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TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Cindy Loftin is 13 years into a six-month gig.

Not long after retiring from a 30-year career with AT&T, the Oakdale, Louisiana, native was looking for some way to make a positive impact.

"My bucket list was mostly checked off and I was bored," she told the Tulsa World .

LIFE Senior Services was looking to hire someone temporarily to help the agency roll out its Medicare Part D assistance program.

After a year, the senior and caregiver support agency hired Loftin on a permanent basis.

"I don't know if I would have gone back to work if it had not been for this opportunity to...