In this issue

an update about our Special Interest Group Activities

 

Monday, March 25, 2019
10:00 - 11:30 am
Fellowship Hall
Niles Discovery Church
36600 Niles Blvd

 

We are continuing to work on individual projects while sharing our interests, knowledge, encouragement, and friendship.  We are, also, discussing ideas for service projects.

 

Some of us have started creating “Twiddlemuffs” for Alzheimer and dementia patients. “TwiddleMuffs” are knitted or sewn hand-warmers that provide sensory stimulation for people living with Alzheimer's or dementia. They keep restless hands busy and soothe and comfort those who are anxious or agitated. We have contacted local facilities caring for these patients to see if there is a need, as well as, preparing samples to share with the group before our next meeting.

 

Bring your needlework project or start something new.  Then learn about Greater Niles Village, and JOIN US!

 

Did you know that Earl Warren (future California governor and Supreme Court justice) spoke at the Niles Library dedication ceremony?  Learn more from Kirk Hammond, Niles library staff member, who will talk about the history of the Niles library.  Make new friends as you share tales about Niles with long-time neighbors.

 

Tales of the Town is a Special Interest Group of Greater Niles Village.  Learn more about Greater Niles Village; then JOIN US! The group will also discuss the venue for the next Tales of the Town program.

 

Is there such a thing as music whisperer?  Is vinyl dead?  What pieces of music have been meaningful in your life?

 

Read The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce, and come to talk about the book and the music in your life as Patrice Varga leads the Greater Niles Village Book Club in a discussion of the novel. Learn more about Greater Niles Village and decide about the next book discussion meeting. You may even be the lucky winner of a gift certificate from Needle on the Groove.  Join us!

 

The Helping Hands is the team designing how Greater Niles Village provides assistance when Villagers need a Hand.  At the next meeting we’ll continue planning three types of services: