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This year’s Annual Meeting
& Luncheon was a star-
studded affair attended by
not only A.L.L. members, but
also SUNY Empire State Col-
lege President Merodie Han-
cock, Saratoga Springs
Mayor Joanne Yepsen, SUNY
Empire State College Vice
Presidents Mary Caroline
Powers and Paul Tucci, plus
fifteen-time study-group
leader Margaret French and
special guests and recipients
of our first-ever Appreciation
Awards: Capital Facilities &
Maintenance Assistant Kevin
Foster, Special Events Coor-
dinator Susan McFadden,
Keyboard Specialist in the
Print Shop Janet Jones was
unable to attend. Also at-
tending were Academy Ex-
ecutive Chair Jim Hartman
and Executive Director Jeff
Shinaman. How’s that for
stars and studs!?! Ha!
Before getting down to busi-
ness and adopting minor
changes to the bylaws fol-
lowed by voting in some
new Executive Council
members, all enjoyed min-
gling, visiting and viewing
member artwork on display
from the Painting Lab and
Mindful Doodling study
groups and photos from our
fall 2013 and spring 2014
study groups assembled by
Historian Marsha Fagan.
Next, we sat back and en-
joyed the entertainment
brought to us courtesy of
Third Age Press with read-
ings of original works by Pat
Leonard, Jean Kay, Joyce
Rubin and Marilynn Peter-
son.
The (newest) Apple Tree—
volume XIV—was unveiled
and available for the first
time for sale and the supply
on hand SOLD OUT! (But,
don’t worry, there’s more!)
Gretchen Ruhl from the
Membership Committee
reports that the EOC was
extremely appreciative of
the several large paper bags
and 4 large “garbage” bags
of donations, cash and
checks she delivered that
had been collected that day!
Thanks to all who donated!
(Continued on page 4)
July, 2014
ACADEMY FOR LIFELONG LEARNING
WE’RE SAVING YOU A SEAT!
Final details are being
worked out on a written
agreement among the
Academy for Lifelong
Learning at Saratoga
Springs, SUNY Empire
State College and the
Empire State College
Foundation. The purpose
of this agreement is to
establish a formal rela-
tionship and understand-
ing between the Acade-
my and the college. We
appreciate the college’s
sponsorship allowing us
use of classroom and of-
fice space and look for-
ward to a mutually benefi-
cial relationship for years
to come!
(Continued on Page 4 )
Annual Meeting Highlights
Notes from the Director— Jeff Says . . .
A.L.L. The News
Study Groups 2
Fundrai$ing 2
Upcoming Events 2
Committee News 3
Fund Drive Donors 3
Budget Pie 5
Registration Rules 6
Inside this issue:
Points of Interest
Annual Meeting Recap!
Formal Agreement; Finally!
Annual Fund Drive Donors!
Register for Fall Study Groups this month!
SHOUT OUT!
This month we’re shoutin’ out to retiring Executive Council Members, Curricu-lum Chair Lou Tirelli, Mem-bership Co Chairs Liz Marcinko and Barb McGrath, and Social & Specials Co Chairs Terry Grazda, Sally Hensley and Linda Howe. Thank you for all you have done for A.L.L.!
Summertime, Summertime,
sum sum summertime!
College President Merodie Hancock and the Honora-ble Joanne Yepsen enjoy Jean Kay’s recollection of pasta making with her Grandmother.
Reading at
Northshire Revisiting Afghanistan
Mary Sommers and Liz Marcinko, who led
this study group, tell us that Istanblue
Restaurant (in Congress Plaza), refunded
their entire $50 catering fee for food
which had been ordered for their last
class! It was decided to donate the mon-
ey to Connie Frisbee Houde and the Af-
ghan’s Women’s Fund to be used for
teachers’ salaries in a small village. In
2010, donations paid for a well and 3
outbuildings used as classrooms. At the
time there were 15 students and now
there are 150 full-time and 40 part-time
students! Women are taught skills like
sewing and crafts that enable them to
earn money to support their families.
“Through our donation we are all con-
tributing in a small way to improving the
lives of the women and children in Af-
ghanistan,” said Mary and Liz.
A full house enjoyed our first ever Apple
Tree reading at the Northshire Thursday
eve, June 26th! Thanks to Sue Valiatis,
Third Age Press and the talented writers,
artists and photographers who contrib-
uted! The Apple Tree is available for
purchase now at A.L.L. or Northshire!
Below: Apple Trees and artwork
Fall Term Registration
Your application, post marked no soon-
er than July 14, and arriving at the
Academy office by U.S. mail before the
21st will be among the first to be pro-
cessed for fall classes! See page 6 (back
page) for the new membership and
registration information. If it seems like
you’re been reading a lot about it lately,
it’s because you have! We are publiciz-
ing it every chance we get so that all
members and friends will be informed!
Wiawaka on the Lake
Wiawaka with the Academy
Wednesday, July 30th. Enjoy lunch
and a lecture from Joseph Zarzyn-
ski about the sunken bateaux just
off Wiawaka’s shoreline. Swim, sit
on the porch, play croquet or shuf-
fleboard, too! Men are welcome at
Wiawaka during July! Contact Pat
Hart at 238-0313 or come by the
A.L.L. Office for a reservation form.
Yes, this means you! We have upcoming
events for which volunteers are still
needed! An hour here or there can
make all the difference! Call A.L.L. now!
The first is 99 Restaurant Tuesday, July
22 to sell raffle tickets and distribute
membership brochures (see above).
The second is the Saratogian Parking Lot
Fundraiser July 24th (see above).
P A G E 2
Above: Wildflower Identification with Elizabeth Collins’ study group Below: Walks You May Not Know About (but those in Ruth DiBelius’ study group do now!)
the police station and half a block from
the fire station, this location should be a
popular and fun spot to collect some $
for the Academy while visiting with
A.L.L. friends! Call Louise Young at 306-
6092 or Vera at the office at 587-2100,
ext. 2415. We need at least 2 more
volunteers in the time slots of 4—6 PM,
6—8 PM, 8—10 PM and 4 more for the
10—midnight slot!
Friday, October 24, save the date for
A.L.L.’s Lunch & Learn fundraiser with
Dr. Landry at the Saratoga Springs Holi-
day Inn. Starting at 11 AM, enjoy “Ten
Ways to Age Successfully” followed by
lunch at noon and then “Keeping Our
Minds Sharp” at 1 PM. This event spon-
sored by Prestwick Chase at Saratoga
will be $25 for
members and
$30 for the
general public.
Watch A.L.L.
the News and
your e-mail for
details and reg-
istration infor-
mation!
99 Restaurant Fundraiser
Tuesday, July 22 from 5 to 10:30 PM, if
you dine at 99 Restaurant on RT 50 (out
by the Wilton Mall at exit 15) A.L.L. will
be the beneficiary of 15% (fifteen!) of all
restaurant tabs! Please watch for Vera’s
e-mail containing the coupon you will
need to present that evening or call the
A.L.L. office at 587-2100, ext 2415.
Join Jeff and Vera in the Saratogian
Parking Lot Thursday
evening, July 24. Wanted:
Volunteers to help us
“man” the parking lot from
4PM ‘till midnight! Note:
In the thick of downtown
just across the street from
A . L . L . T H E N E W S
Saratogian Parking Lot
$10 per car!
Upcoming Events
FundRai$ing FUNDRai$ING Fundrai$ing
Study Groups
Ka-ching!
Ka-Ching!
Volunteers Needed & Wanted!
After serving for 3 years, Lou Tirelli
has retired as chair of the curricu-
lum committee. He agreed to stay
on as Pat Friesen takes over the
chair position. They are joined by
Norm Facklam, Dave Golden, Kathy
Hargis, Carolyn Lansberry, Marilynn
Peterson, Michael Angelo and Roy
Hansen. Responsibilities include
developing the curriculum for the
fall and spring terms and recruiting
study group leaders and speakers
for the speaker series. They are cur-
rently planning classes for the
spring 2015 term. Your suggestions
for study group and speaker series
topics and volunteers to lead them
are encouraged. Most study groups
are 2 hours per week for 8 weeks.
The speaker series offers two-hour
presentations on different topics
each week for 8 weeks. Study
group and speaker series proposal
forms, for those interested in being
a speaker or study group leader, are
available at the Academy’s website
P A G E 3
Committee News
Marcie DeSieno, Joan Doran, Todd & Ellen Downing, Kate Dudding, Margaret Duval, Robert & Carolyn Eckelhoff, Joe Elliot, Norm Facklam, Judith Fiore, Ann Gawler, David & Janice Golden, Marcia Greenson, Jacki Jung, Daniel
Kelleher, Dorothy Kelliher, Dennis Kipp, Dave & Liz Marcinko, Allen Mossman, Shirley Neth, Joseph Peck, Carolyn Reyn-olds, Beatrice Rohrmeier, Barbara Rosenkranz, Mary Weatherwax,
Louise Young
Leader($75—- $99): Corrie Bishop, Gisela & Henry Cooke, Marjorie
Gibbs, Christine Gryscavage, Marga-ret Hill, Anita Kopff, Bob & Linda Pommerer Gretchen Ruhl, Ann
VanDerwerker
Facilitator ($50—$74): Marie Balet,
Virginia Brown, Carolee D e b l a e r e , Marsha Fagan, Chellie Gorgos, Alice Martin, Patricia Mion, Grace Mueller, Karen O'Rourke, Pat Peterson, Ron Ramsey, Joyce Rubin, Sue Valaitis,
Joan Weaver
Friend (up to $49): Malcolm Baker, Doro-
thy Brooks, James Calhoun, Catherine Crumb, Janice Cut-
bush, Charles Disanto, Mary Firman, Joe & Judy Gorman, Terry Grazda, Elaine Greeley, Claire Haizlif, Jenny Haneman, Linda Howe, Ann Jetter, Bob Kearney, Pat Malloy, Jane Mat-thews, Jane McGinn, Barb McGrath, M. G. Moore, Vickie & Norm Morey,
Helen Patti, Marilynn Peterson, Davie & Helen Porter, Gail Rheingold, Royann Rogerson, Alan Vonstetina, Joan Wallace, Chester Wolfsont,
Charles Woody, Robert & Ruth Yates
Thank you, thank you, thank you to
all who so generously donated this
year at registration or in response to
our October and May campaign
letters! Your donations make up
almost 10% of our annual budget
and are crucial to the Academy’s
financial health and well being!
2013—’14 Donors (thru June) are:
Regent ($500 and above): Anony-
mous, Fred Baum, Rita Carozza, Ja-son MacGregor at Minich MacGreg-
or Wealth Mgmt, Claire Olds
Dean ($250—$499): Adirondack
Trust Company
Educator ($100—$249): Anony-mous, Ted Alderson, Ben Armiento, Beverly Becker, Bert & Bailey Bloom, Kathy Boehmer, Cathy Buckwalter, Pasquale & Daureen Caiazzo, Kathryn Cassimeris, Elizabeth Col-
lins, Janie Cornell, Pat Davis, Bob &
S U M M E R T I M E , S U M M E R T I M E ,
Thank you, Thank you!
Annual Fund Drive
Well Said! That’s what we thought of our Executive Council Chair’s speech at the June 6 Annual Meeting. Jim tells us he was quoting President The-odore Roosevelt, and here’s what he
said:
“It is not the critic who counts, or how the strong man stumbled and fell, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man and the woman (Jim tells us he added this reference to women
and reasoned if Teddy were making his speech today, he would have, too), who knows the great enthusi-asm, the great suffering and who ded-icates themselves to a worthy cause. If they fail, at least they fail while daring greatly so that they never will be one of those cold and timid souls who
know neither victory nor defeat.”
Jim Hartman
at www.esc.edu/all. If you would
like to learn more about this com-
mittee or to attend the next meet-
ing, please call Pat Friesen at 223-
3077 or Academy Exec. Dir. Jeff
Shinaman at 587-2100, x 2390.
Historian wanted! Thanks to out-
going Historian Marsha Fagan, who
served this past year and has every-
thing in tip top shape! The historian
works at his/her leisure and organiz-
es in binders and boxes A.L.L. pho-
tos, news articles, books, brochures
& important documents. Interested
in taking on this important role? Call
the Academy office today!
If you’re up for an occasional, “ad-
hoc” volunteer project, look no fur-
ther! Call the A.L.L. today if you can
work on the odd event or project as
it pops up. Don’t worry, though,
when we call if you’re not available
or interested in that particular pro-
ject, just say “no thanks” and we’ll
call you for the next one!
To better enable the Academy to know your preferences and needs,
we’d like to pose a question or two here each month and ask that you
send your response by snail mail (see address at left) or e-mail to: Acad-
[email protected]. Your responses, whether negative or
positive, will enable us to plan study groups and events that members
want and will enjoy.
This month’s question is: Is there anything the Academy should offer
that it isn’t currently? Special programs? Classes? Services? Some-
thing else?
111 West Ave. Saratoga Springs, NY 12866-6069 Phone : 518-587-2100, x 2415 E-mail: [email protected] [email protected]
Annual Meeting (continued from page 1 )
ACADEMY FOR LIFELONG LEARNING
A.L .L . Wants to Know
cess is being implemented; please read your brochure care-
fully. Annual membership dues are $50. Registration for
your first two full classes is $50 each. Class registration is on
a first come, first served basis. Applications should be post-
marked by the U.S. Postal Service no sooner than July 14.
They will be numbered as they are received by mail only at
the Academy office. Vera and the Membership Committee
will be assigning classes each Monday starting on July 21.
After several weeks of registration, open classes will be an-
nounced for sign up in August. Please call Jeff at the office
with any questions at 587-2100, ext. 2390, and see page 6
for further detail.
Congratulations and welcome to our new Executive
Council members who are starting July 1. Pat Friesen,
Curriculum Committee Chair, Sheryl Egger and Louise
Young, Membership Committee Co-Chairs, Pat Hart and
Linda Yakatan, Social and Special Programs Committee
Co Chairs.
Fall Brochure with new Membership Application and
Fall Class Registration Application
The fall term brochure is hot off the press featuring a
great fall line up put together by your Curriculum Com-
mittee! A new fee structure and class registration pro-
JEFF SAYS . . . (continued from page one )
Wanted: Help, help, help!
Our Facebook needs a
FaceLIFT. If you have experi-
ence (or are interested in
learning) call A.L.L. now!
Thanks, also to those who purchased
raffle tickets! The lucky winners (drawn
by former A.L.L. secretary Marcia Green-
son) were Claire Olds & Patricia Rohstedt
($100 cash each), Kathy Crumb (Sundaes
Best Hot Fudge Sauce), and Avril Beve-
ridge and Kathy Cassimeris (Ballet Tickets
to A.L.L.’s Luncheon & Ballet July 10th.)
All told, there were 114 attendees; that
may be a new record! Oh, and the food
was great, as usual—Longfellows never
disappoints! All in all, it was a fun-filled
and productive A.L.L. meeting!
Below: Appreciation Award recipient Kev-in Foster holds his certificate. Kevin is accompanied by (from left) Jeff Shinaman, Jim Hartman, Merodie Hancock and Paul Tucci.
Above: Margaret French is inducted into the Master Leader Society! From left are: Jeff Shinaman, Margaret French and Jim Hartman. Look for Margaret’s name on the Master Leader Plaque at the Academy office!
Below: Phyllis Marks greets Paul Tucci as
K e v i n F o s t e r l o o k s o n . Above: Susan McFadden happily displays her Appreciation Award accompanied by (from left) Jeff Shinaman, Jim Hartman, Mary Caroline Powers and Merodie Han-cock.
Below left: Doodles on Display
Below Right: Terry Grazda sells 50/25/25 raffle tickets netting A.L.L. $195! Nice!
Dues83%
Fundraisers2%
Fund Drive9%
ESC Support4%
Endowment Interest
2%
P A G E 5 S U M M E R T I M E , S U M M E R T I M E ,
$ Budget Pie $
Somebody’s eating our
pie!
While still recovering from hip replace-
ment surgery, we are told that Lou Tirelli
is on the mend and doing well. We hope
to see you up and around the Academy
halls soon, Lou!
Published by Finishing Line Press, A.L.L.
member Kate McNairy’s poetry collection
“June Bug” will be out this summer! Kate,
a former newspaper freelance writer, was
a finalist in the Blue Light Poetry Prize and
Chapbook Competition in 2013, and, over
the years, has had her work published in
multiple magazines. She has been an
adjunct writing instructor at Empire State
College and is currently on the editorial
board of our “Apple Tree.” For more in-
formation on “June Bug” and how you
can get a copy for yourself go to web
address: www.katemcnairy.com .
Study Group Leader and Storyteller Ei-
leen Egan Mack tells us that she will be
performing at Wiawaka July 30th (A.L.L.
day!) in an evening of dinner and song!
“Some Enchanted Evening,” a jazz and
pop performance features vocalist Eileen
Egan Mack accompanied by pianist Peg
Delaney and bassist Bill Delaney The trio
will perform music from the jazz and
pop genres from Ella Fitzgerald and Jo
Stafford to Carol King and Joni Mitch-
ell. Tickets are $35 and include dinner!
Call 518-668-9690 to make your reserva-
tion and purchase tickets.
Aug 7 features Eileen’s second program
at Wiawaka “Voice of the Mountains:
Jeanne Robert Foster, an Adirondack Leg-
acy.” Call 518-668-9690 for reservations
and tickets!
Office volunteer Royann Rogerson multi-tasks: writing notes, addressing and stuff-ing envelopes while fielding phone calls!
Member News—Member News
Happy! Happy ! Happy! Happy! HAPPY! HAPPY ! Happy !
Celebrate with Sally Hensley at Wiawa-ka July 30th; she’s celebrating her 85th birthday! Way to go, Sally. We
wish you many, many more!
Office Manager Vera Kasson cele-
brates a double nickel birthday this month. Thanks to the Social Commit-tee, she’ll be enjoying her special day with A.L.L. at the Hall of Springs for
lunch and then the ballet at SPAC!
Congratulations to all A.L.L. members celebrating in July; you know who
you are!
Send your news—birthdays, anniver-saries, life events or any other occa-
sion you’d like to share with your
A.L.L. friends to:
[email protected] for publication in A.L.L. the News!
We’ll be glad you did!
The pie chart at right shows the
sources of our A.L.L. income for the
2013—2014 fiscal year. Our new
year, which starts July 1(now), will
be missing a small, but expensive,
piece of the pie. Of course, it is the
support SUNY Empire State College
had generously provided in years’
past. While 4% may seem like a
small slice, it represents $2,500 of
cold, hard cash that will be difficult
to replace.
P A G E 6 S U M M E R T I M E , S U M M E R T I M E ,
Please look for your Annual Membership Application
and Fall Term Class Registration , which should be out
soon! Please see below for a preview of the new fee
schedule and registration process .
Annual membership dues are $50. Membership goes from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015 (Since membership is annual, members joining in the fall at $50 will not pay membership dues again in the spring)
You are welcome to join at any time during the year. Please see last page for the application.
$50 per 8-week class for each of the first 2 classes each term
A member joining and taking (2) 8-week classes this fall would pay $150
($50 annual membership + $50 1st class + $50 2
nd class)
$25 per 4-week class*
A member joining and taking a 4-week class and an 8-week class would pay $125
($50 annual membership + $50 1st class + $25 4-week class)
*(A class of 5 or more weeks if considered a full 8-week class at the fee schedule as written here)
$25 per class for each additional class based on availability (This includes 4-week classes)
A member joining and taking (2) 8-week classes and 1 additional class would pay $175
($50 annual membership + $50 1st class + $50 2
nd class + $25 third class)
Applications for fall classes will be accepted by mail with a post-date no sooner than Monday, July 14. Registration is on a first come, first served basis. Registrations will be numbered as they arrive by mail at the A.L.L. of-
fice. The first study group placement will be on Monday, July 21. After all first choice study group selections are placed
each week, the number order will reverse for second choice placements. This will repeat the following week with appli-
cations received July 21 – 25 and placements made on July 28 as described above. This will repeat each week with
assigned classes made on Monday from all applications received the previous week. After several weeks of registration,
the open classes will be announced and registration for these classes will take place on a first come, first served basis
by e-mail, mail or in-person. This will require a second payment for these additional classes.
To encourage good discussion, study group sizes are limited. Please indicate your choices for courses in order of pref-erence and also list one alternate choice. If a study group is filled, your alternate choice will be honored. Wait lists will be established for filled study groups in case space becomes available before the fall term begins. Open classes will be announced in August with registration on a first come, first served basis.
SCHOLARSHIPS Scholarships are available each semester on a confidential basis. To apply, send your request to: Executive Director, Academy for Lifelong Learning, 111 West Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
REFUND POLICY If you have to drop a class, a refund less $25 processing fee will be granted up to September 2. From September 3 to 15 a refund less $25 processing fee will be granted for health reasons only. No refund requests will be honored after September 15, 2014. Membership dues are nonrefunda-ble. If A.L.L. cancels a study group, you’re welcome to apply for another open class. Refunds for canceled classes will be given without penalty if that is your choice.