Kiwanis November 18 Meeting Program: Patricia Swan, Executive Director of the Lantern Hill CCRC in New Providence presented Opening a New Chapter of Life.

Patricia Swan (left in photo), Executive Director of the Lantern Hill CCRC in New Providence, spoke with Kiwanis at the November 18 breakfast meeting at Charlie Brown’s Fresh Grill in Chatham Township, NJ. Patricia was welcomed by Sharon Johnson (right in photo), President of the Kiwanis Club.

Patricia’s talk was about Opening a New Chapter of Life. Most people are reluctant to leave their house and move into a residential community because of the perceived loss they will experience. However, evidence shows that those courageous seniors who move to a CCRC experience many benefits, including improved fitness, nutrition, risk (falling) avoidance and social and spirituality benefits.

Her talk ended with a chart showing the really good news that seniors feel the best of their lives as they age and living in a CCRC enhances that experience. After an active question and answer session, the audience applauded this opportunity to learn more about Continuing Care Retirement Communities.

Please visit the Lantern Hill website to learn more: http://www.ericksonliving.com/lantern-hill/welcome-lantern-hill.

Kiwanis November 11 Meeting Program: Ron Nicola, lawyer and public defender presented an overview and assessment of the Public Defender System.

Ron Nicola, public defender in several New Jersey municipalities spoke to Kiwanis about the Public Defender System. Ron (right in the photo) is a resident of Chatham and practices law in Chatham. He was introduced by Kiwanian Caesar on the left.

The talk provided a fascinating look into the operation of the New Jersey Public Defender System. After a brisk question and answer session, the audience enthusiastically applauded this informative talk.

Kiwanis November 4 Meeting Program: Joe Gonsalves, Senior Director of Healthy Living talked about adult programs at the Madison Area YMCA

Joe Gonsalves, Senior Director of Healthy Living, spoke at the November 4 Kiwanis luncheon meeting. Joe (right in photo) and Susan Sheeley (left in photo) spoke about adult programs at the Madison Area YMCA.  Topics included Community Mental Health Initiative, Parkinson’s disease Program, Cancer Survivor Support, Diabetes Prevention Program, and Enhance Fitness.

To learn more about these programs, visit the YMCA located on Kings Road in Madison, NJ.

Also, Please visit the :YMCA website: http://www.madisonareaymca.org/

Kiwanis October 28 Meeting: Alan Robertson gave a Travelogue on Rome, Malta and Sicily

Kiwanian Alan Robertson (left in the photos) gave an interesting talk on Rome, Malta and Sicily illustrated with beautiful photographs. In the photo on the right is Joan Frey. This was presented at the October 28 breakfast meeting at Charlie Brown’s in Chatham Township. The audience enthusiastically applauded this entertaining program.