YOUNG AT HEART
Bahá'í Newsletter                                         August 2001


Mission Statement

To facilitate seasoned Bahá'ís to utilize their life and professional experiences, talents and resources, 
knowledge and skills in continued service to Bahá'u'lláh.


Announcement

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the Young At Heart newsletter. Thank you.


News

If you are looking for a unique Bahá'í retirement experience, you might consider Casa de Rosas, a 16-unit 
living center under construction at the Desert Rose Bahá'í Institute in Arizona. It is being specifically built 
for those over 50 who will develop and experience a new concept for living. The complex is southwestern 
in style. It has four buildings in a square with a landscaped courtyard at its center with a gazebo-like 
Common Room for all. The 80-acre Institute is located in Eloy, Arizona, within 20 minutes of the city of 
Casa Grande and about an hour from Tucson and Phoenix. For further information contact Tobey 
Hampson. Phone: 520.466.3783. Fax: 520.466.3184. E-mail: rthampso@casagrande.com. 

For those of you who would like to travel teach overseas, there are many opportunities available! Please 
contact the Pioneering Office at the Bahá'í National Center for further information. Phone: 847.733.3508. 
E-mail: pioneer@usbnc.org

Your editor recently spent five days at the Iowa State Fair helping at the Bahá'í booth. It was quite an 
experience—one to be remembered. It was the first time in a number of years that the Bahá'ís had a booth 
there. The dates for the fair were 9-19 August and during that period about one million people passed 
through the gates. The Des Moines LSA purchased Virtues Crowns from Special Ideas, and over 14,000 
crowns were given out. 

A reminder that our Young At Heart mission statement is very much about service to Bahá'u'lláh 
and the Faith. Giving of yourself to help others is a noble deed. And no town is too small. Ginny 
in her town of around 700 helps at the library. Look around your community and see what service 
you can do.

Early September your editor is leaving the country for a travel-teaching trip to Poland and the Baltics. My 
return is scheduled for early October, so the next newsletter will come out later that month. Do keep in 
touch and send us some news to put in this newsletter.

Warmest Bahá'í love to all of you!

Judith Griffin                                                    Virginia Harden
Judith95@netins.net                                          vharden@mail.rlrnews.com
319.476.3522                                                     620.449.8955