This Week at OLLI – December 12, 2022

December 14, 2022

Week of December 12

Winter Registration begins December 27! Don’t forget to check your renewal date. Your membership must be in good standing throughout the length of your class.

This Week at OLLI

Monday

  • 11:30AM Award Winning Novels

  • 1:00PM OLLI Showcase (for New Members)

  • 3:00PM ‘Tis The Season

Tuesday

  • 10:00AM Herman Melville (Zoom)

  • 10:00AM Qatar and the World Cup

  • 10:00AM Ida Lewis

  • 1:00PM Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Zoom)

  • 1:30PM Classic Foreign Films

Wednesday

  • 10:00AM Einstein’s Universe

  • 11:00AM Holiday Magic at Blithewold

  • 12:30PM Bowling Group

  • 1:00PM Walking Group

Thursday

  • 11:00AM New Member Welcome

  • 1:00PM Mah Jonng (lobby)

  • 1:00PM Cosmic Questions

  • 1:00PM Rhody Ramblers

  • 2:30PM Comparing Electoral Systems

  • 2:30PM Finance Committee

Friday

  • 10:00AM Ukranian Christmas Eggs

  • 1:00PM Book Club

  • 1:00PM Elvis

  • 1:00PM Chakra

OLLI Membership Welcome – Thursday, Dec 15, 2022@11:00AM
Both current and new members are invited to attend and learn about all OLLI has to offer. We’ll review our current programs, and our special interest groups, all while exploring and becoming more familiar with our OLLI website and registration software. Plenty of time for Q & A. Coffee & door prizes too! Join us!

Discounted Basketball Tickets for OLLI Members

URI ATHLETICS ANNOUNCES SPECIAL OFFER FOR OLLI MEMBERS Discounted tickets to basketball games are available for OLLI members. Click the links to get the deals!  

Basketball Discount Offer- (prices start at $10) https://fevo.me/22mbbsupergroups?ref=OLLI

RHODY OUTPOST- URI’s Student Food Pantry: 

Here are the items requested for Rhody Outpost this month. There is a basket located outside our office door for donations.

  • White rice, 1# or 2# bags (# is pound)

  • Peanut butter

  • Jam/jelly

  • Cooking oils – vegetable, canola, sunflower, olive oils

Personal

  • Dish soap

  • Hand soap

  • Sponges

Also, anything posted on their website (include website link please) https://web.uri.edu/rhody-outpost/donate/ 

OLLI GIFT CERTIFICATES are a great gift for any occasion! You can purchase them online for any amount. Visit our website or call 401-874-4197.

URI HONORS COLLOQUIUM–Closing out this year’s Honors Colloquium on Tuesday, Dec. 13 is Ricardo Salvador, a senior scientist and director at the Union of Concerned Scientists, who will speak on “The 21st Century Food System We Deserve.” Salvador will speak at 7 p.m. at Edwards Hall on the Kingston Campus and online. This is the last presentation of the fall Honors Colloquium, “Just Good Food,” which will be presented in person and streamed live

COFFEE DONATIONS– Donations of keurig pods and ground coffee as well as cups are appreciated so we can keep the coffee brewing in the new year! Drop them off in the office.

DURING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON CONSIDER MAKING A SPECIAL GIFT TO OLLI.  You know the benefit of keeping active and mentally engaged. You have seen first-hand how OLI gives meaning and purpose to our community of over 1,000 older adults. Your tax-deductible gift will ensure there is no interruption to our program services, its staff, and the offerings we can provide.

Visit URI.EDU/GIVE Scroll down to “search for funds” and type in OLLI

RING IN THE SEASON with the South Kingstown Town Council as they light up Town Hall to kick off a year-long Tri-Centennial Celebration! Saturday, December 17, at 5pm. Additional parking is available at Wakefield Elementary School. For more information, visit southkingstownri.com/sk300

“OLLI SERVES” will be a new opportunity for OLLI members to “give back” to others in 2023. We hope to explore and address needs on the URI campus and within other communities. Currently we are providing support to the URI RHODY OUTPOST student food/ basic needs pantry by collecting items and volunteering time. Join your fellow OLLI members on Friday, January 6, from 10:00AM-11:00AM, to discuss ideas on civic engagement. Together we can make a difference!

 

LOST AND FOUND– Click here to see the items in our Lost and Found. If any look familiar to you, stop by the office and pick them up! After the new year, all items will be donated.