OLLI Winter 2025 - Flipbook - Page 26
President’s Letter
-ƇƤǕ٪njƇdzdzؙ٪U٪dzȉȉǯ٪njȉȯɦƇȯƫ٪Ʌȉ٪ɅǕƲ٪ƤȉȉdzƲȯ٪ƇǛȯؙ٪ɅǕƲ٪ȷȬƲƤɅƇƤɍdzƇȯ٪njƇdzdz٪Ƥȉdzȉȯȷ٪ȉǾ٪ɅǕƲ٪ȯǛɥƲȯ٪ƣdzɍnjnjȷؙ٪ƇǾƫ٪njƇǼǛdzɬ٪ƣȉǾ˚٪ȯƲȷ٪
with s’mores. But when it’s time for winter, I’m not so welcoming. Some changes seem better than
others. Yet winter has it good points. Seeing friends and family during the holidays, a bright red
ƤƇȯƫǛǾƇdz٪ȷƤȯƇɅƤǕǛǾǍ٪njȉȯ٪njȉȉƫ٪ɍǾƫƲȯ٪Ƈ٪ƣdzƇǾǯƲɅ٪ȉnj٪ǾƲɦ٪ȷǾȉɦؙ٪Ƈ٪Ǎȉȉƫ٪ƣȉȉǯ٪ǛǾ٪njȯȉǾɅ٪ȉnj٪ɅǕƲ٪˚٪ȯƲȬdzƇƤƲؘ٪
As we mature, embracing change doesn’t seem to get easier. But maybe the right approach is focusing
on the positive.
The staff is working to change registration to a program prioritization process, starting with our
Summer 2025 registration in May. Our intent is to ensure each OLLI member gets many of his/her
preferred events, while making the process less stressful for both members and staff. We’re calling it “no
hurry, no worry” registration.
There will be plenty of advance communication and training during the spring of 2025 to help things go
ȷǼȉȉɅǕdzɬؘ٪٪ɍɅ٪Ƈȷ٪ɦǛɅǕ٪ƇǾɬ٪ƤǕƇǾǍƲؙ٪ǛɅ٪ǼƇɬ٪ǾȉɅ٪ƣƲ٪ȬƲȯnjƲƤɅ٪ƇɅ٪˚٪ȯȷɅؘ٪٪njɅƲȯ٪ɅǕƲ٪ȷɅƇȯɅ٪ȉnj٪ɅǕƲ٪ǾƲɦ٪ɬƲƇȯؙ٪U٪ǕȉȬƲ٪
you will make time to get your questions answered and familiarize yourself with the new process before
it is implemented in May 2025. And please hang in there with us through any bumps in the road as we
work together to make our OLLI at Bradley even better!
Deb Clay, OLLI President
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