Remembrance Program with a balloon release to signify the rising spirit of those that have gone before us.

Presentation of the 2006 Nebraska Remembers Banner

Special Guest—Rita Paskowitz - PHOTO SLIDE SHOW

Rita Paskowitz doesn't just tell stories - she electrifies them! Rita is a professional storyteller whose work takes her everywhere - from teaching in colleges to facilitating leadership conferences to doing residencies for kindergarten classes. Rita is Co-founder of and Artistic Facilitator for both the Storytelling and Theatre Workshops for GRIEF AND THE ARTS TRAINING EXPERIENCE/GATE, a program offering bereavement specialists methods to deal with personal/client grief issues through the arts, and EDU-GATE, GATE’s sister program for schools. She is the official Storyteller for Ted E. Bear Hollow’s KIDSKAMP, a Certified Funeral Celebrant and a graduate of the “ART IS THE HEART” TRAIN-THE-TRAINER INSTITUTE: AN ARTS IN HEALTHCARE PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN & FAMILIES IN HOME & HOSPICE CARE (WVSA Arts Connection, Washington, DC), and so much more!