Monday Morning Memo

1. 1. Wider Horizons Events and Information
    1.       Our Board of Directors meets today. I’ve attached the materials they will be discussing, including the Minutes of the November Board meeting.
    2.       Book Club, facilitated by Nancy Robb, meets tomorrow, Tuesday, January 9, 10:30 am,. I believe the book being discussed is The Big Burn by Timothy Egan. All are welcome to Zoom: http://tinyurl.com/2p9kbwbe
    3.       Fiber Art Aficionados: Tomorrow, Tuesday, January 9,10:30-noon in-person at Fred Lind Manor/Capitol Hill. We keep insecurely housed little ones “Warm For Winter” with handmade hats and blankets and/or work on personal projects. All levels welcome. Yarn available for charity projects. For information, contact Joan Bergman jmbergman43@comcast.net
    4.       Join us for “postcarding” tomorrow, Tuesday, January 9 at 10:30 am and grab a cuppa (coffee) at Oxbow Bakery, 2307 24th Ave E. Please be fragrance-free (no scented body products). Check with Audrey Hansen for details: waterandmountains@msn.com
    5.       Thursday morning’s All-Member Zoom is happening, per usual, this Thursday, January 11, at 9:30 am. Sue Lerner will send out the link and questions on Wednesday.
    6.       Member Barbara Oswald enjoys being a grandmother for the second time (see attached photo of her and grandson Andreas).
    Members and Friends Share Information
    1.       Denise Lishner brings a Heather Cox Richardson Zoom event to our attention (see attached). The event is this Wednesday, January 10, at 5 pm.
    2.       Tom and Lynn Heller shared an inspiring article and a moving poem (see attached).
    3.       Shared by Ann Lawrence: A Terrible Phone Call and What Came Next…A cancer diagnosis, a Swedish proverb and the blessing of human connection: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/07/opinion/cancer-love-friendship.html?smid=em-share
    4.       A posting about preventing crime by Rick Grossman in Next Door: http://tinyurl.com/yu7nbfn2
    5.       And one more from Rick. A good piece explaining villages like ours: https://www.agewisekingcounty.org/publications/agewisekingcounty/january-2024/neighbors-helping-neighbors-the-village-movement/

Monday Morning Memo – 1.8.2024