Y's Men News -- Wednesday, May 28, 2025 | | |
Table of Contents
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in the same order as the Table of Contents)
- Y's Men Annual Meeting, Picnic at Sherwood Island Tomorrow
- T&E Announces Several Outings
- Y's Man Bob Cooper Performs with Roger Kaufman Thursday
- FYI: A Little Folk Music This Saturday at The Westport Library
- The Great Y's Men Garment Sale at Tomorrow's Meeting
- Y's Men Chess Club Lives Again!
- Mindfulness Group Announces June Meetings
- Y's Men Photography Club Meets June 3
- Y's Man Tom Lowrie Attends 75th Reunion at Princeton
- Y's Men Spring Golf Outing Set for Monday, June 9
- Volunteers Needed for Summer Coffee Brigade
- Mission of Mercy Dental Clinic Needs Y's Men Helpers
- Non-Fiction Book Club to Host Ted Aldrich July 9
- Steve Lewine Memorial Service Tomorrow
| | Y's Men Annual Meeting, Picnic at Sherwood Island Tomorrow | | |
Y's Men will meet at the Sherwood Island Pavilion on Thursday, May 29.
Tomorrow (Thursday, May 29) the Y's Men will meet at the Pavilion on Sherwood Island for the annual meeting and picnic. The meeting begins at 9:00 am for coffee, and the last business meeting of the fiscal year begins at 11:00 am. Y's Men will be ratifying the vote on the slate of officers and directors. At noon, pre-ordered lunch will be available compliments of the Y's Men.
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Monday, June 2
NYC Walk: High Bridge & George Washington Bridge
Spouses, Significant Others and Guests Welcome!
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Wednesday, June 11
Drone Demonstration
Spouses, Significant Others and Guests Welcome!
https://conta.cc/4dyUKxD
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Tuesday-Wednesday, June 17-18
WOODS HOLE – NEW BEDFORD – FALL RIVER
Spouses, Significant Others, and Guests Welcome!
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Saturday, September 20 or Saturday, October 11
West Point Football
Spouses, Significant Others, and Guests Welcome!
https://conta.cc/3YKjOM4
| | Y's Man Bob Cooper Performs with Roger Kaufman Tomorrow | | |
Y's Man Bob Cooper performs with Roger Kaufman tomorrow evening at The Warehouse in Fairfield. This will be the same show presented last fall at The Westport Library, called "Road Trip to the 5 M's" - it's a bit of American popular music history combined with a live concert with an excellent band and great vocalists.
The 5 M's refers to the five locations that each produced its own flavor of r&b, soul or funk from the 1960s into the 1980s - Memphis, Macon, Miami, Muscle Shoals and Motown.
For more information call The Warehouse in Fairfield at 203-259-1036 or to buy tickets, click here.
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The Great Y's Men Garment Sale at Tomorrow's Meeting
All garments will be available at the meeting tomorow at the Sherwood Island State Park Pavilion. Cash only. See Stephen Bentkover for your selections. Not all size are available for all options. Contact Stephen at sgb214@sbcglobal.net with any questions.
| | Y's Men Caps will be available for $15.00 and Windbreakers for $40.00 on an ongoing basis. | | |
Y's Men Chess Club Lives Again!
Come out and try your hand at Chess.
It is a good mental workout - fun and stimulating no matter your skill level.
Y's Man Clarence Hayes, who chairs the Club, said, "I knew the rules and had tried a few games when I was younger, but it didn't click, and I didn't play any further.
"So if you ever played a little or thought about playing - and didn't stick with it, I recommend you give it another try. Perhaps being a little older - less stressed about time, more forgiving of yourself -makes a difference in getting engaged with Chess."
In order to have enough players to provide some diversity of opponents, Y's Men play with an established group at the Weston and Westport Senior Centers.
Mondays, 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm at the Weston Senior Center.
Wednesdays,12:30 pm to 3:30 pm at the Westport Senior Center.
Just show up!
Any questions, contact Clarence Hayes at clarence@clarence.net or 203-818-7436.
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Mindfulness Group Announces June Meeting Schedule
The Y's Men Mindfulness Group meets in person on Thursday, June 5 at 1:00 pm at the Westport Center for Senior Activities. Zoom meetings are held on the third Monday of the month which will be Monday, June 16 from 7:30 to 8:30 pm.
To obtain the Zoom link, contact Harvey Luft at harveyluft@gmail.com or Paul Epstein at epsteinmb@aol.com.
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Y's Men Photography Club Meets June 3 Under New Chairman
Y's Man William Weiss is the new chairman of the Y's Men Photography Club (formerly the Camera Club). He succeeds Y's Men Hal Foodman and Sal Mollica who led the Camera Club for many years.
The next meeting of the Photography Club will be Tuesday, June 3 in room 101 at the Saugatuck Congregational Church at 9:30 am.
Guest speaker, at William's invitation, is John Sarsgard (https://www.johnsarsgard.com/ and https://www.johnsarsgard.com/about/. He will give a presentation about street photography, using photographs he has made to illustrate the process. He will share his thinking about street photography, mostly in the context of actual images and what goes into them, like black and white vs. color, finding images, relating to the people in them, composition, etc.
For additional information, contact William Weiss at william.wweiss@gmail.com.
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Y's Man Tom Lowrie Attends 75th Reunion at Princeton
Y's Man Tom Lowrie, who established pickleball as a Y's Men activity, attended his 75th reunion of Princeton University's Class of 1950.
A write up about Tom appeared in a posting on Sunday in "06880" where he was hailed as "our town's pickleball ambassador."
Click here to read the article (third from the top).
| | Y’s Men 2025 Spring Golf Outing Set for Monday, June 9 | | |
This year’s Y's Men Spring Golf Outing will be on Monday, June 9 at the Longshore Golf Course. The first tee time is at 10:30 am, and the entry fee is $85.00. This fee covers the greens fee, cart rental, refreshments, and goodies at the 19th hole, which will be at the Black Duck. And 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 email to Bob Leng at leng_7@msn.com or text 978-289-0940. The deadline is Friday, June 6.
For additional details, click here.
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Wanted: Y’s Men Volunteers to Serve on the
Summer Coffee/Donut/Bagels Committee
Throughout the summer and starting Thursday, June 5, the Y’s Men meet every Thursday at 9:00 am to share fellowship, coffee/donuts/bagels at the Sherwood Island State Park Pavilion.
You do not have to know how to brew coffee, make donuts or boil bagels. We just need guys to pick up the coffee or donuts or bagels and clean up the area.
If you are free to help out please contact Baxter Urist at burist@optonline.net
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Volunteers Needed for Connecticut
Mission of Mercy Dental Clinic
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We're looking for more than just dentists. If you have any skills at all we're looking for you. Check your calendar.
Giving Smiles - Giving Hope
Click here to watch an explanatory video about the clinic.
Volunteer Dates
- Tuesday, June 19: Assembly of the Clinic
- Friday and Saturday, June 20-21: Patient Clinic Days
- Saturday, June 21 (Afternoon) and Sunday, June 22 (Morning): Breakdown and Packing
Location: New Britain High School
Questions? Contact Y's Man Jeff Pivor at jpivordds@yahoo.com
The Connecticut Foundation for Dental Outreach believes that everyone deserves dental care. The Foundation, through its Connecticut Mission of Mercy Free Dental Clinics, provides the underserved and uninsured with free dental care so no one will suffer needlessly from mouth pain, complications from lack of care, or be embarrassed about their smile.
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Non-Fiction Book Club to Host Author Ted Aldrich July 9
Ted Aldrich, author of "The Partnership: George Marshall, Henry Stimson, and the Extraordinary Collaboration That Won World War II," will be the featured guest of the Y's Men Non-Fiction Book Club when it meets at 4:30 pm on Wednesday, July 9 at the Saugatuck Congregational Church (room to be announced).
Aldrich, who spoke about "The Partnership" at a Y's Men regular Thursday morning meeting in April, will discuss the book which the Club has been reading. Members will be meeting on Wednesday, June 11 at 2:00 pm in preparation for the July 9 gathering.
Y's Men and guests are invited to attend. For additional information, contact Y's Man Jeff Schwartz by phone or text message at 201-787-0654.
| | Y's Man Steve Lewine Memorial Service Tomorrow | | |
A memorial service for Y's Man Steven Lewine will be held tomorrow (Thursday, May 29) at 2:00 pm at the Saugatuck Congregational Church. A celebration of life will follow that day from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at Shorehaven Golf Club in Norwalk.
Steve passed away in April at the age of 67. The cause was Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) with which he was diagnosed just 10 days before his passing.
A complete obituary may read in "06880" (third item from end) by clicking here and on the CJD Foundation website by clicking here.
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