Florida Retirement Community Offers Free Computer Classes

Lake Wales, FL, September 11, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Lake Aston, a Florida retirement community in Lake Wales, Florida, offers free basic computer classes to its residents as of August this year. Taught by Instructor Mary Boseman, this Computer101 class took place in the HFC Media Center in the central area of the retirement community.

With the world revolving around the Internet, CRF Communities was proud to have one of their Florida Retirement Communities step up to the challenge of introducing new technology to active adults, and encourage others to do the same.

Lake Aston has a dedicated team in the Activities Department and is known for their community involvement. With a wide variety of facilities, this Florida retirement community offers an abundance of classes including aerobics, ceramics, crafts, cards, dancing, and computer courses, among other popular activities.

Basic Computer is for computer novices only. Class attendees will learn basic topics including:

· Common uses of the computer
· Basic terminology of computing
· How to use computers for playing games
· How to set up a free Email account
· How to change basic computer settings
· How to create a Word document and print it out
· How to download photos onto a computer
· How to attach a photo or another document to an Email message

Based on class feedback, Lake Ashton will begin offering this course for residents on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:00 – 4:00 during the second and third weeks every other month. The next class is scheduled Tuesday, October 13 at the HFC Media Center. Each class is free, but space is limited to only 10 people. To learn more about these computer classes and other Lake Ashton activities, contact Computer Instructor and Activities Assistant, Mary Boseman of Lake Aston at 1-863-595-1562.

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