b'Donor SpotlightYES TO LIFEFamily retreat leads to lifelong connection to the Marianists and Marianist Sisters for Carol WeissBy Kevin ConwayD ecisions to embrace new experiences can change the directionof your life for the better. Just ask Carol Weiss. Her yes-to-life attitude is the con-nection to a life of dedicated, creative service to the Marianist Familythat now spans more than 50 years. Its a pattern marked by choices,of invitations accepted, of decisions that transformed her life.Today, Weiss is 83 years young, an accountant, and a businessowner who lives in Flushing, New York. Shes the mother of four,grandmother of seven, great-grandmother of two.The power of an invitation to make a Cursillo retreat in the 1970s and her acceptancewas a life-changing experience.One of the retreat speakers had been to the Marianist FamilyRetreat Center in Cape May Point, New Jersey, Weiss said. Webecame friends, and they thought I would love a family retreat.Carol Weiss has used herhandmade puppets at numerous presentationsover the years at MarianistFamily Retreat Center in CapeMay Point, New Jersey.PHOTO COURTESY OF CAROL WEISS6Call 1.800.348.4732'