The Week Ahead -- Sunday, December 15, 2024 | |
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- Midnight Tonight Deadline for Purchasing Holiday Party Tickets
- Staples Orphenians Perform for Y’s Men Thursday
- No Y's Men Thursday Meetings December 26 and January 2
- Upcoming Trips Announced by T&E Committee
- GIDG to Meet Tomorrow
- Military Discussion Group Meets This Monday
- Ping Pong Players Meet Mondays at Senior Center
- Westport......What's Happening: A Time for Helping
- Susan Granger Takes Us to the Movies
- Hoot Owls to Perform at Senior Center December 20
- Details Provided for January 7 Pequot Museum Trip
- Any Interest in Forming a Mindfulness Group?
- WPD Toy Drive Underway
- Your Unused Eyeglasses May Help Others See
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Deadline Extended for Buying Holiday Party Tickets | |
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Smiles all around at last year's Y's Men Holiday Party.
The deadline for purchasing tickets for the annual Y's Men Holiday Party has been extended to midnight tonight (Sunday, December 15). The Party will be this Thursday (December 19) from 5:30 to 8:30 pm at The Patterson Club in Fairfield.
The cost of the event is $80.00 per person, including your first drink! A cocktail hour will precede the dinner where there will be a cash bar and appetizers will be served.
In addition to great food, there will be great entertainment provided by DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) the (almost) all physicians rock band featuring our own Y's Man Bob Altbaum, MD.
To sign up and pay, click on the button below. Any questions, contact Dewey Loselle, party organizer, at deweyloselle@gmail.com.
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Staples Orphenians Perform for Y's Men This Thursday | |
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The Staples Orphenians will perform for Y's Men this Thursday, December 19.
The Staples Orphenians, the elite vocal ensemble from Staples High School, will sing us into the holiday season with a selection of musical highlights from this weekend's annual Candlelight Concert, as well as some traditional standards of the season.
They will perform in the Sanctuary of the Saugatuck Congregational Church beginning at 10:00 am this Thursday, December 19.
Coffee, donuts and bagels will be served as usual in Hoskins Hall from 9:00 to 9:45 am, after which we will proceed up to the Sanctuary. No refreshments are allowed in the Sanctuary. There will be no business meeting.
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No Thursday Morning Meetings on December 26 and January 2
After this Thursday's performance by the Staples Orphenians, the next Y's Men Thursday morning meeting will be January 9, 2025.
There will be no meetings on Thursday, December 26 and Thursday, January 2. We wish all Y's Men and their families Season's Greetings and a Happy New Year.
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The Trips and Events Committee organizes numerous and varied outings
for the pleasure of club members. Click the links for more info
Monday, December 16 – NYC Walk; Searching for Holiday Spirit
https://conta.cc/3ViMwSC
Tuesday, January 7 - The Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center
https://conta.cc/49rGC
Please check the T&E tab on the Y’s Men website for more information on listings
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GIDG to Meet Tomorrow
The Global Issues Discussion Group (GIDG) will meet on Monday, December 16 in Room 203/204 at the Saugatuck Congregational Church at 9:00 am.
At the end of its last session, the Group proposed discussing the growing tensions developing between China and Taiwan. This would include actions throughout the South China Sea and the Philippines.
Because dramatic actions have occurred in Syria after its last session, the Group will address that situation at the end of Monday's meeting, as time permits.
Lewis Zucker will serve as moderator.
For more information, contact Frank Wood at fwood227@gmail.com.
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Later Israeli Wars Topic for Military Discussion Group
The Military Discussion Group will meet at 10:00 am tomorrow (Monday, December 16) in its usual room (across from GIDG) at the Saugatuck Congregational Church. Later Israeli wars will be the topic.
The Group is led by Jon Fox. For additional information, contact Jon at jonfox06880@gmail.com.
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Y's Men Ping Pong Players Meet Mondays at Senior Center | |
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Y's Men Ping Pong players get ready to play.
On Mondays from 2:30 to 4:00 pm there is a core group of seven Y's Men who consistently come almost weekly to the Westport Center for Senior Activities to play ping pong. The level of play varies from fair to quite good. They usually play 45 minutes of singles and 45 minutes of doubles. The group is very welcoming to new players regardless of their level of play. If any Y's Men would like to come by on a Monday to get a feel for the group, they are very welcome.
Y's Men can either just show up or contact Steve Eliot at steliot@aol.com. Participants must be registered with the Westport Center for Senior Activities which takes only a minute.
The Ping Pong Group is grateful to Holly Betts and Joe Anastasia at the Senior Center for setting up two tables and the allotted time each Monday.
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Westport......What's Happening: A Time for Helping Others | |
The holiday season is an important time to help those in Westport who are not as fortunate as we are. Jen discusses the many opportunities offered through local and town organizations to reach out and help those critically in need. | |
Susan Granger Takes the Y’s Men to the Movies | |
Susan Granger addresses the Y's Men at last Thursday's meeting. | |
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Nationally syndicated movie expert and syndicated film critic Susan Granger visited the Y’s Men for a most entertaining and informational talk about Hollywood, the movie industry, and historic films. She gave us her thoughts and her personal favorites worthy of an Oscar nomination this year.
A Westport resident, Susan has been engaged in the industry for more than eight decades, starting as a child actress in movies with Abbott and Costello, Lucille Ball and even Lassie! She knows the business inside and out and wonderfully updates the Y’s Men regularly. Thursday was no exception.
Click the button below and enjoy the video. It will resonate with moviegoers, and you will find out why Susan Granger is “the best in the business.”
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Hoot Owls to Perform at Senior Center December 20
The Y's Men Hoot Owls will perform a holiday show at the Westport Center for Senior Activities on Friday, December 20 at noon. To attend, sign up for the Holiday luncheon at the Center.
Additional information is available from Hoot Owls Chairman Bob Leng at leng_7@msn.com.
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More Details Provided for January 7 Trip to Pequot Museum
A Y's Men trip to the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center is planned for Tuesday, January 7. Participants are expected to arrive at the Museum, located in Mashantucket, Conn., about 10:30 am.
While information about the trip has been circulated, even more detailed material is provided by clicking here.
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Any Interest in Forming an Activity in Mindfulness?
Paul Epstein recently joined the Y’s Men and would like to start a mindfulness group.
He says that "there is a growing body of research on the benefits of mindfulness for health, healing, and happiness. If there’s enough interest, we can figure out the details together.
"For instance, we might start with a period of meditation followed by a discussion of various teachings. We could then end each session by exploring ways to integrate mindfulness into our daily lives."
He suggests that a first meeting could be held at his home. Paul has taught mindfulness for 50 years, including at the Westport Center for Senior Activities. He also is the author of Happiness through Meditation.
For more information and further discussion, contact Paul at epsteinmb@aol.com
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You may be able to read this, but many others can’t.
They need your help, and now it’s easy for you to give it to them.
Please bring your unused glasses, whether prescription or just readers, and drop them in the donation box in Hoskins Hall during the coffee hour at this Thursday's morning meeting. Do it then because the Staples Orphenians will be performing at 10:00 am in the Church's sanctuary.
The more pairs you bring, the more people you help, so bring in those unused glasses, or you will have to answer to Jon Fox.
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