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We hope you've marked your calendar to join us
Thursday, September 27
5:30 to 7:30
Marine's Memorial Club
609 Sutter Street
for a cocktail buffet, silent auction, short video and award presentation. We will remember Norma Satten and honor one of her long-time colleagues and friend, Libby Denebeim, with the first Community Service Innovation Award.
We hope you will consider adding your name to the list of
Event Sponsors, honoring leadership and helping support the work of the 
Community Living Campaign.
Sponsorship includes event tickets and various size ads in this year's Keepsake Program Book.
Or call (415) 821-1003 for more
details.
This year's event will once again include a Silent Auction. If you would be ableto donate a gift to the Silent Auction, contact Judy Auda at 415-826-3194.
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Connections for Healthy Aging Launched
Staying healthy and engaged as we age is no easy matter these days. But with a little help from our friends, we can be informed and empowered to do just that.
The first introductory session launched two weeks ago and generated a "full house" for the four part class starting  in August.
The next introductory session is set for:
Friday, September 21
10:00 to 1:00 (including lunch)
Western Park Apartments, 1280 Laguna Street
The four-part workshop series will follow starting October 19th at the same time and location.
Workshop topics, presented in a fun and interactive way, include:
 Assessing your own personal goals related to Healthy Aging- Learning how to build a network of support to help you reach those goals.
- Important documents every senior should have prepared and stored in a manner that is safe, security and accessible in an emergency.
- Proven ways to prevent isolation and loneliness
- Tips and resources for how you or a loved one can survive a hospital stay and enjoy a smooth transition back home.
- Simple, on-line tools that can support our efforts to be informed and empowered as we age.
- Increase access to individuals and information that can strengthen our networks of support.
Workshops are free, but space is limited. The September 21 preview will provide an overview of the material and topics in the 4 part training, and will engage you in helping shape the training to most meet your needs. To RSVP or for more information about the preview session, contact Marcia Peterzell at (415) 359-1816 or marcia.peterzell@comcast.net. You can download a flyer for posting and sharing here. You can also more pictures at our blog at www.sfhealthyaging.org.
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Making It Work! - Free Tyze Webinar Coming August 23
The San Francisco Partnership with Tyze Personal Networks continues. Many of you met Vickie Cammack (President and CEO of Tyze and a leader in social innovation in Canada) during her presentations and workshops in San Francisco, including a keynote at the most recent Aging and Disability (link to view at left)
 | | Morning Session Part 2 @ 2012 Aging & Disability Technology Summit |
Tyze networks are available to individuals in San Francisco through the Community Living Campaign. For details, email tyze@sfcommunityliving.org.
Tyze is excited to announce their first ever webinar!! Join Donna Thomson will share her experience and insight in using Tyze to care for both her son and her mother. Making it Work! A Mum's tips to using Tyze. Join Donna Thomson in our first Tyze webinar as she shares tips, ideas and her experience in using Tyze to organize and share the care of her son and her Mum!
Thursday August 23rd - 12noon PST
Go here to register:
http://www.anymeeting.com/PIID=EF57DD858249
Donna Thompson began her career as an actor, director and teacher. In 1988 her son Nicholas was born with severe disabilities and she embarked on her second career as a disability activist, author and consultant. She blogs about how social innovation leading to practical solutions for families can thrive even in times of austerity (http://www.donnathomson.com/).
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Curious about the Timebank? Want to Learn How to Share Your Skills with Others and Build Community?
 Join CLC Connector Rick Simon and the other folks at the BACE Timebank, who host an regular informal sessions to demonstrate how the Timebank works and to learn skills as a community-builder. Sessions will be held: Every Thursdays
2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
The Happiness Institute
1720 Market Street (At Valencia)
They will be scheduling other skillshares, classes and workshops on Thursdays. All those sharing their skills will receive Timebank Hours. Anyone interested in more information should contact Rick Simon at 900lbadvertising@gmail.com about the Timebank. The next workshop is set for Monday, August 13th from 10:00 to Noon at 1360 Valencia Street.
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CLC Network Events in July
Each month's CLC's Community Connectors and staff are busy organizing events and participating in activities. Here is a sampling of last months's activities:
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Anaperla Areolas (front, with glasses and service dog Manish) organized us for the first annual Traumatic Brain Injury Global Picnic.
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Lutheran Church of Our Savior Monthly Breast Cancer Support Group, with CLC Connector Presenting
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Planning for Long Term Care Services and Supports in San Francisco
With so many changes happening in the world of health and long term care services  and support, IT'S hard to keep up. This is especially true foR seniors and persons with disabilities who have both Medicare and Medi-Cal (the dual-eligibles or "duals" for short). In San Francisco, the community planning process for the new system is called the Long Term Care Integration project (LTCI).
The goals of the Long Term Care Integration project are to:
- Emphasize individual choice and promote services that are directed by those who need assistance
- Create a system that is easier for people to use
- Promote the highest quality of care
- Assist seniors and adults with disabilities to remain in their community as long as possible, and
- Generate cost savings to build a better San Francisco health care system.
Planning for the new system is being guided by agencies that provide health care to seniors and adults with disabilities. The lead agencies are the San Francisco Long Term Care Coordinating Council (LTCCC), the Department of Aging and Adult Services (DAAS), the Department of Public Health (DPH) and the city's two MediCal health plans, the San Francisco Health Plan and Anthem Blue Cross.
The planners are led by a 14-member Design Group supported by 50 additional members who work on three subcommittees - Finance, Communications, and Scope and Delivery of Services. They will develop a strategic plan that will guide the improved organization, availability and financing of long term care services and supports in San Francisco.
Bookmark the link (http://www.sfdaas.org/3500.htm) to follow-up along with their work or to attend one of their meetings, which are open to the public.
For more information, contact David C. Nolan, CHI Partners, at 510-531-5992 or email davidn@chipartners.net.
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Meet Community Connector - Lenny Reiter
 Lenny was one of the first people at the door ready to help when we started Community Living Campaign. He has a long resume of efforts to make San Francisco a better place for those who might get left out or left behind. The challenges he has faced in his own life have made him gracious and empathetic friend with others.
I first met Lenny at Planning for Elders, where he and Constance Smith helped establish and coordinate a SeniorNet computer learning site at Dorothy Day community. Lenny help teach classes, recruit new teachers and in general make sure people felt welcome as a part of PECC's Digital Bridge program. These skills and experiences are ones he has brought to CLC as we help San Francisco renews its efforts to bridge the digital divid
e for seniors and adults with disabilities. Lenny's background in interior and exterior design have been put to use in helping organizations like Planning for Elders better design their working place. Prior to that, his design work gave him the opportunity to travel the world, living and working in Honolulu, Haifa, Rome and Venice, as well as various cities around the United States.
Lenny is a great connector - he links CLC to the myriad of organizations where he volunteers or serves as a leader - Planning for Elders, Healthcare Action Team (HAT), Senior Action Network, Creativity Explored, CPMC,
 | | It's Scary Being Discharged on a Friday - see Lenny with a Scary Warning for Hospital Patients |
Kaiser, Open Hand and more. He shares information and resources between these organizations and with CLC's other Community Connectors.
You might recognize Lenny as the man behind the table to help distribute translation equipment (like he did at the various City Hall summits CLC was involved with) or see him in action as a member of the Health Care Action Team discharge planning skit.
We apprecate Lenny's cheerful energy and content readiness to lend a helping hand wherever he is.
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Around the City - Come Engage with Us
Computer Training and Special Activities
Community Living Campaign (CLC) shows you how technology and social media are new tools to help individuals, neighbors and organizations reduce isolation and reweave community. A more detailed schedule of CLC classes and activities is always at www.CLCSocial.org
Mondays at 360 Valencia Street
Open Lab and Tutoring
Every Monday - Monday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Skilled staff and volunteers are on-site to help you get an email address, play games, start a blog, and get started with Facebook or Twitter. Everyone's welcome!
New Basic Training Class! - Monday, August 13 and 20, 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.
At last, a 2-Part class for beginners on how to use the computer. The first day will include  basic computer terminology and how to use a computer mouse. The second part will focus on basic Internet terminology, like what is a browser, what is a search engine, and how to locate information by using websites. If participants are ready, we can assist in getting email accounts set-up. This class is being hosted by SCAN Health Plan. Please tell a friend who you have been trying to get started on the computer.
Social Media Classes - 10:00 to Noon
August 13 - Build Community & Help One Another with Timebanking - Inst. Rick Simon
Tap into community through a new on-line sharing tool, where people help each other, make new friends, and earn hour credits to get services without money. This workshop shows you how to join the Timebank for free, post offers and requests, search the skill bank, and do face-to-face community building with the Timebank. More details at http://timebank.sfbace.org.
August 20 - Couponing Can Save You Lots of Money! - Instructor Anastasia Conrad
Whether you are looking for an on-line coupon for something you regularly buy, or are in training for the Extreme Couponing show where you save $100's per shopping visit, you will find this workshop fun and financially rewarding - free gifts and lots of coupons await you.
August 27- Stay Up To Date on Politics with Blogs - Instructor, Linda Post
Linda has been a blogger for the past four years, creating the widely read blog - www.sanfranciscofyi.blogspot.com which is a calendar of political events in San Francisco. "More than ever, we need to pay attention to what is going on - let the people in charge know that we are watching and that we care." Linda Post has lived in San Francisco for over 40 years and is a long-time political activist, past president of the S.F. National Women's Political Caucus, and Chair of the San Francisco Democratic Party.
Download this flyer or See our other classes at www.CLCSocial.org
Classes At Other Sites
Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Center
 660 Lombard Street
Wednesdays, 9:00 to Noon
One-on-one tutoring (sign-up needed in advance) and open lab every Wednesday from 9:00 to Noon, in partnership with Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Center. Sign-up on site at Ruby Gim's desk and then join CLC Connector Janis Kaempfe in the spacious lab for training.
Bethany Center
560 Capp Street
Thursday, August 16, 23, 30 from 9:00 to 12:00
Call Judy Auda for more information at (415) 826-3194 or email judyauda@yahoo.com.
Laguna Honda Hospital
 1st and 3rd Wednesdays from 2:00 to 3:00, in the Library Individualized Help/Instruction in the Library in partnership with Laguna Honda Activities Department. We are particularly looking for volunteers to join us on Wednesdays, so we can provide everyone one-to-one assistance and be able to increase sessions to every Wednesday. Jennifer Walsh is our lead Connector for Laguna Honda - for more information, contact her at turbo44444@aol.com.
IT Bookman Community Center - 446 Randolph Street
Tuesday afternoons - times vary
Contact Deloris McGee at 415-585-9859 or email deemcgee09@gmail.com.
Mission Neighborhood Center -382 Capp Street
Wednesdays -10:00 to 11:30 Tutoring Classes in Spanish and English
Call Karla Jimenez for more information at 206-7750 or jimenezky@yahoo.com
Centro Latino - 1656 15th Street
Thursdays, 10:00 to Noon Classes in Spanish and English
Call Rick Simon at 510-292-9722 or email at 900lbadvertising@gmail.com.
Bayview Hunters Point Senior Services - 1706 Yosemite Street
Tuesday, 1:30 to 3:00 Social Media Overview , followed by social media classes scheduled in the following two weeks about Skype, Facebook, Google search and more. For more information, contact Deloris McGee at 415-585-9859 or email deemcgee09@gmail.com.
For an up-to-date schedule as new CLC computer classes and activities are added, go to www.clcsocial.org . For all BTOP classes citywide, go to www.sfconnected.info. These trainings are provided, in part, with a grant from the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) and the support of the San Francisco Department of Aging and Adult Services.
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