Memories of PILLAR

Memories of PILLAR

Pillar through 20 years

has been about journeys..

To so many places 

where big things happened..

With impressive impersonations 

of  special persons

who lived in those times

and in those spaces.. 

Imaginative journeys 

in classrooms gave way to 

journeys of rubber-on-road.. 
In Angela's bus..no less
to Trinidad 

and to so many other 

exotic destinations..! 

However..
another journey has 

roots in Pillar's beginnings..

Bonnie named the new journey:

"Stretch..With Mind-Boggling Cinema"..

This mindful voyage flipped
your ship of discovery

outside to In..!

I sailed  with Bonnie 

during many early 

voyages..as we tried

to gain shipmates attracted 

to  Port Rio Grande..

 To find Themselves resting
in Ocean and Waves..

(one aside here:
Dave Rich referred to 

our hardy sailors as

Charlie's Groupies! 
Most incredible!
Dave's sea legs weak!
What more can I say?)  

And then..alas..one sad day

Bonnie completed

her final Pillar journey..

and handed to me the 

keys and the paddles..hoping

that Stretch might sail on ..

Stretch still is Afloat 

under a new banner which

let's say Today..commemorates 

those early days." JOURNEYS" it is..

so please..sign up today..and continue

with us on Ocean and waves..
Join us..and discover 

 this old Pillar Journey ..

~~Charlie Coon



 May 1st, 2019 1 pm to 3 pm
Help us celebrate 20 years of learning, 
volunteering, and socializing in the Pikes Peak region!
RSVP by April 24
1:00 Gathering
1:15 Welcome
1:30 PILLAR’s Early Years by Bonnie Riley,
PILLAR’s founder
2:00 Memories of PILLAR: Stories
2:30 A Toast to PILLAR
PILLAR Institute for Lifelong Learning
Located on the north side of Chapel Hills Mall 
Enter between Dillard’s and Burlington 
719-633-4991 www.pillarinstitute.org