| If you are experiencing Covid-19, flu, or cold symptoms or are not feeling well, please refrain from participating in CHPV in-person activities. | | CHPV Benefit Brunch & Silent Auction!
Saturday, June 10, 2023
At The Polo Inn
And look forward to our Online Auction, June 5-12!
| | | | Yoga & Exercise
Did you know CHPV offers free Zoom yoga and exercise 3 times per week!?
Note: canceled May 15
(Fridays)
| | | | Hearing Loss Support Group
Friday, May 19
Monthly on the 3rd Friday
3:00 – 4:30 Central
| | | | Tech Café
With University of Chicago Tech Savvy Friends
Friday, May 19
Every other Friday, 3-4 Central
Augustana Lutheran Church
| | | Each Café will have a brief topical presentation followed by Q&A. Any and all tech concerns are welcome. Bring your tech questions & devices! Light refreshments will be served!
| | StrongerMemory
New Class This Summer!
June 5–August 21
Weekly on Mondays via Zoom
1:15 – 1:45 Central
| | | May is Older Americans Month
Established in 1963 and led by the Administration for Community Living (acl.gov), Older Americans Month is a time for us to acknowledge the contributions and achievements of older Americans, highlight important trends, and strengthen our commitment to honoring our older citizens.
This year’s theme, Aging Unbound, offers an opportunity to explore a wide range of aging experiences and to promote the importance of enjoying independence and fulfillment by paving our own paths as we age.
This May, join us as we recognize the 60th anniversary of Older Americans Month and challenge the narrative on aging. Here are some ways we can all participate in Aging Unbound:
• Embrace the opportunity to change. Find a new passion, go on an adventure, and push boundaries by not letting age define your limits. Invite creativity and purpose into your life by trying new activities in your community to bring in more growth, joy, and energy.
• Explore the rewards of growing older. With age comes knowledge, which provides insight and confidence to understand and experience the world more deeply. Continue to grow that knowledge through reading, listening, classes, and creative activities.
• Stay engaged in your community. Everyone benefits when everyone is connected and involved. Stay active by volunteering, working, mentoring, participating in social clubs, and taking part in activities at your local senior center or elsewhere in the community.
• Form relationships. As an essential ingredient of well-being, relationships can enhance your quality of life by introducing new ideas and unique perspectives. Invest time with people to discover deeper connections with family, friends, and community members.
(Text courtesy of the Administration for Community Living) | May is Mental Health Awareness Month
Mental Health Awareness Month is an opportunity for us to let everyone know that mental illnesses can affect people of any age, race, religion, or income.
Mental illnesses are medical conditions that disrupt a person’s thinking, feeling, mood, ability to relate to others, and daily functioning. It is not the result of personal weakness, lack of character, or poor upbringing and cannot be overcome through willpower. But it is treatable. Most people diagnosed with a serious mental illness can experience relief from their symptoms by actively participating in an individual treatment plan.
Without treatment, the consequences of mental illness for the individual and society are staggering. Untreated mental health conditions can result in unnecessary disability, unemployment, substance abuse, homelessness, inappropriate incarceration, suicide, and poor quality of life.
Learn more about mental health at Mental Health America.
(Text courtesy of the SHARE Network) | Virtual Caregiver Support Group
Monday, May 15, 3:30-5pm
Every 3rd Monday of the month
Provided by SHARE Network
| Walk with a Future Doc @ Promontory Point
UChicago medical students lead 45-min weekly park walks and with informal discussions on health-related topics.
Saturdays, May 20–September 30
9:30–10:15 am Central
Produced by the Chicago Parks Foundation with special thanks to the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and the Promontory Point Conservancy
| Mental Wellness Fair
Tuesday, May 23, 6-8pm Central
Akarama Foundation, 6220 S Ingleside
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