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ElderServe Opportunities for Senior Adults A creative writing seminar for senior adults is offered every semester for eight weeks. The class is limited to ten members. It is a starting point for seniors to begin to reflect on their life experiences and write them down. The class uses the journal titles, For our Children's Children. There are several questions at the top of each page that stimulate thinking and allow the writer to begin to record their memories in an organized way. Class member Mary King says, " We come together each week and share pleasant and not so pleasant memories. I feel that some of our experiences need to be recorded as a textbook about what to remember for the future." Sherry Pate, a published author and writer, is the instructor for the class. Pate says, "Our goals for the class are to build a sense of community among the group and to give each of them the tools to begin to reflect on their lives and write down their memories for future generations. A strong bond of friendship is formed within the group as each reflects and shares a bit of their history." A new class is formed at the beginning of each semester. For more information, call Judy Duvall, ElderServe coordinator, at 245.5320.
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Ouachita Baptist University
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