103-year-old Brooklyn woman’s birthday is celebrated with 470 wishes
Last weekend, a 103-year-old Brooklyn Sheepshead Bay woman received a pleasant surprise, arranged by her son, who lives in England.
Kingsborough Community College alumna Fran Koch, a donor and co-founder of the My Turn Program, received a surprise package from the many people who know her at the college as well as students from P.S. 206, which is also in the Sheepshead Bay area.
The My Turn Program offers older adults an opportunity to attend college tuition-free. The registration fee includes two semesters. New York State residents 60 years of age or older are qualified to attend classes as non-matriculating students. In a YouTube video, Koch says she got involved in the program after her husband died.