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 CLC has the honor of hosting the Norma Satten Community Service Innovation Award again this year. We look forward to this annual event as a celebration of individuals and organizations that are part of a movement in San Francisco to promote the principles of aging with dignity and human rights. Join us on
Thursday, September 26 from 6:00 to 8:00 at the Marines' Memorial Club, 609 Sutter Street to see friends, enjoy the Silent Auction,
pictures and a short video presentation. This year we honor Anni Chung, the tireless leader of Self-Help for the Elderly, who has provided decades of dedicated service and advocacy on behalf of older adults and the immigrant community. For more info about this fundraising event that supports the organizing efforts of the Community Living Campaign, call Judy Auda at (415) 826-3194 or email judyauda@yahoo.com. You can also download sponsorship, program book ad and ticket information here, and a copy of the invitation. |
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Together We're Fighting Cuts to Medicare, Medicaid & Social Security
 A big "Thanks" to the hundreds of you who marched against cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security last month. Whether or not you were able to be there, you must watch this inspiring video of the human chain we created that day, in this video put together by the California Alliance for Retired Americans (CARA) and Community Living Campaign. Check out the pictures from the event, too, and tag anyone you knowl
In Washington D.C., they were still talking about cuts to these critically important programs. Your elected representatives are back home in August. Contact them to strengthen, not cut, Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. For more information call CARA at 510-663-4086. See important facts about Medicare and Social Security here.
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What Do YOU Want to Learn to Do on the Computer?
 Do you want to play games? Learn how to search the web for a job or for something to buy? See what Facebook is all about? Learn about Skype or how to make a video? We teach all kinds of fun, free classes and provide tutoring for free to seniors and people with disabilities across the City. Learn skills to connect with friends, activities and useful information. Valencia Gardens, 360 Valencia (right)Every Monday, from 9:00 to 3:00, we host a supported lab with free one-on-one tutoring and classes. View a full schedule of Monday classes and open labs here.
Free Computer Classes in Spanish and English in sites across the City. View and download a full list of CLC class sites on page 2 here.
SF Connected Labs across the City - There are additional training opportunities in your neighborhood! View a full calendar of all computer classes at www.sfconnected.org.
Learn Free From Home - Want to learn, but don't have the time or can't get to a lab? You can learn on-line for free with great beginner and intermediate classes on everything from beginning computer skills to using "social media" like Facebook. Check it out at www.gcflearnfree.org.
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Resources To Help You Connect with Fun and Friends
 People travel the world to visit San Francisco and enjoy the vast range of activities and entertainment we offer. But what if you are on a limited budget? Where can you find fun things to do that are cheap or free? Time to discover this great website:for interesting things to do alone or with friends.
Transportation a problem? We've got great news. The MUNI Paratransit Shop-A-Round program, which organizes grocery shopping trips, is being expanded to include social activities. For more info, call 351-7094 or go to www.sfparatransit.com.
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Mark Your Calendar for August Events
 OMI Breast Cancer Support Group Quilt on Display
The Lutheran Church of Our Savior (LCOS) Breast Cancer Support Group, hosted monthly at 1011 Garfield Street, created this lovely quilt, which is being displayed as part of the African Amercan Quilt Guild of Oakland. Group members are proud to know what they put on a quilt identifying their thoughts about breast cancer is on display for others to see. The quilt will soon be showcased in the office of Supervisor Malia Cohen in City Hall. A special thanks goes to Quilt Project Lead Loretta Cohen and LCOS Senior Director Barbara Tate.
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 Learn More About How To Create Videos (and enjoy a free lunch) - As a follow-up to last month's presentation from the Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC), this month's Monday Meet-up will feature Paul Grant, a regular part of our Monday lab thanks to Family Service Agency and the Senior Community Services Employment Program (SCSEP). Paul, a graduate of BVAC, will host an informal session to provide you with information about how you can get the skills you need take and edit Video. Come join us on Monday, August 19 at 360 Valencia Street for a free lunch at Noon, followed by a presentation at 1:00. |
 Sign up for Free Salon on Topics related to Healthy Aging If you've taken our Connections for Healthy Workshop, you know how empowering and inspiring it is to learn about ways to be healthier, happier, safer and better able to make good choices as we age. Here at CLC, we are starting a series of "Salons" to be held quarterly and open to all workshop "graduates" to explore some workshop topics more deeply, while also getting more connected to each other.
The next Salon will be Thursday, August 29 from 1:30 to 3:30 at Dorothy Day Community, 54 McAllister. The topic of this Salon will be Healthy Ways to Manage Stress (one more tool for our Empowerment Tool Box!) GUEST PRESENTER: Stan Weisenberg, DC, a holistic chiropractor with many years of experience. He advocates and lives healthy aging. For graduates to sign-up or for information about future workshops, contact marcia.peterzell@comcast.net. |
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Say Hi to CLC Folks At Fun Outdoor Events in Cayuga and Western Addition
Cayuga - Come by for the re-opening of the Cayuga Clubhouse and say Hi to Glenda Hope and the Cayuga Connectors. The festivities begin at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 17 at 301 Naglee Avenue at Cayuga, off Alemany Boulevard. More details available on the event flyer.
Western Addition - Look for the Community Living Campaign table at Sunday Streets in the Western Addition on Sunday, September 8 from 11:00 to 4:00. Look for Mel Simmons and members of the St. Francis Square Coop Community Living Campaign Committee. Never been to a Sunday Streets? Come check it out!
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More Activities Just Around the Corner
Aging While Black
- Saturday, September 14, 10:00 to Noon, Pilgrim Community Church, 400 Randolph
Traumatic Brain Injury Global Picnic
- Saturday, September 21, 11:30 to 1:30 - email marie@sfcommunityliving.org for more information.
Upcoming Connections for Healthy Aging Workshop Sessions
- St. Francis Episcopal Congregation Workshop - October
- Bayview Neighborhood Workshop at Metropolitan Baptist Church - Starting November 7th.
- For more info about Connections for Healthy Aging Workshops, email marcia.peterzell@comcast.net or call her at 415-359-1816
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 We Raised Money - and Awareness about Aging with HIV/AIDS
Thanks to our awesome team of CLC walkers, we raised $1,240 - and we raised awareness - as part of the AIDS Walk 2013! The number of seniors diagnosed with HIV is on the rise. And many early AIDS patients have benefited from improvements in diagnosis and treatment and are now aging with HIV and AIDS. Learn more about HIV/AIDS among seniors in San Francisco. We are looking to double the number of CLC Team Walkers for next year; if you are interested, email us at info@sfcommunityliving.org. |
Birthdays - A Great Time to Celebrate Those that Engage and Inspire Us
Community Connector Deloris McGee gathered friends of Annye Roberson for a surprise party to celebrate her birthday. Many of our Community Connectors help develop personal support networks for individuals in their community. Annye (pictured with Ned Reese at left) loved the surprise, and friends and supporters enjoyed the party. Proceeds benefitted Old Skool Cafe, a unique youth-run Supper Club in the Bayview and wonderful neighborhood-based program offering job and leadership opportunities for at-risk youth. |
 Your Invitation is in the Mail!
Many thanks to a group of our Community Connectors gathered to help get invitations in the mail for our up-coming special fundraising event. Proceeds from the event help support the organizing work of the Community Living Campaign. If you didn't receive a copy of the invitation and want us to mail one to you, send us your mailing address at
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