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What's Happening

What's Happening?

I got the idea to start this page a while ago but hadn't worked out the details yet.  Then I happened to learn something about one of our former classmates that I thought was so very interesting and I thought you might think so too.  With that, I decided to start the page now, and worry about the details later.

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Marj Samuels Buchbinder

I happened to read an article about Marjorie Samuels and her husband.  As I thought more about it, I found it so facinating that I contacted her to ask if I might share what I had found with others.  She did call back, and agreed.  Marj and her husband met in VISTA volunteer training in 1967 and did many interesting things there.  About 12 years ago, they "adopted" an entire class of over 50 first-graders at an inner city elementary school in Overtown, one of Miami's lowest income areas, and stayed with these children all the way through high school, working to ensure they received the help, support and encouragment needed to graduate from from high school and to help to have the funds available for them to go on to college. Read these two articles to learn more details about their efforts.

Marjorie hopes to find and mentor other couples who might be interested in doing something similar or participating in some way to support this program. 

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I hope to add additional stories here from time to time.  If you have an idea, or an article you want to write about or for me to write up, to share with your classmates. like a hobby you have, something you did, a trip you made, etc., this could be the place for it.  Think about it, and feel free to drop me a note about any ideas you have.  Larry