The Week Ahead -- Sunday, December 8, 2024 | |
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Table of Contents
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- Winter Choral Concert This Evening
- Y's Men Holiday Party Set for December 19
- Susan Granger Takes Us to the Movies This Thursday
- Fill Out Your Y's Men Satisfaction Survey
- Travel Group to Meet Tomorrow
- Upcoming Trips Announced by T&E Committee
- Jazz and Entertainment Luncheon This Wednesday
- U.S. Maritime Industry Discussed Last Thursday
- Hoot Owls to Perform at Senior Center December 20
- Any Interest in Forming a Y's Men Mindfulness Group?
- WPD Toy Drive Underway
- Your Unused Eyeglasses May Help Others See
- How to Order Free Covid-19 At Home Test
- Remembering Y's Men Memorial Day Floats of the Past
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Y's Men Holiday Party Set For Thursday, December 19 | |
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Santa visits last year's Y's Men Holiday Party. We expect a return visit this year.
The annual Y's Men Holiday Party will be held on 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 (no later than Friday, December 13), click on the button below:
Don't miss out; sign up today. Any questions, contact Dewey Loselle, party organizer, at deweyloselle@gmail.com.
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Update on Film Industry by Susan Granger This Thursday | |
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Susan Granger
This Thursday, nationally known film critic/reviewer and Y’s Men friend Susan Granger brings us up to date on the resurgence of the film industry. Recent releases have been breaking box office records and Susan will give us the scoop on the best films to see in the comfort of our local movie theaters, and her thoughts on nominees for the Academy Awards.
Join us for her most interesting and entertaining visit this Thursday morning.
Y's Men Thursday morning meetings are in Hoskins Hall downstairs in the Saugatuck Congregational Church, 245 Post Road East in Westport. As always, donut and bagel social hour 9:00 to 10:00 am, short business meeting at 10:00, and speaker starts at 10:30 finishing no later than 11:30. Come early and meet your fellow members. Guests are always welcome.
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Fill Out Your Y's Men Satisfaction Survey Now
The first Y's Men membership satisfaction survey was delivered to Y's Men last week by email. Now it should be filled out as promptly as possible.
The survey, developed with considerable input from the Y's Men Board, will gather valuable feedback from members to guide future program decisions and strategic planning. The results will directly influence future programs and events
Please check your junk email folder if you did not receive the survey.
Y's Man Bob Walker announced the survey at a recent Thursday morning meeting. He is the founder/CEO of Surveys & Forecasts LLC. Thanks to Bob who developed the survey. To learn more, please click below to see a video.
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Travel Group Meets Monday, December 9 at 9:00 am
The Y’s Men Travel Group will meet from 9:00 to 10:30 am this Monday, December 9 in Room 203 at the Saugatuck Congregational Church.
All meetings start by our members talking about their recent travel experiences.
The topic for this week is a follow up to our last meeting’s discussion about travel points programs. This time we’ll go online and demonstrate some of the options available.
Additions continue to be made to the Y's Men Travel Reference Doc, located here.
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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The Trips and Events Committee organizes numerous and varied outings
for the pleasure of club members. Click the links for more info
Monday, December 9 - The Museum of the City of New York
https://conta.cc/3O5LipP
Friday, December 13 - Bruce Museum - Maximum 14 Visitors
https://conta.cc/4i5WyjK
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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Jazz and Entertainment Lunch Set for This Wednesday
This month's jazz and entertainment lunch has been set for this Wednesday (December 11) at the Westport VFW on Riverside Avenue at noon.
On the big screen, the program will feature video performances by Stan Kenton, Chet Baker, Fats Waller, The Andrews Sisters, Gerry Mulligan and several other jazz and entertainment legends. There also will be biographical sketches of the artists before each performance.
Spouses, significant others, and special friends are invited as well as new nenbers who will find this to be a fun and stimulating gathering.
Reservations may be made by email to Jeff Hare at jeffhare@optonline.net or by signing up at tomorrow's meeting. Be sure to indicate the number in your party and their names.
A buffet lunch will again be catered by Calise's with a variety of sandwiches, green and pasta salads, mixed deserts and iced tea.
The cost is $25.00 paid there. Soft drinks, beer, wine and other alcoholic beverages may be purchased at the bar.
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Maritime Vulnerabilities Discussed by Last Thursday's Speaker | |
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Carleen Lyden Walker
Carleen Lyden Walker, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of the Maritime Accelerator for Resilience, gave a very informative presentation last Thursday. She explored our nation’s maritime vulnerabilities and offered solutions.
She described how the United States relies heavily on the maritime industry to ensure its national, economic, energy, environment, food and workforce security.
Today, the U.S. maritime sector finds itself at its weakest point in U.S. history. From a peak of over half the world’s ocean-going vessels being U.S.-flagged after World War II, to less than Zero Point Four percent (0.4%) today.
This compelling video explores drives home our maritime realities today and the need to address them now.
Click the button below to view the video.
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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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Any Interest in a New Y's Men 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 at this Thursday's morning meeting.
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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Remembering COVID-19, and Getting Free
Test Kits You Still Need
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The last days of the Presidential election campaign brought TV news reports reliving the COVID-19 pandemic, and it was shocking how much had been forgotten.
The stumbling efforts to get organized; the fights over masks; and then the relentless surge after surge of deaths with finally 1,200,000 Americans estimated to have died.
Though the pandemic is over, COVID is still very much with us. Just about everyone knows someone in Westport and Weston who has gotten sick from it since Labor Day.
The Federal government knows it, too, which is why every household in the country is eligible again to get four at-home tests absolutely free, including shipping.
Just click on https://special.usps.com/testkits and follow the simple instructions to get your four rapid antigen tests, just like the ones you’ve probably used many times before.
You may recall the FDA found many of the “expiration” dates printed on these boxes were too early. The website has lists of the new dates. Best to write them on the box since who could possibly remember in six months?
While diagnosis is great, protection is Job #1: Time to get vaccinated for COVID and flu. Do it now and critically a week before those crowded Thanksgiving dinners with those darling little petri dishes who call you Grandpa.
COVID is still the third biggest killer after heart disease and cancer. Flu is fifth. You can get both vaccines at the same time at your pharmacy. A double is safe for most but check with your provider.
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Remembering Memorial Day Floats Past…
Former Y's Men President Bob Mitchell came across these photos of Y's Men floats in Memorial Day parades from days past, like 2008 and another unidentified year. Enjoy the trip in to the Y’s Men Time Machine!
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