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Dear StoryCorps Alumni, Welcome to the StoryCorps Alumni eNewsletter! Each month you'll receive news from the StoryCorps project, features on how your fellow Alums are bringing StoryCorps to their communities, and the latest stories broadcast on the radio. You'll also meet other StoryCorps Alums across the United States who have shared their experiences. Our StoryCorps community is growing every day. I'm proud to be one of the more than 50,000 Alums who have recorded StoryCorps interviews! For me, being an Alum is having recorded a great conversation with a loved one, knowing that my story matters, and knowing that it will be preserved for generations to come. Take a few minutes to reflect on what being a StoryCorps Alum means to you, and please share it with us. We might share it with other Alums! I'm looking forward to keeping you updated in the months ahead!
Christa Orth P.S. Please be sure to add alumni@storycorps.org to your address book or safe list to ensure that delivery of our messages will never be interrupted.  Alumni Talk Back! We hear from our Alumni all the time about how special their StoryCorps interviews are to them. Here are just a few of the heartfelt notes we've received: 
StoryCorps interviews give us a wonderful way to access healing of body and mind. Great going! StoryCorps is one of the very best cultural programs in the U.S.A. All the best from StoryCorps Alumna, poet and artist, Erica Mapp. -Erica Mapp (R), with friend Indrouti Zaman, New York City
The Eng family applauds you for making such a contribution to preserve the history of Oakland Chinatown.
-Dr. Weylin Eng and his daughter, Aimee Eng, Orinda, CA
 My grandmother passed away 6 weeks after her interview. She was 101. Our entire extended family is thankful for the opportunity afforded us by StoryCorps. It's been a wonderful memorial of her life. I hope my donation helps you to continue giving others this precious opportunity.
-Monique Belli and her grandmother Richardia DeMaere, Jesup, GA
 StoryCorps is a unique American treasure. Its stories tell us and the world what we value most in our lives through unscripted testimony of loved ones in dialogue with loved ones. Bravo!
-Peter Doris with his stepson, Matthew Botwin, Philadelphia, PA
We thank these Alumni for sharing their stories! Please share yours! Email alumni@storycorps.org. Alumni Making a Difference
The StoryCorps Memory Loss Initiative is very fortunate to be funded by StoryCorps Alums Joe and Carol Reich. They became involved with StoryCorps through their foundation when they wanted to make a difference for people affected by memory loss. Joe and Carol did their first StoryCorps interview in 2006, during which they reminisced about the past 20 years of working together Since 2006, the Memory Loss Initiative has recorded more than 1,200 interviews with 2,400 participants in 35 states. The program gives people with Alzheimer's and other forms of memory loss and dementia the opportunity to record stories about the things they can remember. Through the generosity of Joe and Carol Reich, StoryCorps has partnered with more than one hundred care-giving institutions to bring this healing service to participants far and wide.  Carol and Joe Reich with StoryCorps Alum In May 2009, StoryCorps teamed up with New York's Museum of Modern Art and its program Meet Me at MoMA to host a day of recording through the Memory Loss Intitiative. Joe and Carol were there to witness firsthand the impact their generous support has on StoryCorps participants in the Memory Loss Initiative. That day, StoryCorps recorded eight conversations between sixteen participants, giving them the chance to leave the challenges of memory loss behind and reminisce about their life histories.
We thank Joe and Carol for their tremendous contributions in supporting and encouraging people with memory loss to share their stories.
Read about all of StoryCorps' special initiatives to reach out to the widest range of participants here.
StoryCorps Blog
by Laura Perry, Development Intern
Every day, StoryCorps Facilitators hear remarkable stories from around the country. The StoryCorps Blog is their place to share just some of the stories that they found personally moving.  Emeterio "Pete" Otero (L), with his son Visit the StoryCorps Blog to learn about the interview experiences of many Alums throughout the United States in communities like yours. Each week, StoryCorps Facilitators post new stories from around the country on our StoryCorps Blog. Post your own comments — we love to hear from our Alumni! Listen to Stories
Here are some of our favorite StoryCorps broadcasts:
To hear more stories, visit our Listen Page. You can also get our free podcast so you never miss a story! Sponsors and Partners Major funding for StoryCorps is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
StoryCorps is also made possible by generous support from The Atlantic Philanthropies, The Ford Foundation, The Annenberg Foundation, The Kaplen Foundation, and Joe & Carol Reich.
StoryCorps gratefully acknowledges Maxell, the Official CD of StoryCorps.
StoryCorps is proud to partner with NPR and the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.
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Question of the Month  We have a feature on our website that helps you to 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.
Click here for the Question of the Month!
 We need your help to continue to record, preserve, and share incredible stories from communities like yours throughout the United States.
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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 it our way! Visit the StoryCorps Alumni Community online at storycorps.org/alumniStoryCorps Alumni Coordinator 646-723-7020 x77 StoryCorps |
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Founded in 2003, StoryCorps is a non-profit oral history project
which has recorded conversations between 50,000 everyday Americans and archived them at the Library of Congress. Our mission is to honor and celebrate one another's lives through listening. storycorps.org |
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