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The Week Ahead -- February 18, 2024 | |
- Jackie Fuchs, Wife of Roy Fuchs, Passes Away
- Travel Group Meets Tomorrow
- Camera Club Invites Y's Men to Meeting This Tuesday
- Donors Needed for Y's Men Blood Drive February 20
- Sam Disraelly Talks About Cybersecurity on Thursday
- Westport......What's Happening: Trip to Israel
- Living Better Longer Subject of Last Thursday's Meeting
- Love and Old Hollywood Discussed by Newman and Hirsch
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Y's Men French Brunch Scheduled at Rive Bistro Sunday
- New England Air Museum Trip Postponed
- Y's Men Now Have a Facebook Group
- Tax Preparation Assistance Available for Y's Men
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Videos of all 2024 meeting presentations are now available on the Y's Men website (ysmenwestportweston.org). Then click on the “Meeting Photos & Videos” tab. | |
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Y's Man Roy Fuchs's Wife Jackie Fuchs Passes Away
Jackie Fuchs, wife of long-time Y's Man Roy Fuchs, passed away Friday after a long illness. A funeral will be held at 9:30 am on Tuesday, February 20 at Temple Israel, 14 Coleytown Road, Westport, followed by a reception there.
The funeral will be live streamed on the Temple's website (go to tiwestport.org, click on the Pray tab, and then click on Livestream Services.
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Travel Group Meets Tomorrow at 9:00 am
The Y’s Men Travel Group will meet at 9:00 am tomorrow (Monday, February 19) in Room 203 at the Church.
All meetings start by talking about one’s recent travel experiences and coming plans.
This week's focus will be on how changes are affecting travel. Sub-topics include:
- Climate issues affecting travel.
- Wine – where to go and how are climate changes affecting that?
- Current events affecting travel planning.
- What about going to areas that are riskier? Is it worth going and if so, how to prepare?
- China and Hong Kong – worth going to now?
Additions continue to be made to the Y's Men Travel Reference Doc located here. Hope you have reviewed it and see what travel info is there and could help in your travel planning.
For information about the Y’s Men Travel Group, or to be added to the group’s email distribution list, please contact Art Mann, mannart03@gmail.com.
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Y's Men Camera Club Meets This Tuesday
The Y's Men Camera Club, which meets the first and third Tuesdays of each month, will meet next this Tuesday (February 20) at 9:30 am in the Saugatuck Congregational Church.
Topic for the meeting will be architectural photography using an iPhone. Y's Man William Weiss will lead the discussion. All Y's Men with an interest in the subject are invited to attend.
For additional details, contact Sal Mollica at smollica2@gmail.com.
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Sam Disraelly, Founder and CEO of Your Tech Department LLC,
will discuss cybersecurity issues on Thursday.
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CEO of Wilton Technology Firm Will Discuss Cybersecurity
Join us this Thursday as we hear from Sam Disraelly, Amazon best selling author and founder and CEO of the local cybersecurity and managed technology firm, Your Tech Department LLC.
Sam will discuss the current state of data and identity security on the Internet, and provide tips and tricks for keeping yourself, your family, business and money safe in this new, dangerous reality where you can barely trust your own eyes and ears, and scammers lurk around almost every website and email.
How do you know who to trust online?
Sam will review password creation and management tips, understanding Multi-Factor Authentication, asking for help a safe way, and picking trusted providers.
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Westport......What's Happening | Westport First Selectwoman Jen Tooker interviews Rabbi Jeremy Wiederhorn about the multi-congregational trip to Israel last week, what they saw and learned, and the state of things during this most difficult time. | |
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Y's Men Learn Keys to Living Better Longer
Y’s Men hosted three fitness experts last Thursday who talked about living better longer.
Personal Trainer Frank McGinnis talked about strength and conditioning as keys to a longer and healthier life; Renee Plato, MD, spoke about avoiding skin cancer; and
Marcy Pudim, a dietitian at Norwalk Hospital, talked about diet and heart health.
The highlights:
Taking care of our skin by protecting our moisture barrier, is “massively important” to living longer.
The peak of our strength was in our mid-30s, and that our aerobic capacity declines by about five percent per year, so continuing to do what we did when we were young is essential.
They left Y's Men with a few to dos, chief among them:
- Join Y’s Men activities
- Limit donut intake to one per month
- Eat a breakfast including protein and carbs with fiber — eggs, Greek yogurt, and selections from each food group
- Exercise regularly, when you want to — if you’re not a morning person, don’t schedule your exercise first thing in the day
- When working with weights, increase the weights, work to momentary failure, and keep pushing
- Use alcohol in moderation — no more than two drinks per day. Alcohol has no nutritional value
- If you’re recovering from an injury at the gym, don’t stop when your insurance payment stops
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Melissa Newman and Foster Hirsch discussed their respective books at the Library last week.
Melissa Newman and Foster Hirsch
Talk About Hollywood in the 1950s and More
Last Wednesday evening the Y’s Men and The Westport Library welcomed Melissa Newman, daughter of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, and noted cinema author Foster Hirsch who engaged in a relaxed, humorous and insightful conversation.
Hirsch, author of many highly regarded books on the film industry, was interviewed by Melissa about his latest release "Hollywood and the Movies of the Fifties" which offers an understanding of the industry during the 1950s and the emergence of stars that are household names to us, including Newman and Woodward.
Melissa spoke to her new book "Head Over Heels-Newman and Woodward" about life growing up as the child of two superstars, offering sensitive and humorous anecdotes and insights into their relationship and mindset toward their craft, and as parents. Melissa displayed many intimate and loving photographs taken over the years of her incredible parents.
Please click on the link below to enjoy an interesting and entertaining evening with Melissa Newman and Foster Hirsch at The Westport Library.
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Y's Men Brunch at Rive Bistro Next Sunday | |
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Spaces are selling fast. Don't miss out. Sign up and pay now.
Reserve/Pay via Credit Card at:
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or send a check payable to Y's Men at Y's Men of Westport and Weston, P.O. Box 167, Westport, CT 06881-0167. | |
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Trip to The New England Air Museum
Due to a date conflict, the Air Museum trip scheduled for February 27 has been canceled and will be rescheduled.
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Tax Preparation Assistance For Y’s Men
There is free tax prep help available to all Y’s Men at Westport Town Hall.
Appointments are required and can be made by calling 860-590-8910.
The virtual option can be accessed via www.simplifyCT.org.
Any questions, or if interested in becoming a volunteer tax counselor, contact Mark Spivack at 203-216-0978 or spivamas@att.net.
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