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• Join our Library Ambassador Volunteer Team •
• Skilled Trades Survey •

 
In his 30-plus years in journalism, John Leland has gone from chronicling youth culture to writing about the “oldest old.” A graduate of Columbia College, he worked as a senior editor at Newsweek and editor-in-chief of Details magazine before joining The New York Times in 2000.

In 2015, he wrote a year-long series following six people age 85 and up, which became the basis for his book “Happiness Is a Choice 
You Make: Lessons from a Year among the Oldest Old,” a New York Times bestseller. As he wrote in the Times, “No work I have ever done has brought me as much joy and hope, or changed my outlook on life as profoundly.”

He is the author of two previous books:
“Hip: The History” and “Why Kerouac Matters.”

 

Join us for an Afternoon of Classical Piano
performed by Rodney Girvin

The performance will feature the works
of Bach, Beethoven and Chopin.
Rodney Girvin is a classical pianist, organist and instructor.
Rodney serves as Organist in Residence
at First Presbyterian Church of San Diego.

Register for Class #603




For the third year in a row, we have the good fortune to participate in Harrah's "All-in 4 Change," a creative competition that encourages the community to help them "spread the love" to non-profits across San Diego, Riverside and Orange Counties.

There's just one thing: 
we need the highest number of votes in order to win. 

TODAY'S STATUS:  We are currently in 6th place, but the leader is only about 500 votes ahead of us. Think how strong Oasis is in number of members and you can see how quickly we could increase our votes if we all take a moment to click that button!  Take moment to vote today...voting closes at the end of the day on Monday.

Please share the link below with your friends, neighbors, and family to encourage them to vote for San Diego Oasis, too! Don’t forget to use Facebook and other social media outlets to help get the word out. This is a fun, free, simple way to support the mission of Oasis. Please note that your email addresses will NOT be shared or used for commercial purposes.
 


Share this link with family and friends and on your social media sites:
http://www.harrahssocal.com/all-in-4-change/vote/

Voting closes on Monday, April 22 

Visit www.harrahssocal.com/all-in-4-change
to learn more about Harrah's program

HELP NEEDED IN NORTH COUNTY

The Park Avenue Community Center (a.k.a. Escondido Senior Center) is experiencing a temporary closure of its main building due to flood damage from a broken water heater.  As a result, our San Diego Oasis North County location was seriously affected, as this is where we host most of our North County Inland classes.  Although we will be able to host classes at other locations throughout North County over the next few months, it has been an unanticipated and costly move.
 
If you would like to help,
please give online at www.SanDiegoOasis.org/donate
or mail your financial support to
San Diego Oasis
5500 Grossmont Center Drive, Suite 269
La Mesa, CA 91942.

We will also need Oasis Ambassadors to help us at some of these various sites where we will be hosting classes, so if you are interested in volunteering your time, please contact David Beevers at (760) 796-6020. 

Join our Library Ambassador Volunteer Team!

One great benefit of San Diego Oasis is the number of off-site locations we offer. There are more than 40 locations throughout San Diego county where members can enjoy a variety of classes. We are looking for additional Library Ambassador Volunteers, especially in North County, who can help enrich the offsite class experience for existing and potential new members. You will learn about the Library Ambassador role and benefits and rewards of being one of our volunteers. Please contact Amy O’Connor at (619) 881-6262 or at amy@sandiegooasis.org if you are interested in attending one of these upcoming information training sessions:
 
Wednesday, April 24 | 1:30 PM
Carlsbad City Library
1775 Dove Lane
Carlsbad, CA 92011
Dove Room 144
1st Floor near Accounts Desk
     Tuesday, April 30 | 1:00 PM
San Diego Oasis
Lifelong Learning Center
5500 Grossmont Center Drive
Suite 325
La Mesa, CA 91942

Oasis Intergenerational Skilled Trades
Mentoring Program

School systems generally promote a college-going culture for all students, however, statistics indicate that while 61% of high school students enter college in California, only 55% will complete a two­-year degree and less than 30% will actually complete their bachelor's degree.

We would love your feedback!

 
At San Diego Oasis, we are looking into how we can address the issue of educating students about alternative possibilities of lucrative and respectable career choices that are available in the workplace. 

Students are often unaware that skilled trades can provide a successful career with excellent pay and benefits, whether working for a company or as an entrepreneur. 
 
Many skilled workers have discovered that in retirement they find themselves wishing to continue working and finding meaningful purposeful activities to keep them engaged and active. Creating a mentoring program would enable them to fulfill their desire to share the skills that they have developed over their lifetime, and in many cases, made a career doing. Many desire to inspire young people to consider careers in these important skilled professions.  
If this describes you, we would appreciate learning the trades in which you have been involved.  Click the "Start Survey" button to get started.

It's quick...just a few questions.  Thank you!

 
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