For a group of parents attending the first day of a basic computer skills training, not only are they gaining a new skill, their coming together for the next 8 weeks of the course is uplifting.
The group comprises parents who lost a military son or daughter.
The computer training is part of the outreach services provided by the Army Reserve for the parents to help them cope after losing a loved one.
The computer training is contracted to the Native American Samoa Advisory Council , which runs the Womens Business Center.
Retired school teacher Pimento Seumanutafa Heather is one of the participants.
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Coordinator of the Army Reserves’ Survivor Outreach Services, Julia Foifua, says the computer training kicks off a three event celebration of Gold Star Moms which is commemorated nationwide on Sunday.
Foifua says the next event tomorrow is a prayer breakfast
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And the culmination of Gold Star Moms celebration is the Toa o Samoa Service at 3pm Sunday at the Catholic Church in Pago Pago.
