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First United Methodist Church of Winter Park

This is an announcement for the new ministry Act II, aministry for adults 50+. To continue receiving this

newsletter on a regular basis, you need to subscribe to "Act II - The Marquee" list by signing up on the church

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July 2011

"The Marquee" is the Act II Newsletter

designed for the 50+ crowdUpcoming Events

Summer Evenings at Palmano's on

Park Avenue Fellowship - Great Conversation -

Fun Music - Food

Our group is meeting informally on Thursdayevenings at 6:30 at Palmano's on Park Avenue (at the corner of Lyman). Join us for a meal orsimply coffee or dessert. A recent gathering

included 22 members and was considered a greatsuccess, with everyone making new friends and

SERVICE

ACT II Mission Statement

Act II is an inter-generational group onthe move to model intentional

discipleship through prayer, study,fellowship and service.

renewing existing relationships.Reservations aren't required. Just show up and

have a great evening! We will go "dutch" and are very casual.

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!!SAVE THE DATE!

Join Act II on October 15 for theOrlando Philharmonic

We have reserved a block of 100 seats for thoseof us who would enjoy attending an evening of "Night at the Oscars" featuring scores from

great films of all time. Watch for information abouthow to sign-up in our next newsletter.

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Look Like Fun?

Have you always secretly wanted to squaredance? Think about it and watch for future

information!

South Street Children's Food

Program Several of our Act II members assisted inthe South Street summer children's foodprogram. This program will be conductedthroughout July and August to providebreakfast and lunch for children at the SouthStreet campus. The food is provided byOrange County Public Schools SummerFood Service. Volunteers help set up, cleanup and pass out food during the 8:00-9:30 or ll:00-12:30 shifts. Act II volunteers duringthe first week of the program were:Gary and Judy Muzzy, Mary Alice Neumer,Carol Welker, Karen Marks, Victoria Marks,Karen Berg, Pat Troutman, Gwen Smith,Ruth Quinn, Betty Hyde, Ann Murrah, Mary Sue Perreault, Carolyn Arnold, Carol Spencer,Sally Hall, Carol Holloway, Ruth McDaniel, Dave and Charlotte Nielson.

Thank you all!

Volunteers Needed The HOPE Team works with people who live in

homeless camps. Volunteers are needed to workmorning hours at the Health Center. The work

would be greeting patients, helping withpaperwork, etc. Help is also needed with

transportation for some of these folks. Vehiclesand gas would be provided but drivers are needed.

If you are interested in this service, contact Terri Betts at The Health Care Center for theHomeless by phone 407-428-5751,ext 326

or email: tbetts@hcch.org

Disaster Response MinistryIf you have an interest in being a part of a newdeveloping ministry to focus on personal and

church preparedness for emergencies, contact Carol Smith to get scheduled for

initial meetings in late June. Phone: 407-644-2906 ext 288.

Meet the Cast!

Introducing Betsy McKeeby

Betsy has been the parish nurse at First United Methodist Winter Park for seven years.

In Betsy's role as parish nurse, she wants all to understand that Godwants us healthy and whole. Betsy wants to be a resource in

preventing or coping with health issues. She is available to talkto individuals and is excited that Act II can be a source to get

information out to groups of people. Betsy states "I enjoy helpingindividuals understand what the medical world is saying and

answering questions or identifying questions for the personal healthcare provider." Betsy's other career passion has been support of

those with heart problems at Florida Hospital. She recently changedfrom a support role through rehabilitation after a heart problem to

education and support before and during heart surgery. Prevention is a foundation ofa healthy lifestyle so nutrition and physical activity are very important areas to her.On a personal note, Betsy is married and has three sons, who live in Central Florida.

Betsy is availble for all ages but it is a reality that after age 50 people frequently

become more aware of health needs. Betsy wants to know areas where she can be ofservice individually or with programs. She can be reached at 407-644-2907, ext. 237

or via e-mail betsy.mckeeby@gmail.com

This section will highlight members of our congregation to help us get to know each otherbetter. We welcome your suggestions of members to introduce. Contact the editor, Anita Williams, at delphi50@embarqmail.com

Study

Recent or upcoming events to grow spiritually and intellectually

Act II Goes to Schoolby Penny Barcus, Event Coordinator

We all expected that the tour would be quite nice and interesting. We'd heard rumors andspeculated about the new "Medical City" out at Lake Nona in southeast Orlando, butas someone said when we gathered for the final word from Chip Roberts, the tour guide.

"This whole place is brilliant." And it is, in more ways than we imagined. It is a beautiful,airy, brightly-lit campus in a setting that is spanking new and surrounded by lush greentrees - a very Florida-looking place in a good way. It appears to be innovative and much-attuned to the health and well-being of its patients, practitioners and professors in a mannerthat gives one great hope for the future of medicine in our community and world. The groupcame away filled with wonder and pride in the sleek, modern institution that exists in ourown backyard. Chip Roberts, Assistant Vice President for Development at the UCF College of Medicinespoke to the group of 30 Act II members who were fortunate enough to be included in thetour of the three-year old UCF College of Medicine. Chip spoke about the advantages ofbeing build in the age of the Internet. He talked of such things as "global learning" andtotally new methods of teaching future physicians utilizing lecture halls with every availableelement of current technology and how the local community has supported and promotedthe school and all the students with funds and other ways. The group visited the classrooms and lecture halls which have screens, cameras andcomputer hook-ups galore. Even the seats are different sizes to accomodate everystudent and will swivel to let students form small groups. The cafe, lounge and halls areintentionally geared so anyone using them can easily get in some exercise as well as alittle rest and relaxation with lunch. Most have large windows that open to the lovely viewsof the new VA Hospital, Nemour's Pediatric Hospital and other research buildings of equalelegance. There are trees visible everywhere. The practice patient rooms where the medical students learn to examine patients are alsofitted out with cameras and equipment that monitor them as they interact. We were shownhow "virtual patients" are taught to manifest different illnesses or conditions andimmediately grade the students on their performance. Can you imagine that a "practicepatient" can stop a "doctor" to explain to him/her that the level of compassion or knowledgeis lacking? The ability to teach empathy to a physician at this level is a mind-blowingconcept to most of us. This optimistic, open-minded attitude seems to be evidentthroughout the College of Medicine. Lastly, the group was shown into the top floor dissection lab with a very proper reverentatmosphere. We discovered a large sunny room that was very different from theproverbial basement dungeon-like idea of a morgue. Even the pathologist who heads upthe program had a pleasant, talkative personality. He stressed not only the technologicaladvances that allow him to teach the latest imaging techniques such as ultrasonographyalong with anatomy, but also the importance of our local medical community's interactionwith the school and its staff. His explanation of how one our city's medical doctor'swillingness to do MRIs of every cadaver at his expense before the med students evenbegin to dissect them allows for a head-to-toe digital scan to be made available on ascreen above each dissection table when the student arrives in class. It was easy to seehow beneficial this must be to every new medical student. By the time we were ushered in to see how the use of avatar patients can hone the abilityof every physician to take a more detailed medical history, thus aiding him/her to betterdiagnose each disorder, we were completely snowed. Everyone was ready to apply foradmission or donate a chair in the lecture hall or perhaps even our body to science inhonor of this amazing, brilliant place. We would like to extend many thanks to Chip Roberts for a great tour and to MartyWiener, Amelia's husband, for setting up and organizing the tour and accompanying

us for this most enjoyable morning.

F-Y-ILook for this "tips" section in every newsletter.

Helpful Websites

Tools to develop your disaster kit can be found at www.ready.go Ideas on products to help frail elders "age in place" can be found onwww.thiscaringhome.org/products Visit www.caregiver.com and sign up for their FREE Fearless Caregiver weekly newletter

You can sign up online to become an organ doner in Florida at www.translife.org Drivers 65 Plus is an on-line test that allows drivers to assess their own performance. Itprovides specific safety suggestions based on the driver's answers to 15 questions.www.seniordrivers.org

For more information on Act II please call: Janet Hays at 407-687-4221 or

Jack Hays at 321-228-1318.

First United Methodist Church of Winter Park125 N. Interlachen AvenueWinter Park, Florida 32789

407-644-2906

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