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'''Ben Meyers''' is the founder of the forum the 110 club. He currently lives in Boca Raton, Florida. He volunteers a senior centers.
 
   
 
'''Ben Meyers''' (1990-   ) is the founder of the [[110 Club]], a supercentenarian fan and aspiring historian. He currently lives in Gainesville, Florida. He volunteers at senior centers.
When Ben Meyers was 12, he walked his dog to the park every day to meet his friend Donald an 80 year old self-professed history buff. Now 17, he loves to ask them questions and get great stories from them. He was recently shown on cnn's young people who rock.
 
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When Ben Meyers was 12, he walked his dog to the park every day to meet his friend Donald an 80 year old self-professed history buff. Now 17, he loves to ask them questions and get great stories from them. At age 13, he was shown on CNN's young people who rock.
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Meyers attended The University of Florida, where he became class president. He graduated in 2012.
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In 2007, Ben created an Internet forum called [[The 110 Club]], which would go on to become the most popular discussion site about supercentenarians on the web.
   
 
==See also==
 
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*http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/specials/2007/06/08/ypwr.ben.meyers.cnn
 
*http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/specials/2007/06/08/ypwr.ben.meyers.cnn
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Benajm10029

Ben Meyers (1990-   ) is the founder of the 110 Club, a supercentenarian fan and aspiring historian. He currently lives in Gainesville, Florida. He volunteers at senior centers.

When Ben Meyers was 12, he walked his dog to the park every day to meet his friend Donald an 80 year old self-professed history buff. Now 17, he loves to ask them questions and get great stories from them. At age 13, he was shown on CNN's young people who rock.

Meyers attended The University of Florida, where he became class president. He graduated in 2012.

In 2007, Ben created an Internet forum called The 110 Club, which would go on to become the most popular discussion site about supercentenarians on the web.

See also