Academy for Lifelong Learning            

NEWSLETTER

LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

Dear Friends-

Welcome to our spring (yes, that’s right, spring) semester!  I have just posted the snow emergency number, 508 375-4070 on my refrigerator and relocated the snow shovel.

Be that as it may, this new semester brings not only new classes, but new challenges for your board of directors.  Foremost, we need members to run for the board to replace members whose term will expire.  We will need a new person to direct public relations, a clerk, and very importantly a chair of the Long Range Planning Committee. 

This is a pivotal year for A.L.L. as the Long Range Planning Committee with the newly formed Strategic Planning Committee will be evaluating our programs and recommending possible changes.  Unfortunately I have not had any input from members concerning this process.  It’s your academy, don’t you want to have a say in its development or policies?  It is also unfortunate that I know of only one person who is running for one of the positions on the board.  We need people who are willing to step forward to give back to the academy.  Without a dedicated board of directors, we have no program, no classes, no social events, and no nothing.  With over 800+ members, I can’t believe no one will come forward and serve on the board.  You might ask how does the board affect me?  Well, your courses are chosen by the curriculum chair (and his committee) on the board of directors.  Special events are selected by the Special Events Chair (and committee) on the board of directors.  Your yearend banquet is overseen by the hospitality chair on the board of directors etc. etc. etc. 

SPRING BANQUET

The Annual Spring Banquet will be held on Thursday, April 29^th.  A Social Hour will begin at 5PM.   Dinner begins at 6PM.  The banquet will be held at the Radisson Inn, Hyannis.

WANTED – COURSE PROPOSALS FOR FALL, 2010

Proposals for new and repeat courses can be picked up from the desk in the ALL office.  We would like to have them submitted by March 8, if possible. Remember that those who turn in their proposals early will be much more likely to get their preference for their first choice of time slots.  Hope to see your form soon.  

The Curriculum Committee

President’s Letter (continued)

The board of directors sets policies and procedures for us all.  For example to attend an equivalent program at the University of Mass you pay $175 per person, at Harvard $325 per person.  Your board and the A.L.L. volunteer staff keeps your tuition at $75!  We need a few dedicated people to step forward and run for the board.  The time commitment is reasonable, the responsibility rewarding and you can make a difference. 

Please call Stew Goodwin, chair of the nominating committee (508 420-0355), or me at the office or at home (508 833-2952)  if you would like to learn more or to collect nomination papers.  This is a critical year and we need member participation more than ever!

Beth

NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION

We had a successful New Member orientation coffee on January 12^th, with 31 attendees out of 55 new members. Registration is over 570 for the Spring Semester.  Thanks to all those who helped with the coffee and with registration.

Aimee Silberman

SPOTLIGHT ON OUR COORDINATORS:  MARTY SANDLER

Marty has received two Pulitzer Prize nominations, a Boston Horn Book Award and seven Emmy Awards.  He is the author of more than sixty books including Sterling’s Resolute:  The Epic Search for the Northwest Passage and John Franklin, and the Discovery of the Queen’s Ghost Ship.

 He has produced and written numerous series for television; he was creator and co-writer for the acclaimed This Was America series, hosted by William Shatner.  He has taught American history and American studies at the University of Massachusetts and Smith College.  And most important to us is that he regularly coordinates classes here at A.L.L.

JFK Remembered.  He also participated in the Writer’s Session at Winterim this year.

Those of us who attend his classes appreciate his vast knowledge of history, his often unorthodox presentation and his inclusion of our experiences.

COMPUTERS FOR SENIORS

The next monthly meeting of Computers for Seniors will be held on March 4th at 1 PM at the Dennis Senior Center. Speaker for the meeting will be John Lewis, who will talk about troubleshooting and security issues for the computer. John Gulow will present a cameo on easy Screencuts (copy a windows screen into a document) and Hyperlinks (how to place hyperlinks into e-mails and/or documents).  Please join us. Also for more information and helpful computer hints visit our website: CFScapecod.com.

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Three passions have governed my life:
The longings for love, the search for knowledge,
And unbearable pity for the suffering of humankind.

Love brings ecstasy and relieves loneliness.
In the union of love I have seen
In a mystic miniature the prefiguring vision
Of the heavens that saints and poets have imagined.

With equal passion I have sought knowledge.
I have wished to understand the hearts of [people].
I have wished to know why the stars shine.

Love and knowledge led upwards to the heavens,
But always pity brought me back to earth;
Cries of pain reverberated in my heart
Of children in famine, of victims tortured
And of old people left helpless.
I long to alleviate the evil, but I cannot,

And I too suffer.

This has been my life; I found it worth living.

Bertrand Russell

2010 FEDERAL CENSUS

The Census Bureau  needs over 2000 temporary, part-time census takers cape-wide!  $16/hour + mileage + paid training. Work in your own neighborhood.  Call 1-866-861-2010 to register for a 30-minute test in your community.  For more information and a practice test go to www.2010censusjobs.gov

A.L.L. ART GALLERY

All of you artists and friends of artists need to get busy thinking of who will be contributing to our gallery as the year continues.  We are searching for new talent all the time.  The shows are displayed for a six-week period, and 30% of the sales go to A.L.L.

Please get in touch with Ann Corbett at anncape@comcast.net or 508-428-4171.

Special Event Notice for March 2010 Newsletter

SAVE THE DATE:  A.L.L. Special Event, Sunday, March 21, 2010, 2 PM

Matinee Show at the Barnstable Comedy Club: SHOW: "PROOF":  "An enigmatic young woman. A manipulative sister. Their brilliant father. An unexpected suitor. One life-altering question: The search for the truth behind a mysterious mathematical proof is the perplexing problem in David Auburn's dynamic play. Winner of the 2001 Tony award for Best Play and the 200l Pulitzer Prize for drama."

Followed by Dinner at the Barnstable Tavern (Across the street from the Theatre.)

The total cost is $44.50 per person. Includes Show, Dinner, Tax & Tip. Event is limited to first 60 people.  Payment must be received by March 12, 2010. Tickets will be handed out at the Theatre.

Sign up at the A.L.L. Office or mail in your check to: Academy for Lifelong Learning/Cape Cod Community College/ATTN: Special Events

2240 Iyanough Road/West Barnstable, MA 02668-1599 Questions: Call 508-362-2131, Ext 4400

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Board of Directors

Class of 2010

            Beth Friend, President

            Vivien Kellerman, Public Relations

            Sheila Place, Long Range Planning

            Aimee Silberman, Membership

Class of 2011

            Ann Corbett, Policies & Procedures

            Michael Donovan, Treasurer

            George Kovatch, Special Events

            Tom Tamayo, Ways & Means

Class of 2012

            Andrew Sterge, Vice-President

            Steve Blume, Curriculum

            Toni Martin, Clerk

            Grace Sweeney, Hospitality

Immediate Past President

            Norma Cohen

Newsletter Staff

Paula Stefani &  Fran Sullivan,  Co-Editors

Carol Call, Production

This newsletter may also be read on the ALL website at www.allcapecod.org