Archive for Personal Growth
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March 2017 Calendar of Events
Support Groups and Informational Seminars Quad Cities Alzheimer’s Association – Are you or someone you know a caregiver for someone with Alzheimer’s? Free educational classes are being offered for people with dementia, their families, and those who professionally serve them. Effective Communi...
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RSVP Staff are Matchmakers
By Julie Meyerson Program Coordinator Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Eastern Iowa and Western Illnois According to Wikipedia, “Matchmaking is the process of matching two or more people together, usually for the purpose of marriage, but the word is also used in the context of sporting ...
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Max’s Musings
By Max Molleston Few of us, that’s you and me, have been where our guest poet and his spouse, Helen, have traveled to spend time with eyes, ears, hearts, pen and pad. Using our senses, we would be overwhelmed with what we see and experience. I introduce Richard “Dick” Stahl, retired teacher...
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Lifelong Learning – a Key to Living Longer
By Jamie Lange CASI Director of Marketing As we’re still struggling to hold to our New Year’s Resolutions for a healthier more active life, I challenge you to include stretching your mind this Spring. Lifelong learning and a thirst for knowledge are not new concepts, but I am increasingly am...
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In Like a Lion and Out Like a Lamb and Celebrating Strong but Gentle Women Every Day In Between
By Eloise Graham In like a lion, out like a lamb. Or is it the other way around? I remember learning this little “fact” of predicting March’s weather. It seems to be as good as any other way to determine the weather a month out. And, I would say this statement is accurate… at least 50 per...
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Calendar of Events – February 2017
Support Groups and Informational Seminars Quad Cities Alzheimer’s Association – Are you or someone you know a caregiver for someone with Alzheimer’s? Free educational classes are being offered for people with dementia, their families, and those who professionally serve them. Caring for People...
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Max’s Musings
By Max Molleston Women Poets of the Past Over the years, (your writer gets busy on a monthly deadline for Max’s Muse), women poets have been featured in more columns than I imagined. Going back 13 to 14 years is not impossible, but undone. I found three female poets featured in 2015, April, Augu...
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RSVP | Lead With Experience
Rock Island County Senior Center: A Great Place to Volunteer By Bill Sedlacek Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Eastern Iowa and Western Illnois RSVP Director note: We have begun honoring RSVP partner agencies for leading by example by providing meaningful volunteer opportunities and by e...
