“The retreat brings people together, builds community in the forest, gets participants outside and off their screens, and uses nature sustainably to heal and inspire minds and souls,” stated Great Mountain Forest Executive Director Michael Zafros. Retreat registration closes on July 30.
“There he [FDR] was, flat on his back with nothing to do but think. He began to read, he began to think, he talked, he gathered people around him, his thoughts expanded, his horizon widened. He began to see the other fellow’s point of view.”
--- Louis Howe, friend of FDR
Local author and polio survivor, Karen Chase, shared her experiences with a new generation. addressing an Advanced Placement Language and Composition Class at Monument Mountain Regional High School.
When a sufficient percentage of the community has been vaccinated, the entire community is protected. We have now fallen below that point with measles, and we are approaching that point with polio.
Polio is something I never talked to anyone about. Since the age of 10 I’ve not had this conversation with another person who’s had polio.
-- Karen Chase, author of "Polio Boulevard."
