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As you age,

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your world is getting smaller.

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You lose your friends,

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your family move away,

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so you don't have that connection

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that people need.

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St. Pats is truly a community

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for older adults.

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We help provide dignity,

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long-lasting support,

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and engagement to allow them

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to remain in their homes.

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Working with Comcast,

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we've had teens from

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Boys & Girls Club

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serve as Digital Navigators,

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spending time with the

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seniors teaching them

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how to access the Internet.

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If you post a story…

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The Internet connects

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all of us together.

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I feel like

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seniors should be a part of that.

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So I videoed it,

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but how do I send it?

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They had a bunch of

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questions to ask –

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we would kind of guide them

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through, and show them

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how to do it.

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Wow

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The young teens

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that we had today

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were absolutely fabulous.

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And it’ll just print it out like that?

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Oh, I know something now.

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Access to the Internet

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opens up

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a world of doors for them.

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You can see grandkids,

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you can see friends,

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you can talk to doctors on it –

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it's just a whole world

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at your fingertips, really.

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I wouldn’t know anything

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about that,

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I’m married.

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(laughs)

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This one has different filters on it.

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My son's like,

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“My mom doesn’t need a phone,

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she’s not going to do that.”

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After today…

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You just better watch out.

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This is just a

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life changing moment

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for my group of seniors

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that they’re going to

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remember forever –

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and I’m so happy

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to be able to do that.

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It keeps my confidence up

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that I can still learn.

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And if someone older can continue

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learning and growing,

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they’ll never feel old.