2008 Lunchtime Timely Topic Series
“Right Here In Chandler”
Join us on your lunch hour in the City Council Chambers on the second floor of the Chandler Public Library, Downtown Branch to hear experts discuss topics that affect you during this election year. Pages, the library sandwich shop, will have lunch specials for purchase or Bring Your Own Lunch. For more information call Anne Christensen at 480-782-2822.
January 8 11:30-12:30 Book Discussion in First Floor Conference Room, Downtown Chandler Public Library
Inventing a Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson by Gore Vidal
January 15 11:30-12:30 “The Constitution, I Was There” in City Council Chambers
Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge
February 12 11:30-12:30 “Sustainability for Arizona: The Issue of Our Age” in City Council Chambers
Nancy Welch - Associate Director of Morrison Institute for Public Policy
March 11 11:30-12:30 Book Discussion in City Council Chambers
Encore: Finding Work That Matters in the Second Half of Life by Mark Freedman
March 18 11:30-12:30 “What Is Philanthropy?” in City Council Chambers
Marissa Thiesen- President/CEO Arizona Grantmakers Forum
April 8 11:30-12:30 “Track Proposed Legislation Concerning Day Labor Issues, Workforce and Arizona Economy” \
Speaker from City of Chandler Diversity Office TBA
b]May 13 11:30-12:30 “Curing Health Care: When The Government Is The Problem, It Cannot Be The Solution”
Dr. Byron Schlomach, Director of the Center for Economic Prosperity at the Goldwater Institute.
May 20 11:30-12:30 Book Discussion in City Council Chambers
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven Levitt
May 27 11:30-12:30 Art Masterpiece - Keeping Art Education in the Schools
Lauren Majure, Art Masterpiece Coordinator, CUSD
FISCAL WAKE UP TOUR
February 4, 2008
6:00PM-7:30PM
Chandler Gilbert Community College, Performing Arts Center with overflow into Student Center and Pavilion
2626 E Pecos Rd, Chandler AZ
Be a part of this bipartisan public engagement event called the Fiscal Wake Up Tour with U.S. Comptroller General David Walker, Harry Zeeve- National Field Director of the Concord Coalition, and speakers from The Brookings Institution and The Heritage Foundation. The purpose of the Fiscal Wake Up Tour is to educate Americans about our nation’s true long-term financial condition and large and growing fiscal imbalance and to encourage Americans to demand action. The result of this event is to encourage the spirit of bipartisan honesty and frank discussion that will be necessary to preserve the strength of the American economy for posterity. The topic is timely and the speakers are top national people bringing this discussion to Right Here In Chandler!
Health & Wellness
Chandler Regional Hospital offers Body, Mind, Spirit Wellness classes and support groups through its Community Development and Education Center. Free classes are available from the health professionals at the Chandler Regional Hospital on a variety of topics each month and are taught in the Morrison Building at 1875 W. Frye Rd on the east side of the Chandler Regional Hospital Campus. To register for a class call 480-728-3401 or e-mail [/email]CRH.Boomerang@chw.edu[/email].
One-Stop Career Counseling
Career development assistance is available through Maricopa Workforce Connections, at the Gilbert One-Stop Career Center.
Check the Arizona Virtual One-stop at Maricopa Workforce Connections
www.maricopaworkforceconnection.com
The MWC Gilbert One Stop Career Center
735 N. Gilbert Road #134
Gilbert , AZ 85234
Phone: (480) 497-0350
Chandler-Gilbert Community College counselors can assist you in planning your career strategy. Investigate career assistance and continuing education at Chandler-Gilbert Community College . The college has several campuses.
www.cgc.maricopa.edu/careers/5g.shtml
Learn from your peers by joining the Boomerang Advisory Network. Your peers can assist you with career assessment, development and/or career changes by sharing their knowledge and experience. Be a peer coach by sharing your knowledge and experience. Check the Boomerang Calendar for the next Boomerang Advisory Network meeting and get rewired into the connections you need. For additional information send an e-mail to contact@myboomerang.org.
Peer Mentoring
Boomerang is fortunate to have a certified retirement coach as a peer volunteer. Peer mentoring will include the non-financial elements of pre-retirement planning, retirement planning and living a life full of purpose. For more information about this opportunity, call 480-782-2822 or email Anne.Christensen@chandleraz.gov.
Space for Informal Gathering
Space for Boomers to meet informally is available at all library locations. PAGES, at the downtown Chandler Public Library, offers coffee, snacks and a light lunch, with a seating area conducive to quiet conversations. Proceeds from PAGES support the mission of the Friends of the Chandler Public Library. All other libraries have lounge seating areas and small meeting rooms.
Volunteer Clearinghouse
Boomerang provides a link to Experience Bank Experience Bank located on the Chandler Non-Profit Coalition website. The Experience Bank serves as a clearinghouse for mature individuals looking for volunteer opportunities in the Chandler area. Individuals interested in being informed of opportunities for community engagement may enter interests and experience by completing a brief profile online. The Experience Bank offers the opportunity for community members to present their experience and interests and select form appropriate choices, as they deem appropriate. Boomers represent a ‘new generation‘ of volunteers and want their experience and interests to make a difference. For more information or if you are an organization interested in accessing this bank of volunteers contact Boomerang at 480-728-2822 or Anne.Christensen@chandleraz.gov.