On Tuesday, The Dalles Blue Zones Project hosted a Purpose Workshop that drew about 40 area residents to the Mid-Columbia Senior Center.
The event had been planned help people define their gifts and identify ways to use them for the betterment of themselves and the community.
Living with purpose has been found to impact mental, emotional and physical health because it gives people a greater sense of happiness and fulfillment.
Some of the residents who showed up for the Feb. 6 workshop had purpose to spare, such as Corliss Marsh, who seems to be involved in most everything going on around town.
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