Dear Reader:

On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Seniors Resource Centre, I am very pleased to present Not Too Long Ago, a collection of stories from seniors.

To everyone who contributed stories, I wish to offer my heartfelt thanks. You have created a marvellous reading resource for seniors who are motivated to improve their literacy skills.

It is most appropriate that this collection is being released in this International Year Of The Older Person. As members of our community of seniors, you have unselfishly offered these stories to other seniors who had learning challenges in their younger days. By creating a book of stories of such a high interest to seniors, it will make the process of learning and improving reading skills more enjoyable.

Not only seniors and those learning to read will enjoy these stories. I am quite sure that everyone interested in Newfoundland and Labrador culture will be enriched by your experiences.

I would also like to thank the Seniors Resource Centre's Literacy Project Committee for overseeing this project. Thanks also to the students in the Rabbittown Learners Programme, and those seniors who read the raw material and who made invaluable suggestions.