Wednesday Update -- December 11, 2024 | |
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Table of Contents
(Scroll Down to Find the Article Behind the Headline. Articles are
in the same order as the Table of Contents)·
- Holiday Party Ticket Purchase Deadline Friday
- Susan Granger Takes Us to the Movies Tomorrow
- Y's Men Invited to Preview of Candlelight Concert
- GIDG to Meet This Monday
- Staples Orphenians Perform for Y’s Men Next Thursday
- Fill Out Your Y's Men Satisfaction Survey
- Upcoming Trips Announced by T&E Committee
- Ping Pong Players Meet Mondays at Senior Center
- 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
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Deadline This Friday 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 is fast approaching. It is this Friday, December 13 for the Party that 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 Tomorrow | |
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Susan Granger
Tomorrow (Thursday, December 12) 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 tomorrow 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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Y's Men Invited to Preview of Candlelight Concert Tomorrow
Y's Men have been invited to a special preview performance of the Candlelight Concert tomorrow evening (Thursday, December 12) at 6:00 pm. The invitation was from Stephen Zimmerman, Music and Visual Arts Coordinator, PreK-12, Westport Public Schools, and Lauren Pine, Director of Choral Activities, Staples High School. It read:
"On behalf of the Staples High School Music Staff, you are warmly invited to a special preview performance of the 84th Annual Candlelight Concert on Thursday, December 12 at 6:00 pm in the Staples High School Auditorium. This is not open to the public but you are free to bring family and friends to the event - no tickets needed.
"We hope you’ll join us for this inspiring preview of one of Staples’ most cherished traditions!"
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GIDG to Meet This Monday
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.
For more information, contact Frank Wood at fwood227@gmail.com.
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Staples Orphenians Perform for Y's Men Next Thursday | |
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The Staples Orphenians will perform for Y's Men 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 the 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 next Thursday, December 19.
There will be no business meeting.
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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Join Other Y's Men in Completing Your Satisfaction Survey Now
More than 60 percent of Y's Men have completed and submitted the first Y's Men membership satisfaction survey which was sent out on Monday, November 25 by email. If you haven't completed the survey, try to do so within the next week.
The survey, developed with considerable input from the Y's Men Board, will gather valuable feedback from members to guide future program decisions, strategic planning, and events
Please check your junk email folder if you did not receive the survey.
Y's Man Bob Walker, the founder/CEO of Surveys & Forecasts LLC, developed the survey and talked about it at a recent meeting. A video of his remarks may be viewed by clicking the button below.
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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
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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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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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 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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