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Holiday Retirement helps nation's grandparents fight to save the bedtime story

National story gathering campaign publishes children’s book, available this holiday season

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Holiday Retirement helps nation's grandparents fight to save the bedtime story

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  1. HolidayRetirementhelps nation's grandparentsfighttosavethe bedtime story National story gatheringcampaignpublisheschildren’s book, availablethis holidayseason LAKEOSWEGO,Ore.(December04,2015) —Every day,thousands ofchildhood bedtimestories arelostas anothergenerationofstorytellers(andtheirfamilies)donottakethetimetocapturethem. Inanefforttosavethesecherishedbedtimetales,HolidayRetirement, a managerof seniorlivingcommunitiesnationwide,initiateda "st o ry d rive”earlierthisyearto begincollecting stories. Today, HolidayRetirementpublishedaselectfewofthecollectedstoriesinanewchildren’sbook,BedtimeStories:Original TalesSharedfrom OneGenerationtotheNext. “Weallhaveextraordinary memoriesofourparents andgrandparents tucking us intobedwithheartwarming storiesandlessons thatinspiredus todream,”saidJamisonGosselin, vicepresidentofmarketing,communications, andresidentenrichmentforHolidayRetirement. “Itis anhonorforus tocollectbedtimestoriesfromresidents weserveandpublishafewtosharewiththepublic.What’smore, afewofourresidentscreatedartworktoaccompanythestoriesallowing usto produceanamazingbookforthegenerationstoshare.” Theactofstorytelling isonethatbuilds connections, boostscreativity,andoffersa venue forchildrentolearnfromtheirlovedones. AndwitharesourcefoundatthebackofBedtimeStories:Original TalesSharedfrom OneGenerationtotheNext,parentswillhavea tooltohelptheirchildrenconnectwithstorytellersfromdifferentgenerations andwritetheir ownbedtimestoryas a way ofpreserving afamily’s legacy. “Relationshipsamongthegenerations aresoimportantaswepassalongexperiences,stories,andwisdomfromonetothenext,”saidGosselin.“BedtimesstoriesarejustoneofmanywaysHolidayRetirementencourages intergenerationallearning.” This compilationofstoriesandpoems,primarilywritten andillustratedby HolidayRetirement residents ranginginagefrom66to93,willtakereadersthroughtheMilkyWay Galaxy, ona zooadventure,andfor arideonMortimerBean’scrazy machine. Purchasea copy ofBedtimeStories:Original TalesSharedfrom OneGenerationtotheNextfor $7.99atsharebedtimestories.com;allproceedsbenefittheNationalCenterforFamilies

  2. Learning,aforward-thinking non-profitorganization thataddressesliteracybyengaging all family membersinlearning, individually andasagroup. HolidayRetirementwillcontinuetocollectanecdotes,originaltales,andfableshanded down fromgenerationtogeneration.Interested individuals areinvitedtosendtheirbelovedstories tosharebedtimestories@gmail.com.Aselectnumberofstorieswillbepublished onBetterWhen Shared, Holiday Retirement’s blog. Editor’snote:Storyauthorsandillustratorsareavailableforinterviews toelaborate onwhatsharingtheirtreasuredstoriesmeanstothem. AboutHolidayRetirement Since1971, Holiday Retirementhasendeavored toprovideits signature“Holiday Touch”toresidents andtheirfamilies. Today,Holiday isatrustednameinseniorliving andprovides security, comfort,andvaluetoindependentseniorsseeking a fulfillinglifestyle. Holidayoperatesmorethan300retirementcommunities,makingitthesecondlargestseniorhousingoperatorintheUnitedStates. FormoreinformationaboutHolidayRetirement,pleasecall800-322-0999orvisitwww.holidaytouch.com. ### MediaContact:BrianK. FawkesHolidayRetirement 971-245-8337 brian.fawkes@holidaytouch.com Molly Koch CommunicationsStrategyGroup720-726-5435 mkoch@csg-pr.com

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