Silver Service

I always thought a "silver server" was something you put food on to bring to the table. Apparently not so these days according to an article I read recently.

A "silver server" is a volunteer who is 50+. They say you increase your happiness in retirement if you volunteer in this age group. What with the "grey pound" and "silver surfers" (the post 50 internet users), it's no wonder the church has discovered the "silver servers".

Perhaps the volunteer force of the future will be drawn primarily from the early-retired. More so than from a younger, seemingly over-worked and over-stretched generation.