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Community Voices
Colchester Six-Word Memoirs
2010
An Intergenerational and Collaborative Project with the Bacon Academy Library Media Center
and the Colchester Senior Center
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Community Voices
Colchester Six-Word Memoirs
2010
An Intergenerational and Collaborative Project with the Bacon Academy Library Media Center
and the Colchester Senior Center
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Editors: Linda Marchisio, library media specialist Lynette Dimock, library paraprofessional Assistant Editor: Kellie Olsen, library paraprofessional Bacon Academy 411 Norwich Avenue Colchester, CT 06416 Copyright © 2010 Linda Marchisio, Bacon Academy (Each individual 6-word memoir is under the ownership of its individual author as listed in this book) We wish to thank all the contributors for sharing their voices and memories. Ours thanks goes to Patti White and the staff at the Senior Center who made this collaboration possible. Additionally, we would like to thank the teachers at Bacon Academy who encouraged their students to participate. A personal thank you goes to Lynette Dimock, who typed the book. The publication of this book was funded by a Colchester Learning Foundations grant. Thank you, your support was essential to this project.
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Community Voices Community Voices is the result of a collaborative, intergenerational writing opportunity offered to the Colchester community. High school students, senior citizens, school staff, and community members participated. This writing project has the unique format of the six-word memoir. Essays, posters, letters, and emails are common types of writing but rarely do you use only six words to convey an image or emotion. This succinct form of writing forces the writer/author to examine word choice and get to the essence of the meaning. It stimulates new ways of thinking and encourages a willingness to take risks since you only need six words to be an author. The fall 2009 theme at the Bacon Academy’s Library Media Center was literature that uses concise language; small statements can have a large impact. We collected student writing in three formats: poems created using magnetic poetry, text stories using only 160 characters, and six-word memoirs. Enthusiasm grew from this small project, until we decided we needed to print a book of six-word memoirs. Smith Magazine’s book Not Quite What I was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs was our original inspiration for the concept of six-word memoirs. You can also read six-word memoirs on their website. Community Voices includes words of wisdom and hope, bittersweet and joyful memories, recollections of favorite places and events, and descriptions of who we are. The contributors and the topics they wrote about are diverse. We hope you enjoy our six-word memoirs. Linda Marchisio, 2010
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Such is life, enjoy every moment. - Mary Ann Standish
Be confident,
stand up for something. – Kourtney Sein
You can do this right now. - Jean Cannarella
The journey is the biggest reward. - Kevin Lynch
Life is as spontaneous as serendipity.
– Taylor Maranda
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Look straight ahead, never look sideways.
-Jean Cannarella
Too much salt makes swollen ankles. - Louise Plocharczyk
Life is short, enjoy it now. - Maureen Shelto
Life is ironic because nobody survives. – Zack Bussiere
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Lighten up, don’t worry,
smile alot. - Mary Ann Standish
What does common sense tell you? - Ashley Afonso
Where there is life, there’s hope.
- Louise Plocharczyk
Signs in life will guide you. - Brian Currie
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Glasses make you see much better. - Louise Plocharczyk
Life’s a giant costume party – enjoy!
- Kellie Olsen
Don’t squat with your spurs on.
- anonymous
Respect yourself and so will others. - Kourtney Sein
Ride the bus, save your gas. - Louise Plocharczyk
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Ambition can creep, but also soar. - Brittany Pietrzak
When in doubt, cry it out.
- Kala Mickens
Don’t shy from the first step. -Kala Mickens
Feel the fear; do it anyway!
- Bev Johnson
Let the tones of gladness ring. - anonymous
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Life is a rollercoaster; have fun! - Brian Currie
MMake it challenging for the enemy. - Kala Mickens
WORK HARD, EAT WELL, DIE ANYWAY.
- ANONYMOUS
IF YOU SAY IT, OWN IT. - ASHLEY AFONSO
Laugh as much as you can. - Mr. Robert Blakita
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You become what you purely exude. – David Comas-Diaz
Small bites, always take small bites.
– K. Browne
Perspective - it is all about attitude. - Gary Walter
Imagine… a courteous and thoughtful world.
- Lynette Dimock
Believe in yourself, magic will happen. – Casey Maher
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Don’t lose yourself to others’ standards.
- Kala Mickens
Never stop doing what you love. - Natalie Gioscio
Nothing is impossible,
just highly improbable. - Jackie Sosnoski
Life is too short for regrets. - Erin Kaye
Life is a box of chocolates. - Sarah Gosse
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Suck it up, take an Advil. - Joey Lindsey
It was mine for the taking. - Kala Mickens
When problems arise, handle them calmly.
– Brian Currie
Stick to your beliefs, not theirs. - Alexandra Catarino
Don’t judge me, I judge myself. - Kelly Dixon
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Cancer survivors always have good faith. – Amaris M. Barsaleau
My joy is making prayer shawls. - Martha Paty
Volunteering is about giving and receiving. – Gary Walter
Hurt myself once, save lives now. - Nick Reid
Love to crochet for different causes. – Ruth Tallman
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May I have touched other lives. - Selma Nirenstein
Making sleeping bags
for the homeless. – Martha Paty
I am a very good caregiver. - Trish Bayerowski
Serving senior citizens is my passion. – Donna Paty
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Helping others can be reward enough. - Brian Baker
Give as much as you take. - Kala Mickens
Values keep me true to myself. - Elizabeth Minikowski
Evoke comfort, warmth through healing touch.
– Donna Paty
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Happy to be with my friends. - Evelyn Schutz
I love being a loving grandma. - Marge Ely
Loving family fills me with joy.
- Selma Nirenstein
Good friends are important in life. - Frances S. Duka
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Nice, living alone, miss family alot. - anonymous
Life is hard when you’re alone. - Ruth Tallman
Good friends, thankful for senior center.
– Pat Corcoran
Living alone
is freedom and contentment. – Norma Stoll
Living alone, Senior Center – life saver. – Winnie Kilrain
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THE BEST DAYS OF MY LIFE. - BETTY COURTENAY
Bingo Fridays, happy days,
happy seniors. – Louise Plocharczyk
Dumb and slow, she never listens. - Matt Brion
I really enjoy games with grandchildren.
– Del Cormier
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Sad without you, but you’re here.
- Stephen Barreto
I love my son and daughter.
- Estelle Zembrowski
I have acknowledged your desertion, mom. - Mallory Derringer
Children, Rob II, Sharon, Jenni, Laura, Angela. – Rob Suchecki
Unexpected child. Second job. New wife. - Jared Bloomquist
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Still don’t understand, miss you always.
– Priscilla Clesowich
Beloved daughter once filled with joy. – Patti White
Family, friends, work, laughter, ocean, balance. – Linda Iacobellis
A life changed by young love. - Casey Beaulieu
Love can sneak up on you.
- anonymous
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Happiness
can happen to you unexpectedly. – Priscilla Clesowich
Love is finding beauty in flaws. - Zack Bussiere
Love life, you only live once.
- Brendon Bourcier
Happiness, peace, love forever, courage, summer.
- Samantha S.
HE IS THE ONE I LOVE.
- SAMANTHA GOVONI
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Imagine the endless possibilities of love. – Taylor Maranda
Only love will keep us together. - Lauren Kaye
Love cures all things, don’t stop.
– Amaris M. Barsaleau
Together we’re something, apart we’re nothing. – Joey Lindsey
Love long, laugh hard, bring passion. - Kala Mickens
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Dancing shoes have plenty of soul.
- anonymous
Music and humor feed my soul. - Selma Nirenstein
Your music might not be mine. - Mr. Blakita
Moving to music, dancing with friends. – Priscilla Clesowich
Total enjoyment listening to symphony concerts.
– Winnie Kilrain
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Music is nourishment for the soul. - Joan Frantzen
Dance openly without fear of
failure. – Emily Baseler
I leap, I twirl,
I dance. - Rhiannon M.
I dance to my own beat. - Kala Mickens
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My life’s like a Broadway Musical.
- Alyssa Hanson
I like stepping on crunchy pinecones. - Kellie Olsen
Sunset and starfish, salt water magic. – Annmarie Speer
I like gardening in the summer. - Del Cormier
Summer is fun in the sun.
- Louise Plocharczyk
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Walk slow,
enjoy God’s beautiful workings. – Ruth Little
Sunshine, flowers, birds, butterflies, summer again.
– Winnie Kilrain
You can hear the corn grow. - anonymous
Spring rain, summer sunny,
fall, winter. – JeanMaurice Soucy
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Snow flies, no school, happy kids. - Louise Plocharczyk
I always love the four seasons. - Estelle Zembrowski
Like an ocean,
choppy, smooth, deep. - Kala Mickens
I want lazy, breezy, summer days. - Shannon Dunn
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Plant qualities you want to grow. -Peg Coulombe
To plant, to grow, to outgrow. -Peg Coulombe
Things to do,
places to go. - Pauline M. Hamblett
Connecticut, the Nutmeg State, is great. – Louise Plocharczyk
Been there, done that, what’s next? - anonymous
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Never again, one time was enough.
- Pat Corcoran
My life consists of what ifs. - Jamie Correia
Portugal to Colchester, Oakwood National League. – Brenden Gottlieb
Name is Tim, basketball I love. - Tim Willauer
Dad retired looking to enjoy life. - Stephen Mekkelsen
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College can not come soon enough.
- Niki Martin
Real learning experience walking to school. - anonymous
Bombs fell while crossing to America.
– Alice Dias
Took things for granted before sickness. – Donald Bauchmann
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Born early, after that,
always late. - anonymous
I read a lot of novels.
– Del Cormier
On Sunday I went to church.
- Estelle Zembrowski
Young innocent dreamer, older knowing hopeful. – Annmarie Speer
Great to have lived so long. - Ruth H. Ciucias
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Funny, outgoing, crazy, athlete, sister, caring.
– Sheily Boyden
I am an easy going person!
- Amber Post
Just wrote a six word memoir. - Zach Grinfeld
I keep myself in stitches everyday! - Mary Ann Standish
I do a lot of baking. – Del Cormier
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Independent, sisters, brother, funny, caring, success.
– Xuyen Tran
Jumped off
a twenty foot cliff. -Alexis Dorr
Kid, student, music, athlete, funny, home. – Kyle Kurtz
I’m in DCF care for abuse. – T. S.
Victorious of everything, loser of nothing. - Kala Micken
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My name’s Alex, I like chicken. ‐ Alex Couture
Having trouble, can’t find my way.
- Eli McCall
People can not pronounce my name.
- Christos Stravoravdis
Lacrosse, therapy, Springfield, girls, Ireland, friends. – Brendon Bourcier
Pinfinity, Infinity,
Mentor, 2010, Bacon, Family. – Nancy Van Zander
Everytime I walk, I trip myself. - anonymous
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Perfection not goal, mediocrity not standard.
– Cathy Maher
Inquisitive colt; rootless stallion; faithful workhorse. – Mr. Manning
My life is just that awesome. - AJ Tuttle
And then I got an A+. - Evan Sheehan
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My island - stupid people not allowed.
-anonymous
Library queen wears
reading glasses crown. – Linda Marchisio
I am not the average person. - Brian Currie
Excited to see
what tomorrow brings! - Kellie Olsen
Troubled past, will you keep me?
- Patti White
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\ ~ÇÉã \ vtÇ wÉ à{|áA - Jean Cannarella
Emigrated and struggled, but now graduating.
- Frenchie
I just wanted it bad enough. - Kala Mickens
Forever learning,
growing, changing, forming, searching. – Bonnie Fiducia
Used as a scapegoat by everyone. - Heather Ericksen
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I make nests without realizing it. - Kellie Olsen
Manager throws better than best footballers.
- BC Yank
My life is so much fun. - Rob Guarino
I have a giant hairless chinchilla. - Zak Miazga
I want to graduate right now. – Kirby Elmore
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I hate watching myself do speeches. – Heather and Kevin
No gold chain, USB necklace instead.
– Linda Marchisio
Bored student, funny, games, food, paint. – Andrew Nordgren
Mother, teacher, animal advocate, wife, silly. – Janice Fuller
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Deep-rooted institution, bursting with promise. – Patti White
My life is fine and dandy. - Bailey Gardner
Wish I was the hall monitor. - anonymous
I ate pizza with Ninja Turtles. - anonymous
I bring passion to the table. - Kala Mickens
I am a straight up gee. - Ryan H.
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Wii Bowling is fun for all. - Betty Courtenay
The town of don’t you worry. - Ginny Stephenson
Variety
is the spice of life. - Peg Coulombe
California’s far,
but I drive fast. - Autumn Avery
Do you know a knee slapper? - anonymous
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Millions of words
to describe life. - Chasity Rodriguez
Beautiful lies cover the ugly truth.
- Bobby Morgan
Nose poking, treat found
– crunching delight. – M. Stygar
Beauty in the eye of beholder. - Chelsea Charbonnier
Basketball is a very competitive sport. – Steven Hawes
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Can we get another dog please?
- Allison Lynch
Using only six words is hard. - Katie Larew
Spaghettios are not just kids’
food. - Heather Erickson
A WOMAN’S WORK IS NEVER DONE. - JOANN WALLOWITCH
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This is complete and total blasphemy.
- Soviet Slocum
Stop taking up my news feed. - John Mohrlein
Descriptive wisdom in my lovely heart.
- A.G.
From one spectrum to the other. -Kala Mickens
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Never look back unless someone’s waiting. Muévete hacia adelante siempre, te mueves para adelante. - Erin McKenna
You truly learn from your mistakes. Aprendes de tus pasadas equivocaciones.
- Hannah Pettit
You are absolutely everything you eat. Tú eres absolutamente todo lo que tú comes. - Jazmyn
Success is defined by inner happiness. El triunfo está determinado por la felicidad.
- Bonnie Fiducia
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I am not a morning person. No soy una persona matutina.
- Allison Lynch
Be different,
normal people never survive. Sé diferente, la gente normal no sobrevive.
- Matt
Never doubt yourself, accomplish your dreams.
Nunca dude de usted mismo siempre lleve a cabo tus sueños. - Chelz Ahmed
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This is a waste of paper. Esté es una pérdida de papel.
- John Coloccio
Good things happen to good people. Cosas buenas pasan a la gente buena. - Ashley Lawrence
Optimism is the key to life. El optimismo es la clave de la vida.
- Melanie Weinick
Everything always happens for a reason. Todo pasa por una razón. - Paige McNichols
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Bacon kills me from the inside. Bacon me mata por dentro. - Ryan H.
You’re kicked out of the
library. Tú has sido expulsado de la biblioteca.
- David Mahoney
Oh God, what have I done? ¡Dios mío! ¿Qué he hecho? - Garth
I will win it next time. Voy a ganarlo la próxima vez. - Cooper Johnson
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Get me out of this school. ¡Sácame de la escuela ahora mismo!
- Tori Fearo
You are responsible for your happiness.
Tú eres responsible por tu felicidad. - Chelsea O’Leary
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Learn. Play. Laugh. Smile. Love. Live. Apprenez. Jouez. Souriez. Riez. Aimez. Vivez.
Love without fear,
love with passion. Aimez sans peur, aimez avec passion.
Never regret the moments you smiled. Jamais regrettez les moments vous souriez.
Life’s a Sharpie…think, then do!
La vie est un “Sharpie”, reflechis puis agis! Never ever take someone for granted. Ne jamais considerez une personne comme acquise.
Facebook –
my whole life broadcast worldwide! Facebook – toute ma vie diffusee partout dans le monde!
Julia P. - Jacqueline B. - Alysha G. Katherine R. - Holly T. - Madeleine R.
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♦ Index ♦ Anonymous, 4, 5, 6, 14, 17, 20, 23, 25, 27, 31, 32, 37, 38 Afonso, Ashley – Student, 3, 6 Ahmed, Chelz – Student, 43 Avery, Autumn – Student, 38 B., Jacqueline – Student, 47 Baker, Brian – Student, 12 Barreto, Stephen – Student, 16 Barsaleau, Amaris M. – Student, 10, 19 Baseler, Emily – Student, 21 Bauchmann, Donald – Senior Center Member, 27 Bayerowski, Trish – Senior Center Member, 11 Beaulieu, Casey – Student, 17 Blakita, Robert – Bacon Staff, 6, 20 Bloomquist, Jared – Student, 16 Bourcier, Brendon – Student, 18, 31 Boyden, Sheily – Student, 29 Brion, Matt – Student, 15 Browne, K. – Bacon Staff, 7 Bussiere, Zack – Student, 2, 18 Cannarella, Jean – Senior Center Member,
1, 2, 34 Catarino, Alexandra – Student, 9 Charbonnier, Chelsea – Student, 39 Ciucias, Ruth H. – Senior Center Member, 28 Clesowich, Priscilla – Senior Center Staff,
17, 18, 20 Coloccio, John – Student, 44 Comas-Diaz, David – Bacon Staff, 7 Corcoran, Pat – Senior Center Member, 14, 26 Cormier, Delnina – Senior Center Member,
15, 22, 28, 29 Correia, Jamie – Student, 26 Coulombe, Peg – Senior Center Member, 25, 38 Courtenay, Betty – Senior Center Member, 15, 38 Couture, Alex – Student, 31 Currie, Brian – Student, 3, 6, 9, 33 Derringer, Mallory – Student, 16 Dias, Alice – Senior Center Member, 27 Dimock, Lynette – Bacon Staff, 7 Dixon, Kelly – Student, 9 Dorr, Alexis – Student, 30 Duka, Frances S. –- Senior Center Member, 13 Dunn, Shannon – Student, 24 Elmore, Kirby – Student, 35
Ely, Marge – Senior Center Member, 13 Ericksen, Heather – Student, 34, 40 Fearon, Tori – Student, 46 Fiducia, Bonnie – Student, 34, 42 Frantzen, Joan – Bacon Staff, 21 Fuller, Janice – Community Member, 36 G., A. – Student, 41 G., Alysha- Student, 47 Gardner, Bailey – Student, 37 Gioscio, Natalie – Student, 8 Gosse, Sarah – Student, 8 Gottlieb, Brenden – Student, 26 Govoni, Samantha – Student, 18 Grinfeld, Zach – Student, 29 Guarino, Rob – Student, 35 H., Ryan – Student, 37, 45 Hamblett, Pauline M. – Senior Center Member, 25 Hanson, Alyssa – Student, 22 Hawes, Steven – Student, 39 Iacobellis, Linda – Bacon Staff, 17 Johnson, Cooper – Student, 45 Johnson, Bev – Bacon Staff, 5 Kaye, Erin – Student, 8 Kaye, Lauren – Student, 19 Kilrain, Winnie – Senior Center Member,
14, 20, 23 Kurtz, Kyle – Student, 30 Larew, Katie – Student, 40 Lawrence, Ashley – Student, 44 Lindsey, Joey – Student, 9, 19 Little, Ruth – Senior Center Member, 23 Lynch, Allison – Student, 40, 43 Lynch, Kevin – Student, 1 M., Rhiannon – Student, 21 M., Jessica – Student, 46 Maher, Casey – Student, 7 Maher, Cathy – Bacon Staff, 32 Mahoney, David – Student, 45 Manning, Mr. – Bacon Staff, 32 Maranda, Taylor – Student, 1, 19 Marchisio, Linda – Bacon Staff, 33, 36 Martin, Niki – Student, 27
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McCall, Eli – Student, 31 McKenna, Erin – Student, 42 McNichols, Paige – Student, 44 Mekkelsen, Stephen – Senior Center Member, 26 Miazga, Zak – Student, 35 Mickens, Kala – Student,
5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 19, 21, 30, 34, 41 Minikowski, Elizabeth – Student, 12 Mohrlein, John – Student, 41 Morgan, Bobby – Student, 39 Nirenstein, Selma – Senior Center Member,
11, 13, 20 Nordgren, Andrew – Student, 36 O’Leary, Chelsea – Student, 46 Olsen, Kellie – Bacon Staff, 4, 22, 33, 35 P., Julia – Student, 47 Paty, Donna – Senior Center Staff, 11, 12 Paty, Martha – Senior Center Member, 10, 11 Pettit, Hannah – Student, 42 Pietrzak, Brittany – Student, 5 Plocharczyk, Louise – Senior Center Member,
2, 3, 4, 15, 22, 24, 25 Post, Amber – Student, 29 R., Katherine – Student, 47 R., Madeleine – Student, 47 Reid, Nick – Student, 10 Rodriguez, Chastity – Student, 39 S., Samantha – Student, 18 S., T. – Student, 30 Schutz, Evelyn – Senior Center Member, 13 Sein, Kourtney – Student, 1, 4 Sheehan, Evan – Student, 32 Shelto, Maurenn – Senior Center Member, 2 Slocum, Soviet – Student, 41 Sosnoski, Jackie – Student, 8 Soucy, JeanMaurice – Senior Center Member, 23 Speer, Annmarie – Senior Center Member, 22, 28 Standish, Mary Ann – Senior Center Member,
1, 3, 29 Stephenson, Ginny – Senior Center Member, 38 Stoll, Norman – Senior Center Member, 14 Stravoravdis, Christos – Student, 31 Stygar, M. – Community Member, 39 Suchecki, Rob – Bacon Staff, 16 T., Holly – Student, 47 Tallman, Ruth – Senior Center Member, 10, 14 Tran, Xuyen – Student,30 Tuttle, AJ – Student, 32 VanZander, Nancy – Bacon Staff, 31
Wallowitch, Joann – Senior Center Member, 40 Walter, Gary – Senior Center Member, 7, 10 Weinick, Melanie – Student, 44 White, Patti – Senior Center Staff, 17, 33, 37 Willauer, Tim – Student, 26 Yank, B.C. – Student, 35 Zembrowski, Estelle – Senior Center Member,
16, 24, 28 Frenchie – Student, 34 Garth – Student, 45 Heather and Kevin – Students, 36 Jazmyn – Student, 42 Matt – Student, 43
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