| Hearing Loss Support Group
Monthly on 3rd Tuesday
Tuesday, October 20, 3–4:30
Meets on Zoom
| | | | Tech Café
With University of Chicago Tech Savvy Friends
Friday, Oct 23 & Nov 13
3–4pm Central
Augustana Lutheran Church
| | | Any and all tech concerns are welcome. Bring your tech questions & devices! Light refreshments will be served. Read the Chicago Citizen Newspaper article featuring CHPV's Tech Café to learn more! | Oktoberfest Lunch Gathering
Wednesday,October 28
10:30 – 1:00 Central
Please register by Sunday, October 25
Bring Your Own Beer or other Beverage for the Bottle Share!
Join us for lunch, conversation, games, and exercise with great friends and neighbors! Registration is only required for the optional lunch.
And stay afterwards to lend a hand with CHPV's annual Fall Fundraising Appeal mailing.
Register Early for Less!
Please register by Sunday, October 25 to take advantage of the "early bird" registration offer. Registrations after that date will incur an additional $3 fee.
Oktoberfest menu catering by House of Loove
(Bring your own take-home containers for possible leftovers.)
It takes a Village! Please sign up to volunteer at this and other events.
NEW — Puzzle Exchange!
The Book & Jewelry Exchange is now the Book, Jewelry, & Puzzle Exchange! Bring your new or gently used puzzles, jigsaw or other, to exchange with friends and neighbors.
Pay What You Can
We strive to keep our activities as affordable as possible and honor a "pay what you can" rate for those who find the suggested fee to be a financial barrier to participation. To take advantage of the "pay what you can" offer, please register in advance and select to pay later during checkout. Then pay what you can at the door.
Our thanks to Home Instead for supporting CHPV's monthly Lunch Gathering.
| | Now on CHPV YouTube!
Understanding the Maze of Medicare with Eric Slaughter
| | | Visit CHPV's YouTube page to access our archive of informative and entertaining recordings, including tutorials for members, our monthly educational Zoom Drop-In events, and tech tips from the UChicago Tech-Savvy Friends. | ARE YOU A CARING NEIGHBOR? | | CHPV Caring Neighbors is a member-led email discussion group for those who wish to go above and beyond to support fellow members facing short-term, acute needs that fall outside CHPV’s existing services.
| | | When a neighbor is recovering from surgery, hospitalized, or simply needs an extra hand, Caring Neighbors helps ensure our neighbors-in-need don’t slip through the cracks.
Examples of ways to help include:
- Baking a casserole for someone who is ill
- Picking up and delivering medications or meals
- Visiting someone in the hospital
- Feeding a cat and collecting mail while a member is away
- Call or write someone going through a tough time
This group is of, by, and for CHPV members. Staff are here to assist with communication and logistics but cannot fulfill requests outside of CHPV’s existing services.
How to Join the Group:
CHPV Caring Neighbors is limited to CHPV members. If you are a member and have a Google/Gmail account, sign in with that account at https://groups.google.com/a/chpv.org/g/care/about and click “Ask to join group.” Alternatively, send an email to info@chpv.org asking to join CHPV Caring Neighbors.
Are you a CHPV member in need of assistance?
Contact us at service@chpv.org or call (773) 363-1933.
CHPV Caring Neighbors is not a forum for coordinating CHPV's existing services (such as rides, check-in calls, Village Visitor, or medical companions). Learn more about our existing services at https://chpv.org/services.
The CHPV Caring Neighbors Google Group is a collaborative project of the Member Services and Member Experience Committees.
| | Medicare & Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP) with DFSS
Wednesday, November 4
3–4 on Zoom
| | | Join us for a presentation with a Chicago Department of Family & Support Services, Senior Services, SHIP Counselor in partnership with the Chicago Area Villages Collaborative.
What to Expect:
• Medicare Open Enrollment Presentation (~1 hour): Learn about important updates for this year’s open enrollment season, potential changes to coverage, and key things to watch for when reviewing your plan.
• Q&A Session: After the presentation, we’ll open the floor for general questions.
• Appointment Sign-Up: If you still need individual assistance, you can schedule a one-on-one appointment with a SHIP Counselor after the session. | Join us for our free monthly Zoom Drop-In! | | Power of Planning with Center for Disability and Elder Law
Wednesday November 11
12–1 Central via Zoom
| | | Learn about advanced legal planning for late life and end-of-life including preparation of the including Last Will and Testament. We will also discuss the implications of loss of legal autonomy such as through the onset of dementia. Be prepared before others are forced to prepare for you about you without you. This event is supported in part through the Allison Hartman Memorial Fund at CHPV.
OUR SPEAKER
Lissette Ortegon is a Staff Attorney at the Center for Disability & Elder Law (CDEL), where she leads the Power of Planning initiative in collaboration with the Illinois Department of Public Health and Illinois Legal Aid Online. Through this statewide program, she expands access to advance legal planning for individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias through community education, volunteer attorney training, and free legal services.
Chicago Hyde Park Village's free Zoom Drop-In series is held every 2nd Wednesday of the month. All are welcome! Invite a friend! Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel to get notified when we post a new video recording. | CHPV FIELD TRIP NOVEMBER 18
How Do We Heal? at Smart Museum of Art | | Join fellow CHPV Members for an Free Private Group Tour of "How Do We Heal?"
Smart Museum of Art
University of Chicago
Wednesday, November 18
10–11am
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Lunch at Roux as a group at your own expense
| | | Enjoy a 1-hour guided tour of the special exhibition How Do We Heal? led by Smart Museum expert guides. And then join CHPV's DEIA Team and other members for lunch at Roux (an easy walk from the Smart) at your own expense.
Our thanks to Dorothy Strang and others from CHPV's DEIA Team for generously serving as our group leaders and ambassadors for this event.
9:50 — Arrive at Smart Museum
10:00–11:00 — Private Exhibition Tour
11:00 — Walk to Roux for lunch with friends at own expense
Image credits: Jo Sandman, Untitled (self portrait), ca. 1998–1999, Platinum/palladium print. Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago. Gift of the artist, 2025.404 ©Jo Sandman
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Register online or call Senior Planet Hotline at 888-713-3495
Build your smartphone skills and stay safe online with this Senior Planet from AARP class, sponsored and hosted by JPMorganChase. Increase your digital confidence by learning how to handle spam and scam messages, protect your smartphone, and implement best practices. | |
Join this hybrid meeting to:
• Get a public safety update from UChicago Police Department Chief Kyle Bowman
• Discuss planning for a fun, safe Halloween in Hyde Park
• Hear from members of the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability's 2nd and 3rd • District Councils about their community engagement initiatives
• Learn about student sexual misconduct support and education
To learn more about the Public Safety Advisory Council—an independent body that seeks community input on issues impacting safety and security on campus and in the UCPD extended patrol area—visit psac.uchicago.edu.
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Present. Positive.
Prepared.
CollaBOOration™ activates blocks by encouraging neighbors to show up for their community — on Halloween night and every night that matters. Learn more at collabooration.org.
Saturday, October 31
Volunteers needed on 53rd Street from 4 to 11pm.
Learn more and sign up to volunteer
| UChicago Community Shred Fest
Saturday, October 31, 11-2
Behind the Press Building -1427 East 60th St.
This event will provide a safe and secure way to dispose of e-waste, including laptops, desktops, monitors, keyboards, USB drives, and other electronic devices or media. This helps to protect your data, reduce risk, and support responsible e-waste management. Bring your paper documents, computers (laptops, desktops, tablets, phones), monitors, keyboards, mice and other peripherals, hard drives (internal and external), USB drives, CD/DVD, floppies, & other storage media.
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Second Annual Dementia Friendsgiving
November 10, 11:30-2 Central (12:30-3 Eastern)
For more than a decade, you, the DFA and Dementia Friends Network, have been planting seeds of understanding, nurturing relationships and growing stronger communities. This year, Dementia Friendsgiving provides an opportunity to celebrate your harvest! Together, we’ll celebrate our dedicated network of volunteers, professionals, community leaders, people living with dementia and care partners who continue to grow this movement and make a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities. We are preparing a special “harvest” of inspiring stories, community spotlights, lived experience, music, conversation and opportunities to get involved. Come gather as we continue to:
• Plant the seeds of understanding
• Nurture connection
• Grow community
• Celebrate the harvest
And most importantly, come as you are. Everyone has a place at the table. We hope you’ll join us as we celebrate what we’ve grown together, discover what’s taking root across the country and look ahead to what’s next. | HELP SUPPORT OUR MISSION! |
CHPV's programs and services depend on the generous support of people like you! Please make a gift to CHPV's vibrant community of healthy living and social connection.
If you are not a member of CHPV and have been enjoying our programs and services, please consider joining now! Membership starts as low as $100 annually.
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