News and Notes - January 2021 GIAC Senior Program - City of Ithaca
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News and Notes – January
2021 GIAC Senior Program
Happy holidays, Happy New Year!
The 2021 New Year is upon us and as we reflect back, I'm happy to say that GIAC
has made it through the initial unknown period of the Coronavirus, we adapted our
programs to go virtual with a few in-person lunches with social distancing to still
encourage the camaraderie and engagement the senior program is known for. We
know it is not the year any of us could have imagined; however, our craft and
yoga/meditation classes and monthly senior breakfast (with breakfast delivery and
entertainment) continue, our grocery shopping services is available to help keep
seniors out of the grocery stores, and senior well-being check-ins are happening
frequently so we can support those who need uplifting. If we cannot help, then
chances are we have resources in the community we can call on to help support our
local seniors. Our motto this year has been GIAC STRONG because when it comes to
community, GIAC continues to work through the challenging times and still do all we
can to serve the needs of our community and senior population. Since the bulk of
2021 will still be unpredictable and, even in the most optimistic projections, society is
still looking at modified programs possibly until the end of summer.
Thus, the GIAC Senior Program is announcing that any senior who was a member in
2020 will be AUTOMATICALLY REGISTERED for the new year. Essentially, GIAC is
giving you a second year of membership. With that said, it is absolutely vital that the
Senior Program stay viable and generate revenue to help the long-term sustainability
of the program and meet our financial obligations. So, I intreat you to contribute the
normal membership fee of $55 (or more) if you are able as a donation to the GIAC
Senior Program. If not the full amount, we hope you will contribute what you can
(since this is a donation, I can send you a receipt for tax purposes, let me know if I
should). Please help the GIAC Senior Program remain STRONG and engaged with as
many seniors as possible in the seasons ahead. Should you have any needs or ideas
for virtual programs for the upcoming months, let me know. For those needing
1assistance with technology to take part in virtual programs, we can help you navigate
how. We will return better and stronger together, and I want you to be part of it!
2021 comes in much the way the 2020 goes out, but it does feel good that we have
the hope and promise of a new year! This is the way I see the program going for the
months. While it is winter and the cold weather persists, the program will continue as
it has for the past couple of months, primarily online with Zoom events on a variety of
topics. We will still deliver meals for the breakfasts and offer transportation to shop
occasionally. As the weather improves (and assuming the pandemic subsides), we will
gather for outdoor, social distanced lunches or some other type of programming.
Perhaps by summer, we will feel comfortable riding in vans, or some other contained
space, together. I hope to take a feel charter bus trips next year…perhaps Turning
Stone or one (or more) of the nearby casinos, a boat ride, and/or Lights on the Lake.
No one can anticipate how next year will play out, but we can be hopeful for a quick
return to normality (or closer to it).
Like everywhere, the success of the vaccine rollout will dramatically affect what
the program looks like. Let us hope that the vaccine is effectively distributed and
highly successful. I encourage you all to take advantage of the opportunity of
receiving the vaccine if/when it is offered. As you all are senior citizens, perhaps you
will have access in a month or two.
Remember, virtual programming is available on a computer using the Zoom app,
but also to anyone that has a phone. If you are interested but have not been able use
either your computer or your phone to access this type of program, get in touch with
me in advance…it is not too difficult, I will give you a tutorial. I have already helped a
few people successfully connect. First the regular meetings:
• Zoom Craft Group, Tuesdays at 12 noon. Everyone is welcome. To join by phone: 1-
929-436-2866; Meeting ID: 278 922 636; Password: 007992
• Mindfulness, Meditation & Chair Yoga, Mondays at 1 pm. The purpose of our class
will be to calm and center our minds, to provide a way to manage stress, and have
clarity and to use gentle movements to stretch and become a bit more flexible. To
participate on a computer (check with me if using a phone):
2https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88613136156?pwd=aEhKZVRpTXZyRDJ0L2pVM0lYN
XU5QT09 Meeting ID: 886 1313 6156; Password: GIAC2020
• Iced Tea and Poetry, Friday, 1/8 at 10 am– Grab a cup of your favorite beverage
and enjoy listening to poems written by members and guests. Please feel free to
share a favorite poem or one that you wrote yourself. To participate:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89317962478?pwd=SC9oZVI3eDFXR3RidlRxTlBQTkY
xQT09: Meeting ID: 893 1796 2478; Password: G7Z7Ub
To join via your telephone: Dial 1-929-205-6099; Enter the Meeting ID and
password (see above).
• Health Department COVID Presentation and Senior Citizens, Wednesday, 1/13 at
1 pm – Samantha Hillson, Director of Health Promotion, and Dr. Klepack, TC
Medical Director will present on COVID in Tompkins County with an emphasis on
the senior citizen population. They will also discuss the current situation and
description of the rollout of the vaccine. There will be time for Q&A, but if you
know a question in advance, let me know so it can be included in the presentation.
To participate on a computer:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84698430359?pwd=cUE0eEllTzAwckJaR0ZjOE53ckc1
dz09 : Meeting ID: 846 9843 0359; Password: vfuW1F
To join via your telephone: Dial 1-929-205-6099; Enter the Meeting ID and
password (see above), followed by the “#” sign; Enter the “#” sign again to skip the
participant ID.
• Johnson Museum Virtual Program, Friday, 1/15 at 11 am - Join Carol Hockett,
Johnson Coordinator of School and Family Program, for a virtual lecture: “Picturing
Change: Photography and Social Justice”.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85951197451?pwd=bWI5ZGM2cytZU3NHdHpMRE5i
TCtXZz09 : Meeting ID: 859 5119 7451; Password: LGKz5T
To join via your telephone: Dial 1-929-205-6099; Enter the Meeting ID and
password (see above).
• Graham Ottoson of Gourdlandia Craft Presentation, Tuesday, January 26 12noon –
Graham is a dynamic person who does some interesting, beautiful art using gourds
that she grows near her home at Eco-Village. We visited her workshop a couple of
years ago, but I think it will be worthwhile to check in with her about her recent
works and see her process over a Zoom demo. To participate on a computer:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/278922636?pwd=QTRXTStaR1dBcVRDRFlOcUoxMjdV
3UT09 : Meeting ID: 278 922 636; Password: 007992 To join via your telephone: Dial
1-929-205-6099; Enter the Meeting ID and password (see above), followed by the
“#” sign; Enter the “#” sign again to skip the participant ID.
• Zoom Breakfast with guest Robert Morgan: Friday, January 29, 10 am - Robert
Morgan grew up in a small town in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. He
attended the University of North Carolina, where he studied with the poet Fred
Chappell. After working as a salesman, housepainter, and farmer, he joined the
faculty of Cornell University where he teaches English and creative writing.
Although some consider Morgan an Appalachian regional writer, Morgan has lived
for most of his adult life in central NY, where he has taught at Cornell University
since the early 1970s. In recent years Morgan has gained wide recognition as a
prose writer, in large part due to the fact that Oprah Winfrey selected his novel
Gap Creek for her book club in 2000.
Like last month, we will deliver breakfast from Shortstop Deli to your door for
$4. You have the choice of an English muffin sandwich with egg & cheese,
egg/cheese & bacon, or egg/cheese & sausage. Please let me know your choice by
1/27. To participate on a computer:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87047801306?pwd=TnZNTFQ0anNZWC9rR3ZOa1pK
Uk5NUT09 : Meeting ID: 870 4780 1306; Password: 74jPhm
To join via your telephone: Dial 1-929-205-6099.
• Grocery Delivery – Since the beginning of the pandemic, I have been facilitating the
delivery of groceries to members’ homes. Perhaps with the local and national spike
in cases, you might want to avoid grocery stores. Interested participants should
contact me. I will submit your order through the Walmart website and set the
delivery time. There is a $35 minimum order for any delivery. I get a message via
email when the delivery departs Walmart and I alert the recipient. GIAC will bill you
directly, there is no need for payment at the time of the delivery.
• GIAC usually presents a breakfast program in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
in January. As of this writing, it is likely that we will sponsor a speaker sometime this
month without a delivered breakfast. At this point, the date has not been set…
watch social media and for email, we will publicize it widely once the speaker and
date are ready to be announced.
Please do not hesitate to contact me for information and clarification. Zack
4GIAC Senior Program
January 2021 Zack Nelson, 272-3622 x 2233
301 W. Court St.
Ithaca, NY 14850
znelson@cityofithaca.org
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2
New Years Day —
GIAC Closed
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Zoom mindfulness Zoom Craft Group Hot Tea & Poetry
& meditation
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Zoom mindfulness Zoom Craft Group Health Dept. Johnson lecture MLK Program?
& meditation Presentation on
COVID and Senior
Citizens
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Zoom Craft Group Southside shopping
MLK Jr. Day—
GIAC Closed
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Zoom mindfulness Graham Ottoson of Senior Breakfast
31
& meditation Gourdlandia Craft with guest Robert
Presentation MorganFor any of the below Zoom programs, contact me for information to join by phone. Mondays, 1-2 pm Zoom mindfulness & meditation Marie Vitucci has instructed a class in-person in the past. She will be leading the group again on Zoom. Meeting ID: 886 1313 6156; Passcode: GIAC2020 Tuesdays, 12 noon-1 pm Zoom Craft Group The Craft group continues to be a nice opportunity to chat and share what is going on. Meeting ID: 278 922 636; Password: 007992 Friday, January 8th, 10 am Hot Tea & Poetry Join us to share both original and favorite poems and writings. Poems can be funny, sad, or just strike you as worth sharing. It’s a friendly supportive atmosphere, everyone is welcome: Meeting ID: 893 1796 2478, password: G7Z7Ub Wednesday, January 13th, 1 pm Health Dept COVID Presentation A discussion of COVID in Tompkins County with an emphasis on the senior population and description of the roll out of the vaccine nationally and locally. You have questions, let me know in advance. Meeting ID: 846 9843 0359; Password: vfuW1F Friday, January 15th, 11 am Johnson Museum Virtual Program Sorry we can’t visit the museum in person, but they are offering a virtual program titled: “Picturing Change: Photography and Social Justice”. Meeting ID: 859 5119 7451; Password: LGKz5T Thursday, January 21th, 11 am-1 pm Southside Shopping Give me a call if you would like to do some shopping at Walmart, Wegmans, or anywhere on the southside of town. Tuesday, January 26th, 12 noon Graham Ottoson of Gourdlandia Craft Presentation At Gourdlandia, Graham Ottoson makes homegrown lamps, organic bowls, and other unusual and functional gourd-based art. We visited them (Eco-Village) a year or two ago, and it is fascinating. Graham will describe her operation and do a demo. Meeting ID: 278 922 636; Password: 007992 Friday, January 29th, 10 am Virtual Senior Breakfast Join us for a story by storyteller, Robert Morgan, over Zoom. As usual, we will deliver breakfast (sandwich, juice, and piece of fruit) from Shortstop Deli to your door around that time, this time we are asking you to pay our usual breakfast price of $4. You have the choice of an English muffin sandwich with plain egg, egg & bacon, or egg & sausage (all with cheese). Please let me know your choice by the Wednesday prior to the breakfast (1/27). Meeting ID: 870 4780 1306; Password: 74jPhm
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