WANTED Be a voice for those who can no longer speak for themselves

photo by ulrichkarljoho

TRAIN AS A VOLUNTEER TO SOLVE NURSING AND ADULT HOME PROBLEMS


When families place a loved one in a long term care facility they are charged with the responsibility of making sure that they get good care.  If problems develop and they need assistance to resolve them, they can call their local OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM.

Ombudsmen are volunteers who have received 36 hours of specialized training to advise residents and families of their rights, investigate and resolve concerns or refer to the regulatory agency for resolution.   Ombudsmen provide an on-going presence in their assigned facility to monitor care and conditions, work with resident and family councils and participate in facility surveys conducted by state regulatory agencies.

How does someone become an Ombudsman?  Currently, Hands On! The Hudson Valley is conducting interviews for participation in one of our FREE five day Ombudsman Certification Trainings.

Bard College, Red Hook - June 7, 9, 14, 16 & 21 from 9:30 - 4:00

Upon completion of the training, participants will be certified in resident advocacy by the New York State Office for the Aging and will be assigned to a home in their area where they will advocate for residents and families with the support of Ombudsman Staff.

You can be a voice for those who can no longer speak for themselves. Contact Hands On! The Hudson Valley at (845) 229-4680 Ext. 104 at your earliest convenience because seating is limited.

If you are not interested in becoming an Ombudsman and you have a concern regarding a long-term care facility in Columbia, Dutchess, Orange, Sullivan, or Ulster County, please call the Ombudsman Program at (845) 229-4680.  

Rockwell Museum and Shakespeare, too. August 17

Tuesday, August 17th
More Culture in the Berkshires

A morning at the Norman Rockwell Museum featuring: Rockwell and the Movies

Though Norman Rockwell is often identified with home town life in New England, he was a frequent visitor to California, and was called upon by Hollywood to create imagery for posters advertising entertaining feature films of his day.

This installation exploring Rockwell’s art for the movies features original paintings, vintage posters, lobby cards, and original portraits of movie stars drawn form the Museum’s Art and Archival Collections and private collections of Rockwell’s art. The Magnificent Ambersons (1941), The Song of Bernadette (1943), Along Came Jones (1945), The Razor’s Edge (1946), Cinderfella (1960) and the 1966 remake of the classic, Stagecoach, are among the films the artist branded with his signature style of realism and narration.


 – followed by an afternoon performance of

Richard III

 at Shakespeare and Company starring OBIE Award Winner John Douglas Thompson (if you don’t know his name already, you soon will!)

Reviled by history is a lonely man desperate to prove his own worth and willing to do anything to achieve absolute power. Cast aside by his older siblings, chronically unable to relate to the powerful women in his midst, Richard resolves to wrest away his brother's crown by any means necessary. His misdeeds propel him to dizzying heights atop a kingdom "built on brittle glass," but he cannot forever outrun the ghosts of his conscience.

Cost (including bus and driver tip): $83 (before 7/16); $86 (after 7/16) Members of AAUW and SIP: $79 (before 7/16); $83 (after 7/16)

Leaving at 8:30 AM and returning around 6:30 PM;  all buses leave from the rear of the former Ames in the Kingston Plaza

For reservations, call ViVi at 845-331-0155 or write vvhlavsa@aol.com, then send your check, made out to AAUW–Kingston Branch, to
 ViVi Hlavsa, 191 Lapla Road, Kingston NY 12401.
(Ask about our cancellation policies.)

*Open to all, AAUW trips are part of our mission to offer community enrichment and to raise funds for  scholarships and grants to local, national and international programs, especially in support of women.   Membership in Kingston Branch of American Association of University Women is open to all people.

**Recently formed, Staying in Place (SIP) is a membership organization which provides social, informational and referral services at discount prices for seniors, aged 50 and older who want to stay in their own homes.  Currently based in Woodstock, SIP is actively helping other Ulster County communities form similar groups.

Visit Cooperstown, July 24

Saturday, July 24th
 Something for Everyone in Cooperstown

Enjoy the  Glimmerglass matinee production of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro featuring Patrick Carfizzi as Figaro & Lyubov Petrova as Susanna.

– and –

Spend the morning at the Fenimore Museum where you can enjoy two special exhibits -- John Singer Sargent: Portraits in Praise of Women and Magnum Photographers.

In Our Time: The World as Seen by Magnum Photographers -- Celebrating the first 50 years of Magnum Photos, the world's most renowned photographer-owned photographic agency, this exhibit represents 60 photographers. From images by George Rodger, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa, and David Seymour to contemporary photographers, including Sebastio Salgado, Chris Steele--kins, and James Nachtwey, these 150 images have helped to create a vivid record of momentous events throughout the world.

The portrait exhibition explores Sargent’s range of styles and depth of characterization in his portraits of society women, as well as his fascination with exotic working-class women of Venice and Capri. The paintings and drawings provide an intimate glimpse into the lives of these women of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

But, if opera and art aren't your cup of tea, let us know, because --

It's Hall of Fame Weekend! On Saturday, July 24, fan-favorite trivia contest Connecting Generations moves to 11 a.m. and will provide families in the audience the chance to face off against members of the Hall of Fame family. It will be followed by a New York-Penn League Game featuring the Tri-City ValleyCats and the Oneonta Tigers at 1 p.m. at Doubleday Field.


Cost (including bus and driver tip):  $ 96 (balcony); $112 (orchestra)
Members of AAUW and SIP: $93 (balcony); $109 (orchestra)
Bus alone: $39  Note: after June 10th, $3 must be added to each price

Leaving at 8 AM and returning around 7:30 PM

For reservations, call ViVi at 845-331-0155 or write vvhlavsa@aol.com, then send your check, made out to AAUW–Kingston Branch, to
 ViVi Hlavsa, 191 Lapla Road, Kingston NY 12401.
  (Ask about our cancellation policies.)

*Open to all, AAUW trips are part of our mission to offer community enrichment and to raise funds for  scholarships and grants to local, national and international programs, especially in support of women.   Membership in Kingston Branch of American Association of University Women is open to all people.

**Recently formed, Staying in Place (SIP) is a membership organization which provides social, informational and referral services at discount prices for seniors, aged 50 and older who want to stay in their own homes.  Currently based in Woodstock, SIP is actively helping other Ulster County communities form similar groups.

Visit KyKuit & the Cloisters, May 23

Sunday, May 23

Kykuit in the Morning

The Cloisters in the Afternoon

At Kykuit, tour the Rockefeller house and gardens.

At the Cloisters, visit a museum devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe, assembled from architectural elements from the twelfth through the fifteenth century.

Leaving at 8:15 AM from the rear of the former Ames in the Kingston Plaza (New Paltz Thruway Park-n-Ride at 8:45); returning at 6:30 PM

Cost (including bus and driver tip): $72 (before 5/10); $75 (after 5/10)
Members of AAUW and SIP: $69 (before 5/10); $72 (after 5/10)
Details

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For reservations, call ViVi at 845-331-0155 or write vvhlavsa@aol.com, then send your check, made out to AAUW-Kingston Branch, to ViVi Hlavsa, 191 Lapla Road, Kingston NY 12461.  (Ask about our cancellation policies.)  

About Kingston AAUW

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Open to all, our trips are part of our mission to offer community enrichment and to raise funds for scholarships and grants to local, national and international programs, especially in support of women.
Membership in Kingston Branch of American Association of University Women is open to all people.

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About Staying in Place
Recently formed, Staying in Place (SIP) is a membership organization which provides social, informational and referral services at discount prices for seniors, aged 50 and older who want to stay in their own homes.  Based in Woodstock, SIP is actively engaged in helping other Ulster County communities form similar groups.

Spend a Glorious Day in Saratoga at the Ballet, July 8

Linda Gold and AAUW present a Midsummer Day's Trip

NY City Ballet at Saratoga Performing Arts Center

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Midsummer Night’s Dream is a delightful full-length ballet by George Ballanchine with music composed by Felix Mendelssohn. Based on William Shakespeare’s magical comedy about the romantic adventures and misadventures, quarreling and reuniting, between a set of human lovers and the Queen and King of the Fairies, this enchanting production brings to life Shakespeare's tale of merry romance, mischievous make-believe and mistaken identity. With luscious sets and costumes and a cast of over 100 dancers and students from the School of American Ballet, this classic story of a fairy kingdom and the humans that enter it, is simply not to be missed.

We always have a full bus for our Saratoga trip, so sign up early to insure a spot.

The bus departs from the front of the Monticello Government Center on North Street at 8am and from the back of the former Ames, Kingston Plaza at 9am. We return to Kingston at approximately 7pm and Monticello at approximately 8pm.

We have reserved excellent seats for the New York City Ballet at Saratoga for a matinee performance of the complete Midsummer Night’s Dream. The cost of $120 includes luxury coach, all gratuities, mimosas with breakfast en route, an hour to explore the charming town of Saratoga, elegant buffet lunch at the “Hall of Springs” restaurant, excellent seats for the performance, and a box dinner with a selection of fine wines on the return trip.

Make your check payable to AAUW (American Association of University Women) and mail it to: Linda Gold, 1 Jacobs Lane, New Paltz, NY 12561. For further information call Linda at 845-255-5256 or email
artladyLG@aol.com. Specify “art tours” in the space for “subject” so that your message is not deleted.

Explore Picasso's Lifelong Fascination with Degas, August 1st

Linda Gold and AAUW present a summer trip to Williamstown, MA

The Cliffs at Etretat at the "Picasso Looks at Degas" Exhibit
 

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Picasso Looks at Degas

Sterling & Francine Clark Art Institute

with an optional visit to Mass MoCA

Don’t miss this glorious trip to the Berkshires. We’ll visit the Clark Art Institute - one of the most beloved and respected museums in the world. Our timed tickets for the exhibit “Picasso Looks at Degas” will focus on two of the greatest artists of modern art, and explore Picasso’s lifelong fascination with the life and work of Degas. We will see, first hand, instances of Picasso’s direct response to Degas’s work.

The two artists shared a lifelong obsession with women, seen in images of singers, ballet dancers, laundresses and bathers. Although these are Degas’s signature themes, all are echoed in Picasso’s work.

While at the Clark, we’ll view its renowned collection of French Impressionist paintings by Monet, Degas, Renoir and Pissarro. The color and light-filled “Renoir Room” is extraordinary. The museum is also known for its 19th century American paintings (Homer, Sargent & Cassatt), as well as a gorgeous collection of English and American silver.

During the afternoon, we’ll provide bus transportation for those interested in an optional visit to MASS MoCA – only 5 miles away. This museum houses some of the liveliest, most evocative – and provocative – art of our time in a beautifully restored 19th century mill in the quaint town of North Adams.

If you have not yet visited this museum, you’re in for a treat! There are many exhibits on view, but the highlight is “Sol LeWitt: A Wall Drawing Retrospective.” It comprises 105 large-scale wall drawings, spanning the artist’s career. These occupy an adjoining restored mill with nearly an acre of specially built interior walls that have been installed per LeWitt’s own specifications before his death in April 2007. The installation took nearly 6 months to complete and was achieved by a team of sixty-five artists and students.

Lunch is on your own at either the Clark’s Courtyard Café or Mass MoCA’s Lickety Split.

The small print
The bus departs 8am from the front of the Monticello Government Center on North Street, and 9am from the back of the former Ames in the Kingston Plaza. We return to Kingston at approximately 6:30 pm and to Monticello at approximately 7:30pm.
 
The cost includes luxury coach, all gratuities, breakfast with champagne en route, tickets to the special exhibit, “Picasso Looks at Degas” at the Clark Art Institute, optional transportation to MASS MoCA, and lovely platters of cheeses and fresh fruit with a selection of wines on the return trip. All this for $99!

To sign up, make your check payable to AAUW (American Association of University Women) and mail it to: Linda Gold, 1 Jacobs Lane, New Paltz, NY 12561. For further information, call Linda at 845-255-5256 or email artladyLG@aol.com. Specify “art tours” in the space for “subject”. Your early sign-up will insure a spot.

Note: For those people visiting MASS MoCA, there will be an entrance fee of $13.50.

Play Bridge or Board Games and Raise Scholarship Money

Remember how expensive it was to go to college and graduate school? Well, it didn't get any cheaper! Help us provide scholarships and fellowships for young women.

Bridge +

Kingston AAUW Fundraiser

to benefit the AAUW Educational Foundation

DATE: Friday, May 14th

TIME: 1:00 -3:30 pm

LOCATION: Kingston Area Library

 Bridge + Board Games
Bridge + Dessert
Bridge + Door Prize
= Fun + Scholarship Funds

Cost: $10 per person
includes dessert and a chance to win the door prize

R.S.V.P. to Bette Nitzky at 845-679-2123 no later than May 7th
If you don't play bridge, play Scrabble, Clue, Monopoly. Or, just have dessert!

Reading Her Own Works -- Vivi Hlavsa -- May 20, 2010

Poetry Reading with Vivi Hlavsa

Thursday, May 20,
4:00pm, Reference Room

Stone Ridge Library

Join us for a gathering of Vivi reading her own works. 

Before she retired, Dr. Virginia Hlavsa taught English at Queens College and tutored young adults with learning disabilities. She has three books of poetry, many articles, a 1991 book, Faulkner and the Thoroughly Modern Novel, and she edited a special edition of Women’s Studies on the subject of “Faulkner and Women.” Currently, ViVi runs trips and leads discussions on books, films and social issues for various organizations.

4/24/10: Annual Seedling Giveway in Esopus

Explore with AAUW Kingston Branch

2010 Spring & Summer Bus Trips

 

sponsored by AAUW* and Staying in Place**

 

 1)  Sunday, May 23rd
A morning at Kykuitfor a tour of the Rockefeller house and gardens
followed by
an afternoon at The Cloisters

 

Cost (including bus and driver tip): $72 (before 5/10); $75 (after 5/10)
Members of AAUW and SIP: $69 (before 5/10); $72 (after 5/10)

 

Leaving at 8:15 AM (New Paltz Park-n-Ride at 8:45); returning at 6:30

 

2) Saturday, July 24th
Cooperstown
for the Baseball Hall of Fame Induction
– or –
the special Fenimore Museum exhibit:

In Our Time: The World as Seen by Magnum Photographers
and
the Glimmerglass production of
Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro featuring Patrick Carfizzi as Figaro & Lyubov Petrova as Susanna

 

Cost (including bus and driver tip):  $ 96 (balcony); $112 (orchestra)
Members of AAUW and SIP: $93 (balcony); $109 (orchestra)
Bus alone: $39  Note: after June 10th, $3 must be added to each price

Leaving at 8 AM and returning around 7:30 PM

3) Tuesday, August 17th
The Berkshires
A morning at the Norman Rockwell Museum
featuring: Rockwell and the Movies

 

 – followed by –

 

an afternoon at Shakespeare & Company
for a performance of
Richard III
starring OBIE Award Winner John Douglas Thompson
(if you don’t know his name already, you soon will!)

 

Cost (including bus and driver tip): $83 (before 7/16); $86 (after 7/16)
Members of AAUW and SIP: $79 (before 7/16); $83 (after 7/16)
Leaving at 8:30 AM and returning around 6:30 PM

 

All buses leave from the rear of the former Ames in the Kingston Plaza

 

For reservations, call ViVi at 845-331-0155 or write vvhlavsa@aol.com, then send your check, made out to AAUW–Kingston Branch, to

 ViVi Hlavsa, 191 Lapla Road, Kingston NY 12401.

  (Ask about our cancellation policies.)

 

*Open to all, AAUW trips are part of our mission to offer community enrichment and to raise funds for  scholarships and grants to local, national and international programs, especially in support of women.   Membership in Kingston Branch of American Association of University Women is open to all people.

 

**Recently formed, Staying in Place (SIP) is a membership organization which provides social, informational and referral services at discount prices for seniors, aged 50 and older who want to stay in their own homes.  Currently based in Woodstock, SIP is actively helping other Ulster County communities form similar groups.

Kaatsbaan 2010 Performances

From Joyce Greenberg:

KAATSBAAN 2010 CALENDAR
Performances, Residencies, Arts In Education

Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana Residency ~ April 12 - May, 2 Performances - Saturday, May 1 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 2, at 2:30 p.m., Reserved Regular Seating $25 & Cabaret Tablau Front Tables $30

Flamenco - Arts in Education
Master Class - FLAMENCO DANCE - Studio 1 $25 / person Saturday, April 17 at 1:00 p.m.-3:00 pm
Master Class – FLAMENCO CANTE (Singing) Studio 2 $25 / person Saturday, April 17 at 1:00 p.m.-3:00 pm
Master Class – FLAMENCO GUITAR Studio 3 $25 / person Saturday, April 17 at 1:00 p.m.-3:00 pm

Open Rehearsal at Kaatsbaan
Studio Theatre Thursday, April 29 at 2:00 pm Free & Open to the Public

Mystical Immortals ~ Isadora Duncun, Ruth St. Denis, Loie Fuller
(Bresciani, Vanaver & Sperling Dance)
Performances - Saturday, June 12 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, June 13, at 2:30 p.m.

EXTREME BALLET SUMMER SHOWCASE
Free & Open to the Public
Session I Saturday, July 10 12Noon Session II Saturday, July 31 12Noon Session III Saturday, August 21 12Noon

Prevention of Financial Abuse of Elders: Free Seminar: April 29, 2010

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Michael P. Hein, Ulster County Executive,
Ulster County Consumer Fraud Bureau and
Ulster County Coalition of Agencies on Elder Abuse

Present
It's All About the Money:
Financial Elder Abuse

Valuable information for law enforcement, the financial services community, elder service providers and the general public

Guest Speaker

Art Mason, CSW
Director, Elder Abuse Prevention Program
Lifespan
Rochester, NY

Topics include:

• Scope of financial elder abuse in New York State
• Community resources
• What we can do

Thursday, April 29, 2010 1-3 pm
(REGISTRATION FROM 12:30 – 1:00 PM)

Ulster County Community College
Student Lounge, 203 Vanderlyn Hall
Stone Ridge, NY 12484
Seating is limited. To reserve, please RSVP by April 23 to the
Ulster County Consumer Fraud Bureau
at 845-340-3260 or by email at awoo@co.ulster.ny.us .

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Staying In Place Open Meeting: March 20, 2010

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From Amy Godes:

Join us for an open meeting of 

Staying in Place.  

Saturday, March 20, 2010

from 2 - 4 p.m. 

Rescue Squad in Woodstock,

We will update everyone on our new activities and plans, as well as have two speakers:  our local geriatrician, Dr. Arthur DiNapoli, who will discuss medications and answer general questions, and Sharon Murray Cohen, of Jewish Family Services in Kingston, who will discuss our new Care Management plan.  Refreshments will be offered.

Courting Justice: International Women's Day Reception 3/9/2010

From Rokki Carr:
Doesn't this look fascinating?  I can't make it, but it's open to anyone who can make it for $10...

International Women’s Day Reception
"Courting Justice"
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 6:00 - 8:30 P.M.

A documentary film examining the professional and personal challenges facing six women judges of the Constitutional Court of South Africa during the transition from apartheid to democracy

Reception at 6:00, screening of film at 7:00, followed by discussion with filmmaker Ruth Cowan and international judges U.S. Court of International Trade

1 Federal Plaza, 4th floor, New York, N.Y.
(enter on Lafayette Street side, between Worth and Duane Streets)

Host organizations
International Association of Women Judges
National Association of Women Judges, New York Chapter
United States Court of International Trade

Contributing Sponsors (list in formation)
Queens County Women’s Bar Association
Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association
New York Women’s Bar Association
New York State Bar Association

Co-sponsors (list in formation)
United States Committee for UNIFEM - Metro New York Chapter
New York County Lawyers Association - Women’s Rights Committee
New York City Bar Association
New York Association of Lesbian and Gay Judges
International Association of Lesbian and Gay Judges
Staten Island Women’s Bar Association

Admission charge: $10 at the door, payable to National Association of Women Judges

Shadowlands in Ellenville offers great entertainment at great price

It's Fundraising Season; YWCA Women & Wine, Feb. 25th

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The YWCA of Ulster County

Presents

Women & Wine

with co-sponsor

The Art Society of Kingston

You are cordially invited to celebrate an evening of sisterhood and spirits!

Show your support for the YWCA and enjoy fine wine, fabulous food and incredible art!

$25.00 per person

*Bring a friend*

Thursday, February 25^th

6:00 – 9:00PM

ASK Arts Center

97 Broadway  Kingston, NY

Contact Nadine Ferraro @ the YWCA for more information or to reserve

338-6844  ext. 102

Support the Hunger Banquet 2010

UlsterCorps: Volunteerism and Community Service in Ulster County, New York:

What is a Hunger Banquet?

The Hunger Banquet allows participants to experience firsthand how our decisions affect others in the world.

Guests draw tickets at random that assign them each to either a high-, middle-, or low-income tier-based on the latest statistics about the number of people living in poverty. Each income level receives a corresponding meal.

The first 15 percent represent those living in the high-income tier and are served a sumptuous meal catered by celebrated chef Samir Hrichi of Ship to Shore; the next 35 percent represent the largest demographic addressing hunger and food insecurity in our own community; our children. These guests will dine on an offering from the Kingston Consolidated school lunch menu; and the remaining guests, representing the 50% of the world population facing hunger and poverty daily, help themselves to small portions of rice and water. Although all guests pay the same price for admission, as in life we never know how fate is decided."

Sunday, March 28, 2010
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM

The Hudson Valley Hunger Banquet 2010 will benefit the following organizations:

Queens Galley, Family of Woodstock, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen, Daily Bread Soup Kitchen, Ulster Corps, Angel Food East, Saint James Food Pantry, Rosendale Food Pantry, People’s Place, Chiz’s Heart Street, God Given Bread Food Pantry and Libertyview Farm hunger relief project.

- 12 organizations

- 1 Mission

– Thousands served.

For more information, to volunteer, or to purchase tickets, visit the UlsterCorps site.

Community Discussion of Mammography Screening, Wed., Feb 3

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What’s the Buzz?

A Discussion about Mammography Screenings

FREE and open to the public

Wed. Feb. 3, 7pm
(snow date Thu. Feb. 4)

 Please join us for an informative panel presentation
cosponsored by the Oncology Support Program and Breast Cancer Options.

Presenters include local breast surgeons
Dr. Zoe Weinstein and Dr. Samira Khera,
breast cancer survivors and advocates
Hope Nemiroff and Barbara Sarah and
Chairman of Radiology Dr. Bruce Moor.

Light refreshments

Benedictine Hospital

Administrative Services Building – Auditorium
105 Mary’s Avenue, Kingston , NY

For more information or to register, please contact the Oncology Support Program at 339-2071 ext. 100 or email dblaha@benedictine.org

 

Fundraiser for Rosendale Theater Collective Sunday, Jan. 31

A Music and Cartoon Bash
with
Dog on Fleas
and
Looney Tunes

to benefit the
Rosendale Theater Collective

 

Sunday, January 31
2-3:30pm
Kids free; Adults $10
Children must be accompanied by an adult.

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the 2010 Census

Yesterday, our board meeting ended when a fellow came into the Library's community room to set up for the Census exam that he was running last evening. Twenty-seven people he told us, were going to take the test.

We chatted for a minute -- would the Census Bureau hire retirees? Yes. He is a retiree himself. Part-time jobs? Yes. And they try to keep you close to home.

The Census Bureau will be hiring -- did he say three million ? -- census workers to complete the count. Hours are flexible, get paid while you train. Positions include: census takers, crew leaders and assistants, recruiters, and clerks.

Want to know more? call 1-866-861-2010 or visit www.2010censusjobs.gov

Then this morning I found this notice about the census from someone on the local human services listserv:

With the U.S.. Census process beginning, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) advises people to be cooperative, but cautious, so as not to become a victim of fraud or identity theft. The first phase of the 2010 U.S. Census is under way as workers have begun verifying the addresses of households across the country.

Eventually, more than 140,000 U.S. Census workers will count every person in the United States and will gather information about every person living at each address including name, age, gender, race, and other relevant data.

The big question is - how do you tell the difference between a U.S. Census worker and a con artist? BBB offers the following advice:

1)     If a U.S. Census worker knocks on your door, they will have a badge, a handheld device,  a Census  Bureau canvas bag, and a confidentiality notice.  Ask to see their identification and their badge before answering their questions. However, you should never invite anyone you don't know into your home.

2)     Census workers are currently only knocking on doors to verify address information.  Do not give your Social Security number, credit card or banking information to anyone, even if they claim they need it for the U.S. Census.

 REMEMBER, NO MATTER WHAT THEY ASK, YOU REALLY ONLY NEED TO TELL THEM HOW MANY PEOPLE LIVE AT YOUR ADDRESS. 

While the Census Bureau might ask for basic financial information, such as a salary range, YOU DON'T  HAVE TO ANSWER ANYTHING AT ALL ABOUT YOUR FINANCIAL SITUATION. The Census Bureau will not ask for Social Security, bank account, or credit card numbers, nor will employees solicit donations.

 Any one asking for that information is NOT with the Census Bureau.
 AND REMEMBER, THE CENSUS BUREAU HAS DECIDED NOT TO WORK WITH ACORN  ON GATHERING THIS INFORMATION. No Acorn worker should approach you saying he/she is with the Census Bureau. 

Eventually, Census workers may contact you by telephone, mail, or in person at home. However, the Census Bureau will not contact you by E-mail, so be on the lookout for E-mail scams impersonating the Census. Never click on a link or open any attachments in an E-mail that are supposedly from the U.S. Census Bureau.

 PLEASE SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

I guess that people who want to steal your identity will resort to most anything.

Our census is important. It not only tells us who we are and what we are about, it serves as the basis for much government funding. There's a lot of interesting stuff on the Census 2010 website. Take a look.

Raising Girls

Here's a new PBS special. Guess I won't watch it tonight, but I'll catch it on the web sometime soon.

in reference to: A Girl's Life . Raising Girls . PBS Parents | PBS (view on Google Sidewiki)

12/10/09: CEMAC meeting

Benefit Concert Sunday, December 13th

From Ellen Osgood: 

To Benefit

The Good Neighbor Food Pantry 

and the Woodstock Area Meals on Wheels

Admission to this event is non-perishable food items or a cash donation

Special Guests for this performance are:

Jonathan Donahue & Grasshopper
from the alternative rock band Mercury Rev






Singer/songwriter Kelleigh McKenzie





and a special appearance from
Classical violinist Miriam Rose

Giving to others is what this time of year is about and your donations can help make a real difference for those having a hard time putting a hot nutritious meal on the table. So,take a break from the holiday chaos and  enjoy a wonderful show while helping your neighbors in need at the same time!

The Good Neighbor Food Pantry, located on the ground floor of the Reformed Church of Woodstock, serves an average of 100 people a week. The pantry is open each Thursday morning from 9 to 11 am and by appointment (call 843.399.3967).

Contributions for the pantry may be sent to:"Good Neighbor Food Pantry" c/o Woodstock Reformed Church, Tinker Street, Woodstock, NY 12498. 

Meals on Wheels has served the Woodstock area since 1975. Located in the Dutch Reformed Church on Tinker Street in Woodstock, they prepare and deliver nutritious hot meals seven days a week to people of all ages unable to cook or shop for themselves. If you would like to volunteer, or refer someone for this service, please call the kitchen weekdays from 8:30 - 11:00 am at 845.679.4656

Contributions for the Meals on Wheels:to make a tax deductible donation please send checks to:"Woodstock Area Meals on Wheels Inc." Attention: Treasurer, 16 Tinker St., Woodstock, NY 12498

For more information call 518.943.0085

Help Keep the Rosendale Theatre Alive

Dear friends, This is about the most important project I've had the pleasure to support. Please give it your attention, as it is so important to our little, but great community. Thank you very much. 

Sincerely, Betsy Tuel

Rosendale Theatre Collective
Give yourself the holiday gift of keeping the Rosendale Theatre alive.We're more than halfway to our goal of $20,000! The Cacchio family has generously given us another week -- until December 15th -- to raise the $20,000 needed for the binder. No gift is too small or too large!

The Rosendale Theatre is one of the few family-owned, single-screen movie theatres still operating in the United States. In addition to providing high-quality art films, the theatre has been a community space for many local organizations to fundraise, meet, inform, inspire and educate. It has a rich history of supporting independent filmmakers, artists, and civil and human rights organizations worldwide.
 

The Cacchio family made this gift to our community for 60 years. They have now decided it's time to sell.

A recently formed community group, currently called the Rosendale Theatre Collective, is negotiating with the Cacchio family to purchase the theatre. We're fundraising under the fiscal umbrella of the Children's Media Project. This relationship with the Children’s Media Project means that all donations are tax-deductable to the full extent of the law.

To make a donation, you can click on the PayPal button on the Chlidren's Media Project site and indicate Rosendale Theatre Collective in your donation instructions. Or make out a check to Children’s Media Project. Please write Rosendale Theatre Collective in the memo space on your check.

Please mail checks to: Rosendale Theatre Collective PO Box 250 Rosendale, NY 12472

Thank you for joining us in this exciting and important project!

Please share this with anyone you know who loves the Rosendale Theatre!

Current members of the Rosendale Theatre Collective include (in no particular order): F-stop Fitzgerald, Ron Parenti, Nicole Quinn, Gale McGovern, Fre Atlast, Ellen Sribnick, Beverly Keith, Amy Trompetter, Jan Melchior, Yuval Sterer, Lisa Sterer, Abba Johnnes, Dan Guenther, Brian Mathews, Betty Greenwald, Dana Rudikoff, Livia Vanaver, Bill Vanaver, Linda Park, Jane Hollinger, Marty Molitoris, Anissa Kapsales, Bill Brooks, Sophia Raab Downs, Laura Shaine, Bob Godwin, Nicole Fenichel-Hewitt, Ali Gruber, Louis Torchio, Annette and Max Finestone, Carol Garfinkel, Jane Hollinger, Eve Waltermaurer.

Reserve Now for Our Annual Trip to the Metropolitan Museum, Dec. 17

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Annual Holiday Trip:
Thursday, December 17th
to
New York City
and The Metropolitan Museum of Art
for the special exhibits:
Cinnabar: The Carved Art of Chinese Lacquer;

Imperial Privilege: 18th Century Viennese Porcelain;

Robert Frank's The Americans;

Silk and Bamboo: Music and Art of China;

Pablo Bronstein at the Met;

Surface Tension in Contemporary Photographs;

Eccentric Visions of Luo Ping (1733–1799);

Paintings of Everyday American Life, 1765–1915;

The Young Archer (attributed to Michelangelo);

plus, the annual Christmas Tree & Crèche

Leaving at 8 AM and returning around 6:30 PM
 

Cost (includes bus, driver tip and entrance into the museum): Seniors $63; Adults $67. Bus to New York City alone, including driver tip: $40. All trips leave from the rear of the former Ames in the Kingston Plaza; pickups and dropoffs can be arranged for the New Paltz Park-n-Ride.

For reservations, call Pat Whelan between noon and 9 PM at 845-657-6807 or write PWHL8@aol.com, then send your check, made out to AAUW–Kingston Branch, to Pat Whelan, 1321 County Rt. 2, Olivebridge NY 12461.
 
(Ask about our member discounts and cancellation policies.)

Open to all, our trips are part of our mission to offer community enrichment and to raise funds for scholarships and grants to local, national and international programs, especially in support of women. Membership in Kingston Branch of American Association of University Women is open to all people.