Kori Chisham
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February 28, 2014
General OLLI at LSU Announcements
Do you want to register online but forgot your log-in? Do you need help remembering your password? You can all us for any help accessing OLLI online, as well as to register for courses
and membership. Call 225-578-2500 Monday – Friday between 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM for assistance.
Felicianas Chapter Coffee
Enjoy an opportunity for OLLI members and guests to socialize and learn about the craft of a local wood carving artist, Mr. Henry Watson at First Baptist Church (12404 LA Hwy 10) in St.
Francisville. People have come from all over the U.S., bringing old photographs of their homes for Henry to recreate on wood. His three dimensional works of art are carved with a chisel and mallet on old cypress and depict a unique art-form in an incredibly, creative manner.
Henry Watson was fifteen years old when he started wood carving at Livonia High School in an art class. He watched his instructor carving, decided he wanted to master the craft, grabbed a screwdriver, and went to work. It did not take him long to discover that a screwdriver would not work, so he picked up a chisel and has used a mallet and chisel ever since to create his works of art. He refers to himself as “The Woodcarving Artist on False River!”
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Join the OLLI Honor Roll today!
The 2013-2014 OLLI fundraising campaign continues. This year's campaign has raised nearly $7000 to date and includes over 80 donors. Our annual goal is $15,000 with over 125 donors, so please make your donation today! Your gifts are vital to the financial viability of the OLLI program, to our competitiveness in obtaining future grants from national foundations, and to the number and quality of our learning experiences throughout the year. Donors are recognized in the 2013-2014 OLLI Honor Roll of Donors. Please make your check out to “LSU Foundation,” and on the memo line add “For OLLI at LSU.” Mail it to OLLI at LSU, 1225 Pleasant Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803. You may also give online using your credit card. Thank you!
LSU Events
Survivor of the World War II Holocaust and Forgiveness Advocate Eva Kor Thursday, March 20, 2014
7:00 PM
C.B. Pennington, Jr. Building and Conference Center Auditorium 6400 Perkins Rd, Baton Rouge
The Triumph of the Human Spirit, from Auschwitz to Forgiveness A Lecture hosted by the LSU Life Course and Aging Center
with the LSU School of Social Work
During the Holocaust, Eva together with her identical twin sister, Miriam, became part of the atrocious experiments in the Nazi death camp, Auschwitz, under direction of Dr. Josef Mengele. Eva will speak about the healing power of forgiveness. A book signing will follow, with copies of her book, Surviving the Angel of Death: The True Story of a Mengele Twin in Auschwitz, available in the lobby after her lecture.
To register, please click here.
Sailing - Saturday at 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Catch the wind in your sails & learn the basic principles of small boat sailing, including safety considerations. Put that knowledge to the test on the water at False River. Join active small-boat sailors on their boats for this information-packed, hands-on class. Course will be a "one day only" event, sponsored by & held at the Pelican Yacht Club, False River, New Roads, LA.
Instructor: Pelican Yacht Club Sailing Instructor Date: March 29
Location: Pelican Yacht Club Cost: $40
Course Code: OLSAIL.(2)
Note: Wear non-skid shoes & bring a brown bag lunch/drinks & a life jacket (or club will provide one).
Su Joffrion, a member of Lagniappe Chapter, is preparing to embark on a hike of the Appalachian Trail, a six-month adventure if completed.
She invites all of her friends at OLLI to join her on this journey from Georgia to Maine along the "Dallas Trail," starting February 22, 2014. Just log in to
www.trailjournals.com/Dallas. Su promises to keep us posted on her progress and will send us messages of interest, "whenever the weather conditions and satellite reception permit."
Safe travels, Su! From everyone in OLLI at LSU!
Meetings
Curriculum Committee Meeting - Friday, March 14 at 9:30 AM at LA Technology Park Advisory Council Meeting - Friday, March 21 at 9:30 AM at LA Technology Park
The Friends of LPB is requesting our help in answering phones for the March Pledge Drive on Thursday, March 20, from 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM. One needs to be able to use a laptop computer to record information when answering the phone for memberships and donations. 12 volunteers are needed. Dinner will be provided before instructions are given on answering the
phone. Meet at 6:00 PM at LPB (7733 Perkins Rd). This is a wonderful way to give back to the community and publicize OLLI at LSU.
RSVP to Marion Territo by email or call 225-767-1953 if you would like to volunteer.
If you have an area event that you want to share with fellow OLLI at LSU members, e-mail us the event name, date, time, and website, and we will include it in OLLI News.
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Kori, Joanne, Jane & Kelsey
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