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GrandPals

GrandPal Deb Pillow

Ella Leving • Mar 27, 2025

Deb Pillow, originally from Michigan and with a background in teaching and storytelling, found her perfect fit in GrandPals after moving to Princeton from Arizona just two-and-a-half years ago. With two married sons and four grandchildren spread across the country, GrandPals allows her to indulge her love for books and...

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    Challenges to Your Last Will and...

    Challenges to Your Last Will and Testament? As our society ages and intrafamily issues become more pronounced, older individuals may face increased prospects of a...

    Robert Morris • May 15, 2024

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    GrandPal Achilleas Antoniades

    Achilleas Antoniades — “This is not going to be a long story. It will be just enough to convey my love for these two little...

    Ella Leving • May 14, 2024

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    GrandPal Bob Swierczek

    Bob Swierczek, a United States Navy veteran, resides in Princeton, where he selflessly dedicates his time to various volunteer roles. He serves as a crossing...

    Ella Leving • May 10, 2024

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    GrandPal Sheila Von Zumbusch

    Meet Sheila Von Zumbusch, an educator with decades of experience teaching preschool and kindergarten at an independent school. Now retired, Sheila has spent the last...

    Ella Leving • May 06, 2024

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    GrandPal Caroline Purnell

    Caroline Purnell has been a GrandPal for the past two years. She is retired from teaching French, Spanish, and ESL for adults, and embodies a...

    Ella Leving • Apr 25, 2024

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  • GrandPals

    GrandPal Deb Pillow

    Deb Pillow, originally from Michigan and with a background in teaching and storytelling, found her perfect fit in GrandPals after moving to Princeton from Arizona...

    Ella Leving • Apr 22, 2024

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    GrandPal Joan Kuskin

    Joan Kuskin is the grandmother of five wonderful adult granddaughters, and have very much missed the experience of reading to them as young children. It...

    Ella Leving • Apr 12, 2024

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    GrandPal Ellen Gilbert

    Ellen Gilbert is a retired librarian. She has been doing GrandPals for about a hundred-million years, and thinks it’s the bee’s knees. “Early on, Camryn...

    Ella Leving • Apr 12, 2024

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    GrandPal Frank

    GrandPal Frank: Spreading Joy One Fist Bump at a Time In the heart of our GrandPals sessions, amid the pages turned and stories shared, there...

    Ella Leving • Apr 11, 2024

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