Introduction
LLI is a volunteer organization, with dozens and dozens of people every year working to make it a success. That spirit is driving LLI member response to the COVID-19 epidemic and the quarantine as well.
LLI has co-sponsored some volunteer efforts so we know there have been many LLI volunteers,
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Introduction
While we are staying at home during the coronavirus storm, another blizzard has been coming at us – technology. Want to talk to your grandchildren? Facetime. Want to talk to a friend overseas? WhatsApp. Want something to eat? Hannaford’s Online. Want something to drink? Wine.com. Want to take part in the LLI annual meeting or Summerfest?
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Introduction
Have you renewed your LLI membership for the 2020-2021 year? Membership renewal opened on June 1 and will continue until June 21. You were sent a renewal application link on June 1 or you may access the application at the membership renewal and payment form on our website, lli.bard.edu,
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If you have children living with you at this time, there’s always a quest for things to do. If you are staying in touch with grandchildren by Zoom, it’s fun to have an activity you both can engage in. The STEM fellows at Bard’s Center for CIvic Engagement have come up with a series of entertaining,
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Introduction
Bard LLI successfully held its first annual meeting via Zoom on May 15 thanks to the extraordinary skill and dedication of the LLI Online Task Force. In a remarkably short time, the Task Force was able to organize the meeting, train speakers, invite members to attend, and encourage audience participation,
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You Know What We Need?
Regarding technology, we seem to have two types of LLI members: the ones who love it and the ones who hate it. While I am in the first category (a tech lover), I have recently and temporarily experienced the second category as LLI moves to online classes for SummerFest.
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Introduction
The 2020 Member Survey gave members a chance to express their opinion about several issues that affect our experience with LLI. Last month, we covered members’ responses to questions about online learning, obviously a subject of immediate importance given the need to stay at home. These responses were instrumental in the decision to try online learning for SummerFest.
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The Center for Civic Engagement, in partnership with the Red Hook Senior Services Committee, the Dutchess County Office for the Aging, and the Bard Lifetime Learning Institute, invite you to be part of the solution to senior citizen isolation with Notes of Care.
Notes of Care is a community project to collect positive and uplifting notes on a weekly basis for the 125+ senior citizens in Red Hook who receive weekly home meal delivery from the Office for the Aging.
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Introduction
Late last year, a bulb-tipped virus cell named coronavirus began its journey around the world. People were infected, revealing tell-tale symptoms like coughing, fever, joint pain, and chills. The number of people infected, when viewed by a graph, shot off the top of the page like a rocket. Then people started dying,
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It’s an uncertain and challenging time for LLI, as it is for most of us. It seems more important than ever that we all participate in choosing the volunteers who will guide LLI over the next two years. We did. Ballots for the election of Bard LLI Council members went out to all LLI members via email on March 15.
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