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


January 26, 2010

Dear StoryCorps Alumni,

Happy New Year! In 2009 we welcomed thousands of new StoryCorps Alumni, launched Historias, our initiative to record the stories of Latinos, and celebrated our second annual National Day of Listening.

In 2010 we look forward to growing our Alumni community through our Mobile Tour and through initiatives like Historias and the Memory Loss Initiative. We'll continue to enlighten and inspire millions through our broadcasts, podcasts, and books. And we will build the StoryCorps archive to include even more stories from diverse and hard-to-reach communities from coast to coast.

We owe StoryCorps' success to you, our devoted Alumni. A heartfelt thanks to everyone who has contributed to the Create a Nation of Listeners campaign. Hundreds of StoryCorps Alumni, podcast listeners, and fans have helped us nearly reach our goal of raising $250,000 for our end-of-the-year campaign.

If you haven't already, please join me and the hundreds of Alums who have donated to Create a Nation of Listeners. Together, we will look forward to a prosperous 2010!

Warmly,

Christa

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

Earlier this month, StoryCorps Historias pulled into its first stop of 2010 - Miami! StoryCorps Historias chose to go to Miami because few cities can compare to its contributions to the history and culture of Latinos in the United States.

New Alumni Manuel and Mercedes Quiroga stepped into the booth to record the story of their rich family history in Havana, Cuba. Read more about their story on the StoryCorps Blog.

StoryCorps Blog

StoryCorps Facilitators Whitney, Lilly, and Virginia with Flo Hernández-Ramos (second from left) of Latino Public Radio Constorium in Miami

A special thanks to the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation for its generous support of StoryCorps Historias' efforts to record, preserve, and share the stories of Latinos in Miami.

Check out the StoryCorps Blog and write your own comments on even more posts from cities and towns throughout the United States, including Yuma, Arizona.

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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 of the heartfelt notes we have received recently:


StoryCorps Alumni




Our StoryCorps interview was the next best thing to our wedding day!

-Sandy and Curtis Palmer, Akron, OH

StoryCorps Alumni






I'm so happy San Francisco continues to have the StoryCorps Booth, where I recorded an interview with my 85-year-old aunt. You are doing great work!

-Barbara Bailey (L), with her aunt Vera Specking (R), San Francisco, CA

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I am so proud to be a StoryCorps Alumna! My kids and I interviewed each other for StoryCorps a few weeks ago. While our original intent was to share my late mother's life story, our experience with StoryCorps turned out to be its own amazing story!

-Alison Jones with her children Erin(R) and Ryan Jones(L), Colorado Springs, CO



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


"The door slid aside and there she stood - the prettiest girl I had ever seen."

93-year-old Paul Wilson tells his daughter Marty Smith about meeting her mother at the building where he worked in the early 1940s.

Listen...

"When I first met Antonio he was 270 pounds..."

Cactus Car Wash owner Frank Lynch (L) talks with his employee and friend Antonio Douglas (R) about helping him get in shape.

Listen...

"My mother would tell me, 'If you don't straighten yourself out, you're going to end up going to Springer.'"

Larry Hoover tells his granddaughter Anastacia Garcia about his time at the New Mexico Boys' School in Springer, New Mexico.

Listen...


"He told me all these stories about the tooth fairy..."

Lisa Ray remembers her father, Lenoir Ray.

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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    Make a secure online donation or mail your check to: StoryCorps
    80 Hanson Pl., 2nd Floor
    Brooklyn, NY 11217

    For more information about donating to StoryCorps, please feel free to contact me.


    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.

    This month's question is:
    If you could do anything right now, what would you do? Why?

    It's simple: Send an email. Ask a question. Listen to what comes back. We'd love to hear what happens!


    NYC - Join Us Tonight!

    Join StoryCorps and GreenThumb tonight as we present a workshop recording the stories of community gardeners and urban farmers.

    Tuesday, January 26
    5:30-7:00pm
    GreenThumb Office
    49 Chambers St., Rm 1020
    New York City


    MobileBooth Dates

    Feb. 11 – Mar. 13, 2010
    Pensacola, FL

    Feb. 11 – Mar. 20, 2010
    Los Angeles, CA
    (Historias Stop)

    Mar. 18 – Apr. 17, 2010
    New Orleans, LA

    Mar. 25 – Apr. 17, 2010
    Fresno, CA
    (Historias Stop)

    Apr. 22 – May 15, 2010
    Reno, NV

    Apr. 22 – May 15, 2010
    Dayton, OH
    Make a reservation for another interview at one of our MobileBooths above. Or consider a visit to our New York City, San Francisco, or Atlanta StoryBooths.

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    Talk Back!

    As we all know, a conversation takes two—or more! So, let us know what you're thinking and what you'd like to hear about. Or, if you have an experience to share, please send your story our way!

    Visit the StoryCorps Alumni Community online at storycorps.org/alumni

    StoryCorps Alumni Coordinator
    646-723-7020 x77

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

    storycorps.org

    Founded in 2003, StoryCorps is an independent non-profit oral history project
    which has recorded conversations between more than 50,000 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.
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