Y's Men News -- Wednesday, July 9, 2025 | | |
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- Climate Change on GIDG Agenda This Monday
- Ping Pong Players Invited to Join Monday Ping Pong Group
- Are We Truly "Wise" Men?
- Y's Men Gather at Compo Beach Every Tuesday Evening
- Join Us at Sherwood Island This Thursday
- T&E Lists Three Outings in July
- All Y's Men Invited to Non-Fiction Book Club Meeting
- Hot Dog Picnic July 30 to Benefit Hole in the Wall Gang
- Y's Men Travel Group Presents Peter Greenberg September 25
- Enjoy Photos of July 4th Fireworks by Y's Man J.C. Martin
- Former Y's Man Woody Bliss Passes Away at 89
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GIDG Meets Monday at 9:00 am
The Global Issues Discussion Group (GIDG) will meet Monday, July 14 in Room 203/204 at the Saugatuck Congregational Church at 9:00 am. Climate change and other international issues will be the focus of the meeting.
For more information on GIDG, contact Harvey Luft at harveyluft@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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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
Come join us at Compo Beach every Tuesday evening around 5:00 pm (weather permitting). Just 650 steps west of the cannons.
Beach picnic rules apply, no glasses allowed; maybe a snack to pass around.
Bring your own chairs.
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Thursday Morning Fellowship Continues at Sherwood Island;
Get Your Chicago Concert Tickets
Throughout the summer the Y’s Men meet every Thursday at 9:00 am to share fellowship, coffee/donuts/bagels at the Sherwood Island State Park Pavilion.
Come on down to chat with your fellow Y’s Men. Friends, family and guests are welcome. At 10:00 am there is a walk around the State Park.
Also, if you bought tickets to the Chicago concert on Tuesday evening, July 29, you can get them from Dick Kalt either at the Tuesday evening Compo Beach gathering (see article above) or at the Thursday morning social hour at Sherwood Island.
In addition, a single ticket to Chicago has become available for purchase at $103.00. Contact Dick Kalt at dick.kalt@gmail.com for more information.
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Saturday, July 12
Helicopter Day at CT Air & Space Museum
This is not an organized T&E Outing. It's a "go on your own" event that members and their families may wish to visit.
https://conta.cc/3GpC0Vg
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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.
https://conta.cc/4kk3Z6K
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Friday, July 25
Bristol Clock & Mattatuck Museum
Spouses and significant others welcome. Non Y’s Men members welcome, space permitting. Please inquire.
https://conta.cc/4eHHpE3
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All Y's Men Invited to Non-Fiction Book Club This Afternoon
Reminder: The Y's Men Non-Fiction Book Club has invited the entire membership to attend what it expects to be a different and exciting meeting this afternoon (July 9) at 4:30 pm in room 109 at the Saugatuck Congregational Church. It will be the first time that an author will be part of the program at a Club meeting.
Ted Aldrich, author of "The Partnership: George Marshall, Henry Stimson, and the Extraordinary Collaboration That Won World War II," will be the featured guest at the meeting. He spoke about the book at a Y's Men regular Thursday morning meeting in April.
Because seating is limited, contact Y's Man Jeff Schwartz by phone or text message at 201-787-0654 if you plan to attend. Y's Men do not have to be a member of the Club to be at the meeting.
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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.
| | Y's Man J. C. Martin Photographs July 4 Fireworks at Compo | | |
A photo album by Y's Man J.C. Martin contains some spectacular views of the July 4 fireworks at Compo Beach held on Wednesday, July 2. In a photo essay for The Westport Local Press entitled "A Look at Westport's Biggest Party...", J.C. captures the excitement and scope of the event.
Click here to view and enjoy the photos for yourself.
| | Former Y's Man Woody Bliss Passes Away at 89 | | |
Woody Bliss
Photo courtesy of Weston Today
Former Y's Man Woody Bliss passed away on Monday, July 7 in Charlotte, NC. He was 89 and joined the Y's Men in November 2009.
A former First Selectman of Weston, Woody moved to North Carolina last September to be near his two daughters and their families. No information has been received concerning services. They will be announced as soon as they become available.
Although no obituary has yet been published, an article in Weston Today, from last September, outlines Woody's career on the occasion of his move from Weston. Click here to read it.
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