Re: Fw: Resolution for approval by CARA Subcommittee on Older Adult Education for California

Kristen Pursley All Messages By This Member #180 Thank you! Kristen On Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 08:57:34 AM PDT, Cynthia Eagleton via groups.io <zimzamjamz@...> wrote: Dear Kristen and All, Thank you for the timeline.? .? I will keep adding to it as I find things - and please grab anything useful from it! I'll work on signatures this month.? Cynthia Cynthia Eagleton On Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 08:30:46 AM PDT, Kristen Pursley <kpursley@...> wrote: Hi Cynthia, Yes, there is a timeline, which I should have mentioned.? The timeline on the endorsements is pretty tight - end of April.? The budget info and research articles can be later, but as soon as possible. Kristen On Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 08:10:22 AM PDT, Cynthia Eagleton via groups.io <zimzamjamz@...> wrote: Wow!!? This is huge and so good!! Is there a timeline for reaching these goals??? Thank you for this incredible advocacy!? Cynthia Cynthia Eagleton On Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 06:57:55 AM PDT, Kristen Pursley <kpursley@...> wrote: Hi Older Adults education advocates, California Alliance for Retired Americans (CARA) plans to bring the resolution below to the California state Democratic Party, and they need endorsers.? If you know of organizations or individuals who might endorse, please ask for their endorsement.?? For organizations, we need:? Name of the organization and the name of the person who authorized the endorsement For individuals, we need: Name, profession, and where they live (city) If you could get endorsements from elected officials, that would be particularly helpful. You can send any endorsements to me at kpursley@... and I will pass them along. Also, down the road, CARA will propose restored Older Adults education as a budget item, hopefully for next year.? For that, it would be very helpful to know what the state was spending on Older Adults education before 2013, when state funding for the adult school programs was ended.? Even information about what was spent on Older Adults programs in individual districts would be helpful, so if you have information on what your district was spending on its Older Adults program before 2013, please let me know so I can pass the information along. Also needed is any research about the benefits of Older Adults education, especially as regards how it can save the state money through improved senior health, increased volunteerism, etc. Kristen ----- Forwarded Message ----- toggle quoted message Show quoted text From: Nadine Peyrucain <ngp125@...> To: Dwane Camp Jr <dcamp.cara@...> Cc: kristen Pursley <kpursley@...>; Sara Cleveland <twinkerbird1@...>; Josephine Carson <josannecc@...>; Hene Kelly <henekelly@...>; Madeline Kronenburg <madeline.kronenberg@...> Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 09:03:34 AM PDT Subject: Resolution for approval by CARA Subcommittee on Older Adult Education for California RESOLUTION In Support of California Restoring the Funding for Older Adult School Classes WHEREAS, education programs for older adults are a low-cost, effective way to combat isolation and promote healthy aging that can reduce the likelihood of participants contracting dementia by 18 %. and can save the state money by improving healthy life expectancy, and WHEREAS, California, recognizing the importance of combatting isolation in seniors, provided free, state funded education programs for seniors through adult schools and community colleges? from 1950 until 2013 when these programs were completely defunded in adult schools and began to be reduced in the community colleges, and WHEREAS, The recent California Masterplan for Aging, which seeks to establish “A California for all ages” by 2030, has as one of its goals: Inclusion and Equity, not Isolation for California’s seniors, and adult schools and community colleges still have the capacity to provide education for older adults in order to fulfill the goals of the Master Plan on Aging, THEREFORE be it resolved, that the California Democratic Party take action on its belief, as stated in the Party’s Educational plank, of its platform, that supports adult education and life-long learning by advocating for the funding of the older adult education throughout the state and proclaiming the advantages of providing our aging population with opportunities for mental stimulation and socialization for the Older Adult Community and that it recognizes the funding of these programs is necessary to fulfill the goals of the California Master Plan on Aging, as well as cost effective and? THEREFORE Be it Finally Resolved, that the California Democratic party supports, recommends and advocates for California to restore the funding for Older Adult Education programs, using the mechanisms as previously used for OAE (school districts and/or the community colleges) for the administration of program funds and expenses.? Submitted By:________________________________ Endorsed by:? Older Adult Education Forever California Alliance for Retired Americans Democratic Party of Contra Costa County Senior Caucus of CA Dem (I am thinking that Hene and I will submit to Caucus as soon as this gets edited and approved by us) Additional endorsements— ? ? ? On Apr 1, 2023, at 11:44 AM, Dwane Camp Jr <dcamp.cara@...> wrote: Good morning everyone, Below is the link to our OAE CARA sub committee meeting on Tuesday, April 4th at 10am.? See you then!

Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 811 8395 1617

Dwane Camp, Jr.?

Legislative Director

California Alliance for Retired Americans (CARA)

415-305-1481

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On Apr 1, 2023, at 10:55 AM, kristen Pursley <kpursley@...> wrote:

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Thank you!

Kristen

On Saturday, April 1, 2023 at 10:40:05 AM PDT, Dwane Camp Jr <dcamp.cara@...> wrote:

Yes, this meeting should conclude by 11am and will be hosted via Zoom. I’ll send the link and calendar invite shortly.?

Thanks!

Dwane Camp, Jr.?
Legislative Director
California Alliance for Retired Americans (CARA)
415-305-1481
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On Apr 1, 2023, at 6:25 AM, kristen Pursley <kpursley@...> wrote:

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Hi everyone,

I could meet from 10:00 to 11:00 AM that day.? Is the meeting likely to go more than an hour? This meeting will be online, correct?

Kristen

On Friday, March 31, 2023 at 06:02:43 PM PDT, Dwane Camp Jr <dcamp.cara@...> wrote:

How does Tuesday, April 4th at 10am work for everyone??

Dwane Camp, Jr.?
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California Alliance for Retired Americans (CARA)
415-305-1481
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On Mar 31, 2023, at 4:52 PM, Sara Cleveland <twinkerbird1@...> wrote:

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just got back from vacation.? Literally, didn't even look at email.Maybe Monday, possibly Tuesday(depending on whether I have another meeting on Tuesday) but not Wednesday

On Monday, March 27, 2023 at 12:47:44 PM PDT, kristen Pursley <kpursley@...> wrote:

I can be available either of those times.

Kristen

On Monday, March 27, 2023 at 12:37:14 PM PDT, Dwane Camp Jr <dcamp.cara@...> wrote:

Greetings everyone,

I propose that we reschedule our OAE strategy meeting to sometime next week. I have availability the mornings (10am-noon) next Monday, April 3rd through Wednesday, April 5th.?

Please let me know if you have availability during any of these times.?

Best,

Dwane Camp, Jr.?
Legislative Director
California Alliance for Retired Americans (CARA)
415-305-1481
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On Mar 26, 2023, at 7:10 PM, Sara Cleveland <twinkerbird1@...> wrote:

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I'm on vacation the week of the 27th.? Take good notes and let me know what's the next step.? This issue is dear to me and I want to keep in the loop.

On Friday, March 24, 2023 at 10:13:28 AM PDT, kristen Pursley <kpursley@...> wrote:

It's OK for me.

Kristen

On Friday, March 24, 2023 at 10:03:10 AM PDT, Dwane Camp Jr <dcamp.cara@...> wrote:

Greetings everyone,

Does Monday, March 27th from 10am to Noon work for most folks to engage in a preliminary conversation about our OAE campaign?

Thanks!

Dwane Camp, Jr.?
Legislative Director
California Alliance for Retired Americans (CARA)
415-305-1481
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On Mar 23, 2023, at 12:20 PM, kristen Pursley <kpursley@...> wrote:

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The following week is great for me, as my school will be on spring break. I will be busy Tuesday morning and all day Wednesday, but otherwise free.

Kristen

On Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 08:16:19 AM PDT, Josephine Carson <josannecc@...> wrote:

I have out of town company staying with me.? I won't be available until the following week.? Lucky me. I'm getting to play grandma.
Jo

On Wed, Mar 22, 2023 at 6:28 AM, kristen Pursley
<kpursley@...> wrote:

Hi everyone,

I could meet Monday, the 27th, sometime between 10:00 AM and 12:00 PM.

On Tuesday I could meet sometime between 12:30 and 2:00 PM.? I can't meet earlier than 12:30 that day.

Kristen

On Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at 01:41:47 AM PDT, Nadine Peyrucain <ngp125@...> wrote:

I can meet either March ?27th ?10- to noon, or the 28th 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. any combination.
Nadine?

On Mar 21, 2023, at 8:54 PM, Dwane Camp Jr <dcamp.cara@...> wrote:

Thank you all for your leadership and commitment to restoring funding for Older Adult Education.?

I have availability next Monday morning between 10am-noon or next Tuesday, March 28th, from 10am-2pm.?

Let me know what times work for us to meet virtually and I will send a calendar invite and zoom link.?

Best,

Dwane Camp, Jr.?
Legislative Director
California Alliance for Retired Americans (CARA)
415-305-1481
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On Mar 21, 2023, at 8:38 PM, Nadine Peyrucain <ngp125@...> wrote:

?Dear CARA Political Director Mr. Dwane Camp Jr.

As requested I am sending ?the names (and email addresses) of people who have said that they want ?to be on the newly formed CARA OAE subcommittee: Jo Carson, Sara Cleveland, Hene Kelly, Kristen Pursley, Madeline Kronenburg and myself. ?

Yes, we are all are members of CARA.

Kristen Pursley is a retired teacher (but still teaching) and is the the Chair of the Older Adult Education Forever committee that started this movement towards renewing California’s commitment to lifelong learning. OAEF started in West County (in Contra Costa County) but now has members in other areas in CCC and other countries.

Thank you Hene Kelly for supporting and promoting this issue and thank you Dwane and CARA for taking this on. I know that we are all busy and that we are making the time because we are committed to the reinstitution of free lifelong education that includes the arts, for the residents of California.

Nadine Peyrucain

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Re: Fw: Resolution for approval by CARA Subcommittee on Older Adult Education for California