TTN Atlanta - Never Too Late for an Adventure
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The Possibilities of Adventure as You Age
Summer is over and we begin a new season. We certainly hope you had fun adventures during the summer months. I know many of our members had travel plans all over the globe. There is the positiveness of getting older; the time, the resources and the will to take adventures and enjoy life.
Some observations about travel and adventure:
- Age is a number but you have to go travel to make sure it remains just a number.
- Every moment in a trip is an opportunity to have fun. Long faces not allowed please.
- We only live once. We either spend it in languid, glassy eye-roll or make it an exciting adventure. Which one is yours?
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Volunteer Opportunity
Please consider this volunteer opportunity, which is just a few days away.
The National Association for Convenience Stores is back! At this trade show, thousands of pounds of food will be displayed for conference attendees to view and order for their store.
Following the event, the Food Bank will be the recipient of all leftover product - anticipated to be in excess of 100,000 pounds!
We will have ONE DAY to gather as much food as we can, place it on pallets, and load into our trucks. We need your help to make sure we collect everything! We will be collecting the food donations from
2-7pm on October 4th
at the Georgia World Congress Center.
If you are able to help, please sign up for as much as you can! Free parking will be provided to our first 150 volunteers in attendance so make sure you sign up for our early shift!
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Programs - What Are They?
The Programs Committee offers educational programs on topics relevant to women 50+ who wish to learn, discover and explore topics focused on personal enrichment and creating a purposeful life.
Programs may also address timely external issues that impact us and in which members have expressed interest.
Programs can take the form of workshops, wellness classes, presentations by well-known experts, field trips, a series of conversations or talking circles, or panel discussions. Each program emphasizes interactive exercises and participant engagement.
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We encourage you to bring friends, prospective members, and female acquaintances to any of our programs so they too can experience what TTN has to offer.
Keep in mind all events require a headcount days before the actual date. Please register as early as your schedule allows
. We consider all schedules and hope everyone will find an event that is convenient and sign up.
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Tuesday, October 22, 2019, 11:00 AM
"Through a Glass Darkly" Docent Tour
Michael C. Carlos Museum/Emory University - 571 South Kilgo Circle, Atlanta, GA 30322
Through a Glass, Darkly: Allegory and Faith in Netherlandish Prints from Lucas van Leyden to Rembrandt is the first major exhibition to systematically consider the form, function, and meaning of allegorical prints produced in the Low Countries during the 16th and 17th centuries.
Register:
https://www.thetransitionnetwork.org/events/3819/atl/
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Thursday, October 24, 2019, 6:30 PM
Speaker Series II -
Joy Goodman - Releasing Fear, Choosing Love, and Finding JOY!
Southern Bistro - 4920 Roswell Road, Atlanta, GA 30342 (Fountain Oaks Shopping Center)
Joy is a well known motivational speaker and will certainly inspire us to be our best selves.
Joy views life transitions as valuable opportunities for developing self-love, letting go of outdated beliefs/behaviors, and for connecting to a Power greater than the self. She is an inspirational speaker, teacher, and a spiritual life coach. Joy motivates, inspires and awakens people to their inherent magnificence, value, and inner gifts.
Register:
https://www.thetransitionnetwork.org/events/3811/atl/
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Previous Events - September
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
, 11:00 AM - Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) Fashion Museum. "Kaleidoscope Katrantzou" exhibit.
Thursday, September 26, 2019
, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. Fall Speaker Series is back, our first speaker is TTN's Dorothy Carrillo. Her topic will be "Can We Talk About Anti-Semitism?"
Saturday, September 28, 2019
, Yerkes Primate Center. A Group enjoyed an early morning tour of this great center and observed the work it does.
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Dorothy Carrillo sharing information about her topic.
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Speaker Series I - A great and informative evening.
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The SCAD event on September 3rd was quite interesting and the fashions superb.
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Yerkes Primate Center - A nice way to spend a Saturday morning.
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SIGs and TPGs
We continue to have some great
Special Interest Groups
(SIGs) activities as part of the Atlanta TTN experience. If you are interested in a SIG, look for information in our newsletter and emails with information about the date and location. Sign up to attend as many as you like. Share with a friend and let them experience the power of TTN!
Guests can attend meetings for a limited number of times.
Transition
Peer Groups
(TPGs)
are for women to share and learn from each other. While the groups are meant to create a supportive environment, be aware that any member of TTN can go to any Peer Group meeting with the exception of Cobb. We have them set up by location to make it easier for you to attend one closer to your home. Contact the person listed under each group and let them know you will attend.
Only members should attend our Peer Group meetings.
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Andrea Oppenheim will host the next meeting on October 11th at 12:30 PM. The next book is
The Storyteller's Secret
by Badani, which takes place in India.
Reach out to Marianna Murphy if you are interested in attending the next meeting.
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The September meeting was hosted by Patti Schropp. In attendance left to right were Patti Schropp, Marianna Murphy, Joanne Bowens, Flynn Geijer, Andrea Oppenheim and not seen (photographer) is Julie Bolen. Don't they look wonderful and colorful!!!
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The Mah Jongg SIG has been a cohesive and growing group since 2016. It is the longest running SIG and a delightful one to be a member. Consider joining these ladies as they improve their skills. The group enjoys lunch, conversation, and of course playing the game.
October dates are planned, reach out to Elaine for locations. The group typically meets at 11:00 AM on Monday.
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Please register for this event on the TTN website. Registration must be received by October 8th.
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We now have two Movie SIGs, the Cobb group is very popular and can no longer take anymore members. A new Movie SIG is in Gwinnett. Contact Lori Johnston if you are interested in attending.
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This SIG is back from a brief hiatus. Please consider being a monthly participant of the SIG and experience the various venues and locations. A great way to know the Atlanta area and Georgia better. The next event is the
Inman Park Walking Tour
Imagine life at the turn of the century as we stroll the same streets as the titans of industry. From cotton mills, trains, and trolleys to the lavish lives it afforded them, explore Atlanta’s first suburb and how its residents helped build our city into the capital of the South.
Please contact Sandy Rosenberg if you would like to attend this outing on the 25th and if you would like to be a regular participant of the group.
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Friday,
October 25th,
1:30 PM to 3:30 PM is the date and time of the Inman Park tour
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Make your Profile Viewable
Reminder that the best way for us to contact you as a member is to have you update your information in the member listing at the Atlanta TTN site. Sign in to the TTN website, go to
My Account
at the top of the page, select
Update my Info
. Make sure you check the box to share your information. Please add a phone number and email address so we know how to reach out! We are missing some members because we don't have any contact information for them. Don't worry, your information can only be accessed by members and will not be shared with anyone else!
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Re-Defining Risk in Retirement by Angie Rehkop, ChFC®, CFP®
If you need information about investing and saving during retirement, please read this article and contact Angie.
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Peer Group Meetings
To make it easier for the Peer Groups and new participants we would like you to contact JoAnne D'Aleo if you want to attend one of our groups. She will coordinate your attendance with the Peer Group.
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Transition peer groups are informal, leaderless groups composed of 8-12 TTN members who meet on a monthly basis to engage in informal discussions. These groups provide a safe and supportive environment in which women may have thought-provoking and stimulating conversations relating to career or personal transitions.
Transition peer groups provide opportunities for connection, new friendships and mutually supportive exploration. The intention of these groups is for women to share and learn from each other, and while the groups are meant to create a supportive environment, they are neither support groups nor therapy groups and cannot substitute for professional help when a member may confront a personal life crisis and need special assistance.
Transition Peer Groups are a benefit of TTN membership.
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ITP Decatur and Dekalb
The meeting is always the 3rd Monday night of each month. The next meeting is
Monday, October 21st
,
6:30 PM
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ITP Intown
The 3rd Tuesday of each month is when this Peer Group will meet.
Tuesday, October 22nd at
11:00 AM
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Cobb II Peer Group
This group is for members in the Cobb area who are not affiliated with the established group. The next meeting will be held on
Monday, October 21st from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
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Cobb Peer Group
This Peer Group is closed, meaning the members attending will be the only ones to attend future meetings. This group meets once a quarter.
Perimeter Peer Group
The next meeting is
Wednesday, October 2nd, 7:00-9:00 PM
. Normally this group will meet the first Wednesday night of every month.
Gwinnett Peer Group
The next one is
Wednesday, October 30th
from 1:00-3:00 PM
.
The regular meeting day is the last Wednesday of each month.
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We welcome new members who joined in September:
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Questions? Comments? Concerns?
Cindy von Hohenheiten is our co-chair and will take questions, concerns or if you need assistance.
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We are posting information on our FACEBOOK page. We have articles that may interest you, updates, and features. Please go to:
We have a new goal to reach 200 "Likes" by the end of the year. It is a pleasure to see more and more interest being paid to our Facebook page and the resulting interaction. Please encourage your Facebook friends to Like us. "Liking" our page is one way to find out what is going on in our chapter and to make sure your friends know what you are doing as a member of TTN. Choose "Invite Friends", and invite as many as you like. This is a busy year for Atlanta TTN so don't miss out on all of the new activities and interesting news posted to our Facebook page. If you have information you'd like to share please reach out to
That is a way of increasing viewership and possibly recruiting new members. Any post, article or event of interest please let Gail know!
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If you're a new TTN member, you should definitely take advantage of the New Member Webinar. This will help you get to know the organization and all the benefits of your membership. Go to the TTN website to see when the next New Member Webinar is offered.
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Invite Friends
If you know of anyone who might be interested in the Atlanta TTN, please get them added to our Newsletter / Mailing list. Send their name and email to Gail Collier-Glover at gail.cglover@gmail.com. She will add them to our list. THANKS!
BE A FRIEND - BRING A FRIEND - MAKE A FRIEND!!
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