NEWS FLASH:
Jeanne, aka Grandma, was on the radio Monday, Feb. 18
WCMY 1430AM/ link to interview on Swedish Death Cleaning page
Grandma Goes to Antarctica:
This is the true story of a 57-year-old grandmother who was stationed in Antarctica for 5 months as a contract worker for the National Science Foundation. (NSF)
Some notes from the second-graders of Thomas Jefferson Grade School:
Thank you for coming to our school. The book you wrote about Antartica is AWESOME!!! My favorit part is...well...all of it! I learned a lot of styff! You were great! Sincerely, Juliette
Thank you for coming to TJ I learned about at do not lye and you nevr give up and be Brave and tell the trut and be happy and have fun. Your friend, Joslyn
Thank you for coming to TJ! I learned how Antarctica is a hash place. And how cool Grandma's are! You inspiared me so much that Antaritca is the cool its place on Erath! Your firend, Breeorah
Thank you for coming to TJ! I learned you can go in a tobe under the ocean. can you come back next year? Your friend, Vinny
Grandma Goes to Hawaii (& Stays for 14 Years)
Grandma and her family leave the only neighborhood they have known to live on an island where they do not know anyone, do not have jobs, nor have their teenagers enrolled in school.
Why? Why not?
An American Version of Swedish Dreath Cleaning;
A Mission of Awareness
will only be available through
Prairie Fox Bookstore
719 LaSalle St.
Ottawa, IL 61350
or
City NewsStand
4018 N. Cicero Ave.
Chicago, IL 60641
or
at Jeanne's speaking events
2020
Alsip-Merrionette Park Library
11960 S. Pulaski Rd.
Alsip, IL 60803
Swedish Death Cleaning
POSTPONED due to virus /March 31, 2020 at 6:30pm
Hanover Township
250 South IL Route 59
Bartlett, IL 60103
Aging Well Resource Fair ++
Swedish Death Cleaning
CANCELLED due to virus /April 16, 2020 10am-2pm
Geneseo Library
805 N. Chicago Ave.
Geneseo, IL 61254
Swedish Death Cleaning
postponed April 18, 2020 at 2pm
Green Hills Public Library District
10331 S. Interlochen Dr.
Palos Hills, IL 60465
Author Event: meet local authors
May 2, 2020 from 1-4pm
cancelled due to virus
Messenger Public Library
113 Oak Street
North Aurora, IL 60542
Swedish Death Cleaning
June 20, 2020 at 10am
Postponed due to virus
Bolingbrook Library
300 W. Briarcliff Rd.
Bolingbrook, IL 60440
Grandma Goes to Antarctica
June 22, 2020 at 7pm
Niles-Maine Library
6960 Oakton St.
Niles, IL 60714
Swedish Death Cleaning
July 7, 2020 at 11am
Hanover Park Township
250 S. IL Rt. 59
Bartlett, IL 60103
Grandma Goes to Hawaii & Stays for 14 Years
Aug. 22, 2020 at 10:30am
Baldwin Library
Baldwin, Wisconsin 54002
September 24, 2020
3:30pm Grandma Goes to Antarctica
6:30pm Swedish Death Cleaning
Cultural Diversity
Travel around the world with author, storyteller, & motivational speaker Jeanne Roppolo. View over 150 of her personal photos. Broaden your knowledge & understanding of our fellow human beings as we peer into various traditions & find our common ground.
The Trans-Siberian Railway Journey
Discover the ultimate in train travel! Accompany Jeanne Roppolo, raconteur & photo journalist, on a grand Road Scholar adventure as she rides the rails 5,000 miles through China, Mongolia, Siberia & Russia.
Swedish Death Cleaning
Learn about fun projects that you can begin at any age. By sharing a joyful walk down memory lane, your family will better understand the era in which you lived & loved. Make history go from a boring school subject to your family saga enriching future generations.
