MIND&BODY ASL CLASSES American Sign Language Classes begin September 6 with the Beginning Class at 1 pm and Intermediate at 2 in the Clubhouse Ballroom. If you haven't already contacted Shelley with your name and which class you want to attend, email shelleyknee@gmail.com to be added to the class list. Beginning class will be using an easy book called "Signing For Kids" by Mickey Flodin. ISBN 0-399-51672-7 Available on Amazon both new and in used condition. For new students: beginner class won’t go too fast, but you will have to do your part and practice between lessons. Questions? Contact Shelley Knee at 864-363-2014. GROWING COOL SEASON VEGETABLES Join UF/IFAS Extension experts to learn how to plant, grow, and harvest a cool season garden in Central Florida. Sign up at the Clubhouse Information Wall. This free class will be held September 21 at 1 pm in the Clubhouse Ballroom. FLU SHOTS September 26, October 24, and November 14 from 8:30 to 10 am in the Clubhouse Ballroom. Bring your insurance card. CLASSICAL MUSIC APPRECIATION / MUS IC HISTORY SERIES Join Ken Hoffman, a retired Lake Ashton resident who has taught classical music history courses for nearly a decade at various institutions including the Continuing Education Department at the University of North Florida, as he takes residents through the history of classical music chronologically, starting with the Medieval era, going to the mid-20th century. Hundreds of great musical works will be explained as well as the lives of the composers who wrote them. Residents will discuss music in the context of the other arts of the era, as well as historical events that influenced the arts; politics, wars, religion, science and technology, the rise of the middle class, the Enlightenment, etc. Sign up at the Clubhouse Information Wall as space is limited. This class will be held Mondays at 3 pm in the Clubhouse Cinema, starting October 3. CAREGIVERS SUPPORT An all-encompassing Caregiver Support Group facilitated by the Alzheimer's Association will be held on the third Tuesday of each month through December, beginning October 18 at 11 am in the Clubhouse Ballroom. This group is for Caregivers and Care partners of people living with Alzheimer's, Dementia, Parkinson's, ALS, Cancer, and Diabetes. People who are living with the disease are welcome to attend with their care partner. We will meet together for approximately 30 minutes and then the group will split into two separate groups with two separate facilitators. This support group is conducted by trained facilitators and is a safe place for everyone to develop a support system. Exchange practical information on challenges and possible solutions, talk through issues and ways of coping, share feelings, needs, and concerns, and learn about community resources. Sign up at the Clubhouse Information Wall. 39
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