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Middlesex Senior Cohousing -- Building the first senior cohousing community in New England!
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Are we having fun yet?
This is some of us rockin' the rockers at our first-ever lakeside retreat in New Hampshire this month. Seventeen of us went. We had a great time just chilling together for three days.
For more photos of us at the lake, scroll down.
Go figure. It turns out that being in close proximity over a few days with nothing to do but relax and have fun is a winning formula. Especially for a group of seniors who share a vision of aging in community that looks a lot like this.
July has been good to us! Here's a glimpse of the newsletter:
- Next Info Session: Saturday, August 17, Reuben Hoar Library in Littleton, Mass.
- Project Update: The landowner accepted our offer!
- Aging in Community: "Grow Old Like the Golden Girls" (NY Times)
Stay tuned for more updates in August.
Victoria & Mayhew
Co-founders
P.S. Want to read past issues of our newsletter? Go to our website and click on "Newsletter Archive." To unsubscribe, scroll to the bottom of this page.
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Upcoming Information Meeting
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Senior Cohousing:
A
Community
Approach to Aging in Place
Sunday, August 17, 2019
2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Reuben Hoar Public Library
42 Shattuck St., Littleton, MA
Come learn about cohousing and our project to build the
first senior cohousing neighborhood in New England!
Cohousing is an innovative model that started in Denmark and operates on the understanding that
community
is the best insurance for having a fun and fulfilling 3
rd
Act. And
getting the nurturing care we need as we age.
Program features a slideshow, video, Q&A, and facilitated break-out groups.
We are 16 households in Metro Northwest Boston who are currently negotiating a Purchase & Sale agreement on a property in Littleton, Mass.
We are growing our membership--come find out more!
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Our Offer Was Accepted!
It finally happened -- after many weeks of negotiations, the landowner in Littleton accepted our offer!
The next step is to negotiate a Purchase and Sale agreement. How long will this take? Theoretically, 30 days, which would be mid-August. Or, it could stretch on for weeks, if the lawyers can't see eye to eye. Or the deal could fall apart. In short, we're still waiting to exhale.
Watch this space for updates in August.
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New Equity Members!
Was it something in the water at Lake Sunapee?
When we got home from our retreat in New Hampshire, two more of our Explorer households joined the LLC, bringing our equity membership to 11 households.
Why is this exciting? Because the more members we have, the easier it is to fund our upfront development costs. Also, it means we are getting closer to our goal of pre-selling 80 percent of the units by the time we apply for a construction loan in about a year.
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Grow Old Like 'The Golden Girls'
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Census data show that approximately 85 percent of American women over the age of 50 have children. And yet 43 percent of older people feel lonely, according to a study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco.
Some call loneliness a public health crisis; others say it poses a greater threat than obesity. Research shows that among older adults, loneliness is a predictor of functional decline and death.
In 2017, the Cohousing Association of the United States founded a new initiative, Aging in Cohousing, which aids those wishing to form or join a cohousing community and provides information to those considering cohousing.
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Postcard from Little Lake Sunapee --
Wish you were here! July 2019
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About Middlesex Senior Cohousing
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We are 16 households (24 people) from Metro West Boston aiming to build the first senior cohousing neighborhood in New England.
We're looking for land on which to build a collaboratively designed, self-managed neighborhood of 20 or so privately-owned, clustered, energy-efficient homes. With abundant open space, gardens, and a large outdoor commons. Also a large common house with extensive amenities, including guest suites, gourmet kitchen, and great room for community meals and celebrations. Other amenities may include spaces for woodworking, arts/crafts, offices, and yoga/exercise.
We're Growing Our Membership!
Go to our website (below) to learn more. And take our
Survey of Interest
to find out if our future neighborhood might be just what you're looking for. Learn about cohousing at the Cohousing Association of America at
www.cohousing.org
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