Elders owe the family their wisdom…and they
need to write their letters to their grandchildren.
~ Terry Hargrave
There is no agony like bearing the untold story inside you.
~ Maya Angelou
Our ancestors and our ancestral wisdom live in our blood and inour bones.
~ Julia Cameron
Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can’tremember who we are or why we’re here.
~ Sue Monk Kidd
There are four needs in all people: to live, to love, to learn,to leave a legacy.
~ Stephen R. Covey

Legacy Programs: 2012

PROGRAMS with Rachael Freed Minneapolis, Minnesota

Legacy Writing Seasonal Mini-Retreats
Eligible after participating in an introductory program

Spring: April 17, 2012 10:00 - 3:30 PM

Summer & Fall Dates: To be Announced

Sponsor: Life Legacies
Contact: Rachael Freed 612-558-3331

Flyer and registration form

Austin, Texas

(public programs)

MARCH 15-16, 2012
Contact: Judith Helburn, 512-454-7229

Oak Grove, Minnesota

(private program)

St. Patrick's Catholic Church
April 19, 2012
Contact: Kathy Delwiche, 763-753-2011

Portland, Oregon

(public programs)

Date:TBD
Contact: Ann Barden, 503-412-6355

Portland, Maine

(private program)

May 18 -20, 2012
Contact: Rabbi Jared Saks, 207-879-0028

Programs and Workshops with the
Nationally Certified Legacy Facilitators Guild

Meet them, read their biographies, email them to find out about legacy programs in your area.

Edna Groves in Naperville,IL, Tucson, and Boise, ID - email her

Cammy Iverson in Minneapolis, MN (west metro) - email her

Mary Tuchscherer in the Bay Area, CA and Malawi - emailher

Carla Vogel in Minneapolis & Rochester, MN - email her

Marnie Williams in Boulder & Denver, CO and Nationally - email her

Gretchen Wright in Cedar Rapids, IA - email her

Judy Young in Minneapolis and northern Minnesota - email her

- Endorsements
  
  Celebrating Our Mothers,
  An AgeWell Legacy Program for Three Generations
  May, 2008
  Twin Cities, Minnesota
- Read: "Creating A Legacy Outof Everyday Living" by Claire B. Willis, a chapter in Writing Routes: A Resource Handbook of Therapeutic Writing, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, UK, about her transformative experienceattending a legacy writing retreat.
- "Last night I attended your legacy presentation and just wanted to say THANK YOU! In our session I wrote a blessing to my husband. It is a second marriage for both of us, and it took my husband to help me realize what a “good” marriage is. Icould not read my blessing out loud to him because I knew I would cry, and I told him so. Yes, it was a perfect Valentine wish for both of us! Thank you!"
  
  Susan Johnson,
  VP, Elder Services Wells Fargo Bank
  Minneapolis, Minnesota February 14, 2008
- I believe that my opportunity to participate in a Legacy Circle was notby chance, but rather by divine plan. None of the women were there byaccident and all of us rejoiced in our individuality and the communitythat we became. I can promise you that if you join a Legacy Circle withan open heart you will leave that Circle with a full heart.
  
  Martha Lewis
  Retreat participant
- Thank you for the workshop, Giving the Gift of a Lifetime. Your passionfor the material combined with your wisdom left participants wanting more.
  
  Barbara Rudnick
  Supervisor of Family Life Education and The Twin Cities Jewish HealingProgram
  JFCS, Minneapolis
- Providing a personal spiritual document for my children and those who come after them is something very important to me, but not easy to do.Thank you for providing the structure and tools necessary for me to put my thoughts into words as I continue on my journey.
  
  Rene Katersky
  Participant New Hampshire URJ Kallah