StoryCorps Alumni: Continuing the Conversation
StoryCorps Alumni: Continuing the Conversation


February 25, 2010

Dear StoryCorps Alumni,

Every Friday, StoryCorps stories just like yours touch millions of listeners when they are broadcast on the radio. I thought I'd share an email we received from a listener who was moved by the interview between MJ Seide and her granddaughter, Genna Alperin, which was broadcast earlier this month.


Dear Ms. Seide and Ms. Alperin,

I just heard your StoryCorps recording this morning. I was amazed by how much love the two of you have for each other...I nearly cried as I listened to your recording. After the story was over, I felt very peaceful and happy, but I wasn't sure why. After thinking about it, I realized that it was because my son has a chance to know the kind of love you share. He's only 18 months old, so I don't know who he will love or why. But if he loves anyone the way you two love each other, I will be very, very happy.

Thanks for sharing that recording!
A StoryCorps listener


StoryCorps is proud to share stories like yours with listeners through our radio broadcast, on our website, and through our podcast. You can listen to MJ and Genna's story in the Listen section of this email or by clicking here.

Warmly,

Christa

Christa Orth
Alumni Coordinator
646-723-7020 x77
alumni@storycorps.org

StoryCorps is thrilled to partner with local nonprofit organizations in every town or city we visit. These partnerships allow us to record an amazing cross-section of the population.

This month, after a successful partnership with WONDERroot in Reynoldstown, Atlanta StoryCorps' Facilitators had the pleasure of returning to that neighborhood to participate in Raising All Youth Voices, a youth media night. Through the collaboration of WONDERroot, VOX Teen Newspaper, Fuel Media, and StoryCorps, Raising All Youth Voices filled the night with various performances, including spoken word, a live band, and dancing. Not only did the youth have the opportunity to share their talents and thoughts with the crowd, they were also able to hear other teen voices through different media stations set up within the Center, including a StoryCorps listening booth.

The event allowed everyone to catch a glimpse of the depth of the talent and the true power of their voices. Read more on this Atlanta event on the StoryCorps Blog.

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Alumni Talk Back!

We hear from our Alumni all the time about how special their StoryCorps interviews are to them. Here are some heartfelt notes we received recently:


StoryCorps Alumni



I think what you do is unparalleled. I am on my 4th interview coming up, and they all blow me away. Thank you for doing what you do.

-Sharon DeLevie with her father, Ari Delevie, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY

StoryCorps Alumni



My experience was wonderful. It gave me a chance to tell some of my story. I'd like to come again, and speak about myself, through the lens of my singular personal experience. Thank you to all who worked so sensitively with the two of us.

-Friends Rafa Chaim-Anshel and Beth Rosen, Jackson Heights, NY

StoryCorps Alumni


I am now a member of the ten percent club, ten percent of WWII veterans still alive. I recorded my story for my child and their children. One day we will be almost forgotten...I like to think that future generations will find it unique that they can hear my voice.

-Robert Pockington, Suffolk, VA




We thank these Alumni for sharing their stories! Please share yours by emailing alumni@storycorps.org.

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Leave a Legacy through Planned Giving

Listen to Stories


"I was in the ICU and there was a man dying of tuberculosis..."

Dr. Pedro "Joe" Greer talks to his wife, Janus, about how he started working with Miami's homeless.

Listen...



"There was this hole that I had all of my life."

MJ Seide talks to her granddaughter Genna Alperin about falling in love with her partner, Genna's biological grandmother.

Listen...

"It's hard to believe that our troop's lasted that long."

54-year-old Boy Scout Derek Connell (C) talks with his Scoutmasters Richard (L) and Claudia Coleman (R) about Troop 409, a troop for scouts with special needs.

Listen...


"I wasn't afraid. I thought, 'I'm going to be cool about it.'"

Jim Krawczyk remembers seeking out the late author and recluse J. D. Salinger in the 1960s.

Listen...

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Sponsors and Partners

Major funding for StoryCorps is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

CPB

 

StoryCorps is also made possible by generous support from:

  • The Atlantic Philanthropies
  • The Ford Foundation
  • The Annenberg Foundation
  • The Kaplen Foundation
  • The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
  • Joe & Carol Reich


    StoryCorps gratefully acknowledges Maxell, the Official CD of StoryCorps.

    Maxell


    StoryCorps is proud to partner with NPR and the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.

    NPRlibrary of Congress

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    • Question of the Month

    We have a feature on our website that helps you start a new conversation with your friends, family, and loved ones by simply asking a question. Each month we suggest a question for you to email to your friends and family.

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    StoryCorps Alumni Coordinator
    646-723-7020 x77

    StoryCorps
    80 Hanson Place, 2nd Floor
    Brooklyn, NY 11217

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    Founded in 2003, StoryCorps is an independent non-profit oral history project
    which has recorded conversations between more than 60,000 everyday Americans
    and archived them at the Library of Congress.
    Our mission is to provide Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share, and preserve the stories of our lives.
    Our long-term vision is to buld StoryCorps into an enduring institution that will touch the lives of every American famiily.
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