Louise Czopek, Special Events Coordinator

Morton Arboretum, Lisle IL

Dear Gene,

Thank you!  Thank you!  Thank you!

We appreciate very much your wonderful stories that you told during the Children's Faire.  The children really enjoyed them and they were a great addition to the whole program.  Thanks again.

Sincerely,

Karen J. Siwak

Young Adult Librarian, Tinley Park Public Library

Thank you, Gene, for the wonderful storytelling that you did for us at the Acorn Public Library!

To whom it may concern:

I wholeheartedly endorse any programs by Mr. Eugene Gryniewicz. Gene is an excellent storyteller who will tailor a program to suit your needs ... .  Approximately a month before he was to do my program of Irish Stories, he came in and inquired about who would be his audience.  And where he would be doing the telling.  He kept in touch as we registered people for his program.

He researched his topic and told what sources he used for his stories.  For the Irish tales he used Yeats and a variety of other Irish authors and he interspersed the lively telling with a sprinkling of facts and bits about the authors of the tales.

Many people wrote in their comments that Gene:

Colleen M. Vander Hye  

                                     Head of Young Adult Services

Thank you so much for the fine Storytelling you have given us at our nature center's Campfires and Festivals.  Your lovely talks really captivate the audiences and the stories, as they are being told, are so clear it's like seeing a movie in your head!  We also enjoyed the wide array of topics you chose for the individual programs

William J. Banks, 

Chief   Naturalist

It has been my pleasure to watch and hear you tell a story on several occasions ... Those around me were all enjoying themselves and you completely captivated everyone's attention in a dramatic fashion, both children and adults.

I just want to thank you for allowing me the opportunity to hear you speak

Dean Koldenhoven, Mayor,

 Palos Heights