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Wishing you a stress-free, 

happy holiday!

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• We have had record enrollments and consistently excellent programs in the College for Seniors, Workshops, and Fab Friday programs that provide our members opportunities to learn and teach.  
• Through our special events program, LAS, and our Civic Engagement Committee's "Call to Action," we have worked with many community partners to create connections in Western North Carolina that provide stakeholders for our organization and new learning and engagement opportunities for our members. 
• We have continued to receive national and local recognition for our Paths to Creative Retirement, Creative Retirement Exploration Weekend, Gift of Time, and Exploring Continuing Care Retirement Communities, all organized through our committed Life Transitions committee.
• We have made improvements and upgrades through the Reuter Center, enjoying a new and improved secure wireless network, putting down new carpet, and installing a hearing loop in Room 206. 
• We have managed our finances well in challenging times and have planned carefully for ongoing needs and potential funding changes.
• We have worked thoughtfully through our strategic plan and made real progress tackling some of the difficult issues that have always been part of a conversation about ways to make our organization even better.  
• We organized the Southern Regional Lifelong Learning Meeting and created opportunities for people from all over the country to learn and teach one another about best practices in providing opportunities to thrive in life's second half.

 
OLLI would like to thank its Creative Retirement Exploration Weekend (CREW) tour leader Greg Schmidt.

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This year OLLI's Civic Engagement Committee has continued its "Call to Action and has partnered with the Asheville City Schools Foundation, an independent non-profit organization dedicated to the educational success of all Asheville City Schools students. Many volunteer opportunities are available for every OLLI member, and ongoing opportunities include classroom assistants, tutors for all subjects and ages, mentors, and more.  Click here for more details.
 
An upcoming need is for volunteers with the "In Real Life" Aferschool program at Asheville Middle School. Volunteers are needed to support programing such as "Spanish through Food," "Astro-photography" or "Poetry Writing." You don't need to be an expert in a subject to volunteer; you should simply be interested! See descriptions of programming and volunteer needs here. To volunteer or for more information, contact Julia Shuster, the Director of Volunteer Training and Outreach Programs, at julia@acsf.org or call 828-350-6135 or contact OLLI Civic Engagement chair, Chuck Rosenblum charlesrosenblum@msn.com.