Hurricane Helene Stories by Givens Estate Residents
Dublin Core
Title
Hurricane Helene Stories by Givens Estate Residents
Description
This booklet of stories was gathered and edited by Jim Chatham, a resident of Givens Estates, a non-profit Life Plan Community (continuing care retirement community) located in South Asheville. For the past 16 years, Givens Estates has hosted a 6-week workshop entitled Turning Your Life into Literature. "About 160 people have been through it, and 7 monthly reading groups continue. The workshops have resulted in a fair bit of pretty good writing but even more in camaraderie and friendship," Jim said. In late 2024 he collected these stories from workshop participants about their Hurricane Helene experiences. (Note that two writers asked that their stories not be included online, so chapters 17 and 18 are omitted from this version.)
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Jane Mary Curran
Ron and Karen Ballard
Jane Kniffin
Priscilla Herzoff
Julie Stoffels
Bob McGee
Bob Gance
Mike Halus
Bill Carpenter
Sarah Toppins
Marilyn Laken
Russ Moxley
Joan Young
Herb Mather
Kenneth and Gwen Lambert
Steve Yurkovich
Ann Bury
Jim Chatham
Nancy Laubis
Don Poole
Jean Parks
Dan Jones
Ginny Hayes
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English
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Citation
Jim Chatham, Marilyn Laken, and Jean Parks, “Hurricane Helene Stories by Givens Estate Residents,” Come Hell or High Water Community Memory Project, accessed January 24, 2026, https://helenehistory.omeka.net/items/show/896.