ElderWeek - Delaware County Community College

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ElderWeek ’16
You are going to have a great time!
REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS MARCH 11
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, March 15, 16 and 17
Learning, Fun and Fellowship for People Age 55 and Over
33rd Annual ElderWeek
Join us on the Marple Campus for special mini-classes and a chance to
share with new and old friends. Just $95 for all three days, or $90 for two
days. Includes continental breakfast and your choice of three workshops
each day, plus tempting lunches at “ElderWeek Café.”
Advance mail-in registration is required; see pages 7 and 8. For additional
information, please call 610-359-5025.
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Details will be provided when you arrive the first day. Special needs will
be accommodated, and you will not be separated from your friends.
It’s Party Time!
Be our guest at a special graduation party–filled with surprises–
at the conclusion of Thursday afternoon’s workshops. Plan to spend a half
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Welcome to ElderWeek
Learning, Fun and Fellowship for People Age 55 and Over
We’re delighted to have you join us, in our eco-friendly state-of-the-art Science,
Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Complex. This stunning building is
complete with designer classrooms and lounge areas, vast expanses of windows,
exercise rooms, high-tech audio-visual equipment, high-speed elevators, and
spacious restrooms.
The ElderWeek parking lots are just a hop, skip and a jump from the new building.
All classes and activities, including breakfast, will take place in the STEM building.
Lunch will be in the “ElderWeek Café” in the College cafeteria. Directions to the
parking lots will be clearly marked with signs especially for this occasion, and staff
will be on hand to help, both inside and outside the building.
So come enjoy your choice of the many workshops being offered, plus breakfast,
ElderWeek 2016
Welcome
lunch, live music, a party, and all the fellowship and laughter that have come to
make ElderWeek so special to all of us. We can’t wait to see you.
Community Education
Facilitators, ElderWeek
Co-sponsored by County Office of Services
for the Aging and the College
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Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Series I Workshops 8:45-10:15 a.m.
Classic Short Stories – 1 (3769)
Concentrates on short stories by Colette,
Julio Cortazar, Roald Dahl, Shirley Jackson,
Ambrose Bierce, and Alice Munro.
This multi-session workshop requires
registration on each of the three days.
John Dalton: English Adjunct Professor
Estate Planning: Who Needs It? (3770)
Understand the purpose and objectives
of a solid Estate Plan. Learn how an
effective Estate Plan can help you now
and in the future, along with the benefits
it may provide to your descendants.
Anne DeLuca, Esquire and David Smilk:
Law Offices of Sand Gibbs
Fused Glass Pendants (3771)
Learn to cut glass, build your design, and
create a unique fused glass pendant. All
materials will be provided.
Leanne Purkis: Glass Artist, Magic Glass Art
Genealogy: The Next Step (3772)
After the Retirement Party: Live
Purposefully – 1 (3775)
Life after work can be richly fulfilling and
intensely satisfying – full of self-discovery
and a sense of wellbeing. Answer the
question, “Isn’t there supposed to be
more to retirement than keeping busy?”
This multi-session workshop requires
registration on each of three days.
Sharon Pulcinella, CPC, M.Ed.
Chair Yoga (3776)
Adapts traditional yoga poses while seated.
Benefits include improved flexibility,
muscle strength, increasing bone density
through resistance exercises, and stress and
tension management. If you are adverse
to Classical mat Yoga due to an injury or
inactivity, Chair Yoga may be for YOU!
Don Simpson: Registered Yoga Practitioner
Fabric Pinecone (3777)
Learn how to make a fabric pinecone
using styrofoam, sequent pins and ribbon.
Have you exhausted Ancestry? Are you
looking for additional resources and/or
places to search? This is the workshop
for YOU! Bring your questions and/or
problems.
Judy McCleary and others: Bethel
Township Preservation Society
Susan E. Evans: Family Tales & Trails
Leanne Purkis: Glass Artist, Magic Glass Art
The Power of the Mature Mind:
Achieve Your Full Potential – 1 (3773)
Examine the link between creative
pursuits and improved cognitive function
as the brain matures. Discover how postretirement life can be greatly enhanced.
Gain a new understanding of the
incredible potential that the years ahead
hold for you and your amazing brain!
This multi-session workshop requires
registration on each of the three days.
Sharon Pulcinella, CPC, M.Ed.:
Rhapsody in You
Strange Words of Mathematics (3774)
The vocabulary of Mathematics often
sounds strange. Learn the origin of
some “strange” Math words, and
their relationship to the concepts they
represent. Along the way, expect to learn
some Math humor!
Dr. Sid Kolpas: Assistant Professor of
Mathematics, DCCC
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Series II Workshops 10:30 a.m.-noon
Fused Glass Pendants (3778)
Repeat of 8:45-10:15 a.m. session.
Series III Workshops 1:45-3:15 p.m.
Anyone Can Draw (3782)
Unlock your inner artist as you create
still life, landscape, and figure drawings.
Learn perspective techniques, proportions
of the body and basic shapes. Explore
what influences the way you perceive
things as you discover your personal style
of drawing.
Joyce Sanetrik: Instructor, DCCC
Brain Games for Fun and Health
(3783)
This session will explain how science
has proven playing games with math
strengthens brains of all ages and
abilities. Participants will learn and try
new fun games from around the world
including: the Chocolate Game, Snap,
Everything with Feathers Flys, The
Baseball Game, and more!
Gloria Hoffner: Author, Speaker
Fun With Flowers (3784)
Wondering what to do with the flowers
you buy? Learn how to choose, prepare
and care for flowers. Be creative! Design
your own arrangement to take home or
give as a gift.
Leona Swiacki: Pretty Petals Floral Design
Narrow Band Weaving – 2 (3785)
Narrow Band Weaving – 1 (3779)
Continuation of Session 1.
Narrow bands can be used as bookmarks,
drawstrings, and even shoe strings. Learn
to weave narrow bands on a small portable
loom. This multi-session workshop requires
registration for both sessions.
Property Taxes De-mystified (3786)
Deborah Sax: Instructor, DCCC
Personal Safety, Con Games and
Surviving an Active Shooter (3780)
Learn key personal safety tips along with
how to avoid being scammed, and how
to protect yourself in a mall, workplace,
school, etc. during an active shooter event.
Tom Nee: Community Affairs Officer:
Upper Darby Township Police
Local Wildlife Nature Centers (3781)
Enjoy the history of the Heinz Wildlife
Refuge and the Tyler Arboretum while
uncovering the differences between an
arboretum and a refuge.
Tom Reeves: Naturalist
Deborah Sax: Instructor, DCCC
Get the lowdown on your property and
school taxes, including the components
and what drives tax increases.
Frank Agovino: Board of Directors,
Springfield School District
Women in Astronomy (3787)
Join us as we learn more about Cecelia
Payne, Henrietta Leavitt, the discovery of
the makeup of our sun, and the discovery
of a yardstick for measuring intergalactic
distances.
Arnold Barr: Adjunct Faculty, DCCC
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Series I Workshops 8:45-10:15 a.m.
Classic Short Stories - 2 (3788)
Continuation of Session 1.
John Dalton: English Adjunct Professor,
DCCC
Downsizing Painlessly (3790)
Planning to downsize? Discover what
you should keep, how long to keep it,
and how to painlessly select items and
find homes for them.
Susan E. Evans: Your Office Assistant;
DCCC Alumni
Elder Law Updates (3789)
Learn about Health Care Reform,
Medicare, Medicaid and Financing
Long Term care in this informative and
understandable workshop.
Series II Workshops 10:30 a.m.-noon
After the Retirement Party: Live
Purposefully – 2 (3793)
Continuation of Session I.
Sharon Pulcinella, CPC, M.Ed.:
Rhapsody in You
Aging 101 (3794)
Look at aging from four perspectives:
chronological, physical, social, and
psychological. Discuss the role of stress,
the environment, and life circumstances
that impact the aging process.
Maria Weidinger, LSW: Adjunct Faculty
Be in the Moment: Introduction to
Improv Comedy (3795)
Joshua R. Wilkins, Esquire: Anderson
Elder Law
Learn the secrets of improv comedy
in a fun, non-judgmental atmosphere.
Discover how to apply the concepts of
improvisation to everyday life!
Late 1600’s Cooking and Food
Preserving (3791)
Carve & Stamp Design – 1 (3796)
Hands-on experience learning how to
cook, as well as preserve foods for spring
and fall diets in the late 1600’s.
Dan Stabb: Director, Better Than Bacon
Stamping is fun and easy to do. Learn to
carve a stamp and print designs that can
be used for gift tags and more.
Series III Workshops 1:45-3:15 p.m.
Carve & Stamp Design – 2 (3800)
Continuation of Session 1.
Deborah Sax: Instructor, DCCC
Computer Rescue – Things to Watch
Out For! (3801)
Computers have become a major part
of our everyday lives. Technology is
changing every year. Join us to discuss
how to back up your precious data and
how to stay safe on the Internet while
dodging viruses, malware and scams…
Oh my!
Scott Neely: Owner/Technician, Scott’s
Computer Repair
Gentle Yoga (3802)
This workshop offers gentle slow
movement focusing on the body and
breath to improve our physical and
mental strength, flexibility and balance.
No prior yoga experience is necessary.
Please do not eat 30 minutes prior to
class and dress in comfortable clothing,
bring a yoga mat, beach towel or
lightweight blanket and a water bottle.
Glenn Johnson and others: Bethel
Township Preservation Society
Deborah Sax: Instructor, DCCC
Tracy Lea-Dorsey: Yoga Instructor
Clothing in the Late 1600’s (3797)
The Power of the Mature Mind:
Achieve Your Full Potential – 2
(3792)
In the late 1600’s South Eastern
Pennsylvania was populated by Quakers.
See what a Quaker farmer and his wife
would have worn for everyday clothing.
More Than Folklore: A Brief Look at
Medicinal Plants (3803)
Continuation of Session I.
Sharon Pulcinella, CPC, M.Ed.:
Rhapsody in You
Judy McCleary and others: Bethel
Township Preservation Society
Free Your Back, Free Your Life! (3798)
ElderWeek 2016
ElderWeek has become one of the
highlights of the year at Delaware
County Community College.
This year marks the 33rd time the
College has brought together a cross
section of community members, top
speakers and performers.
Nan Smith, Director of Community
Education, will be retiring at the
end of February and would like to
thank participants, presenters and
perfomers for making this event
successful year after year.
Increase the quality of your movements
and your life while learning a simple
exercise you can do anytime to relieve
back tension. Movements are done sitting
in a chair or lying on the floor.
Francine Bonjour-Carter: Feldenkrais
Method® – Awareness Through Movement®
Volunteering is Good for YOU & Our
Communities! (3799)
Discover the wide range of volunteer
opportunities, and learn how RSVP
can help you find enjoyable volunteer
assignments.
Colonial farm families did not have
access to modern drug stores, but they
were not without medicines, some of
which were very effective. In fact, some
of them were a little too effective (i.e.,
toxic!). Join us to learn about some of
the many plants used medicinally by
colonial Pennsylvanians.
Barbara Corson, VMD: Farmer, Colonial
PA Plantation
The Lifecycle of Wool (3804)
Learn where wool comes from and how
to clean, card, spin, and weave. You’ll
even learn how to make something
useful out of discarded wool clothing!
Diane Bardsley and others: Bethel
Township Preservation Society
Jacqui Baxter: RSVP, Director of
Community Engagement
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Thursday, March 17, 2016
Series I Workshops 8:45-10:15 a.m.
Classic Short Stories - 3 (3805)
Continuation of Session 2.
Series II Workshops 10:30 a.m.-noon
After the Retirement Party: Live
Purposefully – 3 (3810)
Acrylic Painting (3817)
Presents the mission and goals of the
County Office of Services for the Aging
(COSA), the wide range of services
available, and how to access benefits and
entitlements. Learn to locate resources
through the Internet, health fairs, senior
expos and senior centers, and discuss
new initiatives for the aging population.
Best Ways to Manage Stress (3811)
Discover the versatility of acrylic paint,
how to create an unlimited color palate
by mixing only the three primary colors,
and the use and care of different types
and sizes of brushes, while sketching and
painting a landscape scene.
Stress is the body’s natural reaction
to changes in our lives. Join us to
experience specific techniques to
manage daily stress and learn to relax.
Bringing Your Body to a State of
Balance and Wellness (3818)
Marie A. Bonita: Community Education
Coordinator, COSA
Card Making (3812)
John Dalton: English Adjunct Professor,
DCCC
Introduction to Aging Services (3806)
Saving a Log House (3807)
In 1972 a 1683 log house was slated
for fire practice. Discover how the
house was saved, taken down, and
reconstructed. Learn when and how the
reconstruction was accomplished and
where the log house is today.
Continuation of Session 2.
Sharon Pulcinella, CPC, M.Ed.:
Rhapsody in You
Tony Longobardi: Board Certified
Hypnotist
Making your own greeting cards can be
fun! Learn basic techniques of card crafting
using stamps, punches and embossing.
Take home a beautiful greeting card!
Nancy Wheeler: Instructor, DCCC
Door Knob Basket – 1 (3813)
Judy McCleary and others: Bethel
Township Preservation Society
Making a small basket is easy and fun to
do. Using wet reed, learn how to bend
and weave it into a small basket to hang
on a doorknob.
The Power of the Mature Mind:
Achieve Your Full Potential – 3 (3808)
Intro to Tai Chi and Qigong (3814)
Continuation of Session 2.
Sharon Pulcinella, CPC, M.Ed.:
Rhapsody in You
Stay Organized, Safe and
Independent (3809)
Organization is important in everyone’s
life, and as we age it can be the key to
how well we function independently and
for how long. Learn to simplify your life
while maintaining independence and
dignity.
Annie Kilbride: Professional Organizer,
Life Simplified
Deborah Sax: Instructor, DCCC
Learn how to use the slow, soft, flowing
movements of Tai Ji open the joints,
strengthen the muscles, and reduce
tension. Qigong focuses on body balance,
structure and breathing, releasing tension
in the muscles and joints.
Sifu Thomas Hardy: TaiJi Practitioner
and Teacher
The Grand Opera Aida – 1 (3815)
Discover why this is considered a
grand opera, how one identifies Verdi’s
leitmotifs, and how this opera is different
from his earlier operas.
Barbara Crea Shannon: Italian and
Opera Appreciation Instructor
What Can You Do With an Orange
or a Lemon? (3816)
Learn how to use dried/preserved citrus
to make interesting objects that smell
good and are eye appealing.
Judy McCleary and others: Bethel
Township Preservation Society
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Series III Workshops 1:45-3:15 p.m.
Joyce Sanetrik: Instructor, DCCC
Discover how you can slow the aging
process, increase blood and lymph
circulation, breathing capabilities, and
more. All massage techniques can be
done by you, on yourself.
Kathe Schad: Licensed Massage Therapist
Door Knob Basket – 2 (3819)
Continuation of Session 1.
Deborah Sax: Instructor, DCCC
Intro to Tai Chi and Qigong (3820)
Repeat of 10:30 a.m. workshop.
Tom Hardy: Sifu Thomas Hardy: TaiJi
Practitioner and Teacher
More Fun With Flowers (3821)
Learn how to choose, prepare and care
for flowers while creating your own
arrangement to take home or give as a
gift. All materials will be provided.
Leona Swiacki: Pretty Petals Floral
Design
The Grand Opera Aida – 2 (3822)
Continuation of Session 1.
Barbara Crea Shannon: Italian and
Opera Appreciation Instructor
What Does a Conductor Really Do?
(3826)
Examine the history of conducting;
how it began and how it has evolved.
Discover how a conductor uses gesture
to influence the sound of the orchestra.
Find out what goes into preparing
to conduct and the similarities and
differences between a conductor and a
music director.
Michael Hall: Music Director, Kennett
Symphony Orchestra
ElderWeek Registration Form
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Indicate first and second choice in each workshop time slot on the reverse side. Complete both
sides of this form and mail it with a check payable to DCCC, or credit card information to:
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For additional information, please call 610-359-5025.
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Please indicate first and second choices for each session.
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Workshop I 8:45-10:15 a.m.
Workshop II 10:30 a.m.-noon
Workshop III 1:45-3:15 p.m.
__ Classic Stories 1 (3769)
__ Retirement (3775)
__ Draw (3782)
__ Estate Planning (3770)
__ Chair Yoga (3776)
__ Brain Games (3783)
__ Fused Glass (3771)
__ Pinecone (3777)
__ Flowers (3784)
__ Genealogy (3772)
__ Fused Glass (3778)
__ Weaving 2 (3785)
__ Mature Mind 1 (3773)
__ Weaving 1 (3779)
__ Property Taxes (3786)
__ Mathematics (3774)
__ Personal Safety (3780)
__ Astronomy (3787)
__ Wildlife (3781)
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Workshop I 8:45-10:15 a.m.
Workshop II 10:30 a.m.-noon
Workshop III 1:45-3:15 p.m.
__ Classic Stories 2 (3788)
__ Retirement 2 (3793)
__ Carve 2 (3800)
__ Downsizing (3790)
__ Aging 101 (3794)
__ Computer Rescue (3801)
__ Elder Law (3789)
__ Improv (3795)
__ Gentle Yoga (3802)
__ 1600 Cooking (3791)
__ Carve 1 (3796)
__ Medicinal Plants (3803)
__ Mature Mind – 2 (3792)
__ Clothing 1600 (3797)
__ Wool (3804)
__ Free Your Back (3798)
__ Volunteering (3799)
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Workshop I 8:45-10:15 a.m.
Workshop II 10:30 a.m.-noon
Workshop III 1:45-3:15 p.m.
__ Classic Stories 3 (3805)
__ Retirement 3 (3810)
__ Acrylic Painting (3817)
__ Aging Services (3806)
__ Stress (3811)
__ Wellness (3818)
__ Log House (3807)
__ Card Making (3812)
__ Basket 2 (3819)
__ Mature Mind 3 (3808)
__ Basket 1 (3813)
__ Tai Chi (3820)
__ Organized (3809)
__ Tai Chi (3814)
__ More Flowers (3821)
__ Aida 1 (3815)
__ Aida 2 (3822)
__ Orange (3816)
__ Conductor (3826)
Delaware County Community College is an equal employment and educational opportunity institution conforming to all applicable legislation that prohibits
discrimination. The College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation or
any other characteristic protected by state or federal laws in its educational programs, activities, admission or employment policies, as required by Title IX of the
Educational Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and other applicable statutes. Inquiries concerning Title IX and/or 504 compliance
should be referred to Connie L. McCalla, vice president of human resources and Title IX Coordinator, (cmccalla@dccc.edu), 610-359-5094; Betty Brown, associate
dean for student success, (bbrown1@dccc.edu), 610-359-5320. Inquiries related to accessibility services for students should be directed to the office of disability
services, (abinder@dccc.edu), 610-359-5229.
DCCC is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19104.
Delaware County Community College is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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