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September 2026

August 2026

Triumph Over Tragedy
08/31/2026

Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained/Lost
08/30/2026

A Gallery of Neighbors: The Village Art Group’s Group Show
08/28/2026

A New and Improved Way to Stay Safer Online
08/28/2026

A Trip to The Geffen Galleries
08/28/2026

Barrier Free Living - A Path to Living a More Independent Lifestyle
08/28/2026

Conversations with Art
08/28/2026

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
08/28/2026

Member Connections with Music Conductor Bill Bing
08/28/2026

Pasadena Heritage Walking Tour
08/28/2026

In Their Hands
08/23/2026

Ease of Being: Managing the stuff of everyday life
08/20/2026

A Tribute to Fire Debris Remediators and Their Super-Sized Dump Trucks
08/18/2026

Really Irene?
08/15/2026

There Is A Risk
08/09/2026

2026 Year in Review
08/03/2026

A Message From Your Newly Elected President
08/03/2026

Neighborhoods Within the Village
08/03/2026

Reflection from PUSD Intern Isabella "Izzy" Roberts
08/03/2026

Reflection on Service & Joy from 2025/26 President Dick Myers
08/03/2026

The Villager Engagement Team Welcomed 54 New Villagers
08/03/2026

Treasurer’s Report
08/03/2026

What Activity! The Cultural Activities Team Report
08/03/2026

An Even Exchange
08/01/2026

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The Villager Engagement Team Welcomed 54 New Villagers

By Jeff Gutstadt
Posted: 08/03/2026
Tags: bob niemack, newsletter august 2026

The Villager Engagement Team (VET) has made great progress during 2025/26. The Village had 252 members in July 2025 and 287 members at the present time. We have 3 new members in the VET-Julie Sorensen, Patrick Oliva, and Lawrence Yu. 


Nancy Goodell has as always been very generous in hosting the Welcome Lemonade Teas at her lovely house. Villager & Volunteer Coordinator Nathan Wolford has been a tremendous help in guiding prospective members and new members in adapting to the Village and taking opportunities to engage in activities and to volunteer. We have held 6 New Member Orientations, helping over 30 of the new Villagers learn about our peer-support model. Often, we have gotten new members who have attended Meet Me At The Village. We have also contributed to the New Member Application revisions. Karen Bagnard and Bev Braun have hosted new members at their house. 


We are so grateful to outgoing co-chair Phil Hoge, and we thank Gary Smith for joining Jeff Gutstadt as new co-chair. It has been a productive year for us and we hope 2026/27 will be as successful or more successful than 2025/26. 

 

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