April 10, 2024
Stories from 2021
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The Mount Olive Lutheran Church Congregation in Santa Monica
Submitted by Evan White '06
Mount Olive Lutheran recently built a little pantry, which holds about 40 items of food. Various members of our church community fill it …
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Fifty and Better (FAB)
Submitted by Paul Sanders
Paul Sanders has lived in Westlake Village for the past 30 years. He has a peripheral connection to Cal Lutheran in that he has given sev…
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Jasmine Nicole Keys
Submitted by Kimberly Howell '04
My niece Jasmine, had so many choices when it came to selecting a university. She chose CLU, and not just because I am an alumnus and tau…
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Penelope Smith '70
Submitted by Penelope Smith
I live in Idaho and was in 100% “stay home” mode starting in March 2021. I friend sent me the link to upcoming Fifty and Bett…
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STRIVE Scholars Program
Submitted by Maria Sandoval '22
The Strive Scholars Program has helped me strengthen my leadership skills, gain confidence, and has allowed me to mentor others. The prog…
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Fifty and Better (FAB)
Submitted by Kathy and Carol Denny
Carol (pictured on the left) lives in Virginia, outside of D.C. and heard about FAB through her sister, Kathy! Carol has enjoyed Dr. Pars…
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Petersen Graduates
Submitted by Jo Petersen '21
My Cal Lutheran story is the end of my college career. It’s been a long time coming. I had completed an AA over 10 years ago and di…
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Fifty and Better (FAB)
Submitted by Louise Evenson
Louise Evenson is a Thousand Oaks resident, and has been involved in several different ways at Cal Lutheran – she was once an adjun…
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Fifty and Better (FAB)
Submitted by Randy Richardson
I joined FAB because after retiring I needed the stimulation provided by university quality classes. I simply did not need the aggravatio…
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Fifty and Better
Submitted by Belinda Sanda
Belinda Sanda lives in Redding, California, and heard about the Fifty and Better program from a friend who also takes FAB classes. Her fa…
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Fifty and Better (FAB)
Submitted by Carol Denny
Recently I received an email concerning the Cal Lutheran Cares Days How to decide if I should partake. Oh, let’s to a list of Pros (to …
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Fifty and Better
Submitted by John Reiter
John Reiter and wife Melanie have been married for 38 years, and have lived in Moorpark, California, for 32 years, fairly close to Cal Lu…
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Hannah Purdy '21
Submitted by Thomas Purdy
Our daughter, Hannah Purdy, attended Cal Lutheran, 2013-2015. She loved the school and was an important part of the school’s newly crea…
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Fifty and Better (FAB)
Submitted by Eloise Cohen
Eloise Cohen moved to Thousand Oaks in 1963 when her father became Cal Lutheran College’s second President, and has called Cal Luth…
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Felecia Russell '13
Submitted by Felecia Russell
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, what are you doing for others?” Those words mean a lot to me because I have…
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Fifty and Better
Submitted by Ann Coons
My husband and I are SAB (seventy and better) and just discovered FAB this year. We “attended” the two-hour Saturday lectures…
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Fifty and Better (FAB)
Submitted by Sue and Andy Dichter
Andy and Sue live in the Chicago suburbs. They learned about CLU and the FAB program through Sue’s sister, Diana Troik, who lives in Ca…
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