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Saluting Our Volunteers: Elaine Orser By Juanita Black In October 2008 Elaine Orser started volunteering for a community QHZVSDSHU WKDW KDG QR QDPH 6KH ZURWH DQ DUWLFOH IRU WKH ¿UVW LVVXH and was featured in an article in the Telegraph-Journal introducing the QHZ FRPPXQLW\ SDSHU +HU ¿UVW VWRU\ IRU WKH &UHVFHQW 9DOOH\ SDJH ZDV DERXW WKH &UHVFHQW 9DOOH\ &RPPXQLW\ *DUGHQ Elaine has been a constant volunteer ever since. She has delivered papers in &UHVFHQW 9DOOH\ RIWHQ WDNLQJ KHU VLVWHU Karen with her. She has written many stories on different subjects over the last three years. She continues to participate in layout and design meetings and the wrap up meeting we have after every issue. Elaine sometimes has health issues but this does not prevent her from GRLQJ YROXQWHHU ZRUN IRU $URXQG 7KH %ORFN DQG KHU FRPPXQLW\ (Photo courtesy of Vibrant Communities)
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Never Too Old To Learn Coordinator’s Comments: Focus On Learning
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By Juanita Black, Coordinator, Around the Block. Phone: 647-4850. Email: sjcommunitynewspaper@gmail.com $W $URXQG WKH %ORFN ZH KDYH D WKHPH IRU HDFK LVVXH WKH WKHPH IRU WKLV LVVXH LV ³/HDUQLQJ ´ 7KLV JLYHV HDFK FRPPXQLW\ D FKDQFH WR KLJKOLJKW what they are learning from each other and for our community partners to celebrate. /HDUQLQJ GRHV QRW RQO\ WDNH place in school or universities. ,W LV D SDUW RI RXU HYHU\GD\ OLIH from the time we get up to time we go to bed. The ‘Celebrate’ cake from the ‘Celebrate Our Successes’ event at Rockwood Park in June. (Photo courtesy of the Saint John Learning Exchange)
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Learning: Everybody’s Project
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