Seeking Senior Love Stories

Our company is seeking "365 Senior Love Stories" by July 31, 2010.

The Ehlers Group, an award-winning strategic marketing communications company which specializes in marketing programs for senior housing communities, is kicking off its quest for 365 Senior Love Stories on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2010, for a book being compiled by authors Janis Ehlers and Kerry Green.

“We are often inspired after meeting residents at our clients’ communities,” said Ehlers. “They often have such rich histories. From their first meeting and courtship to when they married and their early lives, these are wonderful heartfelt stories that need to be written down.”

The idea for the book was sparked during a recent visit to The Carlisle, a retirement community in Naples, Fla. Residents Jim and Winnie Perrill shared the story of their second marriage with Ehlers, who thought the romantic couple’s life sounded like a Lifetime Television movie.

“They are so in love and happy,” said Ehlers. “Everyone enjoys hearing a great love story.”

Entries for 365 Senior Love Stories must be submitted by May 31, 2010. Additional submission guidelines include:

* At least one party must be at least 70 years at the time of submission;
* Both parties must be living when the submission is made;
* The submission may be written by the couple, relatives or third-parties on their behalf;
* Submissions must be no more than 400 words (include how the couple met, courtship, wedding ceremony, length of marriage, etc.);
* Submissions must be typewritten and include the full names of the couple, address and telephone contact information for verification;
* The published story will contain only first names and ages;
* Submissions without telephone numbers cannot be considered;
* Submissions may be rewritten, edited and shortened at the discretion of the book authors;
* Book authors reserve the right to select the love stories for publication and will notify the submitters in advance of the selection;
* If you would like to submit a photo(s), it could be a wedding photo, a picture of the couple when they met or a recent photo. Pictures need to include the couples’ names and a photographer’s name if credit is required. Photographs altered in any fashion are not accepted. Pictures can not be returned. Image requirements: JPEG file format and 300 dpi. Please provide pictures that avoid red-eye, busy backgrounds, etc. Image where the couple’s heads and eyes are on the same level are preferred.

To submit a Love Story, please email SeniorLoveStories@TheEhlersGroup.com. For more information, please call 954-726-9228 or visit 365SeniorLoveStories.blogspot.com.

Hope you will help us in finding Love.