Blog archive
April 2024
Stimulated by "Caste"
04/22/2024
Tulsa reparations, Religion and Politics
04/09/2024
March 2024
Trumps War with Black Women
03/31/2024
Addressing The Needs of Older Adults Through Pasadena Village
03/25/2024
Coming Soon: More Resources for Older Americans, Online and in Person
03/25/2024
Community Building Locally and Nationally
03/25/2024
Preparing for the Future with Ready or Not
03/25/2024
Volunteering is at The Heart of the Village
03/25/2024
Women's Liberation: Then and Now
03/25/2024
Writing Memoirs Together
03/25/2024
Current Views on Current Events
03/20/2024
Unchained
03/18/2024
Rumr of Humor issue # 2409
03/10/2024
Blacks Portrayed by European Artists
03/03/2024
Rumor of Humor #2408
03/03/2024
February 2024
Caring for Ourselves and Each Other
02/27/2024
Doug Colliflower Honored
02/27/2024
Great Decisions Connects Us to the Worldwide Community
02/27/2024
Letter from the President
02/27/2024
Pasadena Village's Impact
02/27/2024
The Power of Touch
02/27/2024
Villages as a New Approach to Aging
02/27/2024
Addressing Gang Violence in Pasadena-Altadena
02/21/2024
Rumor of Humor Issue 2407
02/19/2024
Thank You For Caring.
02/12/2024
Rumor of Humor 2405
02/11/2024
Curve Balls
02/10/2024
Sylvan Lane
02/10/2024
Rumor of Humor 2404
02/09/2024
Larry Duplechan, Blacks in Film
02/03/2024
January 2024
Pasadena Village Joins Community Partners in Vaccination Campaign
01/29/2024
Rumor of Humor #2403
01/28/2024
Pasadena Village Joins Two Healthy Aging Resource Projects
01/25/2024
Decluttering: Do It Now
01/24/2024
Village Volunteers Contribute to the Huntington Magic
01/24/2024
Villagers Creating Community
01/24/2024
Villagers Reflect on Black History Month
01/24/2024
Walk With Ease, 2024
01/24/2024
Wide Ranging Discussion on Current Issues
01/22/2024
Wide Ranging Discussion on Current Issues
01/22/2024
Rumor of Humor # 2402
01/21/2024
Rumor of Humor # 2401
01/15/2024
Re- Entry Programs, a Personal Experience
01/08/2024
Neighborhood Mixers
By Blog MasterPosted: 12/05/2021
The idea of creating neighborhood groups came out of the Social Connections committee. As the Village grew it seemed that organizing people is “neighborhoods” was a way to build connections that could be useful in the event of an emergency or simply the need to get in touch with a new friend. Barbara Madden took on the task of Neighborhood Coordinator and organized Village members into five neighborhoods that include areas beyond Pasadena where members live. Each Neighborhood group selected a leader and together they set their own meeting schedules. During the pandemic they all made the switch to Zoom and it proved to be a very effective way of keeping in touch.
Recently, Barbara and Fritzie Culick, who leads the Foothills neighborhood (Altadena, La Canada and La Crescenta) organized two multi-neighborhood Zoom gatherings, one comprised of two neighborhoods and one made up of three. The two groups planned their own programs using “break out” rooms to encourage participation.
The combination of Zoom technology and Barbara’s flawless manipulation of it resulted in a seamless flow back and forth between sessions in the break out rooms. Members answered the questions, “What is good about your neighborhood?” and “When did you first come to the Pasadena area?”
As Peter LeSourd, who along with his wife, Margo Halsted, is leader of the 91101-05 group, reported, “The result was an energetic, happy interaction in each break-out session, starting with the anticipation and then delighted recognition of who would be in each session, followed by a recognition of commonalities that the six-person group had as to Village interests and activities, followed by a discussion of a topic that had been given for that session to discuss. It was a fun game of anticipating what the "luck of the draw" would bring.”
By the end of the meetings, the members felt a greater senses of belonging and a deeper understanding of their fellow members in their neighborhood and beyond. All agreed that this is something we need to do again – and maybe we can do it in person at some point.