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Wednesday Update -- November 13, 2024

Table of Contents

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• Dr. Jonathan Gitlin to Speak to Y’s Men Tomorrow
• Y's Men Only Invited to "Elf" Dress Rehearsal Tomorrow
• Camera Club to Present Awards This Friday Afternoon
• David Brandt to Speak About the Aspetuck Land Trust
• New Scam Alert from the Westport Police Department
• Fire Department Requests Help for Hurricane Victims
• Woman's Club Seeks Funds for Coats and Blankets  
• Eyeglasses Needed to Help Others 
• Upcoming Trips Announced by T&E Committee
• Y's Men Holiday Party Set for December 19
• How to Order Free Covid-19 At Home Tests 

Dr. Jonathan Gitlin Speaks Tomorrow:

How All Living Organisms Adapt and Survive

Dr. Jonathan Gitlin

Jonathan Gitlin, MD is an American pediatrician specializing in early human development and genetics and is recognized for his research in human nutrition.  He will explore the mechanisms used by all living organisms to adapt and survive in our world of extreme environments when he speaks to the Y's Men tomorrow morning (Thursday, November 14).

We will see how adaptation is a fundamental aspect of evolutionary biology. Our understanding of these mechanisms has broad-reaching implications and applications for human health and survival, from organ transplantation and cancer, to healthy aging and interstellar exploration.

 As usual, Thursday morning meetings are in Hoskins Hall downstairs in the Saugatuck Congregational Church, 245 Post Road East in Westport. Speaker starts at 10:30 am, finishing no later than 11:30 am. Coffee, donuts, bagels and cream cheese are served during the social hour from 9:00 to 10:00 am, when a short business meeting begins before the speaker. Guests are always welcome.

Expo 21 Photo Contest Winners to be Announced Friday

More than 60 photo entries in the Y's Men Camera Club's 21st Annual Photographic Exhibition, co-sponsored with the Westport Center for Senior Activities, were judged yesterday. The winners will be announced this Friday (November 15) at 3:00 pm at an awards ceremony at the Senior Center.

Miggs Burroughs and Y's Men Ted Horowitz and Dave Pressler judged the entries and chose winners in seven different categories ranging from Landscape and Architectural to Portrait and Nature, plus a new category this year Highly Manipulated.

Awards will be presented by Wendy Petty, Director of the Westport Center for Senior Activities, and Sal Mollica and Hal Foodman, Co-chairs of the Y's Men Camera Club.

Senior Center members, Y's Men and their guests, as well as the general public are invited to attend the awards ceremony. Refreshments will be served.

David Brandt to Speak About the Aspetuck Land Trust

David Brandt

Since 2008, David Brandt has served as the Executive Director of the Aspetuck Land Trust where he and his staff oversee 2,000+ acres in our backyard that is mostly open for all to enjoy.

David’s presentation at next Thursday's morning meeting (November 21) will get more of us to understand what the Aspetuck Land Trust is doing, why it is doing it, and how people, like the Y’s Men, can benefit from it. 

What’s New?? A Scam Alert from Lt. Cabana of the WPD

A new scam alert has been sent to the Y's Men by Lt. Jillian Cabana of the Westport Police Department. Click here to read the alert in its entirety so that you aren’t the next victim.

Westport Firefighters Need Our Help to Help Hurricane Victims

Westport firefighters are collecting much needed supplies and monetary donations to assist residents in North Carolina affected by Hurricane Helene. They are filling a trailer and traveling South to help support the hurricane victims.

Needed Items include:

Food, bottled water, contractor-size trash bags, blankets, first aid supplies,feminine hygiene products, diapers and baby clothes, hand sanitizer, toilet paper, paper towels, bleach, shovels, brooms, gloves, coolers, propane, cook stoves, flashlights, batteries, fans, dehumidifiers, and generators.

Drop items off at Fire Department Headquarters at 515 Post Road East at any time.

Checks can be made out to "Westport UFCF" with Hurricane Relief in the Memo section and dropped off at Fire Department Headquarters.

Mail donations to Westport UFCF "Hurricane Relief," PO Box 5182, Westport CT 06881, or go to www.wufcf.org/donate-now to make an online donation and be sure to note that it is for the Hurricane Relief effort.

Donations Needed to Purchase Coats and Blankets

The Westport Woman's Club is raising funds which it will use to purchase coats and blankets for those affected by the recent hurricanes. A $100.00 donation provides one coat and two blankets for someone in need.

Can You See This?

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 tomorrow morning's 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.

Remembering COVID-19, and Getting Free

Test Kits You Still Need

The last days of the Presidential election campign brought TV news reports reliving the COVID-19 pandemic, and it was shocking how much had been forgotten.

The stumbling efforts to get organized; the fights over masks; and then the relentless surge after surge of deaths with finally 1,200,000 Americans estimated to have died.

Though the pandemic is over, COVID is still very much with us. Just about everyone knows someone in Westport and Weston who has gotten sick from it since Labor Day.

The Federal government knows it, too, which is why every household in the country is eligible again to get four at-home tests absolutely free, including shipping.

Just click on https://special.usps.com/testkits and follow the simple instructions to get your four rapid antigen tests, just like the ones you’ve probably used many times before.

You may recall the FDA found many of the “expiration” dates printed on these boxes were too early. The website has lists of the new dates. Best to write them on the box since who could possibly remember in six months?

While diagnosis is great, protection is Job #1: Time to get vaccinated for COVID and flu. Do it now and critically a week before those crowded Thanksgiving dinners with those darling little petri dishes who call you Grandpa.

COVID is still the third biggest killer after heart disease and cancer. Flu is fifth. You can get both vaccines at the same time at your pharmacy. A double is safe for most but check with your provider.