>> Eden: THERE IS A WONDERFUL
GROUP AROUND TOWN THAT SERVES
SENIORS AND MANY OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS.
WE HAVE SENIORS ON A MISSION --
WE VISITED THEM LAST YEAR AROUND
VALENTINE'S DAY.
BEFORE WE GET INTO OUR NEXT
CONVERSATION, WE THOUGHT WE'D
SHOW YOU THIS AGAI.
THESE ARE AMAZING PEOPLE FROM
ALL OVER JACKSONVILLE THAT COME
TOGETHER AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK
WHILE WE KNOCK OUT A LARGE
PROJECT FOR A NON-PROFIT.
WE HAVE CADDY SHACK TODAY THAT
WE ARE WORKING WITH.
WE HAVE WORD TO WORKS OVER ON
THIS SIDE.
AND BACK IN THE BAC WE HAVE
CLOTHING WAREHOUSE.
>> WE ARE HERE TO HELP.
>> YES.
ASK?
>> RIGHT NOW WE ARE WORKING ON
STUFF THAT REQUIRES GOOD
KNUCKLES SO YOU CAN BOTH GRAB A
PAIR OF SCISSORS AND JUMP IN.
>> Mark: CAN I GO TO THE CANDY
BAGS?
>> THAT IS FOR DESSERT.
>> Eden: SHOULD WE PUT MORE
TRUSTWORTHY GUYS NEAR THE CAN
BAGS.
>> THEY ARE DIABETICS SO THEY
CAN'T HAVE ANY.
AND THEY HAVE GOOD KNUCKLES.
>> Eden: WE'LL PITCH IN
WHEREVER WE ARE NEEDED.
HOW ABOUT TH.
>> Mark: WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT
SENIORS ON A MISSION?
>> PROBABLY THE FELLOWSHIP.
PEERS?
DO YOU GUYS GOSSIP AND TALK
ABOUT PEOPLE HERE?
>> WE DO
>> Eden: I HAVEN'T DONE ANY
WORK.
I'M JUST SITTING HERE WATCHING.
>> YOU'LL GET FIRED.
FIRED.
OR THEY COULD DOCK MY PAY.
>> Mark: WHAT ARE WE DOING OVER
HERE?
>>THEY DON'T TRUST ME ON THE
CANDY TABLE EITHER.
THIS IS A CHANCE TO BE ABLE TO
GET OUT OF HOME.
BEING RETIRED WE NEED A REASON
TO GET OUT OF BED EVERY MORNING
OTHERWISE WE SPEND OUR WHOLE
LIFE --
>> Mark: EVEN IF YOU ARE
EMPLOYED IT IS HARD TO GET UP
AND OUT.
>> IT GIVES US SOMETHING TO DO.
WE ENJOY THE SOCIAL ACTIVITY AND
MAKE A LOT OF NEW FRIENDS.
ALSO, THE WORK WE DO HELPS OTHER
NON-PROFITS IN THE COMMUNITY.
WE GET A DOUBLE BENEFIT.
>> Mark: HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN
WITH "SENIORS ON A MISSION"?
>> SINCE 2009.
>> Mark: YOU WEREN'T A SENIOR
IN 2009.
HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?
>> I WERE A SENIOR IN 2009.
IF YOU KNOW HOW OLD I WAS YOU'D
SAY I WAS A GOOD SENIOR IN 2009.
>> Eden: IT WAS SO MUCH FUN TO
VISIT THEM.
NOBODY KNOWS THOSE SENIORS LIKE
JOE ANNE, WHO ACTUALLY FOUNDED
CONGRATULATIONS, BECAUSE YOU ARE
GOING ON A FEW YEARS.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN?
>> GOING ON 15 YEARS, BUT ONLY
BEEN COUNTING FOR 11.
>> Eden: AS WE WERE WATCHING
OUT.
BEFORE WE LAUNCH INTO A
IMPORTANT SUBJECT, WHICH IS IF
YOU ARE PARENTS OR GRANDPARENTS
THAT ARE SENIORS, YOU NEED TO
PAY ATTENTION TO THIS.
THIS IS SOMETHING YOU ARE
WORKING ON RIGHT NOW.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN THISBEFORE.
TELL WHAT THIS IS.
HOMELESS.
IT IS MADE OUT OF USED GROCERY
BAGS.
YOU WEAVE IT OR BRAID IT.
IF YOU DO IT NICE AND LOOSE IT
ACTUALLY MAKES IT SOFTER.
>> Eden: THIS IS JUST GROCERY
BAGS AND IS HAPPENING AT SENIORS
ON A MISSION, AS WE SPEAK.
THIS IS ONE OF THE THE CREATIONS
YOU ALL ARE DOING.
WE SPECIFICALLY WANTED TO TALK
SENIORS.
SO WHY DO YOU THINK THIS IS SUCH
A PROBLEM?
IS IT BECAUSE SENIORS DON'T
DRINK THE WAY THEY SHOULD OR IS
--
>> THERE IS A NUMBER OF ISSUES.
WHEN YOU GROW OLDER YOUR BODY
DOESN'T HOLD AS MUCH WATER AS
WHEN YOU DO WHEN YOU ARE A CHILD
OR ADULT.
PROBLEM.
PEOPLE DON'T LIKE TO TALK ABOUT
IT, BUT PEOPLE TEND TO DRINK
LESS --
>> Eden: BECAUSE THEY DON'T
WANT TO CONSTANTLY GET UP.
>> WE SHOULD BE GOING TO THE
LADY'S ROOM ONCE EVERY HOUR
DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS.
HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE DOING THAT?
>> Eden: BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT
DRINKING ENOUGH THEY DON'T HAVE
TO DO THAT.
YOU HAD TOLD ME OFF CAMERA THAT
A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD FEEL
BETTER IF THEY DRANK MORE WATER.
IT IS NOT JUST A MATTER OF BEING
BETTER.
>> YOU RUN.
YOU KNOW WHEN YOU RUN IF YOU GET
A HEADACHE -- IF YOU DRINK A LOT
OF WATER -- YOU HAVE HAD A LOT
OF SWEAT COMING OUT OF YOUR
BODY.
IF SENIORS ARE DEHYDRATED
THEY'LL HAVE HEADACHES, AND
THEIR MUSCLES WILL ACHE.
THAT IS FOR ANYBODY.
WHEN YOU ARE A SENIOR SOMETIMES
THOSE ACHES ARE CONSIDERED A
PAIN OF LIFE.
MAYBE THEY ARE JUST DEHYDRATED.
>> Eden: AND THE MEDICATIONS
THEY TAKE --
YOU HAVE TO WASH THOSE THINGS
OUT OF YOUR BODY.
WHEN YOU ARE GETTING MEDICATIONS
IT IS BASED ON YOUR BODY WEIGHT.
TOUGH HAVE A GOOD, HEALTHY WATER
WEIGHT INSIDE YOUR BODY TO
MAINTAIN THOSE MEDICATIONS.
>> Eden: WHAT IS YOUR
RECOMMENDATION T FOLKS WHO ARE
WATCHING?
>> TWO OF THESE A DAY ARE
TYPICAL FOR THE AVERAGE ADULT.
SOME OF THE DIFFERENT
ORGANIZATIONS WILL SAY 50% OF
YOUR WEIGHT IN OUNCES IS WHAT
YOU SHOULD BE DRINKING ON A
DAILY BASIS.
DON'T GO ON THE BASIS OF YOUR
THIRST BECAUSE IF YOU ARE
DEHYDRATED.
KEEP AHEAD OF IT.
>> Eden: SOMETIMES WHEN YOU
HAVE SENIORS IN YOUR LIFE THEY
ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO SHOP FOR.
I HAVE A HARD TIME BUYING
ANYTHING FOR MY MOM.
I JUST SENT HER A WATER BOTTLE
FOR THIS LAST MOTHER'S DAY.
LOOK AT WHAT WE JUST OPENED UP
FOR YOU.
A WHOLE BUNCH OF GIFTS THAT YOU
CAN GO FIND.
>> THE FRUIT INFUSED ONES ARE
REALLY GREAT BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE
WATER.
IF YOU CAN ADD FRUIT INTO IT OR
MAKE IT INTO A SMOOTHIE.
THE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES YOU
WELL.
GET SOME FRUITS AN VEGETABLES
>> Eden: FOR THOSE OF YOU AT