DUBOIS – Debbie Rhed, a graduate of the DuBois Business College (DBC), taught a class designed to help senior citizens learn Microsoft Word 2010™. As important as learning to use a computer is, learning how to use programs such as Microsoft Word™ is equally important in helping seniors communicate in a technology-driven world.
Rhed helped seniors gain the necessary comfort level with this flagship word processing program from Microsoft, allowing them to learn how the program works and how to use this program to create visually appealing documents. Students were also able to use these skills to create a document suitable to be sent to U.S. Armed Forces members as part of the Adopt a U.S. Soldier organization. The AdoptaUSSoldier.org Web site states that it is “a non-profit organization that seeks volunteers to help show the brave men and women fighting for our freedom that their sacrifices will not go unnoticed. It connects supportive civilians with deployed troops and offers a channel by which to communicate encouragement, express gratitude, and mail the soldier needed supplies and or treats.
Students attending this class each adopted a U.S. soldier and then submitted letters to their corresponding soldiers who are currently serving in remote places of the globe and putting themselves in harm’s way daily. You can obtain more information online and or adopt a U.S. soldier by logging onto the AdoptaUSSoldier.org Web site.
The DBC Main campus hosted this class during the months of February and March. The campus again made available computer systems for participants to gain the necessary hands-on experience required to help them get a start with this word processing program.
This program is also proving to be a very popular class, so more classes are planned for the future. Those interested in attending this class should register now. If you would like more information about the Microsoft Word™ class, or to register for other offered classes, call Rhed at 814-375-0142. Your investment of time can reap big benefits.
DuBois Business College is a locally-owned college, geared toward helping the local community to place qualified, trained people to fill career positions in the local DuBois and surrounding areas. Their goal is to help students “Touch the Future Faster.™”