LifeVerse
Life Verse is a initiative of
the Greensboro Public Library that will connect people
across the city and across generations. Through the power of
poetry, this intergenerational project will create
opportunities for:
- People to connect with each other
and learn about one another’s lives
- Younger adults, including high
school and college students, to sit with older adults
and to learn more about the verses and poems that are
meaningful to them
- Older adults to share stories
about their lives
- Older adults to write and share
their own poetry
Volunteers needed.
Volunteers will receive training and
before meeting with an older adult or small group of older
adults and be assigned a partner to work with. This is a
great opportunity to volunteer with a friend! You will
be provided with information and guidelines for facilitating
conversations and creating poems.
General requirements:
- Be sincere about the opportunity
to spend meaningful time with older adults
- Be at least 16 years old (with
the exception of parent-child pairs)
- Attend one three hour training
session
- Commit to making at least three
visits with the people to whom you are assigned
Register for
LifeVerse Training
Training sessions will begin in
January.
Need more information? Contact: steve.sumerford@greensboro-nc.gov.
Are you connected to a group of
older adults?
You are invited to set up a LifeVerse program in your
congregation, neighborhood, retirement center, book club,
civic group or family.
Would you like to share your
LifeVerse?
If you are 60 and older (or know some who is) and would like
to share the poems, lyrics, verses or songs that have
affected your life, we want to hear from you!
Please contact Steve Sumerford at
373-3636 or
email:
steve.sumerford@greensboro-nc.gov
Get involved with this worthwhile
project!
