MONDAY  TUESDAY  WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY MISC…Bridge Tips 10‐12:00 

Ginny Powell 

Art Explorations 9:00‐12:00 

Square Dancing9:30‐11:00 Bud Miller 

Exercise Class 10:00‐11:00 Cathy Connor 

Intermediate BridgeJo Collier 9:30‐11:30 

FOR ALL OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS 

Sing‐along 10:30 – 12:00 

 

CRAFTS 10:00‐12:00  

Shirley Gruber 

Beginning Tap11:00‐12:30 Mary Finke  

Stability Exercise 11:00‐12:00 

Sandra Carrera 

Beginner Bridge 9:30‐11:30 

Alan Robinson   

Drama 10‐12:00 

Selva Joseph  

 Beginner Bridge  

9:30‐11:30 Alan Robinson 

Spanish (11:00‐12:00) withBarbara Treharne 

 and please note it starts at 10 o clock on the  

1st Wednesday of the month 

 Canasta Lessons 10:00‐12:00 

Betty Hoffman 

Line Dancing9:30‐11:00 

Barbara Mlcuch Hula 

11‐12:00 Sonja Chin 

   

Mahjong Class 12:30 – 3:30 Edie Reiser 

Duplicate Bridge 12:15 ‐ 3:30 Jo Collier 

1st WednesdayBoard Meeting at 

11:15 

Drawing 1:00‐3:00 

Bob McKibben 

Writing Group10:00‐12:00 Elena Karplus 

English (Intermediate)  1:00‐2:00 

Selva Joseph 

  Poker from 12:30 to 3:30 Beryle Greenberg 

 

Ecology / Oral History Class 

1:00‐2:30 (John Owens) 

ALL TRIPS (See Notices at Front Desk) 

Computers 12:30 – 1:30 2:00‐3:00 

Gloria Candela Ann Gaudino 

Rummikub Pool or billiards 

 All day / Every day 

Chair Yoga 1:00‐2:00 (Sandra Carrera)  

  

Computers 12:30‐1:30 2:00‐3:00 

Gloria Candela & Bud Miller 

New Members Meeting 11:00‐12:00 

Last Friday of month  

Bunco 12:30‐3:30 Maria Gulla Open Games 

Daily 12:30‐3:30 

  Computers12:30‐1:30 

Gloria Candela & Bud Miller 

Canasta/Mah Jong 

Open games Daily 

12:00‐3:00 

Duplicate Bridge 12:15 ‐ 3:30 

Daniel Grusauskas 

 Hand and Foot 1:15 – 3:30 

Phyllis Kaplan 

Canasta/Mah Jong  

Open games Daily 

12:30‐3:30 

Ballroom dancing 2:00‐3:45 

Gwen Peiffer  

  

Tap Dance 5:30‐7:30 

Laurie Merker 

 The Library is free and  

open every day 

Book Club2‐4 o clock 

3rd Wednesday 

Dinner Club  6:00 pm 

3rd Thursday  of each month 

  Life  is  fun  together 

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nurture it, it will grow.

It is the same thing with your mind.

You will be surprised how far you will go if you only believe in yourself.”

David Guzman, Wounded Warrior Program

12480 SW 127 Ave Miami, FL 33186

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LIVING INVOLVEMENT

FULLFILLMENT TOGETHERNESS

July 2017

Your bi-monthly Newsletter 2017 OFFICERS

Rosemary Helenbrook President Ruth Hudson Vice President Barbara Treharne Treasurer Jane Scop Recording Secretary Susan Myers Corresponding Secretary

2017 BOARD MEMBERS

Carol Adams Larry Canfield Shirley Gruber Selva Joseph Phyllis Kaplan Bud Miller Barbara Mlcuch Alan Robinson Daniel Rouco

2017 NEWLETTER STAFF Marilyn Green Rosemary Helenbrook Selva Joseph Barbara Mlcuch Margaret Mote Gwen Peiffer Alan Robinson Barbara Treharne

July 2017

Life is fun together

Function and ability change with normal aging, though it is unclear to what extent and what the causes are. Successful aging is a multi-dimensional construct that incorporates cognitive, physical and emotional domains and how the aging process affects them. While there is an abundance of research on common diseases occurring in old age such as dementias, more attention is needed to study the determining factors of successful aging. The primary focus of this study is on successful cognitive aging. Participants will be given assessments measuring attention, working memory, comprehending and producing language, calculating, reasoning, problem solving and decision-making. An MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan will be taken of the brain and analyzed. The critical data they’re collecting will help gain an understanding of successful aging. There is a host of successful Agers who are free of common diseases and disorders associated with the 85s and over. They are socially active, engaged in hobbies, exercise regularly and are brain healthy. The University of Miami research team is hoping these successful Agers who are 85 years old or older, will be interested in being a part of this cutting-edge research. For more information, please contact Stacy Merritt at

s.merritt@med.miami.edu or at 305-243-1386.

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute

Department of Neurology 1120 NW 14th Street, Suite 1370 Miami, FL 33136

Have You Aged successfully (cont)?

In Memorium We are mourning the passing of Eileen Somerset. Eileen

died the morning of Sunday, June 18, 2017. Condolence cards can be sent to her sister: Sharon Stak, 12260 SW 53 Street, Suite 602, Cooper City, FL 33330. Eileen loved the

LIFT and she will be missed by her many friends.

July 2nd Palace Luncheon at the LIFT (see Waiting List at the Front Desk)July 23rd Broadway Palms dinner and theatre trip showing Mary Poppins (only $55.00)

Programs News

Sonja Chin, our newest instructor, is now running Hula from 11-12

on Fridays.

We also have a new very colorful Art instructor Martha Mora.

Zumba will soon become available via the TV in the Great Room.

The Book Club members are currently reading “The Light between Oceans” by Stedman.

Drama and the English Classes will resume on Monday 14th August between 10-11 and 1-2 respectively.

The Creative Hands group (Crafts) are knitting and crocheting hats for new babies and cancer patients. If you have buttons please give them to Nonah Johnson who will be pleased to use them to aid the decora-tion of the hats.

A new Creative Exploration class will begin in September too.

Selva

What factors contribute to successful aging? Researchers at the University of Miami School of Medicine, Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute want to find out.

In House Happenings July 2017

Have You Aged successfully?

MESSAGE FROM YOUR PRESIDENT

Dear Members, I want to thank everyone for your patience during the weeks the elevator was not working. I know this was an inconvenience for all, but mainly for our members who could not navigate the stairs. I am hopeful that the problem has been fixed and you will all be able to return to enjoy the many benefits the LIFT provides. On a lighter note, please read Larry Canfield’s fictional story about the elevator (later in the newsletter). I’m sure many of you will recognize some of the names featured in his story. It certainly brought back memories of the members we have lost through the years. It is so important to cherish the friendships we have formed at the LIFT and otherwise during our lifetime. Shirley Lockenbach shared a poem written by her husband Ron that reflects this perfectly:

TAKE TIME BY Ron Lockenbach

Take time, it is the secret of youth.

Take time to read, it is God’s given privilege.

It is the road to happiness.

Take time to laugh, it is the magic of the soul.

Hugs to all.

Rosemary Helenbrook

On May 28th, we had a members ‘show and tell” plus the first public showing of Larry Canfield’s extremely enjoyable play “The Perils of Putzville”. In the photograph you will find the complete cast plus 2 exhibits from the “show and tell”. There were 40 attendees which was remarkable as the elevator was out of order for the complete week before.

A LOOK BACK at May in the LIFT

Marge Liberante and Doc Lamont were giving Computer classes, while Al Forrest manicured the pool table, awaiting his next victim. Bob and Bobbi Haytock were dancing the night away, along with Mark Pfeiffer, Al Sheeler and several others. I joined in for a while. Joni Mitchell presided over one of her Bridge classes: “High card from the short side!!!,” she preached, her fist pounding on the podium with each word. All of the card tables were filled with Bridge and Canasta players, all having a grand time. I met up with Beverly again, probably not by chance. She told me that I could stay for as long as I wanted, but that the Guest Pass was good for only one day. If I wanted to stay longer, I would have to pay my dues, like she did. Like they all had done. Beverley said that they had applications for membership pending from several current L.I.F.T. members. The names of the applicants were kept confidential until they became permanent members. She asked if I would like to fill one out. I did. I woke up in Baptist Hospital with tubes coming out of my mouth and nose. Monitors beeped, as they measured my every breath. Bandages covered my body. I was in pain. I’m glad I filled out that application, I thought. It’s nice to know that I’ll have somewhere to go when my time comes. But for now, I think, the dues are a little steep.

REMINDERS

Bridge Rummikub and Bunco tournaments in September

Free-Falling (cont) By Larry Canfield

Nov 5th: A 7-night cruise from Miami

for between $1000.00 - $1400.00 : Our traveling members will be enjoying a cruise on the Norwe-gian Cruise Lines ‘Get A Way’ ship traveling to Cozumel, Belize and Roatan in the Western Caribbean. If you wish to join the fun, please call Elda at One World Cruises at 305-666-1010 for information.

An almost 80-year study by Prof. R J Waldinger at the Harvard Adult Development Center has come up with an interesting 3-lesson plan that makes interesting reading. 1 A happy childhood does matter. There seems to be a definite causal link between having had warm relationships with one’s parents’ generation or with at least one sib-ling and having a happier, healthier and therefore longer life. The 800 participants as part of the study filled in self-questioning forms at aged 63, 73 and 78 and seemed to prove this point with very little doubt. 2 Fostering the welfare of the next generation helps too. The positive act of guidance of younger adults at home or work, how-ever, has been shown to ameliorate the bad effects of a not so warm relationship with one’s previous generation. Those of us who have taught or managed others know about the satisfaction and self-worth that can be gained in these areas of life. 3 Breaking ‘bad habits’ earlier in life can make a difference. It also appears that people who quit abusing their bodies earlier in life through alcohol, drugs or smoking have a greater chance of a longer and happier life. This is so obvious that we need not dwell too long on this area – even stopping smoking at age 50 has been proven to make at least a difference, however small, n some instances. An old adage once stated that we are what we eat, drink and breathe – true for sure, but the above 3 points have an associated effect too.

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Can happiness be measured or quantified?

They would have to call the elevator guy, again. We were told that the elevator was fixed. That the Inspector had finally given his approval and we could use it again. “It’s about time!,” we all thought. I was leaving early that day anyway, so I would be the first one to try it. I pushed the button, the light came on. “Alright!” I said. The door opened, I got in, the door closed. “Alright.” Oh, Oh! Something was wrong. The elevator started free-falling. It’s only one floor, but something that massive could cause real damage. Crash!! The whole elevator car was a crumbled mess. I was able to make my way through all of the debris. I couldn’t feel my legs but I made my way back to the stairs to crawl up and get some help. A haze, a dense fog, suddenly appeared. I could barely see, but I managed to make my way. When I went through the door to the L.I.F.T. everything cleared up. There was music, conversation and laughter. There were familiar faces. Some from the distant past, some from the not so distant past. Beverly Potter greeted me at the door. Come in, Larry, I heard you were coming, she said, as she handed me a Guest Pass. Don’t worry, all of our old friends are here.” Mary Sterne was in the kitchen. “You have to try one of my egg salad sandwiches. They’re the best, Larry, the best!” “It must be Thursday,” I laughed. Virginia Goodson marched around in her boots. “Affirmative! Larry,” she bellowed, while munching on an egg salad sandwich. Paul Segura waved from the poker table during one of his bi-weekly games. “We can always use another player, Larry”, he offered. I was tempted.

Free-Falling by Larry Canfield