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Doesn t it feel like time just whizzed by and before we know it, 2012 is just around the corner? Another year is about to end and in no time, we will welcome a new one.

As we get ready to roll out our spring semester, we welcome a lot of new - new classes, new interests, new hobbies, new trips...the possibilities are endless!

As some of these have limited seating, please call our CE office to reserve your seats.

The beginning of the New Year is also a great time to start your travel plans. I suggest you look at our travel schedule for 2012 on M.

Remember, what sets CE Travel apart is we are a one stop, one shop travel service provider.

1 Newsletter For OUR D214 Older Adult Residents Winter 2012 Dear Gold Card Member, My warmest holiday cheer to all of you! I m excited to bring you another issue of your newsletter. As we all get entrenched in our preparation for the holidays, I ponder: Where did 2011 go? Doesn t it feel like time just whizzed by and before we know it, 2012 is just around the corner? Another year is about to end and in no time, we will welcome a new one. Speaking of new, there s plenty of new in Community Education to go around. As we get ready to roll out our spring semester, we welcome a lot of new - new classes, new interests, new hobbies, new trips...the possibilities are endless! Don t forget to peruse the different scheduled performances from our high schools on page 2. There are winter plays, concerts and dances that you can watch for free. As some of these have limited seating, please call our CE office to reserve your seats. Our partner, Northwest Community Hospital, has an interesting article on page 3 - Shingles: What You Need to Know. Knowledge is key so please check it out. The beginning of the New Year is also a great time to start your travel plans. I suggest you look at our travel schedule for 2012 on M. Field page 4 and let us know if there s a trip that catches your eye. Give us a call and we will be more than happy to assist you and work all the details for you. Remember, what sets CE Travel apart is we are a one stop, one shop travel service provider. Not only do we want your trip to be memorable but we want it to be worry-free as well. Last but not least, let me point out that on page 5, you ll see a preview of some of our classes for the spring semester that starts in February. Call our office at if you have any questions and let us know how we can help you. Or visit our redesigned website, and get to know your District 214 Community Education better. Remember, we are here to serve you at all times! Happy Holidays! Sincerely, Michael S. Field Director of Community Education INSIDE P. 2 Your School Connection P. 3 To Your Health P. 4 Travel With CET

2 Your School Connection The following events are scheduled at our schools in January, February and March Your Gold Card is your ticket for free admission. Be sure to bring your Gold Card with you to the performances so you can show it at the ticket office. Events that show an asterisk (*) have limited seating. Please call our office at to reserve your seats for all events. ALL RESERVATIONS MUST BE MADE AT LEAST ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE OF THE PERFORMANCE. Buffalo Grove High School 1100 W. Dundee Road, Buffalo Grove, IL Jan 24 (Tuesday)... Winter Play Preview, Rumors, (comedy)... 4:00 p.m. Feb 7 (Tuesday)... Winter Orchestra Concert... 7:00 p.m. Feb 14 (Tuesday)... Choral Band Concert... 7:00 p.m. Feb 29 (Wednesday)... Orchetra Dance Concert Preview... 3:00 p.m. Elk Grove High School 500 W. Elk Grove Blvd., Elk Grove Village, IL Jan (Wednesday - Saturday)... Variety Show... 7:00 p.m. Feb (Wednesday - Saturday)... Orchesis Dance Show... 6:30 p.m. Mar 16 (Friday)... Winter Choir Concert... 7:00 p.m. John Hersey High School 1900 E. Thomas St., Arlington Heights, IL *Limited Seating *Feb 2 (Thursday)... Winter Play (comedy)... 7:30 p.m. *Feb 23 (Thursday)... Orchesis Show... 7:30 p.m. Prospect High School 801 W. Kensington Road, Mt. Prospect, IL Feb 4 (Saturday)... Orchesis Show... 1:30 p.m. Rolling Meadows High School 2901 W. Central Road, Rolling Meadows, IL Feb 9-11 (Thursday - Saturday)... Winter Play, Radium Girls... 7:30 p.m. Feb 15 (Wednesday)... District 214 Symphonic Festival... 7:30 p.m. Feb 25 (Saturday)... Jazz in the Meadows (All Day)... 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Mar 7-10 (Wednesday - Saturday)... Orchesis Performance... 7:30 p.m. Mar 13 (Tuesday)... Orchesis Performance... 7:30 p.m. Mar 14 (Wednesday)... District 214 Concert Band Festival... 7:30 p.m. Mar 21 (Wednesday)... Orchestra Concert... 7:30 p.m. Mar 22 (Thursday)... Choir Concert... 7:30 p.m. Wheeling High School 900 S. Elmhurst Road, Wheeling, IL *Limited Seating *Jan 26 (Thursday)... Winter Production... 7:30 p.m. Feb 22 (Wednesday)... Orchesis Show... 7:30 p.m. *Feb 23 (Thursday)... Orchesis Show... 7:30 p.m. *Mar 12 (Monday)... March Choir Concert... 7:30 p.m. *Mar 15 (Thursday)... Orchestra Concert... 7:30 p.m. District 214 Performances Feb 15 (Wednesday)... Symphonic Band Festival at BGHS (BGHS, JHHS, WHS)... 7:30 p.m. Feb 15 (Wednesday)... Symphonic Band Festival at RMHS (EGHS, PHS, RMHS)... 7:30 p.m. Mar 6 (Tuesday)... Concert Band Festival at BGHS (BGHS, JHHS, PHS)... 7:30 p.m. Mar 8 (Thursday)... Honors Music Festival at FVEC... 7:30 p.m. Mar 14 (Wednesday)... Concert Band Festival at RMHS (EGHS, RMHS, WHS)... 7:30 p.m. 2

To Your Health Shingles: What You Need to Know Each year, approximately 1 million Americans develop shingles, a painful rash that is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox varicellazoster.

The virus stays dormant in your body and can cause shingles many years after an outbreak of chickenpox. Individuals can get shingles more than once.

The shingles rash usually appears on one side of the face or body, following the path of a nerve. The main symptom is pain, which can be quite severe.

Treatment with a medication that fights the virus should be started within 24 hours of symptoms in order to reduce the pain and complications of shingles, especially if you have someone in your

3 To Your Health Shingles: What You Need to Know Each year, approximately 1 million Americans develop shingles, a painful rash that is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox varicellazoster. If you have had chickenpox, you are at risk for developing shingles, particularly if you are over age 60 and have a lowered immune system. Your risk for developing shingles increases as you age. The virus stays dormant in your body and can cause shingles many years after an outbreak of chickenpox. Individuals can get shingles more than once. Shingles starts with tingling or burning pain, followed by itchy red patches and eventually fluidfilled blisters. The shingles rash usually appears on one side of the face or body, following the path of a nerve. The main symptom is pain, which can be quite severe. It is important to seek medical attention immediately if you exhibit any of the symptoms. Treatment with a medication that fights the virus should be started within 24 hours of symptoms in order to reduce the pain and complications of shingles, especially if you have someone in your family with a weakened immune system due to illness or medications. Blisters near an eye require evaluation by an ophthalmologist because permanent eye damage can result. A person is only contagious through direct contact with the open sores of the shingles rash. They can pass the virus to anyone who isn t immune to chickenpox. If you haven t had chickenpox, it makes good sense to prevent shingles through vaccination. A single injection of the vaccine Zostavax is recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for those 60 and older. It is different from the chickenpox vaccine. While it doesn t guarantee that you won t get shingles, the vaccine will reduce the course and severity of the disease as well as limit long-term complications. The vaccine is the only way to reduce the risk of developing shingles for those who have had chickenpox. It will only be covered if you have the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan. Medicare Part B does not cover the shingles vaccine. Why not ask your doctor if you should get the shingles vaccine? For more information about the shingles vaccine, visit If you are in need of a primary care physician, visit the NCH Medical Group online at or call HealthConnection for a physician referral at (This article is not intended to provide medical advice, but rather to serve as a summary of actual issues and should not be utilized as a substitute for consultation with your personal physician.) 3

4 Travel With CET 2012 Day Trips, Tours & Cruises Plan Ahead! Discover the Natural Wonders of Costa Rica! 2012 Day Trips Shedd Aquarium, Jellies Exhibit, lunch Mity Nice Grill Water Tower Feb 28 Merc, Money & Manny s--cme Tour, Money Museum, deli lunch Mar 13 Ukrainian Village Tour, National Museum, lunch at Russian Tea Time Mar 29 Macy s Flower Show and Drake Afternoon Tea Apr 3 Fair Oaks Farm--see a calf being born! Plus Whistle Stop Cafe Train Museum Apr 25 Dancing Horses of Lake Geneva--rave reviews from last year! May 10 Ten Chimneys Lunt-Fontane Estate with lunch May 24 U.S. Mailboat Tour, Lake Geneva with lunch at Gino s East Jun 15 Cantigny with lunch--spend the day to see mansion/ museum/gardens Jun Tours Starved Rock Overnight - Crooner Serenade Dinner Show, Eagle Watching Feb Israel Tel Aviv, Caesarea, Haifa, Cana, Dead Sea, optional Jordan extension Feb Costa Rica Arenal Volcano Park, Monteverde Cloud Forest, jungle cruise Feb 22-Mar 1 Alaska s Iditarod eat with the mushers and learn their stories, see race start Feb 27-Mar 4 South America & Panama Canal Cruise Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia Mar Cubs Spring Training games, Mesa sightseeing, Chase Field tour Mar The rich and vibrant attractions of Costa Rica beckon - clockwise, the leaf frog, the colorful Macaws, the Poas Volcano Crater and the Arenal Volcano! Blue Danube River Cruise from Budapest to Prague, hotel stays & cruise Apr Russia River Cruise Moscow to St Petersburg with sightseeing/lectures May 9-22 New York City - stay in Manhattan, city tour, Broadway play May Shipshewana Overnight - Amish home visit, Flea Market, buggy ride June 5-6 Wild West Family Adventure take the grandkids to S Dakota & Wyoming Jun Switzerland--one hotel, Golden Pass train, Geneva, Montreux, Zermatt Sep New England Trails--fall foliage, Maine, Vermont, Boston Sep 29-Oct 5 Scotland--Edinburgh, St Andrews, Orkney Islands, Loch Ness Oct 8-17 Burgundy & Provence River Cruise--Paris to Nice on Avalon Oct Disney for Adults--it s not just for kids! Oct 31-Nov 6 Churchill Polar Bears--see polar bears up close! Oct 31-Nov 5 Call to make sure you are on the CET mailing list and you ll receive details via our CET newsletter, Travelin. CET Phone: cetravel@d214.org Stop in: Forest View Educational Center, Room A S. Goebbert Road, Arlington Heights, IL

Community Education News Continuing Ed Spring Semester Classes Start in February inspiration and confidence to see your poetry

The workshop will provide you with prompts for inspiration, poetic devices will be discussed and you will have the chance to

Community Education gets ready for the spring semester with a list of new Continuing Education classes that will cater to

Classes, scheduled to start in February 2012, will include Counted Cross-Stitch, Meditation & Relaxation, Secrets to Successful

Counted Cross-Stitch will be offered in four sessions starting on February 22 for $42.

end rows. Writing Together - The Tentative Poet will bring out the poet in you!

It will give you the Authentic Italian Home Cooking by Dora Travaglio Dora distinguishes herself as a cook because she learned

She enthusiastically shares the recipes and techniques.

Prepare for your summer blooms now and anticipate luscious perennial and annuals.

You pay $49 for four sessions starting on Feb. 16.

The CE office is located at 2121 S. Goebbert Road, Arlington Heights and it s open from 8 a.m. 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday.

5 Community Education News Continuing Ed Spring Semester Classes Start in February inspiration and confidence to see your poetry on paper. The workshop will provide you with prompts for inspiration, poetic devices will be discussed and you will have the chance to revise and read a poem you have written in class. The fee is $21. Community Education gets ready for the spring semester with a list of new Continuing Education classes that will cater to people with varied interests. Classes, scheduled to start in February 2012, will include Counted Cross-Stitch, Meditation & Relaxation, Secrets to Successful Self-Publishing, Writing Together - The Tentative Poet, and Spring Planting. Counted Cross-Stitch will be offered in four sessions starting on February 22 for $42. Students will learn how to convert a charted design, achieve even tension, stitch without twisted fibers, and how to begin and end rows. Writing Together - The Tentative Poet will bring out the poet in you! This one-session workshop will uncover your hidden literary aspirations. It will give you the Authentic Italian Home Cooking by Dora Travaglio Dora distinguishes herself as a cook because she learned the love of Italian cooking and her trade from the kitchens of her Italian mother and grandmother. She enthusiastically shares the recipes and techniques. Classes are primarily demonstration with some hands-on, so bring an apron. It s never too early to think about Spring Planting! Prepare for your summer blooms now and anticipate luscious perennial and annuals. Learn how to propagate your plants, appropriate soil mixes, prune trees and shrubs, and lawn care. You pay $49 for four sessions starting on Feb. 16. For more information on the other classes, please call District 214 Community Education at The CE office is located at 2121 S. Goebbert Road, Arlington Heights and it s open from 8 a.m. 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday. Come Fly Indoors With Us This is an open invitation to all, ages 19-90, to fly indoors during the cold winter. Join us as we fly Free-Flight or RadioControlled (electric) indoor model airplanes. Bring your own or learn from the members in a workshop atmosphere with loaners or starter models at a modest cost. First-time flyers should contact Donald Hooghkirck at dhoogh@flash.net before registering or call the CE office at for more information. The Gold Card Club newsletter is published three times each school year by District 214 Community Education. Our office is located at 2121 Goebbert Road, Arlington Heights, IL Phone: Fax: Website: Michael S. Field, Director Nelia Bernabe, Editor / Design Doug Martin, Consultant Like us on Facebook at District 214 Community Education and follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/commedd214. 5

23rd Annual Senior Celebration Day Revisited Close to 1,500 older adults and

Day at the Arlington Park Racecourse in Arlington Heights last May.

make in their communities, the society in general and our individual lives,

Exhibitors like the Secretary of State set up shop and gave the older adults

Northwest Community Hospital provided Senior Fit Testing, Posture, Gait and

The Arlington Heights Fire and Health Departments offered Blood Pressure and

Highlights of the six-hour event included the Ask the Doctors Panel provided

Orchestra, The Chordmasters, Main Street Opera and Denny Diamond, and

6 23rd Annual Senior Celebration Day Revisited Close to 1,500 older adults and over 70 exhibitors attended the successful 23rd Annual Senior Celebration Day at the Arlington Park Racecourse in Arlington Heights last May. The event, which celebrates the many wonderful contributions older adults make in their communities, the society in general and our individual lives, saw attendees coming from as far as Chicago, Elgin, Skokie, and Cary. Exhibitors like the Secretary of State set up shop and gave the older adults the opportunity to renew their driver s license and their photo IDs taken. Northwest Community Hospital provided Senior Fit Testing, Posture, Gait and Balance check up, and a Wellness check. The Arlington Heights Fire and Health Departments offered Blood Pressure and Pulse Oximeter Screening while Wheeling Township registered voters. Highlights of the six-hour event included the Ask the Doctors Panel provided by Northwest Community Hospital, entertainment numbers from The Falconaires Orchestra, The Chordmasters, Main Street Opera and Denny Diamond, and winning exciting raffle prizes. The event is organized by a committee of more than 20 staff members from organizations within the District 214 boundaries. 6

2121 S. Goebbert Road Arlington Heights, IL 60005 847/718-7708 www.ce214.

time to reflect, a time to spend with family and a time for holiday cheer. Of course, we call this the most wonderful time of the year!

productions, Senior Celebration Day, and free admission to high school arts performances and sporting events.

We are committed to serving over 50,000 participants each year through District 214 Community Education programs and services.

program and went on to teach and inspire others.

part, thanks to donors like you who make annual gifts to support our mission.

which instruct adult learners to speak and read at a basic level and beyond.

thriving due in part to your individual contributions.

7 2121 S. Goebbert Road Arlington Heights, IL / Gift Giving Season 2011 Dear Gold Card Member, The leaves are beginning to fall and the colder weather brings to mind thoughts of thanksgiving, a time to reflect, a time to spend with family and a time for holiday cheer. Of course, we call this the most wonderful time of the year! With the holidays approaching and the season of gift giving upon us, we hope you will consider a gift to the District 214 Community Education Foundation! As a member of the Gold Card Club, we are proud to offer you reduced fees for selected Community Education classes, Cultural & Performing Arts productions, Senior Celebration Day, and free admission to high school arts performances and sporting events. As one of the nation s premier community education programs, we set the bar high. We are committed to serving over 50,000 participants each year through District 214 Community Education programs and services. The generosity of friends like you will help students like Carinna Tello and her family, immigrants who partook in our English as a Second Language program and went on to teach and inspire others. Because local tax dollars and state funding do not wholly cover the cost of our educational programming, Carinna and her family succeeded, in large part, thanks to donors like you who make annual gifts to support our mission. Your gift this holiday season will help to support our Adult English as a Second Language program and our Read to Learn Volunteer Literacy program which instruct adult learners to speak and read at a basic level and beyond. The Women s and Children s Center, Kids on Track, Family Literacy, Adult Basic Education, and the Cultural & Performing Arts programs are presently thriving due in part to your individual contributions. We are so proud of our many programs and activities this year and anticipate exciting innovations for 2012 and beyond On behalf of Carinna and her classmates, and the thousands within our community who benefit from our programs and services, we thank you for making a difference. Thank you for the support that you provide us in so many ways. We appreciate your generosity and your commitment to creating opportunities and fulfilling the dreams of those in our community. This year, more than ever, every gift is critical to helping us fulfill our mission. No gift is too small, and each gift makes an important difference. Have a wonderful holiday season and all the best in 2012! With Our Sincerest Appreciation, Carl R. Anfenson Chair Michael S. Field Director of Community Education P.S. To be eligible for a 2011 tax deduction, please make your gift by December 31st! Your gift will make a difference! 7

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INSIDE. Newsletter For OUR D214 Older Adult Residents. Fall Dear Gold Card Member,

INSIDE. Newsletter For OUR D214 Older Adult Residents. Fall Dear Gold Card Member, Newsletter For OUR D214 Older Adult Residents Fall 2011 Dear Gold Card Member, We welcome another school year with a lot of buzz and excitement. I hope that the fall season finds you in good health and