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Ideas for Intergenerational Living NewsletterVol. 11, No. 4, Fall 2011 extension.psu.edu

From the EditorThis edition of the Ideas for Intergeneration-al Livingnewsletter begins with BrendaRichs Relative Caregivers Rock!columnwhich highlights some of the challenges rel-ative caregivers face when raising childrenof incarcerated parents. This is followed byhighlights from Generations Uniteds report:

Family Matters: Multigenerational Familiesin a Volatile Economy and summaries andlinks to seven reports on caregiving. Wethen note some new resources and reportsin the areas of healthy aging, engaged ag-ing, support for relative caregiver families,and emergency preparedness. Finally, wedraw attention to June 1, 2012, the deadlinefor submitting entries to the Rachel CarsonIntergenerational Sense of Wonder Con-test. This year, in honor of the 40th anniver-

sary of the Clean Water Act, the contest willfocus on a Sense of Water. Entrants areasked to focus their photography, essay,poetry, and dance submissions on the vari-ous properties of water how it tastes,what it sounds like, how it feels and whatwater means to the entrants. Good luck!!

Best Regards,

Matt Kaplan, Professor

Intergenerational Programs and AgingPenn State University

Department of Agricultural andExtension [email protected]

On the Inside: Relative Caregivers Rock! (page 2-3)

By Brenda Rich, Director of Quality and Training atTurning Points for Children

Generations United Report: One in SixAmericans Live in MultigenerationalHouseholds (page 3)

Resources and Reports on CAREGIVING(pages 4-5) Articles from the Caregiving Policy Digest Articles from Global Action on Aging

Newsletter

Other Topics Related to IntergenerationalLiving(pages 6-7) Healthy Aging Engaged Aging

Support for Relative Caregiver Families Emergencies and Disaster Response

Intergenerational Sense of Water Contest(page 8)
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Relative CaregiversRock!By Brenda Rich, Director of Qualityand Training at Turning Points forChildren

Working with Children ofIncarcerated ParentsMany adults who are caringfor their relatives children al-ready have experience deal-ing with the prison system.However, for many others thisis a new experience, fraughtwith unanticipated challengeswith regard to ensuring thephysical and emotional healthof the children in their care.

For several years, I have beenprivileged to conduct work-shops for the PennsylvaniaCouncil on Children, Youthand Families Services(PCCYFS) on Working withChildren of Incarcerated Par-ents. In recent workshops, Iinvited Ann Schwartzman,from the Pennsylvania Prison

Society, to share up-

to-

datestatistics and challenges ofpersons having to deal withthe Pennsylvania Departmentof Corrections.

Did you know that. As of December 2011,

there are over 50,000 menand women incarcerated inPennsylvania prisons, and

at least another 32,000prisoners in county jails? Between 50-65% of per-

sons who are incarceratedin Pennsylvania have chil-dren?

While children with incar-cerated fathers typicallylive with their mothers,children with incarcerated

mothers most often areliving with grandparents orother relative caregivers?

Children who have a parentwho is incarcerated, whether itis for a relatively short periodor for a much longer time,share a number of critical im-pacts. The first is that childrenexperience trauma associated

with the arrest and incarcera-tion, with the resulting immedi-ate concerns of who will takecare of the child and wherethey will live. Having a parentincarcerated also deeply im-pacts a childs thoughts aboutthemselves, as well as theirongoing relationship with theirparent.

Arrests are typically made inthe middle of the night, beingthe time most likely to find aperson at home, in bed. For achild who wakes up to bang-ing on the door and shouting,who then peeks out to see aparent handcuffed and power-less and taken out the door,causes trauma to the child onmany different levels. The

stress of the seeing violence,the viewing of the disparatepower between parent andpolice, the immediate loss ofthe beloved parent can allhave life changing implica-tions. We may also recognizethat if a parent was involved indrug activity or other criminal

actions for a while prior to thearrest, the child may have al-ready had exposure to othertraumatic incidents.

If the adult being arrested isthe only adult in the home,there may be a possibility of a

child being overlooked by thearresting officers, and leftfrightened and alone. Or, if theparent calls the child to theirattention, the police may im-mediately make arrangementsto either take the child to becared for by foster parents, orcall on extended family tocome and take care of thechild. Certainly the best possi-

ble option is for family to im-mediately step up and takecare of the child. However,even with the most loving andcaring families, children mayexperience upheaval.

Nicole shared with me thatwhen her mother was incar-cerated, she and her teenagesiblings took care of each oth-

er until their grandparent wasable to make arrangements tomove in with them. Other chil-dren may have to leave theirhome, neighborhood, orschool to move in with rela-tives, and deal with the loss ofthe familiar friends and com-munity, changed schedule,new sleeping arrangements,and new authorities.

The child experiences multipleemotions in all this transition.Perhaps its embarrassing forthe family to talk openly abouthaving a parent incarcerated.Perhaps the family devisedcover stories of the wherea-

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bouts of the parent. Childrenmay experience fear aboutwhether their parent is okay.Children may be angry, andfeel abandoned. They maylong to hear from their parentthat they are still loved.

Many families wrestle with thequestion of whether the childwill be helped or hindered bycommunicating with their par-ent. According to Lois Wrightand Cynthia Beatty Seymour,authors of Working with Chil-dren and Families Separatedby Incarceration (CWLAPress, 2000), Visitation isperhaps the most important

mechanism for maintaining apositive parent-child relation-ship. When a child visits aparent who is incarcerated,they can see that they areokay, they can ask how theyare doing, they can tell themabout what makes them sador happy. The parent can helpthe caregiving relationship byencouraging the child to follow

the caregivers rules. Thechild has a sense that the par-ent and caregiver are togetherensuring that the child will bewell cared for while the parentis away.

For further on-line information,check out the Family and Cor-rections Network at http://fcnetwork.org.

Tips for Relative Caregivers of Childrenwith Incarcerated Parents

1. Check in with your child regarding those early experiences.Get to understand your own feelings about the crime, theincarceration, and the parents actions.

2. Make a map with your child of where they used to live,

where they live now, and who are all the important people intheir life.3. Help your child develop positive ways to explain their cur-

rent living situation; consider facilitating support groups forchildren in similar circumstances.

4. Understand that parent-child visitation is the most importantway to maintain positive parent-child relationships. Findadditional ways to build relationships, e.g., through letterwriting and having the parent make audio tapes of them-selves reading childrens books.

Generations United Report:One in Six Americans Livein Multigenerational House-holds

A December 2011 report fromGenerations United, entitled,Family Matters: Multigenera-tional Families in a VolatileEconomy, finds that an in-creased number of Americansare living in multigenerationalhouseholds, due in part to thepoor economy and also to anincreasing number of eldersliving with family memberswho provide care.

The authors explain that morethan 51.4 million Americans ofall ages live in a multigenera-tional household, a greaterthan 10% increase since the

start of the recession in 2007.The reasons cited include thecurrent economic climate(66%); job loss/change/underemployment (40%);health care costs (20%); andforeclosures or other housingloss (14%). Seventy-two per-cent of respondents agreedthat this type of household

arrangement improved thefinancial situation of at leastone family member, while 82%agreed that the arrangementhas enhanced bonds or rela-tionships among family mem-bers. Seventy-eight percentreport that the arrangementcan be stressful at times, and75% agree that it helps make iteasier to provide for the careneeds of a family member(including child care, olderadult care, or special medicalcare).

Policy recommendations in-clude changing housing sys-tems to accommodate multi-generational families, increas-ing funding for the NationalFamily Caregiver Support Pro-gram to $250 million, fully

funding the Lifespan RespiteCare Program, and enacting afederal caregiver tax credit.

To access the full report, go to:http://www.gu.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=QWOTaluHxPk%3d&tabid=157&mid=606.


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RESOURCESAND REPORTSON CAREGIVINGArticles from the CaregivingPolicy DigestAugust 3, 2011, Vol. 11, #14

GALLUP: 72% OF EMPLOYED

CAREGIVERSARE CARINGFORAPARENT

Gallup recently released datafrom surveys of employed care-givers, with three in-depth arti-cles. The first article focuses ondemographics of caregivers anda trend that the less income andeducation an American has, themore likely they are to be a care-giver. Twenty-one percent of

Americans who make $36,000 orless report that they are caregiv-ers, while only 15% of high in-come ($90,000+) employees re-port serving as caregivers. Theauthors speculate that higher-income Americans may be ableto pay for professional care, orpotentially that higher income/educated Americans tend to beyounger.

The second article highlights da-ta on caregiving and employmentand finds that while 71% of care-givers report that their employeris aware of their caregiving role,only about a quarter of employ-ees have access to employerprograms that would supportthem, for example supportgroups, ask-a-nurse services,financial/legal advisors, and as-sisted living counselors.

The third article provides data onthe amount of time and types ofcaregiving activities that peopleperform. In a survey of 2,805employed caregivers, 72% arecaring for a parent and 55% re-ported providing care for threeyears or more. Caregivers assist-ed with general day-to-day taskson an average of 13 days amonth, while providing personal

assistance with activities like toi-leting, dressing, eating and bath-ing on an average of six days amonth. The majority of caregiv-ers (64%) report that the carerecipient does not live with them,however, of those who dont livewith the care recipient, 66% livewithin ten miles of the care recip-ient. Caregivers report that onaverage, they spend five hours aday providing companionship orsupervising their loved ones andthirteen hours a month on navi-gating health care, coordinatingdoctor visits, and managing fi-nancial manners for their lovedone. For more information, visit:

Gallup Part One: More ThanOne in Six American Work-ers Also Act as Caregivers

Gallup Part Two: CaregivingCosts U.S. Economy $25.2Billion in Lost Productivity

Gallup Part Three: MostCaregivers Look After ElderlyParent; Invest a Lot of Time

STUDY: ADULT DAY CARESERVICES REDUCE STRESSFORFAMILY CAREGIVERSOF ADULTSWITH DEMENTIA

A recent study conducted by Ste-ve Zarit, Professor and Head ofthe Department of Human Devel-opment and Family Studies atPenn State University, and sev-eral colleagues illustrates howadult day care services help toreduce the stress experienced byfamily caregivers of adults withdementia. The research teamprovided 150 caregivers in New

Jersey who care for people withdementia with 24-hour daily dia-ries and assessed their stresslevels prior to their use of adultday care services. The care re-cipients attended the centers foran average of six hours a day forthree days a week, with averageactivities including 30 minutes ofphysical activity, 1-2 hours ofsocial activity, and one hour of

activities focused on cognitivestimulation. During the firstmonth, behavior problems re-duced to 75 minutes, and duringthe second month, 52 minutes.The authors note that sleepingproblems and behavior problemsat home were reduced on dayswhen the person attended theday care center. In contrast topast studies, their results indicatethat the adult day care centerdidn't just shift stressors fromone part of the day to another,but actually reduced stress and isan effective way to provide res-pite. For more information, visit:

Penn State Press Release:"Adult day care services pro-vide much-needed break tofamily caregivers"

The Journals of Gerontology:Series B Advance Access:"Effects of Adult Day Care onDaily Stress of Caregivers: AWithin-Person Ap-proach" (Abstract is free)

October 13, 2011, Vol. 11, #19

PA: HOUSE APPROVES BILLTOUPDATE PA FAMILY CAREGIVER

SUPPORT ACT

On October 5th, the Pennsylva-nia House of Representativesunanimously voted in favor ofHouse Bill 210 to update thePennsylvania Family CaregiverSupport Act. Advocates suggestthat the Act, originally introducedin 1990, needed updating be-cause current eligibility rulesmeant that more than $1 million

of funding for the program wasunspent in FY 2009-2010. Theeligibility rules would expand be-yond solely caregivers who arerelated and living in the samehome as the care recipient to al-so include non-relative caregiv-ers and caregivers who do notlive in the same home as thecare recipient. The bill would alsoincrease the maximum monthly

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FCA Fact Sheet: "CaregivingWith Your Siblings"

FCA Archived Webinar:"Family Caregiving: WorkWith Your Siblings To KeepYour Life, Family, and SanityIntact!"

Articles from the Global Actionon Aging NewsletterDecember 12, 2011 Newsletter

REPORT: THE CHALLENGESOFFAMILY CAREGIVING

This report was written by SusanC. Reinhard, Lynn Feinberg, andRita Choula of the AARP PublicPolicy Institute. It provides anoverview of ten common themes

from authors who want to reachfamily caregivers. They think thatpolicy makers and health careprofessionals need to under-stand their needs and challeng-es. Since the authors illustratethe worrying state of the currentcostly and fragmented healthcare system, the report calls onpolicymakers to prioritize care-giving on the public agenda.

January 30, 2012 Newsletter

US: STRESSED ELDER CAREGIV-ERSIN NEEDOF SOLUTIONS;BECLOSE SEEKSTO RELIEVESTRESSIN AMERICA, HITTINGCAREGIVERS HARDERTHAN EVER

Caregivers are increasinglystruggling with the burden of car-ing for their aging or chronicallyill relatives. However, some prac-

tical innovations can ease thisresponsibility. BeClose is wire-less technology that providescaregivers with remote at-homemonitoring of aging adults. It us-es discreet wireless sensorsplaced in the home to track sen-iors' daily routine. The caregiverscan check on them by using aprivate, secure web page andare also alerted in real time by

phone, email or text message ifthere are any difficulties.

Editors note: As part of the broaderdiscussion about the role of technol-ogy (and values!) in providing carefor frail older adults, I wrote a shortpress piece in 2004, entitled: Wiredfor What? Technological Innovation

and the Way We Care for Frail Old-er Adults. Its available online: http://intergenerational.cas.psu.edu/Docs/Article12.pdf.

January 23, 2011 Newsletter

WORLD: GOINGTO PHYSICIAN VIS-ITSWITH OLDER LOVED ONESCOULD IMPROVE CARE

According to researchers at theJohns Hopkins BloombergSchool of Public Health, familycompanions who regularly gowith older adults on their physi-cian office visits experience im-proved quality of health care.More communication and educa-tion among the provider, the pa-tient and companion contributeto positive progress in the treat-ment process.

amount a caregiver (for a carerecipient whose household in-come levels are 200% or less ofFPL) could receive to purchaseservices like respite and con-sumable supplies like inconti-nence pads. If passed, eligiblecaregivers could receive a maxi-mum of $500 a month to pur-chase services while the maxi-mum total amount for a homemodification would remain at$2,000. For care recipients withhousehold income between 200and 380% of the FPL, a slidingscale will be created. For moreinformation, visit:

FCA Legislation Center:Summary of HB 210

PA Senior Support CoalitionPress Release Advocatesfor Older PennsylvaniansAsk State Lawmakers toPass Long-Overdue Help forFamily Caregivers This Fall

June 22, 2011, Vol. 11, #11

NEW FACT SHEET: CAREGIVINGWITHYOUR SIBLINGS

The Family Caregiver Alliance

recently hosted Francine Russoon a webinar entitled FamilyCaregiving: Work With Your Sib-lings To Keep Your Life, Family,and Sanity Intact! and a follow-up fact sheet is now available onFCAs Web site. The fact sheetprovides strategies on how toavoid reverting to old siblingroles (the nurturing one or theover-achiever) and how tohave realistic expectations about

caregiving. For example, whileit's possible to keep a parentsafe and secure, it may not berealistic to feel responsible forensuring that a parent is happy100% of the time. Eight detailedsuggestions for working with sib-lings are included in the factsheet. For more information, vis-it:


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OTHER TOPICS RELATEDTOINTERGENERATIONALLIVINGHealthy AgingREPORTONTHE RETIREMENTANDHEALTH POLLFrom AoA eNews 10/11/11

In the coming years, an increasingnumber of Americans will reach anage when they will consider retire-ment. This will include many peo-ple who represent the babyboomer generation. Given thedifferent experiences and valuesof this demographic group, as wellas the changing nature of theAmerican life, the nature of retire-

ment itself may change. This pollwas conducted in order to capturefirst-hand the perspective of thosewho will shape the nature of retire-ment moving forward: people overage 50, including not only peoplewho have retired, but also peoplewho plan to retire (pre-retirees)and those who do not plan to doso. The poll covers the followingareas: 1) The retirement experi-ence of retirees and the expecta-tions of pre-retirees; 2) Perspec-

tives on the timing of retirement; 3)Steps taken to stay healthy in re-tirement; 4) Views on the role ofMedicare and Medicaid in retire-ment; 5) Perceptions of whatmakes a community a healthyplace for retired people; and 6)Concerns about being admitted toa nursing home during retirement.To learn more about the poll find-ings and to download a copy ofthis report, go to http://www.rwjf.org/newsroom/

product.jsp?id=72836.

GO4LIFE

Go4Life, an exercise and physicalactivity campaign from the Nation-al Institute on Aging at NIH(National Institute of Health), isdesigned to help you fit exerciseand physical activity into your dailylife. Motivating older adults to be-

come physically active for the firsttime, return to exercise after abreak in their routines or buildmore exercise and physical activityinto weekly routines are the es-sential elements of Go4Life. Thecampaign offers exercises, motiva-tional tips, and free resources tohelp you get ready, start exercis-

ing and keep going. The Go4Lifecampaign includes an evidence-based exercise guide in both Eng-lish and Spanish, an exercise vid-eo, an interactive website, and anational outreach campaign. Tolearn more and to order the freeexercise & physical activity guideand video, please go to http://go4life.niapublications.org/.

UPCOMING EVENT: A CELEBRA-

TIONOF ACTIVE AGING

Did you know that September 23-29, 2012 is Active Aging Week?To find out more, go to the Inter-national Council on Active Agingwebsite at http://www.icaa.cc/aaw.htm.

NEW REPORTFROMTHE WORLDHEALTH ORGANIZATION

WHO (2012). The health-care

challenges posed by populationageing. Bulletin of the WorldHealth Organization, 90 (2), Feb-ruary, 82-83. Available online:http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/90/2/12-020212/en/index.html. For the PDF version ofarticle: http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/90/2/12-020212.pdf.

Engaged AgingREPORT: LARGE DIFFERENCEBETWEEN INVOLVEMENT ANDENGAGEMENT FOR SENIORS

Summary from the Caregiving Poli-cy Digest. January 25, 2012. Vol.12, #2

A report from the Sloan Center onAging and Work suggests that theidea of just doing it in referenceto seniors and working, volunteer-

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ing, caregiving, or taking classesmay not provide much benefit ascompared to seniors who are moredeeply engaged in these activities.Using data from the National Insti-tute on Aging's Longitudinal Healthand Retirement Study, and AARP,the authors explain that 21% ofseniors are working, 21% are vol-

unteering, 20% are caregiving, and25% report being enrolled in aclass in the previous five years.Thirty percent of the respondentswere caregiving (childcare andcare for a disabled friend or familymember), with an average of 71hours of caregiving per week. Theauthors conclude: The results ofthis part of the survey suggest thatbeing involved in one of the fouractivities but not feeling particularlyexcited about it, dedicated to it, orchallenged by it - aspects of en-gagement - is about as good forone's well-being as not being in-volved in the activity at all. Howev-er, the well-being of those who arehighly engaged in any of the fouractivities appears to be considera-bly enhanced.

Reference for the article:

James J. B., Besen E., Matz-Costa

C., & Pitt-

Catsouphes M. (2011).Just do it? maybe not! Insights onactivity in later life from the Life &Times in an Aging Society Study.Chestnut Hill, MA: Sloan Center onAging & Work, Boston College.Available online: http://www.bc.edu/content/dam/files/research_sites/agingandwork/pdf/publications/EAWA_JustDoIt.pdf.

Support for Relative CaregiverFamiliesGRANDFACT SHEETSHAVEBEENUPDATED

In a unique national partnership,AARP, Brookdale FoundationGroup, Casey Family Programs,Child Welfare League of America,Children's Defense Fund and Gen-erations United have created theGrandFacts: State Fact Sheets forGrandparents and Other Relatives


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Raising Children. The recently up-dated GrandFact Sheets series isa very useful tool for finding thelatest Census figures on childrenand grandparents living in relativecaregiver families in each stateand drawing attention to the issuesaffecting relative caregivers. Toaccess the GrandFact Sheet for

your state, visit: http://www.aarp.org/relationships/friends-family/grandfacts-sheets.

To access the 2010 AmericanCommunity Survey information onrelative caregiving, visit AmericanFact Finder at: http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/

jsf/pages/index.xhtml#none. Onceon the website, type in the topic,for example, Grandparents andyour geographic area.

FAMILYFINDINGPROGRAMSFORCHILDRENIN FOSTER CARE

Family Finding and Engagement(also referred to as Family Searchand Engagement, or Family Find-ing) is an intensive search methodto find family members and otheradults who would like to step inand care for children and youth infoster care who lack permanency.

The goal of family finding is to lo-cate long-term, caring, permanentconnections and relationships forchildren and youth in foster care.The other key goal of family findingis to establish a long-term emo-tional support network with familymembers and other adults whomay not be able to take the childinto their home but who want tostay connected with the child. Tofind out more about this importantintervention strategy, see: http://

www.childrensdefense.org/child-

research-data-publications/data/promising-approaches.pdf.(Title of report: Promising Approach-es in Child Welfare: Helping Con-nect Children and Youth in FosterCare to Permanent Family and Rela-tionships through Family Findingand Engagement. September 2010.Published by the Childrens DefenseFund.)

Emergencies and DisasterResponse

RESOURCESFROMTHE ADMIN-ISTRATIONON AGING (AOA)

Visit: http://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/Preparedness/Resources_Individuals/

index.aspx#preparing#preparing.

The AoA website posts infor-mation on various resources andwebsite links to help individuals,families, caregivers, and agingservices professionals prepare foremergencies or disasters. Thisinformation is intended to providetools and resources that will assistin developing personal and organi-zational preparedness and re-

sponse plans. One resource, theJust in Case: Emergency Readi-ness for Older Adults and Caregiv-ers fact sheet, provides step-by-step information on how olderadults should prepare for a disas-ter/emergency. It includes helpfulchecklists, contact lists, and amedication list that can be filled in.Also available in Spanish.

SELFLESS GIVINGIN JAPAN:ELDERS RISK THEIR LIVESFOR

THE YOUNG

Sometimes it is said that olderpeople are selfishly concernedwith their own wellbeing; the gen-erations to come can take care ofthemselves. Gerontologists gener-ally reject this view. On the side ofthe gerontologists comes a dra-matic piece of news from Japan. Agroup of 200 Japanese pension-ers, trained as engineers and oth-er related professions, haveformed a group called the SkilledVeterans Corps. Their mission isto tackle the nuclear crisis at theFukushima power station causedby the devastating tsunami ofMarch, 2011. Three of the reactorssuffered meltdowns, and the planwas to bring the plant to a coldshutdown by January 2012. Japa-nese authorities announced thatthe radiation level at the plant was

double the acceptable level for hu-man beings. Yet, the volunteerswanted to take on the job. Theybelieved that because they do nothave so long to live anyway, theyshould accept the dangers of theradiation instead of people fromyounger generations. We stand ingreat respect of their bravery and

generosity of spirit.

From: Japanese Elders Vow toBrave Nuclear Danger. Gerontologi-cal News, July 2011, pg. 11. Articlereview published in the Positive Ag-ing Newsletter. Edited by Kennethand Mary Gergen, July/August,2011, Issue #69.


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INTERGENERATIONAL SENSEOF WATER CONTESTFrom Kathy Sykes blog: http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2012/02/07/rachel-carson-sense-of-water-contest-2012.Kathy is Senior Advisor, Aging andSustainability in EPAs Office of Re-search and Development. Shelaunched the Rachel Carson Sense of

Wonder Contest six years ago withsponsoring organizations includingGenerations United, the Rachel Car-son Council Inc., the Dance Ex-change, and the National Center forCreative Aging.

The 2012 Rachel Carson contestwill focus on water, in celebration ofthe 40th anniversary of the CleanWater Act. The scientist and author,Rachel Carson, is the inspiration ofthe EPAs Rachel Carson Intergen-

erational Contest. She wrote that fora child to keep alive an inbornsense of wonder, the companion-ship of at least one adult is neededto share and rediscover the joy, ex-citement and mystery of the world.

Find a partner or two, discover aplace, somewhere you want to ex-plore, or recall some place youvebeen. Share a story, a photo, adance or poem, and enter the

Sense of Water contest. Its goodfor the heart and soul. But donttake my word for itjump in andmake a splash.

The deadline for entries is June 1,2012, and winners will be an-nounced in September 2012. A pan-el of judges will select finalists ineach category [photography, essay,poetry and dance], and the winnerswill be determined by a public onlinevote that will begin in August 2012.

For more information about the con-test and to see the works of previ-ous winners check out: http://www.epa.gov/aging/resources/thesenseofwonder/index.htm.
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