Volunteers Celebrated at LLL’s Fall Meeting Patricia Ingalls LifeLong Learning (LLL, an all-volunteer organization) held its annual Fall Volunteer Meeting and Celebration on Nov. 6 in the Tuscany Falls Chianti Room. More than 50 of LLL’s volunteers attended the event, which celebrated all the hard work of LLL’s various teams. During this 2024-25 season, LLL…
Speakers Cover Arizona’s National Parks, President Roosevelt Patricia Ingalls Two speakers will give presentations in early November—one as an evening Premier presentation and the other as a Weekday offering. For full details, and to register for the evening Premier presentation, go to lifelonglearningatpc.org. Arizona’s National Parks and Monuments. Roger Naylor, an award-winning Arizona travel writer…
Trips Planned to State Farm Stadium, Lake Pleasant Patricia Ingalls During October, LifeLong Learning (LLL) is offering a day trip to tour State Farm Stadium in Glendale and another trip to take a lunch boat cruise on Lake Pleasant, northwest of Peoria. For full details and to register, go to lifelonglearningatpc.org. Registration for both trips…
Bill Nee People utilize different approaches to learn information. My wife loves to read, and she is primarily a visual learner. I am more of an auditory learner. This month’s TED Talk excels in visual understanding of global development. Although Hans Rosling, a Swedish world-health researcher, produced the talk in 2006, it still features timeless…
Tim Pisarski A new season of LifeLong Learning activities and events starts in September. “We are very excited about our new season, said LLL’s incoming president, Tim Pisarski, “as our 70+ volunteers have been diligently collaborating and organizing a great new season of activities, aligned with our LifeLong Learning mission.” Here’s what’s ahead: Weekday Speaker…
Exercise for Brain’s Sake Bill Nee This month’s TED Talk, by neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki, shows the benefit of exercise on brain health. A celebrated international authority on neuroplasticity, Dr. Suzuki researches the science behind the extraordinary, life-changing effects that physical activity can have on the most important organ in the body—the brain. She says exercise…
Artists Connect Human, Natural Worlds Bill Nee Behold the universe through the eyes of a giant sequoia tree. In this month’s TED Talk, artist Ersin Han Ersin explores the invisible, but fundamental, links between the human and natural worlds. He shows the vast web of relationships that anchor an entire ecosystem. Ersin takes viewers into a giant sequoia tree, peering…
Volunteers Recognized at Spring Celebration Tim Pisarski Nearly 50 LifeLong Learning (LLL) volunteers gathered on April 10 for food, beverages, and conversation to celebrate another successful season and to elect next season’s board of directors. The recaps reported for the recently completed 2023-24 season included: Classes—The Classes Team presented 27 different classes for 618 attendees,…
Volunteers Keep LLL Vibrant Tim Pisarski As we end LifeLong Learning’s (LLL) 2023-24 season, we know that volunteers are what make LLL special. We appreciate our volunteers’ contributions and value their past participation. We have almost 70 volunteers who have worked hard to plan, organize, and produce the award-winning classes, trips, and speaker-series events for…
Class Masters Monsoon Mysteries Patricia Ingalls Lifelong Learning offers a new April class that explains summer weather events common in the Sonoran Desert—from the monsoon season, through the transition season, to the long, hot days of summer. For full details and to register, go to lifelonglearningatpc.org. Arizona Weather—Update for Summer Season: Thursday, April 25, 1 p.m.…