New Member Welcome
is scheduled for
Friday, January 9, 2015,
10 am
Are you new to OLLI? Are you returning after being gone awhile? Come to the New Member Welcome to learn about all that OLLI has to offer and about ways to get involved. Meet other members and discover your possibilities.
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Sierra Club Meeting
Wednesday, January 7, 2015,
7 pm
Unitarian Universalist Congregation,
Corner of Edwin Place and Charlotte Street in Asheville
"50th Year Celebration of the Wilderness Act and the US Forest Service Logging Plan for WNC"
The Sierra Club will present a program by Brent Martin of the Wilderness Society, Sam Evans of the Southern Environmental Law Center, and Josh Kelly of the Western North Carolina Alliance on the Wilderness Act celebrating 50 years while the current US Forest Service revision plan is proposing to open 700,000 acres in western North Carolina to logging. Contact: judymattox@sbcglobal.net; 828-683-2176.
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Special Interest Group
(SIG) MeetingMaking Art Together
Friday January 9, 2015, 1 pm
 A group of artists of all disciplines meet most weeks in the Reuter Center Room 230 to produce their art. The purpose is to inspire each other, help with new ideas, and to keep us from being isolated while doing our artwork. The group is open to all OLLI members!
For more information, contact Diane Chambers, 828.271.4645, pdchambers@charter.net
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College for Seniors
Summer 2015
 Course Proposals f or Summer 2015 term
are due January 26, 2015
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History of Slavery in Asheville
Sunday, February 8, 2015, 3 pm
 Carolina Jews for Justice, in collaboration with the Center for Diversity Education at UNC-Asheville, will present an educational program at Congregation Beth HaTephila about the history of the slave trade in Asheville. Professor Darin Waters of the history department at UNC-Asheville, who has extensively researched this issue, will lead the discussion, and he will be joined by Deborah Miles, Executive Director of the Center for Diversity Education. The program promises to provide fascinating insight into a little-known era in the history of Western North Carolina and its importance to the Jewish population in our area.
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Interested in OLLI Talk?
 OLLITalk is an email distribution list available to OLLI members who choose to participate. It is a place to exchange general information, ask for and send recommendations or referrals about goods and services. If you are a current OLLI member and are interested in joining OLLITalk, just send your email request to be added to the distribution list to olli@unca.edu
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Dear OLLI Members,
In the words of Oprah Winfrey, "Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right." Here at OLLI we look forward to continuing all of the things we do so well together and to making changes that will help us to improve the things that will make our organization even more rewarding and efficient. If you are a new OLLI member or want to find out how to make the most of your OLLI experience, we invite you to attend the New Member Welcome this Friday, January 9, 10 am in the Manheimer Room.
This is a time for making resolutions. Online you can find lots of resolutions specifically for older adults. Many of them are the same ones we all make: Get more exercise. Eat more fruits and vegetables. Get more sleep. Some are designed specifically to promote successful aging: Talk about difficult issues like advance care planning (and we will have a workshop in February that can help you fulfill that goal). Take measures to prevent falls. Exercise your brain. My favorite, however, is "Be happy," the advice of the Kendal Corporation of Northern Ohio that operates continuing care retirement communities. The author of the blog post notes that happy people take care of themselves, they tend to live longer, and they have more fun. It's not at all scientific, but it's so much more positive than most of those goals we make and let fall by the wayside most of the year. And of course, OLLI promotes many different ideas of happiness. We look forward to starting another year together, as a community of teachers and learners and happy people. We may not always get everything right, but we should happily work together to figure out ways to make the most of these years of our lives.
Thank you for all that you do to model creative retirement, Catherine Frank Executive Director
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Check the links here to see OLLI and UNC Asheville
current events:
When you're on the OLLI calendar page, try clicking on the Daily Schedule link to see where your class will meet!
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SIG Hooks & Needles Meeting
 Winter is a perfect time for handicrafts. This is a reminder that the special interest group "Hooks and Needles" is starting up Monday, January 5, 2 pm. Those who knit, crochet, embroider, or do any kind of portable yarn craft, are encouraged to attend. Not only do we share tips about our crafts, but we also share tips about life! The group meets the first and third Monday from 2 pm to 4 pm in the lower atrium of the Reuter Center. You do not have to commit to attend every meeting.
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Fab Fridays Lunch & Learn Lectures
will begin again on Friday, January 16
You are invited to enjoy stimulating presentations and dynamic question-and-answer sessions from local experts, about everything from music to travel and medications to wellness. Purchase lunch in the Reuter Cafe or bring your own brown bag to enjoy during the talk. These lectures take place Fridays, 11:30 am, during College for Seniors fall, winter, and spring terms, in the Reuter Center Manheimer Room. Free and open to the public.
January 16, 2015 CT, MRI, US - Which Exam is Right for You? by Dr. Bryon Dickerson. In the ever-changing healthcare  environment of higher and higher insurance deductibles, the onus to contain costs is now on the healthcare consumer (patients) . It is becoming increasingly more important that physicians and patients make well-informed decisions about use of these health care dollars. Careful evaluation of imaging exam appropriateness not only helps cut costs, but improves quality of care for the patient. Dr. Bryon Dickerson is president and CEO of Asheville Radiology Associates and has been with the practice since 2002. This presentation is part of the Health Education Series.
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Advance Care Planning Workshop
Thursday, February 19, 2015, 3 pm, Manheimer Room
Consider making this workshop one of your New Year's resolutions and have the peace of mind that planning ahead brings!
OLLI will hold an advance care planning workshop
February 19, 2015, 3 pm at the Reuter Center; free and open to the public.
The workshop will feature a panel whose members are experienced in addressing end-of-life issues. Discussion will include communicating your treatment wishes to loved ones and to medical personnel, ethical and legal issues, and the uses of advance directives. Ample time will be reserved for questions. Assistance will be provided for anyone wishing to complete a legally valid advance directive, including the notarization required in North Carolina, using N.C. Short form. |
  the experience is cool and the people are hot.-Mary Lasher |
Free Heart Health Screenings
Offered at the Reuter Center,
Blood Pressure and Cholesterol Screenings
for those who are 40-75 years old
Wednesday, January 14, 9 am-12 pm, Room 206
Wednesday, January 14, 1-4 pm, Room 102B
Thursday, January 15, 9-11 am and 1-4 pm, Room 102B
For more info and to schedule an appointment,
call Jane Morrow, Community Screening Nurse,
Healthy Heart Buncombe, 828-257-4471
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UNC Asheville Ramsey Library
When you become an OLLI member, you also become a member of the UNC Asheville community with privileges at Ramsey Library where they are happy to offer a variety of services and resources to OLLI members. Your OneCard photo ID serves as your library card. Click here to find out more.
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Special Thanks!
 OLLI would like to thank its Creative Retirement Exploration Weekend (CREW) tour leader, Greg Schmidt. Beverly Hanks & Associates - Realtors 828-458-0256 gregschmidt@beverly-hanks.com "As a real estate professional I work with buyers and sellers in  residential (homes, condos, town homes), land and farms, and income property in Asheville and the surrounding area. Please contact me for a free information package that includes local information brochures on all things Asheville: maps, newspapers, magazines, the Ultimate Guide Book to Asheville and WNC and property information suited to your personal needs & wants."
CREW helps those considering relocation in retirement examine all their options carefully and make an informed decision about this major life transition. |
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