{"id":15660,"date":"2023-08-21T10:27:05","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T14:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/?p=15660"},"modified":"2023-08-21T10:27:05","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T14:27:05","slug":"olli-news-august-14-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/news\/olli-news-august-14-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"OLLI News &#8211; August 14, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Week of August 14<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>THIS WEEK AT&nbsp;<span class=\"il\">OLLI<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Monday<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Office Closed<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Tuesday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>9:30AM Golf<\/li>\n<li>10:00AM The Top 25 Film Scores of All Time&nbsp;(Zoom)<\/li>\n<li>11:00AM Open House (See below for details)<\/li>\n<li>1:00PM Beginner Drawing<\/li>\n<li>5:00PM What Every Woman Needs to Know About Cardiovascular Disease<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Wednesday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>11:30PM The Short Story: Writing for the Reader<\/li>\n<li>12:30PM Bowling Group<\/li>\n<li>1:00PM Open House<\/li>\n<li>1:00PM Walking Group<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Thursday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>10:00AM Let\u2019s Explore the Google Suite<\/li>\n<li>1:00PM Mah jong (lobby)<\/li>\n<li>1:00PM Cosmic Questions<\/li>\n<li>1:00PM Watercolor Portraits from Photos<\/li>\n<li>1:00PM Purpose Driven Retirement<\/li>\n<li>2:00PM The Art of the Tale (Zoom)<\/li>\n<li>2:00Pm Finance Comm Mtg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Friday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>10:00AM Great Decisions<\/li>\n<li>12:00PM Lunch and Learn- Securing Your Legacy<\/li>\n<li>1:00PM Book Club<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><b><span class=\"il\">OLLI<\/span>&nbsp;OPEN HOUSE-<\/b>&nbsp;Save the date and invite your friends to come see what&nbsp;<span class=\"il\">OLLI<\/span>&nbsp;is about. Our showcase will take place on Tuesday, August 15, at 11:00AM, and again on Wednesday, August 16, at 1:00PM, and will include mini sessions with instructors as well as refreshments and door prizes. Bring a friend and introduce them to&nbsp;<span class=\"il\">OLLI<\/span>!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><b><span class=\"il\">OLLI<\/span>&nbsp;TRAVEL<\/b>&nbsp;\u2013 Join us at&nbsp;<span class=\"il\">OLLI<\/span>&nbsp;on Wednesday, August 30, at 10:00AM for a preview of two upcoming trips. Sit back and learn more about Shades of Ireland (March 9-18, 2024) and Classical Greece (April 21-May 1, 2024). Bring a friend along and plan ahead as reservations are due in September.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/programs\/travel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/programs\/travel\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1692712071212000&amp;usg=AOvVaw20_NeLQtP1jbWynY-5g5uJ\">Visit our website<\/a>&nbsp;to view full trip details or pick up a flier in our lobby.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><b>WELCOME TO NEW AND RETURNING MEMBERS<\/b>-We have over 30 new members that joined&nbsp;<span class=\"il\">OLLI<\/span>&nbsp;in July. If you are one of them, welcome! Long-term members: don\u2019t forget to introduce yourself to new members and help bring them into our vibrant community of learners.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><b>COFFEE DONATIONS NEEDED:<\/b>&nbsp;We are in need of ground coffee and keurig pods. Donations can be dropped off in the&nbsp;<span class=\"il\">OLLI<\/span>&nbsp;office.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><b>RHODY OUTPOST-&nbsp;<\/b>Donations can be dropped off in the&nbsp;<span class=\"il\">OLLI<\/span>&nbsp;office throughout the summer months. They accept donations of gift cards, food, personal items, and household supplies. They ask that you only donate items that are on<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_document_d_19PT3jrX8Yd9Mz-2D48MF4HVRv-5FDbqeOxDhBBm-2D2zRmgrM_edit&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=dWz0sRZOjEnYSN4E4J0dug&amp;r=KcL8xLL-l52rrG_i-XnwmXg8UekSbwO6fcjd5MPh1Ew&amp;m=W2-2dCC0wFpoDVtehWOS16mcr_2CvIDi6IjqQ0vDY0Q4RYpV-F9BDzpIxXt23vHb&amp;s=tjGHzjvm_kgWOyYCTKgh8WYcoYz8qeX4H0F-f69SvR8&amp;e=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u%3Dhttps-3A__docs.google.com_document_d_19PT3jrX8Yd9Mz-2D48MF4HVRv-5FDbqeOxDhBBm-2D2zRmgrM_edit%26d%3DDwMFaQ%26c%3DdWz0sRZOjEnYSN4E4J0dug%26r%3DKcL8xLL-l52rrG_i-XnwmXg8UekSbwO6fcjd5MPh1Ew%26m%3DW2-2dCC0wFpoDVtehWOS16mcr_2CvIDi6IjqQ0vDY0Q4RYpV-F9BDzpIxXt23vHb%26s%3DtjGHzjvm_kgWOyYCTKgh8WYcoYz8qeX4H0F-f69SvR8%26e%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1692712071212000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2QIzmt00ZUysLYUs-f22pr\">&nbsp;this list&nbsp;<\/a>to minimize waste. Please note that they do not accept expired goods or any food item that is not in its original packaging.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><b><span class=\"il\">OLLI<\/span>&nbsp;SERVES<\/b>-This&nbsp;<span class=\"il\">OLLI<\/span>&nbsp;initiative is intended to \u201cgive back\u201d to the&nbsp;<span class=\"il\">URI<\/span>&nbsp;community and other organizations.&nbsp;<span class=\"il\">OLLI<\/span>&nbsp;has been supporting the&nbsp;<span class=\"il\">URI<\/span>&nbsp;RHODY OUTPOST, which is a food and basic needs pantry run by the&nbsp;<span class=\"il\">URI<\/span>&nbsp;Student Support and Advocacy Services. The collection bin is in the&nbsp;<span class=\"il\">OLLI<\/span>&nbsp;office. Future&nbsp;<span class=\"il\">OLLI<\/span>&nbsp;SERVES projects include working with the&nbsp;<span class=\"il\">URI<\/span>&nbsp;international students, career and experiential learning, and welcoming local non-profit groups to share their mission and how&nbsp;<span class=\"il\">OLLI<\/span>&nbsp;members might be involved.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Join us on Friday, August 25th at 10AM at&nbsp;<span class=\"il\">OLLI<\/span>&nbsp;as we make plans for the fall semester. We will discuss new opportunities with Habitat for Humanity (ReStore volunteers, handyperson, cashier etc) and a possible&nbsp;<span class=\"il\">OLLI<\/span>&nbsp;BUILD DAY.&nbsp; In addition we will share volunteer opportunities with Rhody Outpost in preparation of students returning to campus.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Week of August 14 THIS WEEK AT&nbsp;OLLI Monday Office Closed Tuesday 9:30AM Golf 10:00AM The Top 25 Film Scores of All Time&nbsp;(Zoom) 11:00AM Open House (See below for details) 1:00PM Beginner Drawing 5:00PM What Every Woman Needs to Know About Cardiovascular Disease Wednesday 11:30PM The Short Story: Writing for the Reader 12:30PM Bowling Group 1:00PM [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4753,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4753"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15660"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15660\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15661,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15660\/revisions\/15661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}