FALL 2017 LOCATIONS

You can renew your LIFE Membership starting July 1, 2017 ...but not before

As usual, membership for the next academic year will open July 1, but only for current members who are renewing their membership. The enrollment for new members will not open until August 8.  By then, we will be able to estimate the number of members that we can accommodate in our Fall 2017 courses.  We will only accept new members if we can establish that there is sufficient space for them in our program.

The membership year for the LIFE Institute runs from July 1 to June 30 and costs $80.00.
The Fall 2017 course list will be viewable in the first week of August.
On-line registration for Fall 2017 courses begins the week of Monday, August 14.

NEW FEATURE TO THE MEMBERSHIP FORM THIS YEAR

Volunteers run the LIFE Institute. All our programs depend on them, and volunteering is an important part of the LIFE experience. This year, we have added a volunteer form to the member renewal page. To build a volunteer database, we need new and current volunteers to complete the form. You have the option to click a check box to close the form without filling it out.

Thank You, LIFE Moderators!

It is time to give a heartfelt thank you to our wonderful Moderators who presented courses during the period Fall 2016 through Spring 2017.


Throughout the year, they have offered all of us a chance to engage with other members in intellectually stimulating and enjoyable courses, giving us the opportunity both to learn and make new friends. Every one of us at LIFE appreciates their dedication, enthusiasm, and generosity in devoting so much time to planning, researching and presenting their exciting courses. We all know there would be no LIFE without them!

Rhonda Albert, David Alexandor, Lawrence Altrows, Peter Austin, Lawrence Altrows, Judy Beamish, Carolynn Bett, Bob Biderman, Suzette Blom, Hermine Borduas, Alex Borman, Jeanette Browne, Lloyd Cadsby, Gordon Cooper, David Corkill, Allan Currie, Donna Davey, Anne Demirjian, Marcel Deurvorst, Halton Doyle, Robert Fabian, Carolyn Filteau, David Fleming, Tim Gauntley, Rani Glick, Nestor Golets, Karen Goodis, Tamara Handler, Jess Hungate, Harold Hutner, Bob Johnston, Rayna Jolley, Geoff Kemp, Sandra Kingston, Harvey Levkoe, Edelgard Mahant, Terry McGrail, Ron McKee, George Menzel, Lillian Mills, Angèle Mongul, Françoise Mugnier, Paul O'Brien, Doug Paton, Simon Pearson, John Pluscauskas, Terry Poulton, Dorothy Rubinoff, Diane Schulman, Greg Shtock, Florence Silver, Alan L. Simons, Lindy Small, Ken Smookler, Judy Steed, Peter Tuer, Laura Tyson, Byron Wall, Jay Waterman, John Webb, Nan Weiner, Margaret Wells, Frances Wilkinson, Deborah Wingate, Ralph Wintrob, Philip Wood, Charles Wright, and Edward Zamble.

2016 50+ FESTIVAL

50+ FESTIVAL - AGING IS CHANGING - Save the Date

Celebrating LIFE and Our Coming of Age 2015 – Celebrate 25 years of LIFE at Ryerson

As a gift to our members and all members of the community LIFE has partnered with Mount Sinai Hospital's Geriatric Department, Dr. Samir Sinha and The Chang School, Ryerson University to present a series of seminars on healthy ageing.

Celebrating LIFE and Our Coming of Age, is a lineup of five seminars with renowned experts in their field.


February 28
Dr. Samir Sinha will address this question:
Is Toronto ready to meet our needs as we age?
A prominent panel discussion will be followed by a Q & A.

Dr. Sinha is the Director of Geriatrics for Mount Sinai and University Health Network Hospitals and the Provincial Lead for Ontario’s Seniors Strategy

LIFE members and the general public can register online using a credit card at https://celebratinglife-and-our-coming-of-age.eventbrite.ca

March 28
There is a Robot that Will Care for Me? How Technology Can Support our Ageing Population
Speaker: Dr. Geoff Fernie, Director, Research Institute, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute (TRI)
This session will focus on technology advances that are being developed in Toronto that can be used to keep older adults in their homes longer while staying safe, active, and able to fulfil responsibilities. Dr. Fernie will highlight the revolution of technology that has changed the way we provide health care to older adults.

April 25
The Doctor Will See You Now….at Home
Speaker: Dr. Mark Nowaczynski, Clinical Director, House Calls Program
As the number of older Canadians climbs, so too will the ranks of older adults who become housebound and not able to access traditional office-based care. Dr. Nowaczynski, the founder of Toronto’s House Calls Program, and a gifted photographer and storyteller, explores the recent resurgence in the provision of house calls in Toronto through a photodocumentary that may provide you a telling glimpse into your future.

May 9
You Could Live a Long Life: Are You Ready?
Speaker: Lyndsay Green, Sociologist and Author of “You Could Live a Long Time: Are you Ready?” and “The Perfect Home for a Long Life: Housing Ourselves for the Future”
The elderly population is living longer than ever before. That is a good thing, right? In this session, Author Lyndsay Green offers practical advice that she has garnered from her research on how you can prepare for your so-called golden years now, so that you get as much satisfaction as possible from what may well be a long life.

June 20
How, Where, and When Would YOU Like to Die?
Speaker: Dr. Leah Steinberg, Clinical Lead, Palliative Care Consult Team, Mount Sinai Hospital
When it comes to end-of-life planning, the decisions involved can be overwhelming. In this session, Dr. Steinberg highlights the importance of advance thinking and planning surrounding end-of-life decisions, asking how, where, and when would you like to die? She will also review options available to all of us when we are dying.

Date:	February 28, March 28, April 25, May 9 and June 20, 2015
Time:	2 - 4 p.m.
Location:	Ryerson Library Theatre, LIB72, 350 Victoria Street
Cost:	$10.00 Proceeds from the $10 seminar ticket go to the LIFE Institute Jack Brown Award Fund as Bursaries for Ryerson Students committed to studies and activities designed to improve the life of seniors in the community at large
Contact:	For additional information, please contact Stephanie Callan: Program Assistant, Mount Sinai Hospital, at , ext. 7674

LIFE TRAVELS TO PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK

An Exclusive Learning Adventure for LIFE Members

May 28 – June 04, 2015

Come and join your fellow LIFE members on this exclusive trip organised by LIFE Travels in conjunction with Road Scholar (formerly known as Elderhostel).

On this 8-day trip we’re going to get to know as much as possible about the artistic and cultural sides of two great US cities – Philadelphia and New York City. NYC probably needs no introduction.

NYC

Suffice it to say that we will include the Metropolitan Museum, the Lincoln Center, the New York City Ballet, the 42^nd Street theater district and Broadway itself.

And Philadelphia? What does it have to offer?  Well, there are the 3,600 murals of the Mural Arts Project, the Barnes Collection with all of its French Impressionist works, the Rodin Museum (possibly the best collection outside Paris), not to mention Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell.

PHILADELPHIA

In addition, we include 3 major shows, Stephen Sondheim in Philly, and the ballet and a new Broadway musical in NYC. Also the expert lectures for which Road Scholar is famous – to help us appreciate even more what we are seeing.

So, grasp this opportunity to immerse yourself in art and culture, to experience two great cities, to eat great food, and to share all this with fellow LIFE members, both those you already know and those who are potential friends in the future.

The cost is $2,095 (US). This includes 7 nights’ accommodation, 17 meals, 5 expert lectures, 9 field trips, etc. What more could you ask?

To find out more, click on THE IMAGES BELOW for a brochure with full details of the trip and to learn how to register. (If you find it hard to read, please contact the LIFE Office

and they will email to you a PDF which will be easier to read)

A hint about travel:

You will note that the published price does not include transportation from and to Toronto. That’s because we wanted to give you as many options as possible. One hint, though. If you fly to and from Newark (EWR), you can take the train between Newark and Philadelphia (63 minutes) and between NYC and Newark (28 minutes). This is not an ad for Porter, but they do fly to EWR out of Billy Bishop, and they do have lots of sales.