Y's Men News -- Wednesday, July 16, 2025 | | |
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- Travel Group to Discuss Unusual Destinations
- Ping Pong Players Invited to Join Monday Ping Pong Group
- Mindfulness Group Meets by Zoom This Monday
- Are We Truly "Wise" Men?
- Y's Men Gather at Compo Beach Every Tuesday Evening
- Y's Men Bocce Players Meet Wednesdays
- Join Us at Sherwood Island Every Thursday Morning
- T&E Lists Three Outings in July
- Hot Dog Picnic July 30 to Benefit Hole in the Wall Gang
- Y's Men Travel Group: Peter Greenberg at Westport Library
- Y's Men Help Make Mission of Mercy Dental Clinic A Success
- Author Attends Non-Fiction Book Club Meeting
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Y's Man Charlie Haberstroh Featured in "06880"
- Y's Men Past President's Son Passes Away at 57
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Y's Men Travel Group Focuses on Unusual Destinations
The Y’s Men Travel Discussion Group will meet from 9:00 to 10:30 am on Monday, July 21 in Room 203 at the Saugatuck Congregational Church.
As usual, meetings begin by members talking about their recent travel experiences.
The primary topic of the Monday meeting: Unusual Travel Destinations
Spouses/partners/significant others are welcome to join us too!
For information about the Y’s Men Travel Discussion Group, or to be added to the Group’s email distribution list, please contact Art Mann, mannart03@gmail.com
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Play Ping Pong? Y's Men Group Wants You
There is room for several new players in the Y's Men Ping Pong Group. They play every Monday from 2:30 to 4:00 pm at the Westport Center for Senior Activities.
If you are interested, just show up or call Steve Eliot at 203-957-5676 for more information.
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Mindfulness Group Announces Remaining Schedule for 2025
The Y's Men Mindfulness Group meets by Zoom the third Monday of each month. This month the Zoom meeting will be this Monday, July 21 from 7:30 to 8:30 pm.
In person meetings will be held on the first Thursday of the month from 3:00 to 4:00 pm under the Westport Center for Senior Activities Just for Men series on October 2, November 6, and December 4. Until then, a six session Mindfulness Class at the Senior Center begins Thursday, August 21 through Thursday, September 25 from 3:00 to 4:00 pm.
To obtain the Zoom link and for more information, contact Harvey Luft at harveyluft@gmail.com or Paul Epstein at epsteinmb@aol.com
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Are We Truly “Wise” Men?
Our name, Y's Men, conveys an important message about who we are, but are we living up to our name? We believe so, and here’s a way we can demonstrate that!
Think about experiences, happenings, conversations, actions you’ve taken that you feel highlight something wise you’ve done in the course of your day (today or in the past) that helped someone – small things, bigger things – it doesn't matter. What matters is that you did it. We are a group of caring men with interesting lives.
How it would work: Whenever you’re moved to do so, email a short description – no more than 200 to 300 words – of something you did that had a positive impact on someone, or some group. Let’s consider these Moments of Wysdom from Y's Men!
Send your “moments” to Larry Ackerman, who leads the Y's Men Life Talk Group (larry@larryackerman.com). He will review and edit them for clarity. Then, we’ll publish these submissions on our Facebook page, periodically, when we collect a sufficient number of them.
Would you be interested in such an activity? If so, please let us know by clicking on I’M INTERESTED below. And if you wish, feel free to include a description of an initial Moment of Wysdom in the box provided.
By the way, If you already responded to this request, we’re asking you to do so one more time, since we’re dealing with technical difficulties!
Thank you.
Larry
Larry Ackerman
larry@larryackerman.com
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Y's Men Gather at Compo Every Tuesday Evening
Every Westporter knows the toughest reservation to get in town is a picnic table at South Beach in Compo (to the right of the cannons). Some even break the rules (gasp!) and spread their stuff all over one table. We’ll let them live with their conscience.
Instead, we just show up early before the sunset dinner rush even starts. Around 5:00 pm every Tuesday (weather permitting). BYOEverything is the order of the day, including a beach chair. Tons of parking right there. Beach picnic rules apply; nothing made of glass or with alcohol, and maybe bring a snack to pass around.
Need more good news: no beach pass required! Just tell the nice young guy or gal in the gatehouse that you’re headed for the Y’s Men event.
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Y's Men Bocce Players Meet Wednesday Mornings
The Y's Men Bocce Group plays every Wednesday (weather permitting) at Veterans Park, 909 Reef Road, in Fairfield.
Teams are formed and games start at 10:30 am and usually wrap up by noon. It's lots of fun so come play. No registration is required. Just show up and join a team of fellow Y's Men. The Park has a bathroom.
Additional information? Contact Len Ances at ances@sbcglobal.net
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Thursday Morning Kibbitzing Continues at Sherwood Island
As Y’s Men, we all believe in the proper and renewable use of our natural resources. In Westport that means the beach. So while we picnic on Tuesday at Compo, every Thursday at 9:00 am we gather at the Pavilion at Sherwood Island State Park.
Except for the cardboard boxes for the coffee and the great views, it’s just like the winter venue at the Saugatuck Congregational Church. Same fine fellowship and donuts and bagels.
A Connecticut license plate on your car gets you in for free. Be sure to stop just beyond the young lady in the toll booth so she can see it
Come on down to chat with your fellow Y’s Men. Friends, family and guests are welcome. At 10:00 am there is an organized walk around the park.
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Friday, July 18
Shore Line Trolley Museum
This event is open to Y’s Men members and spouses/significant others.
Family members and non-member friends are also welcome.
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Friday, July 25
Bristol Clock and Mattatuck Museum
Spouses and significant others welcome. Non Y’s Men members welcome, space permitting. Please inquire.
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Wednesday, July 30
Four Hours at Seven Bridges Galleries and Sculptures
Spouses and significant others welcome. Non Y’s Men members welcome, space permitting. Please inquire.
https://conta.cc/3IDMYai
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Save the Date: Wednesday, July 30 for Annual Hot Dog Picnic
The Y’s Men have held an Annual Hot Dog Festival as a fundraiser for Newman’s Hole in the Wall Gang Camp for many years at Compo Beach South. This year's picnic is scheduled for 5:00 pm on Wednesday, July 30.
As you know, Y's Men are invited to a beach picnic starting around 5:00 pm every Tuesday during the summer. You're welcome to bring your own dinner and beverage.
However, at this event, the food is provided, with hot dogs as the main attraction.
The festival is held to raise money for Newman's Hole in the Wall Gang so bring your cash or check!
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Y's Men Travel Group and The Westport Library Present
An Evening with Peter Greenberg "The Travel Detective"
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Peter Greenberg
Peter Greenberg is America’s most recognized, honored, and respected front-line travel news journalist. He is travel editor for CBS News, appearing on CBS This Morning, CBS Evening News, and CBS Sunday Morning, and has also appeared on NBC’s Today, ABC’s Good Morning America, PBS, and in Newsweek magazine.
He will appear at The Westport Library on Thursday, September 25 from 7:00 to 8:00 pm in a program co-sponsored by the Y's Men Travel Group and The Library. Please invite your friends to attend this wonderful evening.
Author of The New York Times best-selling Travel Detective series, his website, PeterGreenberg.com, is one of the premier travel news resources for consumers and industry insiders. He will be in conversation with his longtime friend and colleague Y's Man Allen Swerdlowe, who is an architect and world-wide traveler.
Use your registration/ticket purchase to get one complimentary Margarita, Paloma, or Agua Fresca at Don Memo, Westport. Please show your registration upon arrival.
Tickets are already beginning to sell, so click here to purchase yours ($20.00) at the Library's website.
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Y's Men Help Make Mission of Mercy Dental Clinic A Success
Five Y's Men answered the call for volunteers at the Connecticut Mission of Mercy Dental Clinic in New Britain last month. It was deemed a huge success.
Led by Y's Man Dr. Jeff Pivor, a dentist, the volunteers were Fred Levine who helped in setting up the clinic, Ken Roffe, who was a patient escort, and Dr. Evan Mondshine and Dr. Gary Romeo who served as dentists. Two other Y's Men also signed up but had to cancel at the last minute.
All who participated said it was an amazing and gratifying experience. They had no idea that there was such a need in Connecticut and were surprised at the size of the clinic and the number of patients provided with free dental care. All expressed an interest to return next year.
Y's Men Community Service Chairman Jim Marpe helped and guided the Y's Men's participation in the event.
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More than two dozen Y's Men and guests gathered for the Non-Fiction Book Club July meeting at which author Ted Aldrich gave insights on his writing of "The Partnership."
Inviting the author of a book you are reading to attend a meeting of your book club does a lot to change that meeting's dynamics. It's what the Y's Men Non-Fiction Book Club did for its July meeting.
Ted Aldrich. author of "The Partnership: George Marshall, Henry Stimson, and the Extraordinary Collaboration That Won World War II," attended the meeting and provided answers to a wide variety of questions about the research, publishing effort, and his motivation to write the book, among others. About 25 Y's Men and guests were there comprised of more non-members of the Club than members.
The Club hopes to follow the format of this meeting as frequently as possible. In fact, Ted Aldrich has sent out contact information to two authors he feels may be interested in meeting with the Club. All Y’s Men are invited to join the Club and enjoy reading, eating (they did have refreshments), and the friendship of other Y’s Men.
The next book the Club is reading is "The Island in the Center of the World," by Russell Shorto. It will be discussed at the meeting on Wednesday, August 13 at the Saugatuck Congregational Church. Contact Y's Man Jeff Schwartz by phone or text message at 201-787-0654 for additional information.
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Y's Man Charlie Haberstroh Featured in "06880" Article
Y's Man Charlie Haberstroh and the 25th anniversary of his firm CastleKeep Investment Advisors are featured in a recent posting on the "06880" blog. The article hails Charlie and CastleKeep for "doing it the way they’ve done business for a quarter century: by giving back to the community."
Click here to read the full story.
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Y's Men Past President's Son Passes Away at 57
Quinn Fatherley, a son of Y's Men Past President Bob Fatherley, passed away on Monday, July 14, in San Ramon, CA apparently from cardiac arrest. He was 57.
Information on services, possibly in Darien, the Fatherley family's home town, will be conveyed as soon as it becomes available. Bob served as Y's Men president in 2007-2008.
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