From left, clockwise, Vernell Felton, Donna Mitchell, Sharon Little, Cecilia Steed, and Marge Nelson, all of Grand Rapids, clap for U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow Thursday at the Senior Neighbors Center at 333 South Division Avenue. Stabenow was awarded a pair of boxing gloves by President and CEO of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, Max Richtman, at the gathering. (Emily Zoladz | Mlive.com)