make sure Mary knows her entire fitness family is cheering her on every step of the way.

07/16/2026

💪🏾Adaptive HIIT Workout for Seniors | Movement, Power & Belonging

📣SPARTA Strength at the Heritage House in Malden, Ma!

😅 In this highlight video, Francis shares her experience with ball slams, ladder drills, and our all‑abilities workout focused on strength, balance, cardio, and empowerment.

⭐️Proud of this community and the partnership with Mystic Valley Elder Services.

07/15/2026

🤝🏽 Giving Back. Youth. Life Skills.

🗣️ Thank you to Maria Stotz from CareerSpring and Patricia from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester for making today's event possible!

🎓This afternoon, I had the privilege of participating in an amazing workshop at the club. Alongside fellow CareerSpring volunteers Laura, Anh, and Moira, and in partnership with the Fields Corner Crossroads Collaborative, we facilitated a fun and interactive session on crafting an elevator pitch for about 80 local high schoolers.

It was inspirational to witness so many young people learning while having fun. I know this generation will do well, and I wish them the best of success—I'm grateful to have had a small part in their journey. ✨

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07/13/2026

Meet my rescue kitties, Xing Xing and Clemmie! They say hello! 🐱✨

Drop a photo of your favorite BFF (or a 🐾) in the comments below!

07/12/2026

Support our Veterans 🇺🇸

☕️ This morning, alongside fellow volunteers, we served brunch at the New England Center and Home for Veterans in Boston.

☀️Summer months bring a real drop in weekend volunteers — college students are on break, and the need doesn’t take a break with them.

➡️ Can’t make it out to volunteer? You can still support:

💳 Give directly at https://nechv.org
📣 Share this post — helps spread awareness.

Grateful to all veterans. 🇺🇸

07/11/2026

🚨Sobriety: I Couldn’t Do This Alone (And Neither Should You)

➡️ Staying sober since September 24, 2014, while managing clinical depression has taught me one major thing: we are not meant to do this alone.

📣 Getting help is a strength, not a weakness.

💟 To anyone fighting a silent battle right now: I’m thinking of you.

☎️ Reach out. Text or call 988. Free, confidential, 24/7 help is available.

#988

07/11/2026

📣“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” — Arthur Ashe

⭐️ Be inspired by this week’s SPARTA Strength class at the Malden Senior Center (ages 65–94).

💪🏾 Different abilities, one purpose: having fun building power and strength for balance, fall prevention, bone health, functional ability, brain health, and empowerment.

Keep moving. You are worth it. 💯

07/10/2026

Coaching my Mom “Millie”: Turning Setbacks into Strength 💪🏾❤️

🗣️ I called my mom, Millie, this morning and she was feeling discouraged because muscle aches were affecting her walking. I drove to Dorchester to coach her through her PT strength, mobility, and balance exercises, and called her therapist for a teamwork check-in.

A few exercises later, she was completely encouraged and her drive to stay active was fully renewed! So proud of her.⭐️

07/09/2026

🇺🇦 - Kherson - Human Safari 🚨

🗣️This is a deeply personal message about my friends at the NGO Spravzhni in Kherson, Ukraine, and a recent drone attack on the team I volunteered with.

➡️ Please take 2 mins to watch. I’m sharing the stark reality of the underreported “human safari”—where Russian operators are using first-person-view drones to hunt down and target ordinary civilians, senior citizens, first responders and aid workers on the streets daily.

Here is how you can help right now:👇🏾

▶️ Watch, Like, and Repost: It doesn’t matter if you have a small or large platform—every single act of solidarity helps beat the algorithm and extend this urgent message.

📲Follow and support the vital, community-led work of the Charitable Foundation Spravzhni on Instagram at @ spravzhni_ukraine

☎️Demand Action: If you live in the U.S., the EU, or an allied nation, call or write your elected officials. Urge them to strengthen air defense and sustain support for Ukraine. One call matters; a flood of them changes policy.

🌐 Together, our collective efforts can create positive change in Ukraine.

Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦