Because of unforeseen circumstances, this Thursday, May 11th, Special Topics speaker, Jimmy Kandeh, will be unable to deliver his talk. In his place will be Justin Madron, who was scheduled to speak in the same lecture series on May 25th. We are happy that we will have both, although in reverse order! Here, then, is the new schedule:
Thursday, May 11, 9:45 am: Justin Madron on Mapping Segregation in Richmond
Thursday, May 25, 9:45 am: Jimmy Kandeh on Current Developments in West Africa
This past Tuesday, we gathered together and honored our volunteers and their service to Richmond’s older community. Enjoy the pictures (thank you Susan B.!). If you click on them, they will get larger. Thank you again to all of our volunteers, who are drivers, transportation coordinators, handy men & women, friendly callers, Open University instructors and support crew, board and committee members.
You ARE The Shepherd’s Center!
Happy National Volunteer Week!!!!
In fact, we would not exist without our volunteers!
Many, many thanks to ALL of you for making us the great organization we are and for helping us to create a more caring community for older adults here in the River City.
We really couldn’t do it without ewe (big grin) – Julie
Hello Everyone!
Just a reminder that Lunch and Life will meet this Wednesday, April 26 – the last in our Spring Series. Craig Reynolds, director of the Branch Museum of Architecture and Design, will be speaking on Thomas Jefferson as Architect and Designer. The program begins at noon at St. Mary Catholic Church, 9505 Gayton Road. Bring a bag lunch. The church will provide beverages and desserts. The talk begins at 12:30 pm.
We are having a party to celebrate our volunteers on May 2nd. If you are a volunteer or a member, you should have received an invitation via email or regular post. We are collecting RSVPs right now so that we can have a number for the caterer. If you haven’t let us know whether you will attend, please do that now. Thanks you so much – Julie
PS – Classes will meet tomorrow, April 20th, at First Presbyterian.
As many of you already know, there was no OU at First Presbyterian today because it’s Maundy Thursday – classes resume next Thursday, April 20. Our other two locations will also have Easter/Passover/Spring Break closures. Monday, April 17, there will be no OU at St. Luke Lutheran. Monday classes will resume April 24. AND we will not have Lunch and Life at St. Mary Catholic next Wednesday, April 19 – the last lecture of that series will be Wednesday, April 26.
We hope everyone enjoys their Spring Break – Julie
Two of the Shepherd’s Center’s most popular speakers are Bill Lohmann, columnist for the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and Ed Slipek, architectural historian and senior contributing editor of Style Weekly . Because of a family emergency on Wednesday, March 29th, Lohmann will be unable to speak on his assigned date. Ed Slipek, who was scheduled for April 5th at St, Mary, has agreed to switch his date with that of Bill Lohmann. We are pleased that we will keep both men on the schedule, although in a different order! Here, then, is the new schedule:
Wednesday, March 29: Ed Slipek on “Richmond Architectural Gems”
Wednesday, April 5: Bill Lohmann on “On the Road Again: More People, Places and Pie Around Virginia”. Lohmann will bring copies of his books to sell and to sign.
The other two great speakers in the Lunch and Life series: Curtis Monk, president and CEO of Commonwealth Public Broadcasting, and Craig Reynolds, director of the Branch Museum of Architecture and Design, keep their original dates of April 12 and April 26, respectively.
All the excitement takes place at St. Mary Catholic Church, 9505 Gayton Road. Bring a bag lunch at noon. The church will provide beverages and desserts The talks begin at 12:30.
PS – Spring Session begins TODAY! Hope to see everyone – Julie
The Gray Matters for Spring 2017 is now available on our website and at the link right here. Hope you enjoy!
PS – It says that our Annual Volunteer Celebration is in April, but in fact, it will be in May – Tuesday, May 2, 2017, to be exact. Mark your calendars!
The Open University 2017 Spring schedule is available by clicking HERE.
The first day of school is March 27th. We are looking forward to a fantastic session and hope to see everyone there!
Tony Pelling will present his talk, Another Great Migration – The Irish Famine as a part of the Special Topics course at the Open University on Monday, February 27 at 9:45 a.m. Hope to see everyone there!
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