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HI FRIENDS!
Welcome to our Pathways community!
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DID YOU KNOW-?
Our National Museum of African American History & Culture has an abundance of artifacts and related resources honoring LGBTQ+ historymakers and trailblazers! CLICK HERE (and then scroll down) for their artifacts, exhibitions and articles which may be viewed online.
The NMAAHC is part of the Smithsonian Institution, the world's largest museum, education and research complex. If you're going to be in Washington, DC, you can plan to visit this venue's extensive collection. (It's VERY popular, so be sure to pre-order your FREE timed-entry passes online!)
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The LGBTQ+ Elders of Color
invite you to join their Flashback Family!
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For more info and EoC's latest news and events,
including their monthly Flashback Cafe suppers,
CONTACT THEM HERE.
SAVE THE DATE!
PRIDE PARTY
JUNE 9 FROM 2 - 6 PM
AT THE SHERATON BOSTON!
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Want to know more about Meals on Wheels? Interested in volunteering
to help deliver Meals on Wheels to older adults in your area?
Visit Springwell's staging site and learn more!
Home-delivered Meals Open House
Tuesday, 2/27 from 9:30 - 10:30 AM
250 Main Street, Marlborough
RSVP: email volunteer@springwell.com
Visit our Marlborough staging site to see the program in action as current staff and volunteers pack meals and cars, before getting on the road for the day’s deliveries. Volunteer Manager, Karen Chisholm, & Program Director, Dalia Cohen, will be there to answer questions. Enjoy light refreshments during your visit.
Can't attend this gathering? Just want to learn more about
delivering or receiving home-delivered meals from Springwell?
Call our main desk at 508-573-7200 (Marlborough area)
or 617-926-4100 (Waltham area) and our receptionists
will help connect you with someone
who can answer your specific questions!
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RAINBOW LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE
Spring 2024 Session (3/5 - 5/16)
OnLine Meet & Greet
Tuesday, 2/27 at NOON on Zoom
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
Rainbow Lifelong Learning Institute is excited to preview our Spring 2024 session (March 5th through May 16th) offering 6 courses, with classes both on Zoom and in person. To learn more, please join us for this Meet & Greet on Zoom! Instructors will be at this event to greet you, preview their courses, and answer any questions you may have.
Can't attend this gathering?
Course descriptions and Registration
for our spring classes will be posted
on https:/www.rainbowlliboston.org
immediately after our Meet & Greet.
We sincerely hope you'll join us -- returning Rainbow folks and new folks alike -- in this intellectually curious community where we come together to learn, network and enjoy time with others who have similar interests.
Registration for Classes opens after the Meet & Greet
You can register at https://www.rainbowlliboston.org/.
All are welcome!
Our Mission
Rainbow Lifelong Learning Institute Boston offers lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender seniors and friends the opportunity to build and strengthen community through educational programs and social activities.
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RAINBOW CAFE
Tuesday, 2/27 at 2:30 PM
Franklin Senior Center
10 Daniel McCahill Street
INFO/RSVP: contact Ariel Doggett
at 508-520-4945 or adoggett@franklinma.gov
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LIFE ADVICE FOR SOLO AGERS
Legal Lunch & Learn
Wednesday, 3/6 at NOON on Zoom
OutstandingLife's popular Legal Lunch & Learn series continues with Samantha Gentel, Esq.
of the Generations Law Group, who will offer
a presentation and answer questions from the audience!
YES! You may attend just one or a few sessions,
or the entirety of this series! To get the Zoom link,
email info@outstandinglife.org with the topic "Legal L&L"
CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUTSTANDINGLIFE,
the online rainbow senior center of Massachusetts now serving hundreds of LGBTQ+ older adults
through FREE online programming!
All events are FREE to attend on Zoom!
Are you interested, but still learning to use computers and tablets?
OsL volunteers are ready to help you get comfortable and connected!
Want to get more involved? Ask questions, suggest events, offer to host
a talk, or join the OsL volunteer team by emailing info@outstandinglife.org.
(Transparency: Julie who composes these emails
is on the Programming Committee of OutstandingLife
and is the OsL Host for the Legal Lunch and Learn Series
and Weather Wisdom Lunch & Learn Series.)
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NOT SURE HOW
TO USE ZOOM?
Springwell's LGBTQIA+ Initiative Coordinator, Julie, would be delighted to help you learn - it's fun and easy! Reach out to her if you want to learn more, and she'll help you get started! There is NO COST for this assistance. Contact her at 508-573-7288 (direct line w/confidential voicemail) or jnowak@springwell.com.
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Our friends from the Arlington CoA Rainbow Group
invite you to visit them sometime soon!
2/27 at 2 PM in person, Arlington Senior Center
Monthly crafting and social time
3/5 at 2:15 PM in person, Arlington Senior Center
Tea Talk with AHS International Students
3/12 at 2 PM on Zoom
Social support and games
3/19 at 2 PM in person, Arlington Senior Center
Dementia Friendly talk by the LGBTQIA+ Aging Project
(flyer below)
3/26 at 2 PM on Zoom
Social support and current events discussion
For more info and to get connected to this rainbow group,
contact Marci Shapiro-Ide.
Arlington Council on Aging
27 Maple Street
(781) 316-3400
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LGBTQIA+ folx and SOFFAs (Significant Others, Family, Friends & Allies) warmly welcome! Unless otherwise stated by the host venue, Pathways events are open
to adults of all ages. Stop by and say hi!
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Pathways Virtual Coffee Hour
TODAY, 2/26 at 11 AM
Click here to join!
Grab your favorite mug and join us
for a casual chat about this 'n' that!
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The Dune Shack
an online space
for creative thinking
Thursday, 2/29 at 11 AM
Click here to join!
We play a different game every week in our Dune Shack!
THIS WEEK'S WITS WORKOUT: LINKEE
(FOUR AND A BIT MORE)
Each card asks players to discover four answers... and then they must figure out what common link unites them ALL! (Some of these can be tricky,
visit us and have fun helping us brainstorm!)
FOR EXAMPLE: If the four answers
are John, Paul, George, and Ringo...
yeah, yeah, yeah, the link is the Beatles!
YES! It's always OK to pass on your turn and/or
just enjoy listening and laughing with everyone!
As always, while visiting our virtual Dune Shack
you are warmly welcome to work on your own artwork
and share your work with the group IF you wish to do so!
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NEW! Prism Coffee Hour
IN PERSON (ages 55+)
Tuesday, 3/26 at 11 AM
in collaboration with the
Holliston Senior Center
150 Goulding Street
Stop by and say hi, and enjoy a casual
conversation with coffee/tea and snacks...
and plenty of art pages to color (if you wish)!
RSVP/MORE INFO: 508-429-0622
Yes! If you find you can join us at the last minute,
please DO stop by and say hi!
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Our LGBTQIA+ Initiative's programs, services and events are FREE
thanks to support by Title III funding through the Older Americans Act.
Because federal funding is being used, we provide participants with opportunity to make a voluntary donation toward the cost of this initiative. Voluntary donations are put directly into program enhancement, allowing for expansion of services. Whether or not a participant makes a voluntary donation in no way informs or influences their ongoing access to Pathways events and programs or delivery of services to that individual.
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Connect with the Worcester LGBTQ+ Elder Network
at ESWA (Elder Services of the Worcester Area) and
their Peer Rainbow Outreach Team to find out about
their newsletter, upcoming luncheons, suppers, and more!
RSVP today for the supper on 3/6 and luncheon on 3/13!
If you wish to attend the Rainbow Lunch or Supper Club
please call or email WLEN by 9 AM on Friday the week before
at (508) 756-1545 ext. 404 OR email wlen@eswa.org.
If no one is available to take your call, please leave a message
including your name, phone number and event you plan to attend.
There is a suggested $2.50 donation from guests age 60+
and a $5.50 fee for guests under 60.
Donations and fees help to defray the agency’s cost.
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RAINBOW COMMUNITY LUNCHEON
for LGBTQIA+ seniors (ages 50+) of North Central Massachusetts, FREE!
Visit us and enjoy a delicious luncheon provided by our volunteers!
Saturday, 3/9 at NOON
at the historic Community Church building
84 Main Street, Ashburnham
Please use the Chapel Street entrance.
RSVP/MORE INFO: email ashburnhamcommunitychurch@gmail.com
or call 978-827-5553 (please leave a message)
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Gay For Good (G4G) Boston mobilizes LGBTQ+ and ally volunteers in the broader Boston community to promote diversity, foster inclusion and enhance LGBTQ+ visibility. We facilitate welcoming, inclusive service projects in support of a wide range of causes throughout Boston and the surrounding areas, and we look forward to meeting you!
Get involved. Make new friends. Make a difference.
CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT UPCOMING G4G VOLUNTEER PROJECTS
(Transparency: Julie who composes these emails
is a longtime member of G4G Boston)
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CLICK HERE TO CONTACT PRISM
a drop-in Zoom support group for LGBTQ+ adults
followed at local hospitals for a hematology/oncology diagnosis,
meeting the 3rd Wednesday every month from 5-7:30 P.M.
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DO YOU NEED SOME GOOD NEWS TODAY?
(WE ALL DO!)
Check out LGBTQ Nation's roundup of good news HERE (You might also enjoy subscribing to their biweekly
e-newsletter rounding up the most recent good news!)
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LGBTQ+ Elders in an
Ever-changing world
SAVE THE DATE!
Virtual Conference on Thursday, 6/20 CEUs available
Bridges to Belonging:
Fostering Inclusivity and Identity
in LGBTQ+ Aging
Now accepting workshop proposals until 3/1!
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UPCOMING CONFERENCES
FlameCon
10th Anniversary
AUGUST 17 & 18, NYC
North America's Largest LGBTQIA+ Comic Con
Trans Week in Provincetown
GOLDEN JUBILEE CELEBRATION
October 20 -27
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Springwell is Here to Help | |
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If you are or someone you know is experiencing challenges with daily living due to the pandemic or for any other reason (for instance, shopping for groceries and/or securing daily meals), please reach out to 508-573-7200 (Main Desk) for help accessing information and/or services.
Contact our LGBTQIA+ Initiative Coordinator Julie directly at 508-573-7288 (w/confidential voicemail) or email her at jnowak@springwell.com.
If you live outside our service area, we are always happy to help find answers and/or help you get connected with your local service provider(s).
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YES! You are warmly welcome
to reach out to us even if
you do not live in MetroWest!
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Are YOU interested
in working for Springwell?
CLICK HERE to find out more!
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Thank you for joining us on our journey and being part of our Pathways family. Sign up with the link below to stay informed about local events for LGBTQIA+ older adults and more!
Contact Julie at jnowak@springwell.com.
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Our LGBTQIA+ Initiative's programs, services and events are FREE thanks to support by Title III funding through the Older Americans Act. Because federal funding is being used, we provide participants with opportunity to make a voluntary donation toward the cost of this initiative. Voluntary donations are put directly into program enhancement, allowing for the expansion of services. Whether or not a participant makes a voluntary donation in no way informs or influences their ongoing access to Pathways events and programs or delivery of services to that individual.
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