TTN-NYC NEWSLETTER
 March   2016 TOP
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New Members
Polly 
Bijur

Vicki 
Gershwin

Lisa 
Krizman

Jessica 
Litwak

Beth 
Martin

Andrea  
Milstein

Margaret Nordlinger
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Chapter Contacts
Chapter Chair:
Eileen Kobrin

Vice Chair
Barbara Alpern

Member Services :  
Linda Paige-Levine
Sherry Dworsky

Member Enrollment: 
Marticia Moore Madory 
   
Peer Groups:
Barbara Alpern
Karen Merson

Programs:  
Helen Seligman
Sandy Merrill

Explore NYC :
Julie Geller

Volunteering:  
Judith Glass 

Caring Collaborative:
Barbara Stahura

Marketing:  
Mary Lou Floyd
Mimi Grinker 
Betty Rauch

Finance:  
Maria Tardugno

Dear Members,

This newsletter focuses on volunteering - its importance to our physical and psychological health and well being. I hope that the stories below about our members who give their time, their intelligence and their hearts to projects are as inspiring to you as they are to me. We encourage you to keep up the good work, and to all of our members, please let us know about the work you may be doing.

Warmest regards,
Eileen Kobrin
The Importance of VolunteeringImportance

Try Googling the "benefits of volunteering for older adults". You'll get almost 500,000 results. Google "senior citizens volunteering," and find over 800,000. A growing body of research points to the social,
 emotional and health benefits of volunteering.

A recent study published in the journal, The Gerontologist , zeroes in on the particular bene fits volunteering offers older adults, and the list of t he benefits is long.

So, SMILE! TTN's commitment to finding meaningful, engaging and challenging volunteer opportunities for our members is a good idea!  Read More

To find out more about volunteer activities sponsored by TTN, contact Judy Glass at [email protected]

TTN Volunteers Finding Purpose, Joy, & Fulfillment in Their WorkStories_VC
Hope and Privilege -- Volunteering at The Fortune Society

Through TTN, Karen Merson has been volunteering twice a week for the past two years at The Fortune Society, an organization that helps formerly-incarcerated men and women return to society. 

One day a week, she conducts "Trait Tree" workshops designed, Karen says, "to help clients connect with their humanity.  They have been defined by their worst mistakes, and dehumanized. Our goal is for them to see themselves as people, not felons."

Each workshop participant writes three of his or her personal traits, completing sentences that begin, "I am . . . [honest, lazy, observant, etc.]"  Then the group provides feedback, describing how that person is actually perceived by others.  A vigorous discussion follows about incongruities that may have appeared between how the participants see themselves and how others see them.  Read More


Living Well Together

A number of volunteers are needed for a new, exciting and innovative effort, announced in the fall, to incorporate one of the key pillars of TTN-NYC -- Caring Collaborative - into the outer community. It's called Living Well Together. L W T is being spearheaded by Mimi Grinker, who borrows from her deep experience in working with nonprofit organizations, many of them health-related.
"Living Well Together is a visionary idea of mutual peer support in times of health-related distress. What sets this project apart from other "helping services" is that volunteers both give and receive help. This reciprocity is empowering - even the most vulnerable of volunteers can contribute in her own way," explains Mimi Grinker.  Read More


The Radical Age Movement

Alice Fisher, who is spearheading this movement, has the following mantra: In the 60's, we raised our voices to put an end to racism, sexism, and to end a war.  Now, we are in our 60's and 70's and we need to dig down deep to raise those voices again to put an end to ageism.

When TTNer Alice Fisher was still employed by State Senator Liz Krueger, she decided to take on the cause of eradicating the ageism that permeates our culture. "I saw firsthand the detrimental results of ageism in housing, employment, and health care," she notes. She is now a full time volunteer who is building a movement. "I was deeply aware that the he stereotypes of older people that we all own do not match up with the reality of today.  They are out of date.  They are dangerous. It's time for an upgrade.

Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
 
"It has been an enormous privilege to have the opportunity of contributing to the vital work of the Wildlife Conservation Society," says TTNer Debbie Landey. She serves in a voluntary capacity as a Conservation Fellow for the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). Her role is to support their engagement with the United Nations system and member states of the United Nations.
 
The Wildlife Conservation Society is a leading international conservation organization with programs in more than 60 countries around the world. It works to protect some of the world's most iconic species, and manages or co-manages more than 200 million acres of protected areas across Africa, Asia, Latin America, Caribbean, Oceania, and North America. Read More

Central Park Conservancy
Maria, T - NYC

TTNers who love the city but love Mother Earth , too, might follow the example set by TTN's Finan ce  Chair, Maria Tardugno.
For the past four years, Maria has been volunteering for the Central Park Conservancy, which is charged with maintaining the icon of public space, Manhattan's great Central Park.   Spotting green-shirted workers in the park, her curiosity spurred her to go to the internet and find out who these dedicated park care-givers were.  
Check Out TTN's Volunteer Committee! Check_out_VC
 
Getting started with volunteering? Have you been volunteering for years? TTN's Volunteer Committee offers compelling opportunities to our members:
  • We have on-going partnerships with organizations. These partnerships are lead by TTN member "Champions" who promote the organization, answer questions and help our members get the most out of their volunteer experience. The Fortune Society is a key partner, along with My Own Book, and Reading Partners.
  • We sponsor one-off events in support of a variety of organizations. Just last week TTN women worked together to cook dinner for seniors at Dorot's transitional shelter. Earlier, we held an event for First Step, where we met at a member's home for coffee and camaraderie while we assembled bags of office materials for underserved women who were starting a job readiness course.
  • Our annual Volunteer Fair brings together representatives from our non-profit partners and other organizations. It's our signature event, the place to ask questions, learn about new volunteer activities and get involved.
We welcome your involvement whether you are interested in exploring new volunteer opportunities, helping us plan activities or you want to put the power of TTN women behind your favorite non-profit.

For information about our volunteer program partners, please visit our website here. 
 
If you would like to help TTN with activities and committees, please email  [email protected]  

TNNers Creating the NewsNews


In NYCity Woman, TTNer, Sally Olds, writes about older women and younger men. To read the article, go to http://www.nycitywoman.com/features/older-women-younger-men-current-trend

Alice Carter heard JFK's call and responded 50 years later. Although she is not a TTner, we can still be inspired by her story. Click here to read more about the Oldest Current Peace Corps Volunteer.
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