A west Edmonton Men’s Shed is building more than birdhouses — its handmade kits are helping Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital ...
TRAVERSE CITY — A group of retirees in Northern Michigan is finding connection, purpose and camaraderie through woodworking and community service at the Grand Traverse Men’s Shed. The group, which ...
A University of Northern Iowa professor is helping local men find community, connection and purpose during retirement through an initiative that’s the first of its kind in Iowa. Melinda Heinz, an ...
Gary Smith retired four years ago and has been looking to fill up his time, make new friends, give back to the community and learn some new hobbies. His solution: establishing a Men’s Shed in Elgin, a ...
It started out as a gathering to reduce loneliness and combat social isolation among elderly men. Now there are more than 1,000 Men in Sheds projects running across the country, where members get ...
The men grab glue sticks from a basket, brown paper grocery bags and a pile of colored sheets — dainty butterflies, exotic flowers, Ukrainian Easter eggs. They begin to affix the artwork onto the bags ...
Chuck Claude, 88, of Hopkins holds a new cabinet handle as Lyle Wandrei uses a drill to put it in place at the Hopkins Activity Center on Sept. 26, 2019. The two are members of the Hopkins Men’s Shed, ...
The Ayr & Prestwick Men’s Shed has completed a mammoth nine-month restoration project aimed at brightening up the sensory garden at Biggart Hospital. Members of the group, based in Ayr’s Taylor Street ...
The UK Men’s Sheds Association (UKMSA) proudly celebrated the outstanding achievements of Shedders and community projects at the UK Men’s Sheds Awards 2025. The ceremony brought together Shedders, MPs ...
While cycling the Waterford Greenway in Ireland last summer, I came upon a metal sculpture and accompanying story about metal workers in the Dungarvan area. The art and explanation had been placed ...
Men’s Sheds provide a real sense of well-being for men who might otherwise feel isolated or marginalized and is designed to be a place where they can assemble to help and support one another. Doug ...