Age Action Newsletter..December 2016
We wish Pauline Power, Age Action, National Developement Manager, well in her new post.. Our Thanks to Pauline for her help to us in the past and to Age Action for Sharing their latest Newsletter with us, see below. We have not had a Newsletter from them for a while, as they have had a number of personnel changes. Here is the link to their latest Newsletter....CB
Getting Started
Age Page - Autumn 2016
Welcome to the Getting Started Age Page
This newsletter will keep you up to date on the activities of the Getting Started Programme and provide information on interesting websites, new technology and news.
Getting Started is a programme for older people to help them gain confidence and basic skills in computers and the internet. Training is provided by volunteer tutors in small classes, with an emphasis on encouragement and support for older learners.
Staff Changes
Our Getting Started Team has recently changed with our National Development Manager, Pauline Power taking up a new post with another organisation.
Robert Carroll, our Dublin City Council Sheltered Housing Development Officer took early retirement in September and
Jennifer Glansford has been appointed the new National Development Manager.
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Improving Later Life – Understanding the oldest old
Age UK has produced this quite long but very interesting read about improving the lives of people in their mid 80s onwards:
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Silver Surfer Awards
Open eir has announced its sponsorship of the Silver Surfer Awards as part of a two-year partnership with Age Action. Now in its eighth year, the Awards celebrate and recognise the achievements of older people using technology and the Internet as well as the volunteers who teach these skills.
Nominations are now open for the following categories:
The five categories for the 2017 open eir Silver Surfer Awards are:
New to IT Award - A person over the age of 50 who is new to technology and has overcome challenges to become an IT user.
Hobbies on the Net Award - An older person who uses the Internet to pursue their passion or hobby, or who uses IT for communication and social networking.
Golden IT Award - An individual over the age of 80 who uses technology to enhance their life.
Silver Surfer Award - An older person who embraces the Internet or technology with a sense of fun and adventure.
IT Tutor(s) of the Year Award - An individual or group who provides voluntary support to older learners.
Nominate someone you know!
The closing date for entry is Friday, 17 February 2017 and you make your nomination online. The awards ceremony takes place in eir’s Head Office, 1HSQ, on Tuesday, 28 March 2017.
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Better Together Awards
Irish Haemochromatosis Society
Last years Silver Surfer Winner, Margaret Mullett, is the chairperson of the Irish Haemochromatosis Society. The society has been nominated for a Better Together Award and needs your votes!
You can view the video here:
http://www.bettertogether.ie/video/haemochromatosis-sean-danny
You can vote for the video EVERY DAY up to 7th December
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Remembering 1916, Recording 2016 Survey
The National Library of Ireland needs your help!
Help them build the archive of the future. What website best reflects the events of 1916? What website best records life in Ireland in 2016?
Vote now at:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8CCV93P
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DCU New Programme for Retirees
Dublin City University has launched a new programme aimed at engaging the talents of retired and soon-to-be retired professionals who are seeking new challenges into the latter stages of their careers.
The Advanced Transitions Programme will offer a combination of academic, personal and professional activities with the aim for its participants to realise an engaged and purposeful stage in later life through vitalising their skills, knowledge and expertise.
An initial pilot-programme will seek 25 participants in order to combine their expertise into a dynamic and engaging community at the college. A week-long programme ‘Ignite’ will introduce participants and explore their personal motivations for taking part where they will be questioned about their current plans and what they aim to achieve through the programme.
The outcome will provide a personalised plan as to how each individual will engage with the range of activities offered in the programme.
The programme, led by Director Ronan King, will contain core elements as well as optional activities that aim to reflect the unique interests of the group as a whole in addition to each individual’s personal interests.
Participants are being welcomed to act as mentors to undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as to provide knowledge and advice to groups of students engaging in commercial and social enterprises.
The Advanced Transitions Programme will launch for a full academic year at the beginning of next year, with a full week of activities set for January 2017 followed by selective days throughout the twelve week duration from February to April and September to December.
Aaron Gallagher
http://www.thecollegeview.com/2016/06/02/dcu-offers-new-programmes-retirees/
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New Age Action Shops
Age Action is delighted to announce the opening of our new shops at:
5 Bharr Na Straide Ballincollig, Cork
&
15, Terenure Place, Terenure, Dublin 6W
Donations are always welcome. Either drop donations to shops or call our Stock Collection team on 01 4756989
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Information Team – Online Enquiry Form
If you need information about any ageing matter or need to ask us a question, the Information Team have a new online enquiry form you can complete and send:
https://www.ageaction.ie/how-we-can-help/information/ask-question
The Information Team is always on the end of the phone so if you would prefer, call them on 01 4756989.
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Websites of Interest
Travel with a difference
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Making Ireland Click
A new series, Making Ireland Click is being currently aired on RTE. It highlights the challenges of getting people, including older people online. In the first episode (31/10/16), our classes at Dominican College featured along with a great piece by our previous Silver Surfer Winner, Marie O’Gorman. You can watch the last two episodes on the following link:
http://www.rte.ie/player/ie/search/?q=making%20ireland%20click
Alternatively, log onto the following website for links:
http://www.makingirelandclick.ie
Or check out our blog on our website:
https://www.ageaction.ie/blog/2016/10/27/tune-making-ireland-click
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YouTube Videos
Recent Irish Sporting History
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ3o5S61lBY
A bird video to make you smile Jhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ3o5S61lBY
An inspirational lady
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-37775585
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Ageing Matters
- Car Insurance Costs out of Control, page 3
- Top tips for Positive Ageing, page 10
- Getting Started in Cork, turn to page 15
For all of that and a lot more check out
https://www.ageaction.ie/sites/default/files/attachments/third_and_final_proof.pdf
and please feel free to share this email with your friends and family.
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Age Action’s Facebook – Help get us to 7,000 Likes
We have 6,650 likes on Facebook and we would love to reach 7,000 soon. It’s a great way to follow what’s going on in the charity so if you are on Facebook please find the Age Action page click “Like” and “Share” the page with your friends and ask them to “Like” us too. If you “Like” and “Share” our postings you can greatly help us to spread our message far and wide.
www.facebook.com/AgeActionIreland
Thanks.
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