Something to Talk About

Toni Ray-Ingram, Collette travel coordinator, talks about the tours Collette runs with the Bainbridge Island Senior/Community Center. Learn about how trips get chosen, how to pick the perfect trip for you, and the benefits and protections of booking with Collette.

Our panelists share stories about how this holiday is celebrated in their families and how to understand the importance of this relatively minor Jewish holiday which regularly coincides with Christmas. (Eve Palay, Zann Jacobrown, Katy Levi, Dale Walker, Mike McCloud, and Janet Hanrahan, with Ann Lovejoy)

A group of volunteers is working together to ensure that BAC, a 76-year-old community arts organization, can continue operations. In September, the nonprofit announced that it didn’t see a way forward and was making plans to shutter at the end of 2024. Ellin Spenser, who is stepping up as president of the board, and Kathleen Thorne, new board member, will join us to talk about the important niche that BAC serves in our artistically active island, and what’s afoot to work to ensure that it can return to financial health.

https://www.bacart.org/

Seventeen of the Bainbridge Island Photo Club participated in the NWCCC is a regional organization of Western Washington Camera Clubs. We review award-winning and selected images, and we many of the photographers join us!

Images: https://biseniorcenter.org/art-gallery/biphoto-december-2024/

Club: https://biphotoclub.org

Dec. 10 is Human Rights Day. Here's some background on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, followed by our discussion about its importance and relevance.

Related:

Women who shared the Declaration: https://www.un.org/en/observances/human-rights-day/women-who-shaped-the-universal-declaration

Eleanor Roosevelt: https://www.un.org/en/un-chronicle/compelled-act-eleanor-roosevelt-fearful-world-and-international-vision-human-rights

This organization is dedicated to preserving and enhancing the living legacy and heritage of Akio Suyematsu and his family’s farm as a community asset for Bainbridge Island. The alliance has an historic agreement with the city and are working against time to restore buildings on the Suyematsu property.

Related link https://educultureproject.org/announcing-the-suyematsu-farm-legacy-alliance/

The WA Cares Fund is a public long-term care insurance program in Washington state. It provides a $36,500 lifetime benefit that covers services like home nursing, meal delivery, transportation, and some medical equipment. Andrea Meewes Sanchez from WA Cares is our guest.

Related link: https://wacaresfund.wa.gov/

Jane, the proprietary of Eagle Harbor Book Company, shares a hefty list of current titles perfect for avid readers, gardeners, cooks--and even some ideas for the hard-to-shop-for.

Kitsap Public Health District, Kitsap County, Kitsap Mental Health Servies, and Virginia Mason Franciscan Health recently convened a workshop among many area organizations and agencies aimed at alleviating social isolation and loneliness. Jessica Guidry, with Kitsap Public Health, and Jason Doty, with Kitsap County Aging and Long Term Care, join us to talk about forging local solutions to this epidemic.

Related info: Kitsap Aging and Long Term Care can be reached locally at 360-337-5700 or toll free 800-562-6418. Additional information on their programs and other community resources can be found on their website: http://www.agingkitsap.com/.

Surgeon General's Advisory can be found here: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/05/03/new-surgeon-general-advisory-raises-alarm-about-devastating-impact-epidemic-loneliness-isolation-united-states.html

Grace Church is offering to support young people’s work for climate justice. Applications are now open for youth grades 8-12 to seek funding–and the financial support also comes with hands on coaching!

Related link: https://gracehere.org/cjy