{"id":13352,"date":"2021-02-28T22:29:31","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T03:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/?p=13352"},"modified":"2021-02-28T22:29:31","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T03:29:31","slug":"olli-news-feb-28-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/news\/olli-news-feb-28-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"OLLI News &#8211; Feb. 28, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>NEW SPRING CLASSES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Registration for our 23 new spring classes begins on Monday, March 1. We have some great new classes lined up!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1247\/2021\/02\/Spring-add-on-brochure-2021.pdf\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1247\/2021\/02\/Spring-add-on-brochure-2021.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614655214345000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHUxeIufz5EJ4Mzj6OX7r9JvgPdnA\">CLICK HERE FOR NEW CLASS BROCHURE.<\/a>&nbsp;To register, log on to your OLLI account by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=https-3A__uriolli.augusoft.net_&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=dWz0sRZOjEnYSN4E4J0dug&amp;r=bYoaZeiei4pV4vUFVub2DP13yy28URENxfHtikCgQc8&amp;m=HQjmJYb39pdQACSsoe7dt5uq22XjojTCzgQAVIqv-Jk&amp;s=OpYVrZQDyLCIT5EvOgvbAigv9D1MxOu-VbvwtZdXaMY&amp;e=\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u%3Dhttps-3A__uriolli.augusoft.net_%26d%3DDwMFaQ%26c%3DdWz0sRZOjEnYSN4E4J0dug%26r%3DbYoaZeiei4pV4vUFVub2DP13yy28URENxfHtikCgQc8%26m%3DHQjmJYb39pdQACSsoe7dt5uq22XjojTCzgQAVIqv-Jk%26s%3DOpYVrZQDyLCIT5EvOgvbAigv9D1MxOu-VbvwtZdXaMY%26e%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614655214345000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHWZ108Vo_qf9oylqas9PaNqzc0Lw\">clicking here<\/a>. If you&nbsp;have any questions or need help, please call the office at 874-4197 or email&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:olli@etal.uri.edu\">olli@etal.uri.edu.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Classes starting this week&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><u>Monday<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Art &amp; Genetics, 9:30am<\/li>\n<li>Navajo Mystery&nbsp;Novels, 3:30pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Tuesday<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Five Central American Countries,&nbsp; 1pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Friday<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Iditarod, 9:30am<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Annual Appeal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Our OLLI Annual Appeal continues and there\u2019s still time for you to contribute and help us reach our goal&#8230; or better yet&#8230; let&#8217;s see if we as a community can top our goal! Every donation gets us closer and ensures OLLI will be around for many years to come.&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>To make an easy donation online,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=https-3A__securelb.imodules.com_s_1638_lg20_form.aspx-3Fsid-3D1638-26gid-3D3-26pgid-3D770-26cid-3D2270-26dids-3D163&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=dWz0sRZOjEnYSN4E4J0dug&amp;r=bYoaZeiei4pV4vUFVub2DP13yy28URENxfHtikCgQc8&amp;m=HQjmJYb39pdQACSsoe7dt5uq22XjojTCzgQAVIqv-Jk&amp;s=ikv84mGClrdX12MRujMwczD1Xn-yfXp404Rh0ExWXNg&amp;e=\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u%3Dhttps-3A__securelb.imodules.com_s_1638_lg20_form.aspx-3Fsid-3D1638-26gid-3D3-26pgid-3D770-26cid-3D2270-26dids-3D163%26d%3DDwMFaQ%26c%3DdWz0sRZOjEnYSN4E4J0dug%26r%3DbYoaZeiei4pV4vUFVub2DP13yy28URENxfHtikCgQc8%26m%3DHQjmJYb39pdQACSsoe7dt5uq22XjojTCzgQAVIqv-Jk%26s%3Dikv84mGClrdX12MRujMwczD1Xn-yfXp404Rh0ExWXNg%26e%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614655214345000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGf8ijStphe5ZZSrCsg7BG9bX92vg\">click here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Do you have a Marketing or Sales background?&nbsp; <\/strong>OLLI is looking for a fresh set of eyes and we want to tap into your \u201ctoolbox\u201d of best practices.&nbsp;It is time to tell our story and welcome new members that may not be aware of all the opportunities&nbsp;OLLI membership offers. Please email Beth Leconte, OLLI Executive Director, at <a href=\"mailto:bleconte@uri.edu\">bleconte@uri.edu<\/a> or call her direct line at 401-874-2405.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Special Interest Group News<\/strong>&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/programs\/special-interest-groups\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/programs\/special-interest-groups\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614655214345000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG0qeGWiQvESNBnbucppsaKs5zsbQ\">check the website<\/a>&nbsp;for more information on all of our SIGS)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Book Group meets Friday, March 19, at 1pm. March book is&nbsp;<em>Caste<\/em>&nbsp;by Isabel Wilkerson and the April book will be&nbsp;<em>The Library Boo<\/em>k by Susan Orlean.<\/li>\n<li>Photography Group meets this Friday, March 5, at 10AM.&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=https-3A__uri.techsmithrelay.com_TEq9&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=dWz0sRZOjEnYSN4E4J0dug&amp;r=bYoaZeiei4pV4vUFVub2DP13yy28URENxfHtikCgQc8&amp;m=HQjmJYb39pdQACSsoe7dt5uq22XjojTCzgQAVIqv-Jk&amp;s=WWyAm2Mykv_8-vC7gFGnRrEbu29BPMpGRyjGh8MOGyg&amp;e=\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u%3Dhttps-3A__uri.techsmithrelay.com_TEq9%26d%3DDwMFaQ%26c%3DdWz0sRZOjEnYSN4E4J0dug%26r%3DbYoaZeiei4pV4vUFVub2DP13yy28URENxfHtikCgQc8%26m%3DHQjmJYb39pdQACSsoe7dt5uq22XjojTCzgQAVIqv-Jk%26s%3DWWyAm2Mykv_8-vC7gFGnRrEbu29BPMpGRyjGh8MOGyg%26e%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614655214345000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFXTi1U-9BpePuOW0-u_XaBt9AUHQ\">Check out last&nbsp;month&#8217;s theme video-Diagonals.<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Poetry will meet again on March 30, at 11:30. Prompts for March: &#8220;Spring is like a perhaps hand&#8221; (e e cummings); &#8220;April is the cruellest month&#8221; (T.S. Eliot); &#8220;To what purpose, April, do you return again? Beauty is not enough&#8221; (Edna St. Vincent Millay).<\/li>\n<li>Writer&#8217;s Group meets on Friday, March 5, at 1p.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/programs\/special-interest-groups\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/programs\/special-interest-groups\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614655214345000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG0qeGWiQvESNBnbucppsaKs5zsbQ\">Visit our website for details.&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Cyber Seniors:&nbsp;<strong>Get your technology questions answered and receive one-on-one support from&nbsp; URI students from the comfort of your own home!&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>You choose how you want to meet the URI Student via phone, Facetime, Zoom or Webex.&nbsp; Appointments are required.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Register by clicking this link:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=https-3A__calendly.com_olli-2Duri_cyber-2Dseniors-3Fmonth-3D2021-2D03&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=dWz0sRZOjEnYSN4E4J0dug&amp;r=bYoaZeiei4pV4vUFVub2DP13yy28URENxfHtikCgQc8&amp;m=HQjmJYb39pdQACSsoe7dt5uq22XjojTCzgQAVIqv-Jk&amp;s=hqG8I4f4BO0qahfeYzy-g6Wl0dQVprn9_rhxTdLjB7I&amp;e=\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u%3Dhttps-3A__calendly.com_olli-2Duri_cyber-2Dseniors-3Fmonth-3D2021-2D03%26d%3DDwMFaQ%26c%3DdWz0sRZOjEnYSN4E4J0dug%26r%3DbYoaZeiei4pV4vUFVub2DP13yy28URENxfHtikCgQc8%26m%3DHQjmJYb39pdQACSsoe7dt5uq22XjojTCzgQAVIqv-Jk%26s%3DhqG8I4f4BO0qahfeYzy-g6Wl0dQVprn9_rhxTdLjB7I%26e%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614655214345000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG3Lm6djqT3ZjrbbVeWazeLBCdTXA\">CYBER SENIORS<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW SPRING CLASSES Registration for our 23 new spring classes begins on Monday, March 1. We have some great new classes lined up!&nbsp; CLICK HERE FOR NEW CLASS BROCHURE.&nbsp;To register, log on to your OLLI account by&nbsp;clicking here. If you&nbsp;have any questions or need help, please call the office at 874-4197 or email&nbsp;olli@etal.uri.edu. 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