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Copyright 2008 Project StoryKeeper
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Capture Life’s Stories Before They’re Lost Forever
 Over 1,000 WW-2 veterans pass away each week and take with them amazing stories. Many of these stories contain the wisdom and values that can help shape future generations. Every 71 seconds another person falls victim to Alzheimer ’s Disease. Holocaust Survivors have nearly vanished. Native Americans are losing languages along with their elders. All are losing their opportunity to be remembered.
Project StoryKeeper provides an answer to this dilemma by training StoryKeepers how to record and submit stories to the Treasury of Family Heritage. They also learn how to connect the family to share these life experiences,
Most people are reluctant to talk about themselves. They don’t believe they have much to offer. With StoryKeeper training that all changes and soon the story teller becomes aware of just how significant their life has been.
For the individual caregiver the act of recording stories provides enormous benefits to the storyteller, from increased self worth to bonding the family at a time of need.
For volunteer caregivers, Storykeepers go where the storytellers reside. They play an active role recording life stories from residents in Hospice, Nursing Homes, Assisted Living and Home Care.
StoryKeepers also capture the life stories of their own families, neighbors, co-workers and the community at large. Project Storykeeper operates with a sense of urgency, racing to capture those endangered stories.
Everyone has a story to tell and someone who needs to hear it. Help us to preserve the voice, wisdom and experience of our citizens.
You can help us attain our goal by:
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"Working with Project StoryKeeper was a shot in the arm for my volunteer program. I have had college students visit residents of nursing homes to help them record their story to pass on to future generations. The process is simple, easy to follow and provides benefits for the volunteer as well as the storyteller. My first ad for story-keeping volunteers resulted in eight new volunteers. This is a program that I will use regularly."
