Hyde Park (Chicago) Chapter  

A social time with refreshments starts at 1:00; the meeting starts at 1:30. There is a program on social, political, or personal concerns. 

Ken Schug is the President of the chapter. 

For more information, e-mail Alice Brown.

Meetings

First Saturday of the month between October and May.  Second Saturday in June.

Next Meeting

When: Saturday,  February 4, 2012, 1:00-3:00 PM

Where:

First Unitarian Church
5650 S. Woodlawn Ave. (at 57th St.)
Chicago, IL 60637

Enter through the brick addition just north of the main church.

Program: Celebrating Competent Caring

Speakers: Margaret Huyck, Ph.D. and Lorie Rosenblum, Ph.D., LCSW

Our program will focus on friendship networks in later life. Margaret Huyck and Lorie Rosenblum will lead a discussion on how we can nurture friendships that contribute to our health and well-being in later life.

February is the traditional time to celebrate loving relationships. Such relationships can come in many varieties. However, one of the best predictors of feeling that life is good is having at least a couple of close peer relationships. Family members are important, but most of them are not of our choosing; we have more choice in those we accept as close friends. Developing and maintaining friendships is part of "relational competence"; we can enhance this competence just as we develop other competencies with age and experience.

We especially realize how crucial the support of our friends is when close peers "disappear" into illness, dementia, depression, or death. We will share our experiences and what we have learned about dealing with such transitions whenever they occur. We can learn from each other how to enhance our own relational competence for this phase of life.