Kali Lightfoot

 


Do you write poetry or would you like to give it a try? Are you a member of a Maine Senior College? If so, you could become the next MSCN Poet Laureate! It's easy to enter -- simply  email a poem you have written to Fran Myers at the MSCN office. Or mail a printout of your poem to:

Fran Myers
Maine Senior College Network
University of Southern Maine
P.O. Box 9300
Portland, ME 04104

Be sure to include:
1. Your name
2. Address
3. Telephone number
4. Email address
5 Name of you senior college

Each Maine Senior College member may enter one poem.  The poem must be previously unpublished with the exception of having been published in the MSCN e-newsletter.
 
The deadline for submissions is December 31, 2013. The winning poem will be published in the MSCN e-newsletter, and the new MSCN Poet Laureate will receive an Amazon Kindle e-book reader. We're looking forward to reading poetry from members across the state!

Rachel Morin, Chair, with assistants Gene and Lydia Gilbert have arranged a requested return trip to the Ogunquit Playhouse to see West Side Story on September 11th.  The group will have lunch at Mike's Clam Shack before the matinee.

-submitted by Rachel Morin for Lewiston-Auburn

Jackie Lowe the new chair of our Public Relations Committee challenged us with a fun party game.

 Each table was to think of a creative way to advertise SSC.  We were given 15 minutes to craft our advertising. Read details on the group skits.  You will not be disappointed!!

-submitted by Gail Peters for Sunrise

Food for Thought Lunch features Maine Senior College Network Executive Director

Kali Lightfoot, Executive Director of the Maine Senior College Network and the National Resource Center for Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes will be the presenter at the USM Lewiston-Auburn Senior College "Food for Thought" 11:30 luncheon on Friday, September 13.  Her topic is "50 Years and Counting: A National Perspective on the Past, Present, and Future of Lifelong Learning Institutes."

Senior Colleges in Maine are part of a national movement of lifelong learning institutes that have contributed to a sea of change in the way our
society views the learning capacity of people over age 50.  Did you know Maine is the only state with an established network of lifelong learning institutes (The Maine Senior College Network), and Maine also hosts the National Resource Center for 117 Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes at universities in all 50 states?  The University of Southern Maine is proud to have been the home of the first Senior College, and the first Osher Institute.
 
Come learn how and why this form of adult learning started, and what the future of Senior College might look like in Maine and in America as a whole.  Yes, you can teach an old dog new tricks! 

The "Food For Thought" will be held in Function Room 170 at USM LAC. The cost, which includes lunch, is $7 with advance reservation or $8 at the door. Reservations must be made by noon on September 12 by calling 753-6510. Any late callers will be considered "at the door."

-submitted by Rachel Morin for Lewiston-Auburn 

Maine Seniors Magazine, AARP Maine and many other organizations throughout the state are announcing today the first annual Maine Seniors Day.  The Act to Establish Maine Seniors Day was sponsored by Representative Richard Campbell (R-Orrington) and signed into law by Governor Paul LePage on May 24th.  The Act designates the second Saturday of every September a special day inviting Maine people, businesses and organizations to show their appreciation for Maine's seniors.

The first annual Maine Seniors Day will take place this year on Saturday, September 14, 2013.

Senior College Boards 
Visit the Maine Association of Nonprofits for educational opportunities.

Now you can "like" Maine Senior College Network on Facebook. We've created an MSCN page on Facebook, so please visit it to share experiences, ideas, photos, and information about upcoming Maine Senior College happenings. We'll also post links to articles about lifelong learning and other topics relevant to senior college members.