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Wednesday Update -- September 18, 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 List)
- CNN's Alisyn Camerota Talks "Combat Love" Tomorrow
- Fiction Book Group Meets Thursday Afternoon
- Homes with Hope Offers Free Tickets to Y's Men
- GIDG Focuses on Ghana and Nigeria on Monday
- Y's Men Ping Pong Group Plays Mondays at WCSA
- Upcoming Trips Announced by T&E Committee
- Broadway Comes to Westport Next Thursday
- Put Your Partner in the Loop; Add Them for Newsletter
- Y's Men Golf Fall Outing Set for October 9
- Hoot Owls Looking for Y's Men Who Like to Sing
- Get Your Flu and Covid Shots Now
- Ukraine Art Exhibit Helped by Y's Man Steve Taranko
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Alisyn Camerota To Discuss Her New Book “Combat Love”
At Tomorrow Morning's Weekly Meeting
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Alisyn Camerota
Award-winning CNN News Feature Host and Y’s Men Friend Alisyn Camerota joins us this Thursday, September 19 to discuss her new book, and soon to be streamed film, "Combat Love."
A veteran of both Fox News and CNN, Alisyn will be interviewed by Y's Man John Brandt about her book, a memoir about her challenges growing up in New Jersey, moving to Washington State, passion to become a news anchor and keeping everything together through her strong affection for the New Jersey Punk Rock group Shrapnel.
Her relationship with Shrapnel played a powerful role in her life as she pursued her dream to be a TV news anchor.
Feel free to bring a guest to join us for this fascinating interview. Copies of "Combat Love" will be available for purchase at a special Y’s Men price and Alisyn will be happy to autograph them for you.
Similar to all Thursday morning meetings, we gather in Hoskins Hall downstairs in the Saugatuck Congregational Church, 245 Post Road East in Westport. Social hour runs from 9:00 am to 10:00 am; business meeting begins at 10:00 am; speaker starts at 10:30 am and finishes no later than 11:30 am.
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Y's Men Fiction Book Group Meets Tomorrow
The Y's Men Fiction Book Group meets on the third Thursday of the month (which means this Thursday, September 19) at the Saugatuck Congregational Church. The Group will discuss Graham Greene's classic The End of the Affair.
Percival Everett's James will be discussed on Thursday, October 17, and Herman Melville short stories may follow.
All Y's Men are invited to attend the meetings. There is interesting fiction and lively discussions. Contact Chris Lewis at celewis14@gmail.com.
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Free Tickets for Y's Men With Thanks from Homes with Hope
A limited number of free tickets will be available at tomorrow's Y's Men meeting for the Homes with Hope fundraiser scheduled for Saturday, September 28 described below. The tickets, which sell for $75.00 each, are offered by the organization as an expression of thanks for the Y's Men's support of HwH.
Please plan to attend tomorrow's meeting for more information.
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GIDG Meets Monday with Focus on Nigeria and Ghana
The Global Issues Discussion Group (GIDG) will meet on Monday, September 23, at 9:00 am in Rooms 203/204 in the Saugatuck Congregational Church. Y's Man Frank Wood, who lived and worked in Africa for more than 20 years, will lead the discussion.
"There are plenty of issues in Africa to discuss," Frank said, "but I suggest we focus on Nigeria and Ghana because that is where I lived and worked." There is an enormous amount of current information on the internet about all areas of Africa, he noted. Cruising through some of it will bring you up to date.
For more information, contact Frank Wood at fwood227@gmail.com.
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Y's Men Ping Pong Group Plays Mondays at WCSA
The Y's Man Table Tennis/Ping Pong Group meets Mondays at the Westport Center for Senior Activities (WCSA) from 2:30 to 4:00 pm. The Group invites Y's Men to join them.
Y's Man Steve Eliot is now the Group Leader. He thanked Y's Man Tom Lowrie for leading the Group since its inception. Steve is exploring the possibility of forming a Y's Men Ping Pong team for matches with other senior men's groups in the area. More participation in playing is needed.
To play, you must register with the Center which takes only a minute.
For information, contact Steve Eliot at steliot@aol.com.
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Broadway Comes to Westport at Our September 26 Meeting | |
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Barry Kleinbort, lyricist, and Kim Maresca, musical theater star.
At next week's Thursday morning meeting on September 26, Broadway comes to Westport (at least to the Y's Men) featuring lyricist Barry Kleinbort and musical theater star Kim Maresca. Together they will bring music and song to the Saugatuck Congregational Church's Sanctuary, performing memorable songs and providing a peek behind the curtain demonstrating how Broadway performances go from good to great.
The grand piano, Barry's work, and Kim's voice promise to make the meeting a smash hit. Your seat is reserved. Don't miss this one.
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Put Your Partner in the Y’s Men Loop!
Add Them to Our Newsletter Email List
We all know the truth but sometimes don’t like to admit it. Our partner (wife, friend, co-habitant, personal assistant, nurse, etc.) is in charge of our social schedule.
And it has always been so. “Our Town” writer Thornton Wilder said so in his Newport book, “Theophilus North” set in 1923: The men run the clubs and the major do-good organizations. The women run the houses and the social schedule (to paraphrase).
So after years of listening to a miffed “You didn’t tell me about that,” here’s your easy way out from under. Be the hero by sharing! Keep your partner informed about all our fun by sending us a second email address for our newsletter distribution.
You know the old expression: “Happy wife, happy life.”
Take 30 seconds now to add a second email - it's that easy!
Do it now since you know you’ll forget about it later. No more missed opportunities. Now more big events selling out before you can agree to order.
Click on the button below to add your partner’s email to our newsletter distribution list. And be prepared to see a smile!
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Y’s Men 2024 Golf Fall Outing Set For October 9
This year’s Y's Men Golf Fall Outing will be on Wednesday, October 9, at Longshore Golf Club. The first tee time is at 10:30 am.
The entry fee is $75.00, and covers the greens fee, cart rental, refreshments, and goodies at the 19th hole, which will be at the Black Duck.
Prizes are awarded to the lowest scoring team and to individual golfers for the longest drive, closest to the line and closest to the pin on two holes.
The Tourney’s format will be Scramble or Best Ball utilizing a team of three or four players.
Please register for the outing by emailing Bob Leng at leng_7@msn.com or by text to 978-289-0940. The deadline is Sunday, October 6.
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Hoot Owls Looking for Y's Men Who Like to Sing
The Hoot Owls, the Y's Men singing group, has invited other Y's Men to join them as they perform at nearby local venues. In July, they appeared at Atria Darien, an assisted living facility, and are scheduled there again this Friday, September 20, as well as in December and March.
If you are interested in singing (reading music not necessary) and entertaining local seniors, please consider joining the Hoot Owls. Contact Hoot Owls Chair Bob Leng at 978-289-0940 or leng_7@msn.com. Bob comments, "Come join us. It's lots of fun."
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Time is Now to Get Your Flu and Covid Shots
Remember Covid? How easily we forget. But just three years ago we were hunkered down in our homes, nervous when someone came to the door with grocery or food deliveries: “Just leave it on the ground,” we said.
It’s still here. Just a month ago, we had a spike in CT, and this writer had three friends come down with the disease. They’ve all recovered.
Happily the big pharmas cook up new batches of vaccine every year to protect us from the new viral strains. Just as they have been doing every year for the seasonal flu. But the vaccine you got last year does you no good this year.
The CDC says both diseases are major killers: Covid, still third after heart disease and cancer; flu is fifth.
Now is the time to get both shots at the same time, perfectly safe for most but check with your provider.
You’re doing this not just for yourself but for every loved one and friend you come in contact with. Nearly all the chain and independent drugstores offer both vaccines, perhaps your own doctor, too.
Medicare absorbs all the costs for just about everybody covered but check to avoid a surprise medical bill.
Get vaccinated. . .stay well.
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Y's Man Steve Taranko Helps Bring
Ukraine Art Exhibit to Senior Center
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Ukraine Art Exhibit at the Westport Center for Senior Activities.
The new Ukraine Art Exhibit at the Westport Center for Senior Activities features the unique War Stamps designs of Ukraine and other artifacts. Y's Man Stephan Taranko helped bring the exhibit to the Center. It is located in a display case halfway down the main aisle, and will be in place until the end of September.
In addition, Steve, along with Ross Voytovych and Mark Yurkiw, has spent nearly three years sending humanitarian aid to Ukraine through the generosity of the people of Fairfield County. The exhibit features the now world-famous stamp designs that have also helped Ukraine fund its war expenditures. They hope to continue to send medical equipment, and other needed supplies to Ukraine. The exhibit further explains their humanitarian efforts.
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