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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
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Linda Noyle
Lynn McCarthy
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COMING IN MARCH
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Register for these programs by calling 773.248.8700 or e-mail
celebrate@lincolnparkvillage.org
Payment is due in advance.
Let the Village office know if you need a ride!
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MEET, GREET AND EAT
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Tuesday, March 15, 12:00 PM
Ann Sather's, 909 W. Belmont Ave.
Members and Guests - Self-hosted
Join friends and meet new neighbors. The menu has something for everyone. Park on the street or behind the restaurant.
To register for events, e-mail celebrate@lincolnparkvillage.org.
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LOSE WEIGHT
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Wednesday, March 16
Screenings: 9:30 - 11:00 AM
Lecture: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Searle Conference Center
Rush Professional Building
1725 W. Harrison, 5th Floor
Members and Guests - Free
Join experts from Rush at this informative and interactive session to learn more about the causes and risks of obesity and how you can safely lose weight. Refreshments and parking validation provided.
RSVP by Monday, March 14.
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SESSION TO INTRODUCE THE MEMBER-TO-MEMBER WEBSITE
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Saturday, March 19, 2 PM
DePaul Campus
Learn how to log on and navigate the member-to-member website.
Call the office for details.
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VISIT THE GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY
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Saturday, March 26, 2:00 - 4:00 PM
Members and Guests - Free
Learn the magnitude of the hunger problem in Chicago and the role of the Depository in trying to diminish it. There will be an opportunity to volunteer on the spot or to sign up to do so regularly.
Register by March 18.
To register for events, e-mail celebrate@lincolnparkvillage.org.
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TOUR OF THE AUDITORIUM THEATRE
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Monday, March 28, 12:00 PM
50 E. Congress Parkway
Free for the first 10 members,
Others - $10
Knowledgeable guides will lead the tour of this Chicago architectural gem and national historic landmark. Some stair climbing; we are joining a public tour.
To register for events, e-mail celebrate@lincolnparkvillage.org.
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SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD
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Wednesday, March 30, 6:00 PM
Whole Foods, 3640 N. Halsted St.
Members - $25, Guests - $30
Limited to 20 people
A representative from the Shedd Aquarium will talk about sustainable seafood issues; resident Whole Food Chef Renee Deman will provide us with a delicious, sustainable repast.
To register for events, e-mail celebrate@lincolnparkvillage.org.
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FITNESS
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T'ai Chi
Mondays
10-11 AM
Whole Foods, 1550 N. Kingsbury
Qi Gong
Tuesdays
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Church of the Three Crosses
333 W. Wisconsin St.
Nia
Thursdays
10:30 - 11:30 AM
Church of the Three Crosses
333 W. Wisconsin St.
Members - $40 for the
series of 8 sessions or $7 per session
Non-Members - $15 per session
Series continues, join anytime.
To register for events, e-mail celebrate@lincolnparkvillage.org.
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COMING IN APRIL
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Register for these programs by calling 773.248.8700 or e-mail
celebrate@lincolnparkvillage.org
Payment is due in advance.
Let the Village office know if you need a ride!
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GREAT CONVERSATIONS: GREAT BOOKS DISCUSSION GROUP
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Monday, April 4, 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Location: TBD.
Members Only - Full
(Let the office know if you are interested in subsequent offerings)
To register for events, e-mail celebrate@lincolnparkvillage.org. |
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VISIT TO THE CHICAGO SCHOOL OF VIOLIN MAKING
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Tuesday, April 5, 10:30 AM
Members Only - Free
Self-hosted lunch to follow
Limited to 15
To register for events, e-mail celebrate@lincolnparkvillage.org.
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SPRING FOR OUR POTLUCK
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Wednesday, April 6, 6:30 PM
Members Only - Free
Erwin Helfer will provide piano magic.
To register for events, e-mail celebrate@lincolnparkvillage.org. |
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GIBSON BROTHERS
BLUE GRASS BAND
AT THE OLD TOWN SCHOOL
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Wednesday, April 13, 8:30 PM
4544 N. Lincoln Ave.
Members and Guests - $5
Self-hosted dinner at Bad Dog Tavern at 7:00 PM
To register for events, e-mail celebrate@lincolnparkvillage.org. |
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INSOMNIA AND OTHER
SLEEP DISORDERS
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Thursday, April 21
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Searle Conference Center
Rush Professional Building
1725 W. Harrison St., 5th Floor
Members and Guests - Free
To register for events, e-mail celebrate@lincolnparkvillage.org.
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LOUIS SULLIVAN'S IDEA
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Thursday, April 21, 12:00 PM
Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington St.
Members Only - Free
Tim Samuelson, Chicago's cultural historian, will conduct this event.
To register for events, e-mail celebrate@lincolnparkvillage.org. |
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A REPRISE TOUR OF
SUSANN CRAIG'S LOGAN SQUARE LOFT, AND A PICNIC!
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 Saturday, April 23
11:00 AM- 1:00 PM
Members - $15, Guests - $20
Includes Village lunch
To register for events, e-mail celebrate@lincolnparkvillage.org. |
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LEADERSHIP
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Board of Directors
Ruth Ann Watkins, President
Melville W. Washburn,
Vice President
Charlotte Damron, Vice President
Mary Ann Schwartz, Secretary
Robert Spoerri, Treasurer
Harvey Adelstein
Jane Curry
Sally Edelsberg
Larry Elkins
Marjorie Freed
Jack Hartray
John Hobbs
Christopher Horsch
Laurie Regenbogen
Marcia Opp
Ed Rose
Carol Rosofsky
Richard Stuckey
Dian Weddle
Advisory Council
Neelum T. Aggarwal, MD
Henry B. Betts, MD
Robyn L. Golden
Robert B. Lifton
Dawn Clark Netsch
Warner Saunders
Joanne G. Schwartzberg, MD
Michael Spock
Dianne S. Campbell
Founding Executive Director
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Dear Village Member,
The catalyst for Lincoln Park Village was three forward-thinking couples who wanted to stay in the community they love as they grew older. And now, this community is helping more and more neighbors to do just that. In the process, people are making new friends, learning with and from each other and a robust community of caring is emerging. The new member-to-member website resource offers great promise to link people to each other as does the growing list of Village programs that inform, connect and delight--all are intended to build community.
One of the most important ways we build community is through the quality delivery of services. The Village's most requested service is transportation, a significant issue in communities everywhere as highlighted by a recent article in the Chicago Tribune (click here to read it), which featured Village member Carole Howard and the services provided by Lincoln Park Village and our sister village, North Shore Village.
Without a dedicated corps of volunteers, we would not be able to fulfill the many requests for transportation--for programs, rehab sessions, appointments, visits to a friend and so much more. (Just this week, we fulfilled our first request for a ride for a pet when the owner had to go out of town unexpectedly.)
As the Village grows, so does our need for volunteer drivers. Right now, we are seeking additional drivers for regularly scheduled, periodic and last-minute trips. In addition to getting the member to their destination, drivers sometimes can assist the member to and from the front door of his or her house or apartment, or help carry packages. If you use your own car (and insurance coverage), you can even take a charitable contribution tax deduction for the mileage. These simple acts of kindness make all the difference for those in need of transportation and often provide good conversations and a helping hand as well. If you would like to support Village members--often your neighbors--in this way, please contact the office and let us know (click here to download the Volunteer forms).
Volunteer driving is just one of the many ways Village volunteers support the Village through direct service; there is also committee work, governance matters, planning and leading events, writing for this newsletter, helping in the office and so much more. April is National Volunteer Month--and we will be tallying ALL of the hours our valued volunteers devote to the Village for that month. We will report back to you and think we will all be amazed at how many hours our volunteers devote to making the Village the valued connector and community resource it is. It does indeed take a Village....
Dianne S. Campbell
Founding Executive Director
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It's Your Birthday!
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"And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count.
It's the life in your years."
--Abraham Lincoln
Please join in celebrating the March birthdays of our members:
- Jane Curry (3/14)
- Gail Gill (3/13)
- Sophie Haroutunian-Gordon (3/3)
- John Hobbs (3/13)
- Joseph Karr (3/5)
- Patricia Kelley (3/1)
- Ingeborg Kohler (3/4)
- Carolyn Moore (3/18)
- Monna Ray (3/18)
- Fred Spector (3/14)
- Bob Stephens (3/10)
- Hazel Vespa (3/27)
If we missed you, please call the office and let us know!
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Fret Your Way to a Long Life
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It turns out that some of the assumptions about what contributes to longevity aren't really true. A recently published book, "The Longevity Project," uses data from an 80-year longitudinal study of some 1,500 people to de-bunk some popular myths about longevity.
For example, we've been told that thinking positively and eliminating stress are important ways to lengthen your life. Well, not really, says the study. People who are described as extraordinarily cheerful and optimistic and who never worry are less likely to live to an old age.
Who does live long are people who are satisfied with their lives and who understand that worrying is sometimes a good thing. In fact, many of us will be relieved to learn that "neuroticism is health-protective!"
The authors say that being active in middle age is most important to health and longevity--not the usual 30 minutes of exercise four times a week that you never do--but rather being involved in activities you like and will keep doing, like gardening, walking the dog, going to museums.
Retiring isn't the answer, either, according to the study. "Continually productive men and women live much longer than their laid-back comrades." Your Village is always eager to help, so here are some ways you can work on your longevity by being productive--with the added benefit of helping our community!
Volunteers Needed for Lincoln Park High School
This opportunity came up as a result of the efforts of Bob and Melaine Stephens. The principal of Lincoln Park High School has some volunteer needs that may be of interest to Lincoln Park Village members. When the weather warms up, volunteers will be needed to work with students doing plantings in the school's garden. Volunteers are also needed to tutor students in the school's National Honor Society's after-school tutoring program in math, science and language arts and to help edit college-application essays. In addition, adult chaperones are needed for field trips and dances. If you are interested, please call Debbie Shepherd in the Village office for more information.
Volunteers Needed for St. Vincent de Paul Center
A number of Village members expressed a desire to volunteer with preschool-aged children in our neighborhood. As a result, we have organized a volunteer project at St. Vincent de Paul Center,
www.svdpc.org, located at 2145 N. Halsted St. The Center's preschool program serves a diverse group of 440 children ages 1 to 5 from low-income working families. It also has after-school tutoring and recreation programs for ages 5 to 13.
For those who prefer to work with older children, afternoon volunteer opportunities with children up to age 13 are available in the Center's after-school tutoring program. The Center holds orientation sessions on a regular basis. Several Village members have already signed up to volunteer, and openings are still available; volunteers can start at any time. For more information, please contact Melaine or Bob Stephens at 773-348-7553 or melwstephens@hotmail.com
Please consider becoming a part of the Village programs that give back to our community. Remember, "The Longevity Project" tells us if there's a secret to long life, it's living conscientiously and bringing forethought, planning and perseverance to one's life.
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Pre-school Kids Need Items from this Wish List
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 Village members who have been volunteering weekly at St. Vincent de Paul Center are collecting items on the Center's Needs and Wish List (click here). In addition, both new and clean, gently used clothing are most welcome. Items can be dropped off directly to Jennifer Blackwell at the St. Vincent De Paul Center, 2145 N. Halsted Street, Chicago (312.943.6776) or at the home of Village members Bob and Melaine Stephens. Please contact them to arrange a drop-off time at melwstephens@hotmail.com. Bob and Melaine will also provide information about the Village's volunteer effort at the Center.
As explained above, there is still room in this program for more volunteers.
Read more about the St. Vincent de Paul volunteer program.
Read about several Village members' experiences as volunteers at St. Vincent de Paul Center.
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New Feature on Member Website--
"Our Members: Eyewitnesses to History"
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If you go to the Knowledge Exchange on our new member-to-member website, you will see this new feature, "Our Members: Eyewitnesses to History."
The first contribution is from Don Rose, who was Dr. Martin Luther King's press secretary in Chicago when the civil rights leader's agenda changed from filing protests against housing discrimination into full-blown freedom marches. He tells us how it happened.
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Civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
(center, bottom third of image) marches along
State Street in 1966 as part of the Chicago Freedom Movement.
(Source: Chicago Defender Archives)
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Please share your own eyewitness accounts of history that was made in Chicago. Were you involved in the 1968 Democratic National Convention riots? Did you see Queen Elizabeth here in 1959? Did you work on the Harold Washington campaign in 1983? Or were you there when the first subway opened in 1943?
Or maybe you saw history being made somewhere else--in the American South--or in Viet Nam, or Washington, D.C. We want to hear your story.
Please send your eyewitness accounts of history-in-the-making to website editor Laurel Baer at lbaer938@aol.com.
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Spotlight on Services
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Have you ever needed help with something and hesitated to call the Village? Well, don't! We can help with almost anything. For example, last month we helped ...
- organize some bookshelves
- change a furnace filter
- arrange food service for a member's mother
- walk a dog
- master PowerPoint
- find a neurologist
If you have a problem or concern, don't hesitate to call the Village. We will send a volunteer, recommend a provider or direct you to the appropriate trusted resource. If you don't ask, we can't help. So ask! No matter what.
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How to Shop on Amazon and
Help Support the Village
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Shop through the Lincoln Park Village Store!
The Lincoln Park Village Store gives you access to practically everything you can buy on Amazon. And Amazon isn't just about books and music. Amazon is a huge on-line department/grocery/drug store with products in categories such as Jewelry; Kitchen and Housewares; Apparel and Accessories; Tools and Hardware--and much more. It has printer ink cartridges, vitamins, soup, hair brushes--you name it, they've got it. To help you shop smarter, Amazon also provides very useful customer reviews of many of the products. You might learn that this particular humidifier has a tendency to break down or those towels are not as fluffy as they should be.
Best of all, when you do your shopping via the Village link to the Amazon marketplace, a portion of what you spend will go to support the Village. And--most orders of $25.00 or more ship free!
Tell your friends and family, too. It's easy!
Just log on to Amazon via our website, lincolnparkgvillage.org and from the menu at the top of the home page, select "Store."
Click here to log on to Amazon via our website. All the convenience of Amazon--and support for the Village: this is a win-win if there ever was one! |
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Spring Potluck and Members' Meeting
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Save the Date: Spring Potluck and Members' Meeting!
Featuring the Blues Piano of Erwin Helfer
Wednesday, April 6 at 6:30 PM
Church of the Three Crosses, 333 W. Wisconsin
Don't miss the chance to mingle with your friends and neighbors, enjoy the best food on earth and hear Chicago piano legend (and member) Erwin Helfer play.
Erwin Helfer, is a Chicago boogie woogie innovator and master who has been performing for over 40 years. The sounds and personalities of the great boogie woogie and blues pianists have nurtured Erwin's musical growth. Chicago has long recognized its musical treasure. Erwin stamps the tunes with his very own unmistakable trademark of gutsy grinds, polished and refined by urban elegance.
Please call the office to reserve and let us know if you will bring something - a main course, appetizer or dessert.
Don't miss it!
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What is Lincoln Park Village?
Lincoln Park Village is part of a national movement that is empowering people to take charge of their lives by choosing to age in their homes, with enjoyment and confidence. More than 50 such villages currently operate in cities across the country, with another 100 in formation. With one phone call, Lincoln Park Village provides members with access to a full range of vetted services, programs, and customized attention to make their life at home easier. A unique and extensive calendar of Village educational and social programs, created and led by volunteers, builds community and ensures strong neighbor-to-neighbor connections and friendships. The Member-Plus Program ensures that residents of modest means can join the Village and have funds for services.
Call us! Join us! 773.248.8700
2502 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60614
p. 773.248.8700
f. 773.248.8181
www.lincolnparkvillage.org
info@lincolnparkvillage.org
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