Happy New Year!

Winter Registration Continues!!

For an updated list of Closed Classes, please click here.

This Week at OLLI

Monday

Office Closed

Wednesday

• 12:30PM Bowling Group

• 1:00PM Walking Group

Thursday

• 1:00PM Mah Jonng (lobby)

Friday

10:00AM OLLI Serves Meeting (see below for more info)

10:00AM Photo Friday (Zoom)

11:00AM Intergenerational Art Info Session (see below for more info)

1:00PM Writer’s Group (Zoom)

“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!

INTERGENERATIONAL ART PROJECT  Do you enjoy engaging in the creative arts? Would you like to spend time with young children in their preschool classroom? If you answered yes to both of these questions, then please consider coming to learn more about the Intergenerational Art Project facilitated by the URI Child Development Center in collaboration with the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.

Join us at OLLI this Friday, January 6, at 11:00 AM.

We are seeking OLLI members who would like to participate in a series of art experiences with preschoolers at the URI Child Development Center while forming meaningful connections across the generations. We hope you will come to learn more about this ongoing, collaborative art project to see if it is a good fit for you! 

Following the session, interested OLLI members will be invited to sign up as an Intergenerational Art Project participant for the spring 2023 semester. 

OLLI WELCOME Thursday, January 12 @ 11:30am  

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! Bring a friend!

TRAVEL MEETING: Mark your calendars for a Travel Meeting with Collette Tours on Thursday, January 19, at 1:00PM at OLLI. Presentation will include 2023 trips to Alaska, California Dreamin’ and France.

WALL OF WISHES- Tell us your wish for the new year and be part of the OLLI Wall of Wishes. It will be in place throughout the month of January. Send your wishes (you can also send a photo along) to Olli@uri.edu. Stop by the lobby and check it out! 

COFFEE DONATIONS– Let’s keep our coffee station up and running in the New Year! Donations of caffeinated Keurig pods and ground coffee, as well as cups, are appreciated for the new year! Drop them off in the office.

TECH TALK- JANUARY
Accessibility Features on your Phone & Tablets
Thursday, January 26, on Zoom or come in and Zoom in the Classroom with other OLLI Members.

The Tech Committee invites you to join this month’s Special Interest Group, Let’s Talk Technology conversation on Utilizing the Accessibility Solutions on your Phone & Tablets.   

The Covid-19 pandemic has shown us clearly that technology and the internet are no longer a luxury, a convenient enhancement for lifestyles for those who can afford it. Rather, internet access and embracing technology has become a necessity.  Older adults that embrace new technologies in housing and safety guarantee that they will remain in their own homes and communities longer, improve communication and quality of life by reducing isolation, improve management of medications and transportation. Older adults have found that, utilizing built in accessibility features and with the right repertoire of apps, smartphones and tablets can promote major lifestyle improvements.

URI IN THE NEWS- Click here to read.

SPINET PIANO TO DONATE TO A GOOD CAUSE. It is in great condition. All parts are in working condition and the piano only needs tuning. It would have to be moved by the donee. If interested, please to lrohello@verizon.net by January 15, 2023.