2009 Storytelling Event
Margaret Cardoza, Self Advocacy Coordinator, along with the Maine Organization of Storytelling Enthusiasts (MOOSE) presented:
"Respect is Worth a Thousand Words"
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
OPen mic 7pm-8pm
8pm-9pm feature tellers:
Emily Gooze "Little Katie"
Vanessa Munsey "Washington, Maine"
Susan Prince "Kicking my Heels in Tennessee"
Tim Dotts "Tim Goes to the Looney Bin"
North Star Cafe
225 Congress Street, Portland, Maine
Learn more at North Star Cafe or Moose Tellers
2008 Storytelling Event
Margaret Cardoza, Self Advocacy Coordinator, along with the Maine Organization of Storytelling Enthusiasts (MOOSE) presented:
Stories that set your heart free!
This event took place on August 13, 2008 at the North Star Café, Portland, Maine.
The following storytellers, all from Community Partners, were willing to tell their stories to a public audience on their journeys of a lifetime.
David Libby has lived his whole life in Maine. His favorite CD is Alice Cooper and his favorite DVD is the 3 Stooges. He gave his rendition of “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” with character voice tones and great facial features. He received support preparing for his story from Jackie Reifer of Northeast Hearing & Speech Center. She can be reached at reifcone@maine.rr.com
Kelly Welch lives in Dayton, Maine. She volunteers at Ruth's Reusable Resources. Her favorite color is purple. Her story, titled, “A trip to the Aquarium” was about the experience of taking the Amtrak Downeaster train to Boston from Portland to visit the aquarium. Many unexpected events occurred on her trip, from the sudden and fearful stop of the train in the middle of the tracks to the enthusiasm of seeing the fish at the aquarium and the best part at the ending, coming home. She had this story performed by actors at the Portland Playback Theater. To learn more about this theater visit www.portlandplayback.com
Leslie Mason lives in Biddeford, Maine. He hopes his audience hears the important message that he is trying to convey with his story. He wants people to know that it helps him feel good to share his life story with others. He expressed his hope that people can live together in this one world and live happy lives. His story titled, “It Was No Place for Me” was about his experience being sent to Pineland and living most of his life there. He shared how unhappy it was and when they closed it down; it gave him the freedom to live a happier life. He published a letter to the Editor on Sept. 4, 2008 that the Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier titled, “Urge Officials to keep Pineland Closed.”
Emily Gooze, pen name E. C. Wells, declares herself a sci-fi geek. She owns nearly every Star Wars book in print and has memorized, Spaceballs. Her story, titled, “Life Quirks” was about her experiences of autism and how people perceive and react to her and, in turn, her ways of reacting to people. Emily began the journey of sharing her stories after attending Jack Pearpoint and Lynda Kahn’s workshop on making MAPS and PATH’s (a pictorial method of drawing out a person’s life story). This workshop information can be seen at www.inclusion.com. Emily can be reached at Outlaw_trinidy@yahoo.com
To learn more of MOOSE go to: www.Moosetellers.ning.com
At Community Partners, Inc., we support people on the path to their dreams. We have provided community based supports to Maine residents with developmental and multiple disabilities since 1967. Community Partners relies on a positive supports approach, working collaboratively with consumers to meet their needs across a continuum of residential, independent living, health care, personal/social development and vocational areas. Successes are achieved and celebrated each and every day.