The ALL Office at Cape Cod Community College is open from 9am - 3pm Monday through Friday.

Feel free to contact us:

E-mail: lifelonglearning@capecod.edu

Telephone 774-330-4400 (please leave a message)

If it’s February, a new semester of ALL has begun! Welcome Back, lifelong learners! Also, welcome to all the new members this spring. As always, ALL is packed with a variety of interesting and diverse courses. I hope you are enjoying your selections, and remember, we still have some open courses listed on our website in case you want to add another.

Our gallery/lobby has a new display which features the work of two of our members. Carol Coteus’ weavings are creative and unusual since she cleverly weaves different materials from nature into the yarn. Dave Mullen’s photographs are vivid and draw you in to think about the larger meaning. Their biographies are on a table in the lobby; find out more about these creative ALL members.

The Special Events Committee will host its first event of the semester, when Stew Goodwin shares a “Middle East Update, “on February 16^th at 10:30 a.m. on ZOOM. Check your emails to sign up for Stew’s presentation. Information on our newest edition of Reflections, our anthology, is listed later in this newsletter. Filled with the writings, art, and photographs of ALL members, it is a treasure trove of creativity.

Lastly, we are always looking for members who would like to serve on one of our committees or join our board of directors. Give your name to Cynthia Jayne at the desk if you are interested in devoting some time to our organization. It’s truly worthwhile.

Happy Valentines Day – our world needs more love and charity.

Dianne Tattersall

ALL President



Did you forget to register?

These classes still have openings:

See our catalog for full course descriptions.

Please follow the registration directions in the catalog when completing your registration form.

Are you already registered?

Registered members may seek admission to open classes by contacting ALL Registration at

allccregister@gmail.com.

Be sure to check your email inbox.

Jean DeVincentis

Chair, Registration Committee



As ALL members enjoy taking spring semester 2024 courses, our committee is already seeking exciting new courses for the future.

Frequently ALL members ask us to offer courses we do not have in the catalog. The courses members requested include conversational Spanish and Portuguese languages; courses in basic computer skills; cybercrime and online safety; elder law and estate planning; nutrition, and food allergies.

If you know of someone who has the background and expertise in teaching any of these topics, or any other subject we do not currently offer, please ask them to contact the ALL office or any members of the Curriculum Committee.

We look forward to hearing from you.

The Curriculum Committee



The Reflections Team is honored to introduce the 2024 Edition of Reflections to the ALL Community.

Reflections is an annual anthology of writing and art by ALL members.

The Reflections Team presents the digital edition of Reflections 2024 for your reading pleasure.

We want to thank our 35 contributors whose submissions include 16 pieces of prose, 32 poems, 27 photographs and works of art. We enjoyed reading and viewing these creative contributions from our members. We know you will as well.

We are in the final review stage of this year’s publication of the anthology. This year in addition to the traditional anthology 8×11 size, there will also be a paperback, 6 x9, version available. 

The paperback version will fit so nicely on your grandchild’s bookshelf. Just a thought.

Please watch for the announcement that copies are available for purchase. 

We will be back to you in a couple of weeks regarding the Launch Party, set for mid-March, and further details for ordering copies.

Meanwhile please enjoy the digital version by clicking the following button. Feel free to share the link with others who might enjoy it.



We will also be posting information on Reflections 2024 to Facebook, where we would love for you to share your comments.

Again, thank you to everyone who contributed and assisted in bringing this year’s edition to the ALL community.

Maggie French

Editor Reflections 2024

ALL Membership Gift Certificates Are Gifts That Keep On Giving

Are you looking for a special Valentine Gift?

Consider purchasing a gift certificate for an ALL membership for your friends and family.

Click the link to our website or contact lifelonglearning@capecod.edu for more information.

Stew Goodwin, who has taught at ALL for over 15 years after retiring from a career in the international investment business, will be presenting this timely special event lecture via Zoom.

Current ALL members are invited to register for this event.



Registration is required.

To register, send an e-mail to lifelonglearning@capecod.edu or call 774-330-4400.



The Zoom link will be sent to registered members on February 15th, the day before the event.

There is no fee.

Save the Date - March 19th 2024 for Another Special Event

Steve Munroe will present a Special Event Zoom lecture on Tuesday, March 19 from 12:00-1:20.

The title of his lecture is "Decoding the Genome: The History and Science Behind the Human Genome Project."

Be on the lookout for details on how to register for the event.

Leslie Dealy, LICSW, of Dealy Associates, and an ALL Coordinator/Member recently spoke with Joan Freedman on ALL’s broadcast of “ALLways” . Joan interviewed Leslie on the subject of loneliness, its effects on people who are affected by loneliness and what can be done about it. 

Leslie and Joan spoke of who is affected by loneliness. In recent years, teenage boys have self-identified themselves as the group highest in the loneliness factor. Statistics indicate that individuals suffering loneliness are at a higher risk factor for death than those having diabetes or obesity. Faced with those facts, it is no wonder that Dr. Vivek Murthy, Surgeon General of The United States, has released the Surgeon General Advisory calling attention to the public health crisis of loneliness. 

The Surgeon General’s Advisory has created a framework to advance a National Strategy to Advance Social Connection which is based on six foundations:

1.     Strengthen Social Infrastructure

2.    Enact Pro-Connection Public Policies

3.    Mobilize the Health Sector

4.    Reform Digital Environment

5.    Deepen our knowledge.

6.    Cultivate a Culture of Connection

Source: “New Surgeon General Advisory Raises Alarm about the Devastating Impact of the Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation in the United States”, U. S. Department pf Health and Human Services, May 03, 2023.

Loneliness is being addressed in the U.S. Senate as well. U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Bob Casey (D. Penn. introduced the “Addressing Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults (SILO) Act”, The SILO Act anticipates providing $62.5 million in annual funding to support community-based organizations’ work to:



1.     Train their staff to better address and prevent social Isolation and loneliness.

2.    Conduct outreach to individuals at-risk for social isolation and loneliness.

3.    Develop community-based interventions to mitigate social isolation and loneliness.

4.    Connect at-risk individuals with social and clinical support.

5.    Evaluate the effectiveness of the programs developed and implemented through grants.

Source: “Murphy, Casey Introduce Bill to Fight Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Older Americans”, Press Release, Office of Sen. Chris Murphy, December 07, 2023)

On an individual basis if anyone is feeling lonely and unconnected, especially during the dark nights of winter, research has found the following tools and techniques help manage the emotional burden.

1.    Practice Gratitude daily.

2.    Engage in mindful meditation.

3.    Practice random acts of kindness.

4.    Do things that used to bring you joy as a child.

5.    Maintain consistent sleep, a healthy diet and exercise every day.

6.    Practice self-compassion and self-kindness.

Our thanks to Leslie for sharing her insights on this very important subject.

Joan Freedman

A link to the podcast follows .

ALL Membership Committee members Larry Pincus and Joan Freedman staffed a Greeting Table at the Dennis/Yarmouth Newcomers Meeting at the Yarmouth Senior Center on Wednesday, January 17, 2024.

There were approximately 60 members of the Club in attendance. Most of them stopped by the table to peruse our materials and chat about ALL. Many took our catalogs, registration forms and pamphlets. 

We hope to see new and old friends from D/Y Newcomers at ALL soon!  

If you know of other groups that would like to know more about ALL please contact the ALL office or any member of the Membership Committee.

Is there a friend who would like to know more about ALL?

We now have a 2 minute video that provides an overview of who we are and what we offer. A link to that video follows. It is also on our website. Feel free to share this newsletter and tell your friends to take a look.

Carol Coteus, Paul Coteus, Dave Mullen and Rona Robinson work together to hang the current exhibit in the ALL Gallery.

The lovely combination of Carol Coteus weavings and Dave Mullen's photographs show the diversity of talent in the ALL community. Carol and Dave are current and former ALL course coordinators and plan to offer future courses.

Biographies of each of the artist are displayed near their work.

The ALL Art Gallery walls are outside classrooms 106 and 115.

The ALL Art Gallery exhibits change regularly.

Please contact the ALL office if you are interested in exhibiting your art.