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Graham Bennett, 14, teaches Riki Jursik, right, how to use her laptop.

How one Minneapolis teenager is helping seniors learn technology

Seniors are more plugged in than ever before. But there are times when our elders have questions about technology. Here’s what a Minneapolis teenager is doing to help. Watch the video on CBS about our teen tech volunteer, Graham.

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Gwen Goldsmith and Marybeth Bauries

Singing the Same Song

Music pervades the lives of Gwen Goldsmith and Marybeth Bauries. Music was important to each of them even before they met. It brought them together, nurtured their relationship, and continues to give them hope and enjoyment every day. 

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Bill Ashwood

Song and Dance (and Painter and Sculptor …) Man 

If you knock on Bill Ashwood’s apartment door at The Kenwood Retirement Community you may be greeted with an old showtune, perhaps “Cockeyed Optimist” from South Pacific, or a Gershwin tune. Read about Kenwood Neighbor Bill Ashwood

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Betty Weiblen, Lifetime Volunteer, The Kenwood Senior Living

High heel-wearing 95-year-old honored as Lifetime Volunteer at The Kenwood

Betty Weiblen, a 30-year resident of The Kenwood Senior Living, was honored as Lifetime Volunteer for her constant volunteerism at the Minneapolis retirement community. The donations of her time and energy are so numerous it’s hard to count.

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Graham Bennett, 14, teaches Riki Jursik, right, how to use her laptop.

Local teen volunteers to help seniors with technology

Graham Bennett is a teenage tech wizard who comes to The Kenwood once a week to help residents with their phones, iPads, laptops, and computers. From helping his grandparents, Graham got the idea to help older adults who live at The Kenwood which is near his home and school.

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Kenwood Knitters

Seniors from The Kenwood Knitters donate to teens at Peris Hill

Seniors from The Kenwood retirement community donated knitted hats, mittens and scarves to teens at Peris Hill for the the holidays.

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Maria Bales

Citizen of the World – Maria Bales

On any given day, you probably won’t find Maria Bales in her Kenwood apartment. The self-described “Hungarian Minnesotan and world traveler” makes a point to get out every day.

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David Johnson standing in front of maps

The Importance of Life-Long Learning – David Johnson  

David Johnson is an explorer. In retirement he became the president of the University of Minnesota’s Elder Learning Institute now (now Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, or OLLI)

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