Y's Men News -- Sunday, September 20, 2026 | | |
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- GIDG To Focus on Canada at Tomorrow's Meeting
- Y’s Men Ping Pong Players Meet on Mondays at 2:30 pm
- Y's Men Co-Sponsor LWV Debates on October 13
- Thursday Speakers to Urge Building People Not Prisons
- Tickets on Sale for the Y’s Men Holiday Dinner
- Y's Men Wives to Meet Weekly at Library Cafe
- How to Help the Next Generation Financially
- Jazz Club Begins New Season this Wednesday
- Holocaust Memorial Fundraiser Gala October 13
- T&E Lists September and October Outings
- Entries in Photo Expo 26 Accepted Beginning October 19
- Business Portion of Thursday Meetings Now on Video
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GIDG To Focus on Canada at Tomorrow's Meeting
The Y's Men Global Issues Discussion Group (GIDG) will meet tomorrow (Monday, September 21) at 9:00 am in Room 203-204 at the Saugatuck Congregational Church. The discussion topic will be Canada. Y's Man Tucker Mays will serve as moderator.
For more information on GIDG, contact Y's Man Harvey Luft at harveyluft@gmail.com
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Y’s Men Ping Pong Players Meet on Mondays at 2:30 pm
Y's Men Ping Pong players will meet every Monday beginning September 28 at the Westport Center for Senior Activities to play from 2:30 to 4:00 pm. They will not play tomorrow because of the observance of Yom Kippur.
Extra paddles are available if needed. Typically, the group plays singles or doubles depending on the number of folks who come.
Players at any level are welcomed even if they have not played in 40 or 50 years.
For additional information contact Y's Man Jeffery Silberman at jefferymsilberman@gmail.com
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Y's Men Co-Sponsor LWV Debates on October 13
As in past years, the League of Women Voters of Westport is hosting debates among candidates for Westport’s State Representative and for Senator. The Y's Men will co-sponsor the event along with other town non-profits.
The debates will take place on Tuesday, October 13, at Westport Town Hall, 110 Myrtle Ave. from 7:00 to 8:30 pm. They are non-partisan and moderated by a trained moderator who is not a resident of Westport.
LWV's mission is to promote a well-informed citizenry through debates and to encourage all those who are eligible to vote.
Y's Men have been invited to submit questions for the candidates at lwvwestportct@yahoo.com
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Speakers This Thursday: Build People, Not Prisons
John Eley and Rob DeLeon will address the Y's Men this Thursday on the mission of The Fortune Society which provides comprehensive services to more than 18,000 people annually who are affected by the criminal legal system. One of the Society's goals is to promote successful reintegration into the community.
Rob is the interim president and CEO of the Society. He will be accompanied by John Eley who brings his nearly four decades in trade, finance and technology to the subject. John's father-in-law is Y's Man Dick Eisner.
Y's Men Thursday morning meetings are in Hoskins Hall downstairs in the Saugatuck Congregational Church, 245 Post Road East in Westport. Coffee, donut, and bagel social hour begins at 9:00 am, business meeting at 10:00 am, speaker at 10:30 am. Come early and meet your fellow members. Guests are always welcome.
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Y's Men Wives to Meet Weekly at Library Cafe
With the Y's Men returning to the Saugatuck Congregational Church for Thursday morning meetings, Y's Men wives and significant others plan to continue to meet as they did during Social Hour at the Compo Beach pavilion.
Now they will meet at The Westport Library Cafe where they can socialize, or join others who may want to walk and talk.
As Compo did during the summer, the Library venue provides a place for wives to gather after driving their spouses to the Thursday meeting and waiting to pick them up after the meeting ends.
| | Helping the Next Generation Financially -- Dennis Adler Provides Guide to Thoughtful, Controlled Giving | | |
Dennis Adler, CFP, addresses Y's Men last Thursday.
The bottom line: Financial planner Dennis Adler urged Y’s Men at last Thursday’s meeting to help children and grandchildren—but not at the expense of their own retirement security.
Why it matters: Adler said younger generations face higher household costs, reliance on two incomes, and uncertainty about future retirement benefits. His advice: Give thoughtfully, with a plan.
The retirement risks: Before making major gifts, Adler said retirees should account for:
• Inflation
• Longer life expectancy
• Market volatility
• Long-term-care costs
Be smart: A healthy portfolio today may not remain healthy after a prolonged downturn. Adler’s central caution: Do not give away assets you may need later in life.
Three questions to ask:
1. Do you want to give?
2. Can you afford to give?
3. What is the most useful purpose for the gift?
Ways to help: Adler cited options including a 529 education account for a grandchild, naming children as direct beneficiaries on life-insurance policies, or making targeted gifts for milestones such as graduation, marriage, or a first home.
Plan, then talk: Adler recommended a thoughtful, controlled giving plan that helps family members without creating dependency or avoidable tax burdens. He also urged open family conversations about estate plans, financial accounts, passwords, and the information relatives might need during an emergency.
About Adler: Dennis Adler, CFP®, is a fee-only fiduciary financial planner with more than 35 years of Wall Street experience. He started AdlerFinPlan in 2017 after working in bond-market research and as a strategist at a New York-based hedge fund.
Written by Art Gang; edited by Allan Siegert
Click here to view the video of Dennis Adler's presentation.
Click here to view last Thursday's business meeting.
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Jazz Club Begins New Season on Wednesday, September 23
The Jazz Club's first gathering of the new Y's Men year will be at noon on Wednesday, September 23, at VFW Post 399, 465 Riverside Avenue in Westport. Wives, significant others and special friends are again invited, and the cost remains at $25.00 per person, pay there.
The buffet will be catered by the well-appreciated Calise's with an offering of a variety of sandwiches, green and pasta salads, mixed desserts and iced tea. Soft drinks, beer, wine and other alcoholic beverages may be purchased at the bar.
The program of videos shown on the big screen will be all vocalists and will feature Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, Bobby Darin, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis, Jr., Willie Nelson, the Everly Brothers, Nat King Cole, Jimmy Durante, Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley. Y's Man Jeff Hare will present a biographical sketch of each performer before their segment.
Register now to attend with an email to Jeff Hare at jeffahare@gmail.com.
| | Fundraising Gala for Holocaust Memorial October 13 | | |
Senator Richard Blumenthal speaking at the dedication of the sculpture (foreground) entitled She Wouldn't Take Off Her Boots on the campus of Fairfield University.
Photo by E. Bruce Borner
Fairfield County's first Holocaust memorial monument was dedicated earlier this month on the Fairfield University campus. The monument, a sculpture entitled She Wouldn't Take Off Her Boots, was the brain-child of Y's Man Paul Burger, founder and chairman of Shoah Memorial at Fairfield, Inc.
Funds are needed to maintain the sculpture and its accompanying secondary-school curriculum on the Holocaust and genocide — designed to meet Connecticut's mandate to teach this history in public schools.
Everyone is invited to the first fundraising event, a Gala on Tuesday, October 13, 2026. Called L'dor V'dor — "From Generation to Generation: Forging the Living Chain of Holocaust Remembrance” -- it will be at Il Palio Restaurant in Shelton from 6:00 to 8:30 pm.
The program features multi-generational Holocaust survivors and prominent speakers. Only attendees can bid in the live auction, which includes important artwork and a custom piece by Memorial artist Victoria Milstein. Sponsorships are still available.
Many Y’s Men contributed their time and money to help Paul’s four-year-long project succeed including Dick Eisner, E. Bruce Borner, Jim Lape, Bill Kutik and Dick Kalt.
Tickets are available now. Click here not to miss out.
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Monday, September 21
Prospect Gardens Tour
Spouses, Significant Others, and Guests Welcome!
https://conta.cc/46nTScs
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Tuesday, September 22
Architectural Cruise Around Manhattan
Sold Out. Spouses, Significant Others, and Guests Welcome!
Waitlist Available.
https://conta.cc/4vaTQ1W
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Monday September 28
Marcel Hotel Lunch and Tour
Spouses, Significant Others, and Guests Welcome!
https://conta.cc/4hb84f4
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Monday, October 12
Blu Olive Restaurant Dinner
Spouses, Significant Others, and Guests Welcome!
https://conta.cc/4j17odt
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Friday, October 16
Essex Steam Train Lunch Excursion
Sold Out. Spouses, Significant Others, and Guests welcome!
Waitlist Available.
https://conta.cc/4o8nqmv
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Sunday, October 25
Dear Evan Hansen
at the White Plains Performing Arts Center
Spouses, Significant Others, and Guests Welcome!
https://conta.cc/4ezDURz
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Be sure to refer to the NYC Travel Hints on the T&E website. They were revised recently, and are helpful to those who may not be familiar with train travel to and from the City.
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Entries in Photo Expo 26 Accepted Beginning October 19
The Y's Men Photography Club has announced submission rules for Expo 26, its 23rd Annual Photography Exhibition co-sponsored with the Westport Center for Senior Activities.
Entries in the contest will be accepted between Monday, October 19 and Thursday, November 5.
Photos will be displayed at the Center from November 12, 2026 through October 2027.
Click here for submission rules and an entry form.
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Business Portion of Thursday Meetings Available on Video
If you missed a speaker at a Thursday morning meeting, you could always catch up by viewing the video available on the Y's Men website. But what about the business part of the meeting which usually contains important information about the Y's Men? Now the business meeting will be available for viewing each week.
For last Thursday's meeting, watch Dennis Adler's presentation by clicking here. For the business meeting, click here.
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