Monday Morning Memo – 11.20.2023
Wider Horizons Events and Information
1. Our Men’s Coffee Group meets this Tuesday, November 21, 10 am, in the community room at Victrola, 411 15th Ave E. All are welcome. Currently, the group is meeting on the first Wednesday and the third Tuesday of each month. My parking tip is to park on 15th Ave E, several blocks north of Victrola and walk.
2. Thursday morning’s all-member and friends Zoom is this Thursday, November 23, at 9:30 am. The link and small group questions will be sent out on Wednesday.
3. Please welcome our newest member Carla McLean, left. Carla lives in Columbia City. She is a retired librarian and you can read more about her in the attached bio, which also has a better version of the great photo she shared. Contact her by email: carlitabay@gmail.com – I’ll send out a revised Member Directory soon.
4. Sue Lerner announces the rescheduled presentation about YouthCare will be this Sunday, November 26 at 4 pm. Learn about the successes of formerly homeless youth with support from YouthCare. Several ways to partner and volunteer with YouthCare will be shared. Here is the Zoom link: https://tinyurl.com/mdut4wuc
5. We have a very promising new tech volunteer, Grant Parton. You can contact him directly at granteparton@gmail.com. He lives in the Madison Valley, but is willing to come to you. Grant previously volunteered for a San Francisco elder village, so he knows the score!
6. Read the latest update from John Rochford (attached). Good things are happening!
7. Movie Group will be discussing Women Talking on Monday, November 27, at 4 pm. Here is the link: https://tinyurl.com/48cduc4n You are welcome to come if you’ve seen the movie, even if you’re not a regular attender. Denise Lishner leads the group.
8. The first meeting of our members touched by adoption happened the afternoon of November 19th. It was a great success, and we are eager to meet again on January 28th from 1 PM – 3:30 PM at the home of Patti Gorman, 1824 E. McGraw, Seattle. The gathering is open to any people in Wider Horizons who have been touched by adoption. Let Ann Lawrence know if you are interested: all4us2@earthlink.net.
Members and Friends Share Information
1. Nancy Hooyman shared a review of an interesting and important-sounding new book, Misbelief. See the attachment for the review.
- Check out the latest house concert, from Bill Lippe on December 8 (attached).
- Here is a nice link for history and map making buffs from Richard Zerbe: Changes in the political map of Europe over the centuries.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzXoc8y2G0k
- From Debbie Ward: The National Hearing Aid Project accepts all hearing aids regardless of age and condition. They refurbish the hearing aids and distribute them to low-income individuals on a national scale. They also take batteries that are not expired. The process is easy:
5. Patricia Henley shared this lovely article on intergenerational friendships:
6. If Maestro is here this weekend, I’m going to a matinee. Let me know if you’re interested.