Friendship Circle Meet & Greet
SOLO Aging Study Group
Pardee Home Tour & Tea
TED Talks
Fall Picnic
Women in Transition Workshop
Hearing & Brain Health
Women in Transition Workshop
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Every Saturday
Thursday, August 19
Sunday, September 12
Wednesday, September 15
Saturday, September 18
September 21 - 23
Wednesday, September 29
November 16 - 18
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Oakland
San Francisco
Oakland
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A MESSAGE FROM THE STEERING COMMITTEE |
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We hope you have been enjoying your summer as we all start to get out to visit and travel.
The Steering Committee has been busy planning events for our 2021-2022 season that starts in September. Please review your newsletter carefully. We have a member's only Tea and Tour scheduled at the Pardee Home Museum for September 12 and an all members and guests Picnic scheduled for September 18 in Roberts Regional Recreation Area. The Steering Committee is holding its annual planning meeting on August 28, please send suggestions for any events, new groups or activities to Janice Wallace at janicewallace2016@gmail.com
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PARDEE HOME MUSEUM TOUR & HIGH TEA
September 12
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For more information about the Pardee Home Museum, click HERE. |
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Kick off your TTN year with this intimate event at the Pardee Home in Oakland. Join other TTN members at this exclusive event for only 10 members. Experience a guided tour of the mansion followed by a traditional English High Tea.
Date: Sunday, September 12
Time: 10:00-2:00
Where: Pardee Home
672 11th Street, Oakland, CA 94607
Cost: $40.00. Members only. Limited to 10 people
Registration Deadline: Friday, September 3
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MEMBERS & GUESTS FALL PICNIC
Saturday, September 18th
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Fun in the sun among the redwoods at Roberts Regional Recreation Area. An outdoor event is the perfect way to enjoy the Bay Area fall weather and for us to gather as a large group. Reconnect with TTN friends and bring your friends to enjoy a day out.
Date: Saturday, September 18, 2021
Time: 11am‑2pm PDT
Location: Roberts Regional Recreation Area, 10570 Skyline Blvd, Oakland, CA 94611
Cost: All Attendees: FREE
Registration Deadline: Friday, September 10, 2021
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WELLNESS WEDNESDAY - HEARING AND BRAIN HEALTH
September 29 - 3:00 pm
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Date: Wednesday, September 29
Time: 3:00‑4:30pm PDT
Location: Virtual Event on Zoom
All Attendees: FREE
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Did you know that when hearing loss goes untreated, the brain loses the ability to hear? Get hearing aids too late and it’s gone. On top of that, hearing loss can lead to declines in memory and cognition.
Melissa Beer, Doctor of Audiology, and Jody Vaynshtok, Speech Language Pathologist, Co-owners of Sound Speech and Hearing Clinic will discuss hearing and the brain, and auditory processing.
Melissa states, "Our ability to understand speech is only effortless when our hearing is perfectly normal and listening conditions are optimal. This rarely exists in the real world. When something (be it some hearing loss, auditory processing difficulties that occur with aging, background noise, or someone speaking through a mask) interferes with the speech signal, and what we hear doesn’t sound like the pattern of speech stored in our long-term memory, there is a mismatch. Any mismatch requires extra effort (a greater cognitive load) to figure it out."
Melissa and Jody will explain the relationship of hearing and auditory processing to memory and cognition as well as treatment options.
For more information about Melissa Beer and Jody Vaynshtok, click HERE.
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VIRTUAL WOMEN IN TRANSITION WORKSHOPS COMING IN THE FALL |
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Has your personal or professional life been disrupted by changes that have left you feeling adrift? Changes after 50 may mean significant shifts in how we think about our identity, what's most important to us and what motivates us. Is it time to explore new possibilities for what's next, rethink your life and/or work priorities, make changes to your lifestyle or expand your personal networks?
The TTN Women in Transition Workshop is just what you are looking for. Upcoming sessions are planned for September 21/23 and November 16/18. Watch for announcement emails and our events page for your opportunity to enroll.
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TTN UNPACKING WHITENESS WORKSHOP
Coming Again this Fall
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This very popular and meaningful workshop has been modeled after the very successful program at Tufts University and was first offered to TTN members this year. The purpose of the workshop is to enable participants to understand and explore white privilege in a non-judgmental environment. The workshop consists of 7 weeks with meetings held weekly for two hours. Each week explores a different topic. There are 2-3 hours of preparatory materials weekly delivered through a variety of mixed media including articles, podcasts, and you-tubes. While that may sound like a great deal of material, the information is varied and compelling.
All participants to date have found the workshop extremely impactful and are frequently astonished by all they did not know. Members have taken a huge step in increasing their understanding and awareness of racial justice issues.
Bay Area TTNer, Susan Kahn, attended this workshop and found it very worthwhile. It will be offered again in the Fall. For more information about the origin and content of this workshop, click HERE. Stay tuned for specific dates and times.
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The Friendship Circle
Meet and Greet
Hiking vacations, living in Paris, online shopping frustrations, discovering previously unknown connections, renewing TTN friendships are just some of what is happening on our Friendship Circle/Meet & Greet ZOOM calls.
The Meet & Greet is held Saturdays at 11 AM.
A reminder email with a link to the ZOOM meeting will be sent out every Friday. Pour yourself a cup of coffee and check-in.
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In-Person Meeting Suggestions
It's an exciting and complicated time as our cities and state open up from Covid restrictions. Our special interest groups are starting to return to in-person meetings. The Steering Committee is providing some suggestions for how meetings should move forward.
All meetings must conform to local government Covid rules and regulations about gathering sizes, locations, and bringing individuals together from other households.
We encourage groups to discuss and agree on safety guidelines for their meetings. If you have included members who are attending from a distance, please make technology available so they can still participate if they wish to continue attending.
The hosts’ requirements take precedence over those of participants. Hosts can establish rules such as all attendees must be masked or vaccinated or that meetings will take place outside. Any requirements should be announced prior to the meeting.
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Solo Aging Study Group
As the saying goes, getting old is not for sissies, and aging without close family to rely on is even more challenging. The Solo Aging Study Group meets on the third Thursday of every month and discusses a different topic based on the book Who Will Take Care of Me When I Am Old by Joy Loverde. This group is still meeting on ZOOM for now. The next meeting will be on Thursday, August 19th.
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Groups With Openings
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SF Movie Goers - if interested in joining this group please contact Mae King Go at mkgo@earthlink.net
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East Bay Non-Fiction Book Club - if interested in joining this group please contact Sandi Blair at sandrablairsf@cs.com
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Travel Partners - if interested in joining this group please contact JaniceWallace at janicewallace2016@gmail.com. Group meets in locations all over the Bay Area
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What's your passion?
Any member can start a special interest group. If you have an interest that is not represented by a new or existing group, contact Janice Wallace at
For more information about other new groups as well as information about existing groups, see the Special Interest Page on our website.
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THE READERS' CORNER
And Other Media
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Many of you have shared interesting articles and videos that have been appreciated by our readership. To encourage this sharing, we have created a monthly column called Readers' Corner. Submit your articles to Nancy Ware at nanwebware@sbcglobal.net
As the COVID restrictions are letting us, and we are eager to explore new things, we invite all our members to share how they venturing forth.
Stay healthy.
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REDEFINING OURSELVES IN RETIREMENT
Many of us have left exciting and fulfilling careers that defined who we were for many years. Now, when someone asks, "What do you do?" we often blurt out, "I'm retired."
TTNer, Linda Brown, came across this article in Next Avenue, written by Patti Hart, co-author of the book The Resolutionist. In this article, Ms. Hart says, "It is now time to step away from what has given you the self-worth and confidence so integral to your life and your success and instead embrace your new activities as relevant and interesting.... We are who we are, and sharing your authentic self will drive conversations, friendships, and activities that are authentic as well."
To read the full article click HERE.
To check out Patti & Milledge Hart's blogs with other interesting articles about retirement, click HERE.
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LIVING THROUGH THE WORST
A personal story of one woman’s quest to regain hope and the genesis of ‘Senior Power’
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This article, written by Mary Hunt for the SF Senior Beat, is an inspirational tale of the power of Seniors. Margaret Graf, of San Francisco, turned lemons into lemonade and enriched the lives of many around her. For the full article, click HERE. |
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OLLIE SF OFFERS ON-LINE COURSES |
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The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute offers Mini-Courses to the public. You don't have to be an OLLI member to participate. The following Mini-courses are being offered in AUGUST. Registration will close on August 5th.
Mondays, 8/9 - 9/20, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Mondays, 8/9 - 9/20, 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Tuesdays, 8/10 - 9/14, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Tuesdays, 8/10 - 9/14, 12:30 - 2:30 pm
Tuesdays, 8/10 - 9/14, 3:00 - 5:00 pm
with Elaine Leeder. Wednesdays, 8/11 - 9/15, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Wednesdays, 8/11 - 9/15, 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Thursdays, 8/12 - 9/16, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Lavine. Thursdays, 8/12 - 8/16, 12:30 - 2:00 pm
Ecology with Tania Pollak. Thursdays, 8/12 - 9/16, 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Friday, 8/13 - 9/17, 12:30 - 2:30 pm
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STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Meena Bhatia
Special Projects
Linda Brown
Event Planning
Mae King Go
Event Planning
Rita Herndon
Social Media
Bunnie Quint
Membership
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Gail Benton Shoemaker
Program Planning Coordinator
Joan Varrone
Finance
Janice Wallace
Chapter Lead & Special Interest Groups
ADJUNCT COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Janet Mandelstam
Arlene Reiff
Co-Founders of SF Bay Area Chapter
Nancy Ware
Newsletter Editor
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NOT A MEMBER YET?
Or Want to Renew Your Membership?
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When you break down the membership dues it comes to $8.00/month or $2.00/week... less than the cost of a latte!!! What a bargain!
IF YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN YOUR PASSWORD OR NEED HELP WITH YOUR LOG-IN, CLICK HERE FOR INSTRUCTIONS.
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The Photograph used in the heading is "Two Bridges and the Low Fog" provided by Brocken InaGlory |
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Address:
The Transition Network
209 W. 29th Street, Suite 6166
New York, NY 10001
Phone:
347-735-6035
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