Week of December 19

Happy Hanukkah!!

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

Check out our Virtual Previews for the winter semester.

This Week at OLLI

Tuesday

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

Wednesday

• 10:00AM Einstein’s Universe

• 12:30PM Bowling Group

• 1:00PM Walking Group

• 4:00PM Advisory

Thursday

• 1:00PM Mah Jonng (lobby)

Friday

• Office Closed

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

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.

COFFEE DONATIONS– Donations of caffeinated Keurig pods and ground coffee as well as cups are appreciated for 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 OLLI 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

“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!

URI NEWS THIS WEEK– Click here to read.

2023 VIRTUAL R.I. FOOD SYSTEM SUMMIT
Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023

The University of Rhode Island is hosting the seventh annual Rhode Island Food System Summit focused on the future of Rhode Island’s food system on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, from 9 a.m. to noon. Join government, academic, business, and community partners as we discuss critical food systems issues and work together to build a more resilient, sustainable, and equitable food system for Rhode Island. Registration is FREE and open to the public. Livestream details will be sent 48 hours in advance of the event. Click here to register.

OUTDOORS IN RI: KICK OFF THE NEW YEAR WITH #FIRSTDAYHIKE IN JAMESTOWN. Click here to read all the details

URI COOPERATIVE EXTENSION FREE SEED PROGRAM. Click here to read more.

OLLI AT ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INVITES OLLI MEMBERS TO JOIN THEM FOR A PRESENTATION ON JANUARY 19.

“From BPA to Phthalates to PFAS: How Environmental Chemicals Are Harming Our Health and What We Can Do About It” by Laura N. Vandenberg, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Undergraduate Academic Affairs, School of Public Health & Health Sciences and Professor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts – Amherst

Click here to register. To view their other winter Zoom presentations click here.