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LEGACY MATTERS COMMUNITY HERITAGE PROGRAM When presenting the Legacy Matters Program most people will see the enormous value propostiion to secure an honored place in family history for under $100. It's an offer they almost can't refuse. But, if that's not enough to entice them consider partnering with a local library...
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On the road …again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek Seek …And Ye Shall Find One of the things that slows us down as writers is our inability to immediately think of the right word to use in a planned zinger campaign. More constraining...
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NOBODY LIKES A CRITIC By Dick Pellek FOREWORD The Mice once called a meeting to decide on a plan to free themselves of their enemy, the Cat. Something had to be done, for they lived in such constant fear of her claws that they hardly dared stir...
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PART THREE SHOWTIME THE BIG DAY! Now that you've done all your prep work it's time for the big day. If you have not started the host's Legacy Matters Program you'll need to plan to arrive 2 hours prior to the Legacy Talk. Do everything except burn the archival DVD. If...
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PART TWO PRE-TALK PREPARATION AND FLOW PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE Your primary goal when presenting Legacy Talks is to establish a relationship with new clients. Secondarily, you want to be paid for your time while there and maybe even make a good profit by selling Legacy Matters Programs and gift certificates. Once...
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PART ONE ORIENTATION AND COLLATERAL This 3-part process will provide all the tools and information needed to conduct a successful Legacy Talk. Lesson one is all about orientation, purpose and opportunity. Everything written in this course is relevant and so try not to scan through it or it could cost you...
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On the road …again!! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek Under the WiliWili Tree Starting just as soon as it gets light, you can see one or two people stooping over to pick something up from the grass under the WiliWili Tree. Local residents,...
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Ta le of Discovery Arial fonts are neat and tidy, like me; at the tender size of 28, or 26, on Heading 2; Heading 3 is still bold and brash but.... but when you change the font to A stodgy old Courier New in Size 18-- it doesn't...
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She went to UCLA for at least a couple of years as an Art Major. Update
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On the road… again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek Taking The Dreaded Comps Students, past and present, loathe saying too much about the exams they endured. The more difficult the exams, the less inclined most students are to dwell on them. If a particular...
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On the road …again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek LAVA FLOWS AT GRANTS, NEW MEXICO As you speed along one of the broad highways of the US interstate system, it is easy to miss some of the most interesting things along the way. Of...
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On the road…again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek Post-It Note—Why The Boat May Be Drifting OK, complete disclosure at the outset….this chronicle is a contrived attempt to make a point that is simple enough to put on a small Post-It-Note. So, as part of...
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The dictionary defines "Beauty" as the quality or aggregate of qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the senses or pleasurably exalts the mind or spirit. Inspired by an article in a professional magazine, I had the opportunity to work with a dynamic first grade teacher, Connie Parsons,...
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On the road… again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek Talk About Your Low-Hanging Fruit Usually, the expression, “picking the low-hanging fruit” has pejorative implications. It suggests the harvesting of what is easy to harvest; before having to exert oneself by going after the...
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On the road…again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek Schooling for Life The importance of school can never be forgotten. Having the opportunity to attend school should not be taken for granted, and the Footloose Forester was more blessed than most people. Perhaps he...
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On the road…again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek Computer Learner Becomes a History Scholar This chronicle makes use of the “On the road….again!” letterhead above, not because it is a remembered tale about some brief sojourn of the Footloose Forester to an obscure destination in...
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LEGACY MATTERS WECOME PROGRAM CERTIFICATION LESSON-3 Conducting the interview Ideally, use a laptop with wireless connection or the facility's computer with a built-in or external plug-in microphone, or with an iPad and LegacyStories app. This is the quickest and simplest process. This way it's just a matter of recording directly to...
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In 1950, with my sixth birthday falling long after the cut-off date for beginning first grade, my parents placed me in private school. Mrs. Bode's School was a two-story white stucco house on Monroe St., just behind our house on Madison. If I stood in the back yard and looked...
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Jill shares her memories of school at St Joseph's, her love of reading and her horror of mental arithmetic.
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