OWLF MEETING Sept 23: HELP! I’M LOST IN THE MEDICARE MAZE

OWL-SF Member Meeting
September 23, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. via Zoom

  • What will Medicare pay for?
  • How do I know if this injury or illness or condition calls for rehab, assisted living, skilled nursing or in-home care?
  • How do I find the “good places”?
  • Where can I go to find guidance for myself or my loved one in this crisis time?

 I just cannot navigate all this online stuff. I need a real human being helping me.

If you have not experienced this kind of panic, chances are that you or someone you know will in the future. Don’t wait until You are in a crisis to gain this knowledge.

Chris Dillon, a retired nursing home administrator who serves on the Advisory Council of DAS, will give us information about the free resources provided through HiCap and The Hub of the Dept. of Aging and Disability Services. She will be joined by a representative from HiCap, a non-profit providing individualized guidance.
 

Zoom information to follow.
For more information:
call (415) 712-1695, or email info@owlsf.org

ART WITH ELDERS EVENTS July 2023

AWE at SFDPH Laguna Honda Hospital: Art as Healthcare

Tue. July 11, 12-2p (Free and open to the public)
SFAC Main Gallery
401 Van Ness Ave. Ste. 125
SF, CA 94102

Please join us for this special event!

Art With Elders reflects on its 25-year partnership with Laguna Honda Hospital (LHH) which has consistently celebrated creativity in its care of San Franciscans with skilled nursing care needs.

The program will be a conversation with SF Department of Public Health staff and AWE at LHH art program participants facilitated by AWE Executive Director Mark Campbell who has run the AWE at LHH program for over 25 years.  

In partnership with San Francisco Arts Commission Galleries

RSVP requested, but not required:
https://www.sfartscommission.org/calendar/art-healthcare-art-elders-laguna-honda-hospital

ADA Accessible

Cover art: “Daybreak on the Horizon” by Tony Lai Yu – Laguna Honda Hospital

              AWE Artists at Imago Gallery

                  Public Opening Event

Sat. July 15, 12:30-2:30p (Free and open to the public)
Trinity St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
1668 Bush St, San Francisco, CA 94109, (415) 775-1117

Please join us for a community gathering and exhibit tour. Artwork by AWE artists from senior living communities from the neighborhood around Trinity St. Peter’s will be featured in the Imago Gallery inside the church. Meet and chat with some of the featured artists. Light refreshments will be served.

ADA Accessible

Cover art “Behind the Flowers” by Connie Manning – Rhoda Goldman Plaza

And…please visit our exhibit SF City Hall:

Art With Elders:
The Power of Creativity and Community

SF Arts Commission Galleries at San Francisco City Hall
1 Dr Carlton B Goodlett Pl, San Francisco, CA 94102
Through Fri. Aug. 25, 2023

 

OWL-SF July 22 Gathering: LET’S DO LUNCH!

It’s time for our in-person luncheon where we
connect with new and longtime friends!

Please join us: 

When: Saturday, July, 22, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM

Where: ST. MARK’S LUTHERAN CHURCH

RSVP : no later than Saturday, July 15th

  • Complimentary vegetarian or non-vegetarian lunch and beverages (RSVP should specify vegetarian/non-vegetarian meal)
  • Book swap – bring a book or two to trade
  • Guest speaker: Paul Drexler, author of Notorious San Francisco: True Tales of Crime, Passion and Murder, and creator of “Crooks Walking Tours,” exploring some of SF’s notorious and mayhem-filled neighborhoods
We are proud to hold the OWL luncheon in
St. Mark’s beautiful Heritage Hall
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church

1111 O’Farrell Street, San Francisco, CA
(Between Franklin and Gough)
Some Parking available, MUNI 38-Geary, 49 Van Ness,
Wheelchair accessible
Tour of the historical St. Mark’s Church available after lunch

Don’t forget to RSVP:
  • Call (415) 712-1695
  • or email info@owlsf.org
  • include your meal preference of vegetarian or non vegetarian
Let OWL know if you need a ride,
and we will try to find one for you! 
 

OWL-SF MEETING JUNE 24: STRENGTHEN AND STRETCH

STRENGTHEN AND STRETCH:

Getting Back to Basics for an Active Summer!

Zoom video and call-in meeting
Saturday, June 24, 11 AM to 12:15 PM

Coach Kyra returns to OWL for a much-needed session to wake up our bodies, increase our endurance, and sharpen our awareness of safe and mindful movement

  • Workout for our entire bodies
  • Gentle exercises done sitting or standing
  • Exercises and stretches for daily and at-home use
  • No special equipment or abilities needed!

Coach Kyra is a well-known exercise trainer and coach who regularly works with the Community Living Campaign and other San Francisco senior facilities, helping older people stay fit and active according to their individual abilities.

For more information call (415) 712-1695     email: info@owlsf.org

OWL-SF Meeting May 27: GUN VIOLENCE IN CALIFORNIA AND THE USA

GUN VIOLENCE IN CALIFORNIA AND THE USA

Saturday, May 27, 2023
11 AM to 12:30 PM Zoom Meeting 

 

Speaker: Ruth Borenstein, Brady United Against Gun Violence, Past Legislative and Policy Chair for Brady California.

  • Update on status of SF & CA gun laws.
  • What are most pressing needs: local, state, national?
  • How gun violence affects women in particular.
  • Getting our voices heard on state and national levels.
For more information, contact OWL-SF
Call:  (415) 712-1695                            Email:  info@owlsf.org

ART WITH ELDERS Event May 23

San Francisco Cares:

Inclusivity and Accessibility

in Senior Arts Programming

Tue. May 23, 12-2p (Free and open to the public)

SFAC Main Gallery

401 Van Ness Ave. Ste. 125

(War Memorial Veterans Building)

SF, CA 94102

Please join us for this special event!

Arts programming provides participants with a forum for expressing themselves while cultivating a sense of identity and belonging. Our vision is a society in which every older adult engages in the creative arts as part of their healthy and vibrant longevity.

A panel of San Francisco senior service providers and participants will discuss how creative programming impact the lives of older adults and adults with disabilities, including strategies to foster inclusive, accessible environments.

Panelists:

Mark Campbell – Executive Director Art With Elders
Katie Wade – Senior Director of Creative Engagement, Front Porch Community Services
Jessica McCracken – Director of Creative Spark, Front Porch Community Services
Cindy Kauffman – Deputy Director of Community Services, Department of Disability and Aging Services
Liv Schaffer – Intergenerational Programs Director, EngAGE; Director, Dance Generators; Professor, USF
Lizette Suarez – Director of Well Connected Español
Virginia Jourdan – AWE Artist Instructor
Kim Ringle – AWE Artist Participant – Openhouse

Cover art: “Solitary Confinement” by Kim Ringle – Openhouse

OWLSF Announcement: Speak Out at Senior Rally Day May 2nd

Registration is now open for the California Senior Legislature’s FREE 2023 Virtual Senior Rally Day on Tuesday, May 2nd, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Join CSL virtually from the comfort of your home or office as we meet with Legislators and CA Department on Aging for an update on the status of the Master Plan for Aging and the State Budget. Additionally, we will have a panel focused on the Equity Initiative.  

The afternoon advocacy session will provide an opportunity to meet with Legislators and staff on important aging bills and budget requests.

All attendees must be registered in advance to participate. To register, click the link below:

https://4csl.org/senior-rally-day/registration/

Suggested Message to U.S. House Reps Re: H.R. 82

I am writing to ask for your help in cosponsoring H.R. 82 (Graves-LA and Spanberger-VA) since you were one of the cosponsors of this bill in the 117th Congress. This bipartisan bill will repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO), penalties that financially harm millions of retirees across our nation.
 
The WEP and GPO cut or eliminate Social Security benefits that retirees have paid for. The WEP cuts the earned benefits of public service workers that they paid for during their time working in the private sector. The GPO eliminates the Social Security survivor benefit, even for those with a modest pension. Retired educators can be forced into poverty when their spouse dies, even though their survivor benefit had been paid for by their spouse.
 
Now is the time to take action to repeal these two unjust penalties. The nation has been seeing an exodus of teachers who are either leaving the profession or retiring earlier than planned. The repeal of these two offsets is an important step to help to turn the tide in favor of teachers remaining in the classroom.
 
Please cosponsor the bipartisan bill H.R. 82 (Graves – LA and Spanberger – VA) and move this issue to the forefront.

OWLSF MEETING April 22: LAGUNA HONDA–Issues, Current Events, Actions to Take

WHY IS LAGUNA HONDA HOSPITAL IMPORTANT
TO SAN FRANCISCO’S OLDER WOMEN?Saturday, April 22, 2023
11 AM to 12:30 PM Zoom Meeting
LEARN THE FACTS:
  • What are the problems?
  • How did we get here?
  • Where do things stand now?
  • What can we do to ensure the future of this much needed skilled nursing facility? 

Speaker: Dr. Teresa Palmer, geriatrician and family physician working in San Francisco for over 30 years, 15 of them at Laguna Honda Hospital.

ZOOM link and call-in information to follow

For more information email or call:

info@owlsf.org                   415-712-1695

ART WITH ELDERS Social Connection Event April 1

AWE-SFAC Art & Social Connection Event

Sat. Apr. 1, 12-2p

Art With Elders uses the power of art, creativity, and community to enrich the journey of aging.

The Role of the Arts in

Building Social Connection:

The Art With Elders Senior Bridge Project

Sat. April 1, 12-2p (Free and open to the public)
SFAC Main Gallery (War Memorial Veterans Building)

401 Van Ness Ave. Ste. 125SF, CA 94102

 

Please join us for this special event! 

Free Registration on Eventbrite

 

Listening to our seniors and hearing their need for social connection.

Art With Elders program participants discuss their experiences moving from isolation to connection by engaging in group creative practice. This event will be presented in English and Spanish.

Cover art: “Untitled” by Irene Higgins – On Lok PACE

 
Also coming soon:

San Francisco Cares:

Inclusivity and Accessibility in Senior Arts Programming

Tue. May 23, 12-2p (Free and open to the public)

SFAC Main Gallery (War Memorial Veterans Building)
401 Van Ness Ave. Ste. 125SF, CA 94102

 

Please join us for this special event!

 

Arts programming provides participants with a forum for expressing themselves while cultivating a sense of identity and belonging.

San Francisco senior service providers discuss the role arts programs play in the lives of the older adults they serve, and will share their strategies to address the need for inclusivity and accessibility among marginalized older adults and people with disabilities.

Cover art: “Solitary Confinement” by Kim Ringle – Openhouse

OWLSF Member Meeting March 25: PEDESTRIAN SAFETY

SAFE STREETS 

What can we do to make our lives as pedestrians safer?

Saturday, March 25, 2023, 11AM to 12:30 PM

Zoom in and join OWL for a panel discussion on what is being done to make us safer as pedestrians, what more can be done, and what we can do to make a difference.

  • Jodie Medeiros, WalkSF. As Executive Director she is responsible for leading Walk San Francisco’s strategic work. 

  • Jamie Parks, SFMTA Livable Streets Director. His organization leads the projects focused on creating safe and inviting streets and sidewalks for all who walk and use a bicycle

Note: The last 10 minutes of the meeting will be devoted to the re-election of the current OWL-SF Board

Zoom Link and telephone information to be provided 

For more information, Call: (415) 712-1695;  Email: info@owlsf.org

SF Rec and Park Spring Senior Class Registration Begins on March 1

We are excited to share that registration for senior classes offered by San Francisco Recreation and Parks will now open with priority registration ahead of general registration dates. No more having to compete with adult, youth and tot registrations!

For the spring season, senior class registration will begin on Wednesday, March 1, at 10 a.m. In addition to online registration at sfrecpark.org/register , walk-in registration is available for senior classes at the Golden Gate Park Senior Center (6101 Fulton Street) beginning at 10 a.m. on March 1.

Senior classes are for ages 55 and over. To see the spring senior class offerings, click the link below.

SENIOR PROGRAMMING

OWLSF MEETING February 25: CURRENT STATE OF MEDICARE & SOCIAL SECURITY

SAVE THE DATE

Update on Protecting and Improving
Social Security & Medicare

 

SPEAKER Jodi Reid, Executive Director of California Alliance for Retired Americans (CARA) returns to OWL with important updates:

  • The facts on how Social Security & Medicare are funded
  • Ongoing threats toward privatization
  • Improving Social Security and expanding Medicare
  • Action items for Members of Older Women’s League 

DATE & TIME: February  25, 2022, 11 AM to 12:30 PM

Check out CARA’s video on Social Security
 
ZOOM Link to Follow
 
(415) 712-1695           info@owlsf.org

OWL ANNOUNCEMENT: WE NEED YOUR 2023 NOMINATIONS FOR OWL BOARD MEMBERS

OWL ANNOUNCEMENT :

IT’S TIME TO NOMINATE BOARD MEMBERS FOR 2023

Serving on the OWL Board is a great way to meet new people and get involved with meaningful activities. We urge you to contribute to OWL’s future by nominating candidates to serve on the OWL Board.

RESPONSIBILITIES FOR INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS:

  • Attend monthly Board meetings either in person or via Zoom.
  • Identify important issues for OWL ALERTS for one month of each year.
  • Propose topics for monthly membership meeting.
  • Help organize at least one meeting of your choice.
  • Contribute ideas and (if willing) write articles to the OWL Newsletter.

NOMINATING CANDIDATES FOR BOARD MEMBERSHIP:

  • Ask prospective candidates if they are willing to be nominated. New OWL members or anyone interest in OWL’s mission can be nominated
  • Email your nominee to Betty Traynor: btraynor@att.net.  Nominees can be submitted by calling OWL and leaving a message at  (415) 712-1695, or by emailing OWL at info@owlsf.org
  • Please note that members are welcome to nominate themselves

DEADLINE for Nominations is the January Planning meeting on January 28, 2023. Nominations from the floor can be made at that time.

The list of nominees with brief bios will be sent by email or mailed to members who are not online.

ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBERS will be held at the beginning of the February 25 Membership Meeting. Up to 8 people may be elected.

OWLSF ANNUAL PLANNING MEETING January 28

LET 2023 BE THE YEAR OWL-SF TAKES FLIGHT!

OWL-SF ANNUALL PLANNING MEETING
Saturday, January 28, 2023
11 AM to 12:30 PM Zoom Meeting 

Let’s make OWL more relevant, inclusive, and vibrant than ever!

Help us plan:
  • Informative, inspiring activities and programs
  • Political actions that support our mission to improve lives of midlife and older women
  • Membership meetings featuring speakers who bring you the health information you need
  • An outlet for our idealistic and creative spirit
  • Opportunities for friendship, community and support
Email or call for Zoom or other information:
 
info@owlsf.org                  Phone 415-712-1695

LEGACY FILM FESTIVAL ON AGING 2023

Sheila Malkind, the Founder & Director, as well as her Board of Directors and reviewers, selected 40 long and short films, almost entirely documentaries–some whimsical, others serious—covering diverse themes on Friendship, Vitality, Later Life, Love, Creativity, Caregiving, and, inevitably, Death—and more.

Also included in the upcoming festival, are recorded interviews with several of the filmmakers–their chosen subjects, their challenges, and the messages their films impart. Director Norman Jewison explains his film adaptation of Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen, while Director Barbara Schock talks about her 2000 Academy Award as Director for Best Short Film (Live Action), My Mother Dreams The Satan’s Disciples in New York.

CLICK HERE FOR TIME AND PRICE DETAILS

The Legacy Film Festival on Aging celebrates the aging process as profound and meaningful, often challenging, and always courageous. Malkind: “Our films portray some of the many facets of this unique, ever-changing experience, honestly and artfully, and always with compassion and love for the subjects.”

Sheila Malkind, MA, MPH,

LEGACY FILM FESTIVAL ON AGING

(415) 515-2708

info@legacyfilmfestivalonaging.org

legacyfilmfestivalonaging.org

JANUARY 22: OWLSF ANNUAL PLANNING MEETING

Join OWL-SF for our

2022 Planning Meeting

The Future of OWL-SF
Saturday, January 22nd
11:00 am to 12:30 pm

Call (415) 712-1695 or email info@owlsf.org for Zoom info

We need people to step up and help lead us into the future,
to keep our mission relevant,
and continue to make our organization one that uniquely serves
midlife and older women.

*Join us to plan for 2022 and beyond
*Share your thinking and commitment to our work
for midlife and older women

VIRTUAL Legacy Film Festival on Aging MAY 24-31 2021

The 10th Legacy Film Festival on Aging, May 24-31, 2021 – the only international screen event exploring life in the world of new aging – will take viewers from Australia to Sweden, from Hungary to Cuba and across the US with over 25 feature-length and short indie films. The festival will screen online, reaching audiences across the nation and the globe.

See legacyfilmfestivalonaging.org for details.