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Greetings!
We hope that winter is going well for you and your loved ones. This issue contains information about the February Membership Meeting, renewing your 2010 MASWA membership, and some thank you's to members who brought a guest to the January meeting. See you on the 25th at the Southdale Library! |
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FEBRUARY MEMBERSHIP MEETING |
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Minneapolis Senior Worker's Association Membership Meeting
Thursday, February 25th
2:30 pm Registration/Networking
2:45 pm Business Meeting
3:00 pm Presentation/Questions
4:00 pm Adjourn
TOPIC: "We Can't Meet Your Needs" - Housing Discrimination Against Seniors with Disabilities
PRESENTER: Alisha Anderson Bierma
Alisha Anderson Bierma is an attorney at the Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis's Housing Discrimination Law Project. During her first year of law school, Ms. Bierma completed a Borchard Fellowship on Law and Aging focused on disability-based housing discriminations against senior citizens. Ms. Bierma is a magna cum laude graduate of Carleton College and the University of Michigan Law School.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW AND OBJECTIVES:
- Be able to define the Fair Housing Rule
- Recognize the scope of law, and its limits as it applies to seniors
- Understand ways to assist seniors in making good housing decisions
Call the MASWA Program Co-Chairs: Kay Johnson, North Memorial Home Health and Hospice 763-520-4280 or Virginia Kafer, 612-419-9759 with questions related to this program.
LOCATION:
Southdale Library (main entrance - watch for the signs)
7001 York Avenue South
Edina, MN 55435
Contact: 952-847-5900
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:
North Memorial Home Health and Hospice
The Wellstead of Rogers and Diamondcrest Assisted Living
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| PRESIDENT'S MONTHLY NOTE |
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Well, here we are in the heart of winter. I hope all of you that enjoy winter and all it brings with it are finding loads of time to get out and have some fun. I also hope those of you prefer warm and sunny are sitting in front of a warm fire with a good book.
Right now, your board is working hard on getting memberships renewed. If you have not renewed your membership, please do so soon so that you do not miss out on any of the benefits of membership. The membership dues this year are $20 for the year. As you know, MASWA provides opportunities for outstanding networking, referrals for your business, and is looking to do great things in the future. We have given to several charities the past three years in an effort to give back to the community we live and work in. We have made an impact on the lives of others with these donations and hope to do even more as our organization progresses and grows in the 21st century.
The Members at Large are also hard at work planning the 2010 Spring Luncheon. At the luncheon, we will be electing our new board members. I encourage you all to consider serving on the board. The positions descriptions can be found on the website, www.seniorworkers.org. If you are interested, contact any of the board members for consideration.
Stay warm!
Peace,
Loretta Stinson
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| MASWA 2010 MEETING LOCATIONS |
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Would you like to host a MASWA Membership meeting? We are currently looking for 2010 host sites. Hosting a meeting is a great way to promote your organization to the senior worker community. Hosting is open to facilities and to community-based businesses. If you are an organization who does not have adequate space to host a meeting, we can help you find a community location to hold the meeting.
Requirements:
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If you are hosting at your site, you must have the ability to seat (and park) 75-100 people. This does NOT apply if you want to sponsor a meeting at a public place such as a library or community center
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Location within the 694/494/35 loop
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Member of MASWA
If you would like to host or learn more about being a host, please contact Virginia Kafer. vkafer@bitstream.net 612.419.9759. |
| MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL FOR 2010 |
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REMINDER - all MASWA memberships are up for renewal as of January 1. If you haven't yet renewed, please download the application, fill it out and mail it in, or bring it to the February meeting.
Click on link below to download the renewal application:
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| UPDATE FROM COMMUNITY LIAISON COMMITTEE |
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UPCOMING EVENTS
U OF M JOB FAIR:
The committee has registered for the job and internship fair at the University of Minnesota on February 22nd from 10:00 a.m. -- 4:00 p.m. at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Last year, over 3,000 students and 250 employers attended this fair. We will promote our associations, have brochures and the PowerPoint presentation available, and will have the most recent Care Options Employment Newsletter available. NOTE: There is an opportunity for members to post employment or internship opportunities: if you would like to advertise your employment or internship opportunities, or if you'd like to volunteer to work at the table, please contact Georgia Lane (contact info listed below).
CAREER DEVELOPMENT NETWORK:
We are working on assembling a panel of 5-6 professionals to meet with the U of M Career Development Network on February 4th at 9 AM. This is a group of all career service professionals who meet to discuss career development, plan collaborative events, and create professional development opportunities. They want to inform career counselors on how to educate students about aging demographics and careers in aging.
If you would like to participate on our committee, or know of any schools or universities who are looking for professionals to educate students on aging, please contact Georgia Lane, Committee co-chair at 612-695-2770 or glane@eldercc.us
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| ANNUAL EVENTS |
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Mark your calendars for these fabulous annual events:
Sponsorship sign up for the 2010 Spring Luncheon were given out at the January Membership Meeting.
If you are interested in receiving this information, email Marti Briest @ mbriest@parkshorecampus.com.
Spring Luncheon
Thursday, May 20th
The Reserve in Plymouth
12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Fall Aging Conference
Thursday, October 28th
Earle Brown Heritage Center
Brooklyn Center
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| SHOUT OUTS! |
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Thank you to Marjorie Spagl of Catholic Charities and Connie Marsolek of Park Nicollet Clinic for bringing guests to the January meeting! Additional memberships means more opportunities for our organization. | |
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