Y's Men Newsletter — November 9, 2006THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16Dr. David L. Levinson, president of Norwalk Community College, will speak about "NCC: The Community's College." He will focus on NCC's partnerships with the business community, such as NCC's recent Access to Education dinner which featured Xerox CEO Anne Mulcahy. With 11,000 credit and non-credit students enrolled each semester, Norwalk is the largest community college in Connecticut. Dr. Levinson and his wife Evan have two daughters – Emily, who is in the 8th grade and Shana, a graduate of Barnard College. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30Jack Cavanaugh, a veteran sports journalist and author, will talk about Gene Tunney, the Shakespeare-reading boxer and scholar who overcame media disdain and upset the great Jack Dempsey to win the world heavyweight title. Cavanaugh will discuss his new book, published this month by random House, and titled TUNNEY: Boxing's Brainiest Champ and His Upset of the Great Jack Dempsey. He is also a former reporter for both ABC and CBS News. Currently, he is an adjunct writing professor at Fairfield University. He and his wife, Marge, live in Wilton. FUTURE MEETINGSNovember 16 Dr. David Levinson President Norwalk Community
College DONUT HOSTSThe donut hosts for November 16 will be Otis Crawford, Walter Eads, Jim Goodenough and Pete Wolgast. The hosts for November 30 will be Jim Brockwell, Roger Curtis, and Manny Gallo. MEETING FACILITIESSetting up the chairs on November 16 will be Herb Bloom, Gun Moen, Bob McGrath and Mario Sa'Couto. November 30 the chairs will be set up by Neil Hardy, Hugh Kennedy, Jack Morrow and Stu Rogan. RICHARD J. McGURK A celebration of the life of Richard J. McGurk will be held Sunday, November 19 th at 2 p.m. at the Unitarian Church in Westport. There will be a reception immediately following the celebration. HOLIDAY PARTYOur annual Holiday Party will be Thursday, December 14 from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. at the Continental Manor, Norwalk. The meal choices will be beef(B), stuffed chicken (C) or baked fillet of sole (F) with lemon butter. Entertainment will be by Chris Coogan, well-known Westport music personality and his chanteuse from New York City, Michelle Grace, who will offer a program, cabaret style, featuring requests from the audience. We will also be entertained by the Hoot Owls. Dancing will be to the music of the Nice and Easy Quartet. Tickets are currently on sale at our meetings. You are urged to get your reservations early to avoid disappointment. The price is $40 per person. If you wish to reserve a table (10 seats), please list names and meal choice when you pick up your tickets. (B, C or F.) See you there! Bob Fatherley MEMBERSHIP SURVEY At a recent meeting, Austen Doolittle conducted a survey of those present. Here is the result of the survey. It represents 138 members out of a total of 440 members. The youngest age in the survey was 58; the oldest 92. The median age was 77 mean age was 75. The average age was 73.89. The last survey the average age was 73.0. The total years of 138 surveyed was 10,059 years which projected to the full membership would be 32,059 years – that would take us back to the Ice Age. The most numerous age was 82 (12 respondents) followed by 74 (9 respondents). Ages 75, 76, 77 and 83 all had 8 respondents. Now with Bill Meyer's efforts to get more new members (already 19 this year), we'll see whether he gets a lot of younger new members. We'll check it again next year. TRIPS AND TRAVEL December 6 – Visit New York at Christmas time and enjoy the new Broadway musical The Drowsy Chaperone. The price is $113 per person and includes show, motor coach and lunch at the Trattoria Dopo Teatro. We are sold out and have stand-bys. Contact Warren Rossell, 226-5357. February 21 – Enjoy the revival of Stephen Sondheim's Broadway musical Company, the winner of six 1971 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The price of $115 per person includes show and motor coach. Lunch is on your own. We still have a few seats left so get your checks in. Contact Warren Rossell, 226-5357. March 27/29 – Travel to Fascinating Philadelphia for a three-day tour highlighted by a visit to the Franklin Institute where their featured exhibition will be the lost treasurers of King Tut. Tour also includes the National Constitution Center, National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and a performance at the prestigious Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts of the “Pops Hoedown” featuring Peter Nero and the Philly Pops. The cost is $496 per person, double occupancy, including insurance and four meals. Space is still available. Contact Dave Kidney, 227-7560. April 26-May 10 – Join us in Exploring Greece and its Islands, a 15-day escorted tour by Collette Vacations, featuring Mykonos, Santorine and classical Greece. The cost is $3,359 per person, double occupancy, including transportation from Westport. A $450 deposit, including insurance, is required to hold your reservation and brochures are available. We are currently sold out but anticipate obtaining additional space shortly. Those interested should submit their reservation form without delay. Contact Elliott Netherton , 454-0489. October 5-13 – Enjoy an exciting Copper Canyon Adventure, a 9-day escorted tour by Collette Vacations, including two nights in luxury accommodations overlooking the beautiful San Carlos Marina plus an awe-inspiring train ride from sea level to almost 8,000 feet via numerious tunnels and over countless bridges in the unspoiled landscape. The cost is $1,999 per person, double occupancy, including transportation from Westport. A $220 deposit, including insurance, is required to hold your reservation and brochures are available. All interested are invited to a multi-media presentation November 16th, at 2 PM in the YMCA Board Room. Contact Elliott Netherton, 454-0489. YOUR DUES ARE DUEThis year the dues are $50. New members will pay $60. Payment can be sent to Mike Belaga 196 Newtown Turnpike, Westport, CT 06880 or be paid at one of the next meetings. The good news is 350 members have paid their dues. The bad news is 75 members have not paid. DO NOT FORGET THERE WILL BE A $10 LATE FEE FOR DUES PAID AFTER NOVEMBER 15th. Further, if anyone has financial difficulty in paying his dues please contact either the Treasurer, Mike Belaga 454-2371 or the President Jon Fox 227-2679 for assistance. Y's MEN ACTIVITIES - A SUMMARY UPDATED Here are two more activities to add to the list published in the last issue: Information on the Coin and Stamp group is published below. Also, there is a Skiing group that meets at Exit 42 of the Merritt Parkway on Tuesday at 8 am. Call Stew Weisberg at 227-2991 for further information. For Macintosh Computer Users Following on a great first Session, the next Macintosh Roundtable meeting will be on November 14th. It starts with a Question & Answer session, followed by an overview of e-mail and its challenges. Mac-users not signed-up but who want to attend, should contact Joe Schachter for location and time, at shachter@aol.com or at 227-5802. CAMERA CLUB Remember to visit the Third Annual Y's Men Camera Club Photo Exhibition at the Senior Center. Eighty-five photos on exhibit. Dave Shafer will describe how to take good close up photos of flowers and bugs on November 14 in the “Y” Board Room, at 10:00 am. This entertaining and instructive talk will be followed by a review and critique of members' photos taken at the Chihuly exhibit at the NY Botanical Garden. On Nov. 28 we'll critique and review photos taken in Chinatown and Little Italy. This will be followed by a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of using Picasa. The place is the “Y” Board Room. at 10:00 am. COIN AND STAMPS There will be a meeting of the Coin and Stamp group on Tuesday, November 14, at 10 a.m. in the conference room at the Senior Center. Bring an item or two you would like more information about, or would like to discuss. Any questions call Tony Valenti at 227-7606. FUTURE MEETING SPEAKERSNovember 16 Dr. David Levinson TRIPSDecember 6 The Drowsy Chaperone Newsletter Team Editor— Steve Raffel |
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