Hi, Kerri asked the program directors and they thought that it was a great idea as it helped with keeping there brains active then she got to do one on one with those that had alot more information to give. I just know what she told me. With all the old school pictures and unknown pictures and those in old work places and even thought maybe it was worth a shot. Barbara eor@saber.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jane Foley" <mjfent@bellsouth.net> To: <mobarry@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 7:24 AM Subject: Re: [MOBARRY] School Photos > Barbara, Tell me more about your visiting seniors and the shoebox. I go > into senior facilities every week to do a musical program. Your are right > in that there are seniors who have no one to visit them. Also, there are > seniors whose memory is good and some that aren't. > > I guess my question is how do you do this? I have thought about something > similiar but didn't know how to put it together. > > Jane Foley > NC > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Barbara" <eor@saber.net> > To: <mobarry@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 12:34 AM > Subject: Re: [MOBARRY] School Photos > > > > Hello, > > I know I thought the same thing. She said she put them all in a shoebox > > and > > went to different ones. She said it is sad because so many still have > > great > > memories but get little to no visits and some have no family and the staff > > welcomed her and even pointed out the ones that had good memories and > > those > > they knew wouldn't want to be bothered. > > All my family are from AR. MO. ILL. and I was born and raised in CA. it > > was > > something when told to me I sure would have tried it. I am the next to the > > oldest in my family that is alive and I don't know any of them in the old > > family pictures. I have never saw any of my mom or dads family so I guess > > it > > is a good thing there wasn't any old pictures to leave in my family. I > > have > > found a few family members that have shared a few old pictures. > > Barbara > > eor@saber.net > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <Roulx@aol.com> > > To: <mobarry@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 9:27 PM > > Subject: Re: [MOBARRY] School Photos > > > > > >> what a great idea..I'm sure the elderly people enjoyed this experience a > >> lot, and at the same time it was a help to you. You'd have to have the > >> permission of the facility you are visiting though. > >> > >> Patricia > >> > >> > >> > >> **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. > >> http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 > >> Please tell us about your Barry county ancestors. The list-admin is Donna > > Cooper, address - (saarisr@sbcglobal.net) > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > Please tell us about your Barry county ancestors. The list-admin is Donna > > Cooper, address - (saarisr@sbcglobal.net) > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > Please tell us about your Barry county ancestors. The list-admin is Donna Cooper, address - (saarisr@sbcglobal.net) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message