Resources

for Life Connections After Retirement

May, 2012

From Marsha Hubbuch: Starting an Independent College Consulting Business: NACAC Preconference: Transitioning to Independent College Consulting www.nacacnet.org/events/workshops Vista Print: Online supplier of printed and promotional materials and marketing assistance. www.Vistaprint.com HECA: Higher Education Consultants Association: http://www.hecaonline.org IECA: Independent Educational Consultants Association: www.educationalconsulting.org Volunteer Opportunities: IACAC Camp College, July 9-11, 2012, Bradley University-various opportunities to help for part or all of the time Worm Club: A reading program (for young book worms at an Oak Park grade school. Many schools are looking for adults who are willing to give a little of their time to help struggling readers and with other projects. Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry: is always looking for people to help with food pick-ups from local groceries and bakeries, food sorting and distribution. For more information, visit: http://oprffoodpantry.org Cluster Tutoring: Pairs an adult mentor with a student who is struggling with their studies. Volunteers meet their mentees once a week throughout the school year. Contact Julie Harley at: 708-386-5215 for more information. From Donna Epton: Overseas Adventure Travel (OAT) http://www.oattravel.com/ Classic Journeys http://classicjourneys.com/ From Donna Virklan: Chicago Metropolitan Battered Womens Network - http://www.batteredwomensnetwork.org/ Lillian Cartwright - lcartwright@batteredwomensnetwork.org National Council of Jewish Women Chicago North Shore http://www.ncjwcns.org/ Joanne Liberman - nonnyl@aol.com Glenview Concert Band - http://www.glenviewband.org/ Shelter Inc. Foster Care Agency - http://www.shelter-inc.org/ From Carol Lunkenheimer Books: How To Love Your Retirement, Edited by Barbara Waxman and Robert A. Mendelson. Printed by Hundreds of Books, LLC Unbelievably Good Deals and Great Adventures That You Absolutely Can't Get Unless You're Over 50, Author: Joan Rattner Heilman. Printed by McGraw Hill Web sites: www.earthboundexpeditions.com This is a travel company in Bainbridge Island, WA that specializes in small group tours with 20 or fewer travelers. Prices in the mid range for tour companies. www.mealsathome.org A subsidiary of the national Meals on Wheels organization that delivers meals to shut ins, people recovering from operations, disabled, etc. in the northern suburbs of Evanston, Wilmette, Winnetka, Kenilworth, Glenview, Northfield, and Glencoe. They can always use volunteers to deliver meals. www.aarp.com If you have time and are an AARP member, you can sign up for various free web newsletters that interest you. Most come once or twice a month on line. There are some that focus on travel, or on money savings, or on health, or on brain teaser games. From Sue Wendt: www.naogiftware.com Sues giftware and jewelry site wendtsue@yahoo.com contact for Sue