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Message from StoryKeeper, Dan Cormier
I’m the 3rd youngest in a family
of
and a huge extended family. I learned early on how to be a
conversationalist, and have always had a special fondness for
conversing with the elderly in particular, because their stories
are always fascinating and humorous.
fostered 6 more children as
grew older and
began to move out of the house. The children they fostered were
from broken homes and some were abused by their parents, which
taught me at an early age what being caring and compassionate
was all about.
In her later years,
was a personal caretaker for several elderly people. She taught
me how important it was to integrate compassion with patience
when caring for people with special needs. She then ran a day
care for infants and toddlers for many years. She has been a
loving caregiver all her life, still giving as much as
physically possible today, now in her eighty's, and a great
inspiration for me and so many others she has touched in her
life. Each home I go into, I assess my elder
storyteller's situation and help educate them as to what
rights and services are available to them as well, if and when a need
arises, especially if needed immediately. I know exactly the
most reputable companies to refer them to.
My father was a
back in our
hometown of Natick, Massachusetts.
If there was a Hall of Fame for plasterers, he'd surely be the chairmen. He is also the most creative and innovative
person I've ever known... a tinkerer, an inventor, and an
amazing jack of all trades. He taught me the skills of many trades, but more importantly, he taught
me the importance of
customer service and respect for others. He taught me to
always do more than what is expected of you, especially when it
came to helping those in need. His children were bred to always
do more than what is expected of them,
and we each continue to carry on that tradition to this day.
I’ve always lived by these principals and passed this on to
those I’ve mentored over the years, and do so each day with my
son, Eric, an A-Honor Role 5th grade student at
St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School in Port Charlotte. An
accomplished reader at just 10,
and
at our
San Antonio Catholic Church,
and has been a St. Charles School representative at San Antonio for many years, speaking to
large audiences since the age of 5. He now reads at an
astounding 11th grade, eight month reading level.
I wanted to start a new business with a purpose like no
other, where I could make a positive impact on my new Florida
community and really make a difference in people's lives.
Through my passion for conversation and writing, I founded
StoryKeeper USA, providing a service where I could audio-record simple Q&A
interview sessions with people who were eager to share and
preserve their family history, life experiences and their legacies. It enables the 'storyteller'
to relive and recapture the best times of their lives while
providing their families with an incomparable gift that can be
cherished forever as it is passed down from generation to
generation. The need for preserving these
fascinating stories was undoubtedly there, and I thought "
".
I now interview young children, typically
ages 4-8, a revival of sorts of the old show Kids Say the Darndest Things, which is a fantastic way to capture an
unforgettable moment in time, a small audio time capsule of a
child's life at such a precious age. Can there possibly be a
better gift to give to a grandparent or for a parent to hold
onto for them selves?
Life goes by in a flash, and often we don't
think to make time to capture and preserve those things that are
most important to us, like a voice or a memory, until it's too
late. I hope you will contact me today and be the pioneer of
your family who will start a new tradition of new age family
heritage preservation through digital audio. It's the most enjoyable and
affordable way.
Be sure to look through our Frequently
Asked Questions.
Owner, Dan Cormier, is currently a member
of
the Knights of Columbus San Antonio Council 12456
and President of the
Punta Gorda Soccer Club.
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