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AUGUST 2019

HIGHLIGHTS Aug. 2 Performance: Woodwind- Piano Chamber Music 8 Book Discussion: My Name is Lucy Barton 9 Sundae Tea sponsored by Ridgefield Crossings 23 Food Truck Friday sponsored by The Paramount at Somers 27 New Member Coffee Fall Semester Registration Due

A Message from Grace

What a summer it’s been! Our Independence Day picnic last month was a blast. We are grateful to the many members

and community volunteers who helped us decorate, prepare and serve food, and clean up.

Founders Hall truly runs on volunteers, and we’re always happy to have new and repeat volunteers to help with our many social events, mailings and much more. If you’d like to discuss all of the volunteer opportunities we have available, please see Kimberly Anderson.

This month we have an informative seminar, a musical performance, Food Truck Friday and a new member coffee to look forward to. Let’s wrap up the summer season with a splash!

Founders Hall is a Donor-Supported Education and Recreation Center for Individuals Age 60 and Older

193 Danbury Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877 • 203.431.7000 • www.founders-hall.org • Facebook: Founders Hall RidgefieldM/W/F: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Tu/Th: 8:30 am - 8:30 pm

PERFORMANCE

Sundae Tea

Friday, August 9 at 2pm

Make your own ice cream sundae, enjoy cool entertainment, and spend a sweet summer afternoon

with Founders Hall friends.

SponSored by

Thursday, August 8, 3 pmMy Name is Lucy Barton

by Elizabeth Stroutfacilitated by Ridgefield Library staff

Book Discussion

Woodwind-Piano Chamber Music

Friday, Aug. 2 at 1 PM

The Tri-County Musicians who include Carol Jensen (Flute), Jim Thoensen (Oboe), Julie Woogen (Clarinet), Josh Auerbach

(Bassoon) and Carl Tichler (Piano) will be performing various scores by composers Von Weber, Poulenc and Strauss. Please join us for an afternoon of beautiful music and comradery.

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Online Registration Open for Fall!You can register and pay for fall semester programs electronically. It’s

simple, secure and convenient. On-line registration not only makes signing up easier for you, it streamlines the process for staff, and over time, it will reduce the cost of printing and mailing course books, which will leave more time and money for programming.

If you’re not yet registering on-line, why not give it a try? Tracy Dubin or Grace Weber are available to help. Simply stop by or call with any questions.

Fall SemeSter

regiStration due on tueS., aug. 27, 6:30 pm

Fall classes begin on Monday, Sept. 9.

Independence Day Picnic Fun!

Notary Needed?Our Development Director, Cindy Nesbitt, is an official notary public in the state of CT. If you have any documents that require a witnessed signature, feel free to stop by her office any weekday from 8:30am - 4:30pm. Be sure to bring the documents and identification (such as a driver’s license and passport) with you.

Fairfield County’s orginal pizza truck, The Pizza Truck Co., will be rolling into Founders Hall to serve wood-fired pizzas Gluten-free crust is available, too.

It will be Pizza-pie-tastic!

Food Truck Friday, 8/23, 12:30 - 2

We so appreciate that over 200 of you decided to celebrate the holiday

here with us. It was an afternoon of good eats, good music and great friends. To our event sponsors, Fairfield County Bank and Ridgefield Crossings, thank you!

You will need to sign the documents in Cindy’s presence. service is free of charge to members.

Sponsored by

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August at the Movies Join Us!

The Rider 2:30 pmAfter suffering a near fatal head injury, a young cowboy undertakes a search for new identity and what it means to be a man in the heartland of America.2017, Brady and Tim Jandreau R, 104 mins.

The Mule 2 pmA 90-Year-Old drug mule named Leo Sharp is a World War II veteran and becomes a drug courier for the Mexican Sinaloa cartel.2018, Clint Eastwood R, 116 mins.

If Beale Street Could Talk 2 pmA young woman embraces her pregnancy while she and her family set out to prove her childhood friend and lover innocent of a crime he didn’t commit.2018, Kiki Layne, Stephan James R, 119 mins.

Stan & Ollie 2 pmWith their glory days as Hollywood’s premier comedy team long behind them, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy begin a memorable 1953 farewell tour of England and Ireland.2018, Steve Coogan, John C. Reilly PG, 97 mins.

The Sisters Brothers 2 pmIn this darkly comic Western set in the 1850s, two hit man brothers are tasked with hunting down and killing a gold prospector. Along the way, their bond is put to the test.2018, John C. Reilly. Jaoquin Phoenix R, 122 mins.

Admission 2 pmA Princeton admissions officer takes a professional risk after she meets a college-bound alternative school kid who just might be the son she gave up years ago in a secret adoption.2013, Tina Fey, Paul Rudd PG-13, 107 mins.

Hotel Mumbai 2 pmA true story of the 2008 Taj Hotel terrorist attack. Hotel staff and guests risk their lives and make unthinkable sacrifices to protect themselves and their families.2018, Dev Patel, Armie Hammer R, 123 mins.

Hyde Park on Hudson 2 pmThis is the story of the love affair between FDR and his distant cousin Margaret “Daisy” Suckley in 1939.2012, Bill Murray, Laura Linney R, 94 mins.

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Please note that the movie schedule could change based on availability.

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Bingo Fridays* 1 - 3 pm

Bocce Tues./Thurs. 9:30 - 11:30 am Canasta Thursdays 1:15 - 4:15 pm

Chess Mondays 1:30 - 4:30 pm

Gardeners Third Friday 1:30 - 3 pm Mexican Train Wednesdays 2:30 - 4:30 pm Dominoes

Needlework Thursdays 12 - 1:45 pm

Pinochle Thursdays 2:40 - 4:30 pm

Quilting Tuesdays 2 - 4 pm

Rug Hooking Wednesdays 1:30 - 4 pm

Scrabble Thursdays 1:15 - 3:15 pm

Walking Mon./Wed. 8:20 am

Weaving Wednesdays 10 am - 12 pm

Woodcarving Mondays 1:30 - 4 pm

*except August 9

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Founders Hall, a 501(c)3 public charity incorporated under the name Founders Hall Foundation, Inc., was established by the Couri and Goldstone families. The Foundation has an agreement with the town of Ridgefield to lease the land and run Founders Hall through 2022, with the option for future extensions. With continued support from generous people like you, the Foundation will run Founders Hall for generations to come.

DEVELOPMENT

Do You Shop on Amazon?If so, you can raise funds for Founders Hall while you shop. Simply access Amazon through AmazonSmile (www.smile.amazon.com) and register Founders Hall as your charity of choice.

AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon with the same products, prices, and shopping features as Amazon.com. The difference is that when you shop on AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to the charitable organization of your choice (which we hope is Founders Hall). Amazon Smile will remember your selection, and then every eligible purchase you make will result in a donation.

Please see Cindy Nesbitt with any questions.

Like many of my fellow Founders Hall members, I worked very hard for many years,

and I’m proud of that. More specifically, I take great pride in the fact that I was able to save enough money working all those years to be able to donate to causes and organizations that are dear to my heart. Joining Founders Circle was an easy decision; this is a place that has enriched my life - and the lives of so many others - so I am thrilled to be able to give back. - Anne Martin, FC member since 2019.

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August:

Anne Martin

The 62 forward-thinking and caring individuals who’ve joined Founders Circle have linked their legacy with Founders Hall by leaving a bequest in their wills. Their decision to do so ensures that future donations help both this generation and the next. Anne Martin is one of those individuals. Here is her story.

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Joseph Adams, Jr. ^ALEV Oil CompanyAnonymousMai ArthurThe Barker Welfare

FoundationAnita Barrios °Dan BeckerPhyllis Best ^Michael and Barbara

Boeckmann ^Gene and Nancy BrandonBG and Dale BrownAnnamarie ButlerMax and Fran CaldwellJo Ann and Michael CaliMaria CarlinoThe Chefs’ WarehouseChris and Laurie ChristiansenWilliam and Lillian Conti, Jr.Rocco and Rachel CoscioMary M. CostaHelen CulenHarry DaytonTracy and Brett Dubin ^Inga EngstromExxonMobil FoundationAngelina and Vincent

Falotico ^Clotilde FarrellChristine T. Gardner ^Fay GaudetSue and John GillaughRichard Gillespie ^Barclay and Sally GriffithsPeter HallStephen and Hope HallArlene HallettDianne and Tyler HenryLinda HicksMrs. Ruth I. Holzthum ^Jim and Jean Horend ^IBM Employee ServicesMargot and Paul Ingrassia ^John Jay Middle SchoolCraig Johnson ^Mary KalettaMichael and Barbara KaplanTerry Keller ^Elsie Millaway and Michael

LaPlanteLinda Laqueur ^Virginia LeemanTom Lesko ° ^Carole Long ^William and Marianne

LoomisFrank and Sharon Madden ^Michele Mahland ^Tom and Patti Maloney ^Vincent and Marilyn Maneri ^

Sal Mannuccia and Janet Gebbia Mannuccia ° ^

John and Jeanette Mannuzza ^Lauren S. MarianiAnne T. Martin ° ^Dorothy MedoffDr. Adeline MerrillMeserve Memorial FundMarilyn and Louis Mezzo ^Victor Mimeault ^Mary R. Morrisroe ^Anita G. Moss ^John and Elaine NoonanNancy NuzzoVictoria and Wayne OhlandtMarianne Pei ^Franziska Pfeiffer ^Kathleen Preli ^Regional Hospice and Home CareBarb ReidyReilly & MeVittoria RicattiMeveral RickertRidgefield VNAKent and Margaret Rohrer ^Mr. and Mrs. Rudy L.

Ruggles, Jr.David Sachs and Linda

Shackelford ^Dave and Nancy SelanderIlene Traiger and Joseph

ShapiroDavid B. Smith and Maria

Victor-SmithMichael and Karen SoltisSPHEREMargo StalegaChristian and Linda StraleyPolly and Ray Tafrate ^Barbara Capo and Jerry

Therrien ^Joel H. Third ^Thorn HillTom ThulinRosalind TillJoseph J. TrenchBert and Cynthia VeilleuxJim WahlerJanet Oakley Wallace °Mark and Grace Weber ^Anne L. WillettHenry and Josette Williams

° Founders Circle member^ monthly donor

Thank you to all our donors from June 11 through July 11, 2019

New Members (as of July 11, 2019)

new MeMber CoFFee

Tuesday, August 27

10:30 am

Cathy GiffordCharlie GlassmanLinda JurgensonGerry SextonSung ShoenerMargaret SullivanJames TewesRhondda Tewes

DONORS

Conduct ReminderAt Founders Hall, we pride ourselves on

being a welcoming, friendly and joyous place to be. Creating such an atmosphere has everything to do with how we treat one another. As a friendly reminder, our code of conduct states: We expect all staff, instructors, members and visitors of Founders Hall to act in a courteous and respectful manner. Any form of harassment, profane language and/or indecent behavior will not be tolerated, and those who engage in such behavior will be removed from the premises and may face further action.

Bottom line: Kindly be Courteous!