Tag: Boulder Valley Spellbinders

Why, at 85, I Volunteer

By Gary Cox, Spellbinders Volunteer Storyteller My wife and I retired from our small business a few years ago and moved to Josephine Commons in Lafayette, a delightful apartment complex for low income folks over 55. We raised six children here in Colorado. We now have 13 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. When we were young, …

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Spellbinders® Promotes Healthy Aging

By Anne Feist, Boulder Valley Spellbinders® www.Spellbinders.org On the morning of April 12th, 2019 over 100 Spellbinders® from all around Colorado converged at the American Mountaineering Center in Golden, for the Spellbinders Annual Meeting. Through the art of oral storytelling Spellbinders® enhances literacy, encourages character development and builds intergenerational community. Pictured are the volunteer members …

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Volunteering with the Help of Generation Exchange and CU Boulder Students

Last month, my dear friend, Anne Feist, chapter leader of Boulder Valley Spellbinders ® (www.Spellbinders.org) contacted me and “asked” if my wife and I could attend a session of Generation Exchange on a Saturday morning, where CU Boulder students help older folks, through one-on-one coaching, solve problems they might be having with these weird new …

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