Dorrie Aber Noyek, 105-Year-Old Volunteer, Still Serves At Memorial Regional Hospital

Noyek was honored at the Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, Fla., for her 38 years of service, where she picks up and delivers mail. The do-gooder does not plan on stopping to help out any time soon.

"Volunteering has been important to me for as long as I can remember," Noyek told the news outlet. "I feel I want to give back. I think I'm very fortunate, very lucky, very blessed."

A survivor of colon cancer, Noyek has outlived two husbands and seven siblings and lives completely on her own.

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[nyash12345]

09:25 PM on 02/12/2012

God bless you. Hope you continue to inspire us who are sitting on the fence and motivate those 1/4 your age who need something constructive to do with their spare time. One Love.

[Barb Hatfield]

10:21 PM on 02/11/2012

Thank you, Dorrie! Not just for what you give, but for just being an inspiration. I will be out volunteering by Monday.

[Mr Ware]

10:15 PM on 02/11/2012

You can never be too old or disabled to give back.

[Gisela Mayedo]

09:32 PM on 02/11/2012

WOW!!!! GOD BLESS HER!

[Stacie Gregg]

06:26 AM on 02/11/2012

God bless her!! what a sweet lady. i cant believe shes 105! she doesnt look like it, plus she gets around better than most people that are younger than her.

[cuteliberalchick]

01:41 AM on 02/11/2012

how sweet

[eriksgarden]

07:22 PM on 02/10/2012

What a great woman! An inspiration to us all!

[realpragmatist]

05:30 PM on 02/10/2012

You are 105 years old and are still volunteering?
We, your fellow citizens are the ones who are blessed to have you.
God bless.

[Nikki cox]

04:21 PM on 02/10/2012

She's awesome=)

[AcaciaJ]

04:12 PM on 02/10/2012

Having a continuing PURPOSE in life also might be part of the secret to her longevity. My Grandmother was a healthy woman up until she was 85 and broke her hip (due to my aunt failing to get the only indoor bathroom fixed before my grandmother came home from her winter in SF, she tripped during a midnight trip to the "john" and fell badly). After that, she was forced to move in a nursing home, and give up her independence. This was a woman who the year before was raking an acre of heavily wooded property every fall, and very active. As soon as she was bound to a nursing home, she went down hill, dementia set in, her health failed, and she was gone within 2 years.
This woman's ability to remain independent, and continue her volunteering is a testament to us all as to how to live a LONG, fulfilling life.

[keep it solid]

08:57 AM on 02/11/2012

Good point.
"An active social life—one wherein an individual is involved with family, friends, coworkers, and community—may not only contribute to emotional well-being but may favorably impact physical health and longevity."

http://news.cancerconnect.com/stronger-social-ties-linked-to-longevity/

An active life has been found as also been found as one of the common characteristics of Blue Zones.

[Rosalee Harris]

03:53 PM on 02/10/2012

Aww good for her. I hope I'm still as active if I live to be her age.

[Crisdean Wulver]

03:50 PM on 02/10/2012

People like Dorrie Noyek make the rest of us look like sniveling complainers.

[KIVPossum]

03:45 PM on 02/10/2012

Pink ladies are the best!

[Holly H]

03:38 PM on 02/10/2012

=`) A shining example!

[wackySD]

03:08 PM on 02/10/2012

Good for her. Maybe there's hope for me, after all, since I just can't imagine myself retiring any time soon.