Bea :The Newest Member

My name is Bea. I am looking forward to getting my own computer. My son is going to get me started. Today I got G mail. send letters to 1928bea@gmail.com

ILEAN AND JOY

What a Joy! We've learned so much.My daughter in New York wants me to learn to use the computer so I can keep in touch by email. today we learned to make these beautiful cards.

May 2,2007 Now we can do email, thanks to our great teacher.

VERDIE IN MINNESOTA

Verdie is my dad and he is the second member of the Over 80 Club as he was born in 1923. He doesn't spend a lot of time on the computer because he has a number of other projects including woodcarving, John Deere tractors and building. As a WWII veteran he is interested in telling stories and scanning pictures from his Army days in the infantry. He also prints pictures of grandkids and looks at email and photos they send to him

GERRY FROM GREENSBURG, PA

My mother in law Gerry has already been an inspiration to many of the members of the over 65 computer club. She got her first laptop computer in 2005 when she was eighty five years old. I have shared her story with about every one of my students who qualify for this club. While she was in the hospital recovering from the removal of her spleen she kept talking about wanting to get started sending email to her grand children. She believes that dreams of using her new computer helped speed her recovery. With a few quick lessons from me she was on line and up and running.

Let's read some of Gerry's own stories about using her computer. She sent these to me via email.

Hi Keith, was glad to see my picture appear in the computer club.Now I know a few more people are writing too.I just got through reading the great adventures our grandsons accomplished out West at Mount Olympus and the beautiful pictures they sent! Thanks so much to Keith for getting me involved,I love every minute of it. I get a little bored with the TV and I'm back to the computer. It's a great way to keep in touch with the big family we have. I always have a few pictures to take to my card club so I can keep them up with my grandkids. I have learned to manage my printer pretty well. Thanks again to Keith!

KATHERINE

Hello

How nice it is to be learning more about my computer. I am so glad that I can now send pictures of my family to my friends. They can send pictures to me as well. Grandmothers love to share pictures of the kids you know.

I am glad I can send e-mail messages to my grandchildren, too. They live too far away to visit, so with e-mail I can keep up with their news even from a distance.

Since I have joined the "Over 65 club, now, I hope I can make new e-mail friends with others who usually stay at home. Let's get in touch soon.

BILL : COLLEGE STUDENT AND STOCK TRADER

Bill was born in 1928 and spent many years running different businesses from Metal Casting, machining, farming and even a grocery store. One day he drove by a sign that said free computer classes. He wanted some help setting up an account so he could trade stocks online. I found out that he is one accounting class short of earning his degree from college. He is busy working with his computer , keeping up with email and his stocks along with his accounting class. Stayed tuned we hope to post a photo of Bill with his cap and gown. He hopes to graduate in mid May.
Bill is writing up some of his life experiences and thoughts. He will add to this page. Stay tuned.

1. In the late 50's I taught tool and machine shop and welding at Lafayette Vocational school in Lexington, KY also at Berea College and in Mt Vernon.


2. There are lots of things I would like to know on the computer and nobody will ever know it all.


3. Think of all the people who would like to have pictures of their kids and now they can get them on the computer and make cards and about anything they want to do.

VIRGINIA

Virginia is a retired nurse. I think she is about seventy six years young. She is busy working on a slide show as a tribute to her deceased husband Hobert. She has been scanning old slides and photos and hopes to have a DVD ready very soon to show to her family. By summer 2007 Virginia has completed 2 slide show DVDs and has shares them with her family.