“How to Smile, Love, and Sing all Year Long”
Barbara Van-Helsdingen is a retired special education teacher and construction supervisor. Formerly from Niagara Falls Canada, she now resides with her wife in Tucker, Georgia. Barbara speaks on a variety of topics from her many travel and work experiences. She believes in a world of love for everyone. She was a pupil of Leo Bisceglia who said hugs were very important. Barbara was a speaker and minister at the Pink Triangle Christian Fellowship PTCF for many years in Buffalo, New York. There she helped to create and run a coffee house for the abandoned LGBT community dealing with many issues. Later she went to the Canadian Arctic and lived among the Inuit for many years. She is happy to be in Georgia now full time and available to speak and share her life moments with others.
Facilitator: D. Patton White
Musician: Aviva and the Flying Penguins