Sons In Retirement

SIR, formerly Sons In Retirement, is an American social welfare organization for senior men based in California. It has about 91 branches and 10,000 members in Northern California and Central California.

History

SIR Inc. was originally founded for retired men. Today, Senior men of all ages are welcomed, whether they are retired or not. By 2013, SIR had about 84 branches and 8,600 members in Northern California and Central California. SIR was founded in San Mateo, California, in 1958 and subsequently incorporated as a 5501 public-benefit nonprofit corporation.
In February 2019, by a vote by the State Board of Directors, it was passed that the word SIR be adopted and used as a pronoun within the Branch membership and in public use.
The network chose the rooster as the hallmark of the SIR logo.