Enrich Life Over 50 (ELO50), a national grassroots movement with a mission to reverse ageism in America, created a national contest effective October 1, 2015 to redefine the 109 million people in America 50 and older (50+). We are delighted to announce the joint winners: Linda Rubin, a resident of Midlothian, VA and Dr. Frederic B. Tate, a psychologist and resident of Williamsburg, VA. The prize was announced as $1,000, and we have decided to award this amount to each of the winners.

The national contest generated substantial interest, and ELO50 received more than 400 submissions from all parts of the country. The two winners both live in Virginia, and their same winning submissions connote the reality that many people 50+ have what we at ELO50 call Double ESP™ (an acronym we coined for Experience, Expertise, Seasoned judgment and Proven performance).

Bill Zinke, President of ELO50, states: “Documented research demonstrates that prime timers who remain productively engaged report greater satisfaction with life, enjoy better health, and live more than four years longer than their counterparts who sit on the sidelines.”

He notes that 30 years were added to longevity from beginning to end of the 20th century and that prime timers can continue to be productively engaged and to continue adding value for significantly more years than a retirement age established 80 years ago.

About Enrich Life Over 50

With the mission to persuade America that many people 50+ are significant contributors and to celebrate the phenomenal aspects of growing older, Bill Zinke founded ELO50 in 2014 to regenerate millions of people 50+ in their extended longevity and to enhance the quality of their lives.