100 East 8 th
Street, Suite 270, Holland, MI 49423
(616) 395-7919
Number 333
May 2016
Website: www.hope.edu/hasp Email: hasp@hope.edu
Kim Mendels, Executive Director ; Amy Berarducci, Administrative Assistant
MONTHLY PROGRAM Monthly Program Chair: Peter Deede, hpdeede@aol.com
Date: Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Time:
Place:
9:00 AM refreshments, 9:30 AM program
Haworth Inn & Conference Center
Program: Mental Health: Much Ado about Everything; Jim Haveman
Mental Health and Substance use/abuse issues impacts all of us. Each of us needs to understand how to deal with Behavioral Health issues when they arise in our families and what public policy should be to deal with these challenges. Michigan has come a long way since the days of large institutions and consumers being “out of sight and out of mind.” We will explore today’s behavioral health systems, politics and policy in our community and state. What is working and what needs to change? The brain cannot be separated from the body, and systems of care are often in silos and it’s very difficult to navigate how to use it. How do we truly integrate systems of care so the care is seamless and has positive outcomes? Of particular interest will be the religious community’s opportunities to address Behavioral Health and what we collectively can do to be more caring and compassionate.
James K. Haveman has had and continues to have a distinguished history of public service management and volunteer work. From September 2012-2014 he worked by appointment of Governor Rick Snyder as the
Director of the MI Dept of Community Health. He was chosen to drive the Governor’s aggressive health and wellness agenda forward- a critical piece for reinventing Michigan. He had been Director of Mental Health from 1991-1996.
James had formally been Senior Health Advisor to the Iraqi Ministry of Health and to US Ambassador Paul
Bremer in 2003. Previously, he had served as Executive Director of Bethany Christian Services, the largest child welfare and adoptive agency in the United States, Executive Director of the Kent County Community
Mental Health Program and the Executive Director of Project Rehab, a substance abuse program located in
Grand Rapids.
James has received numerous awards including the National Governors Association Distinguished Service
Award and the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service in 2004. He continues to serve on multiple non-profit boards including the National Advisory Board of the University of Michigan’s Institute for Health Policy and Innovation. A social worker by training, Haveman is a 1966 graduate of Calvin College, and earned his Masters degree in Social Work from Michigan State University. He is married to Barbara and they have two children and seven grandchildren.
UPCOMING HASP MONTHLY PROGRAMS:
June 7, 2016 – HASP Annual Business Meeting and Luncheon @ Noon
July 5, 2016 – A Global Sailing Adventure
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MONHLY MEETING PARKING: Lot Z – behind Anderson-Werkman building is reserved for HASP members (marked with orange cones), WEST side of the old Versendaal building on 8th Street (across from new Marriott, enter off 9th) indicating reserved parking for HASP members, there are some available spaces in Lot U (for Haworth guests, behind the Kepple House by Dykstra
Hall), Pillar Church parking lot (which you CAN park in the spots labeled “Pillar Church only”), street parking where available, and the lot behind New Holland Brewery and 84 East where available. The newer downtown parking ramp is also a great option! If you live at Freedom Village, please consider taking their bus over.
MEMBERSHIP Membership Chair: Betty Voskuil, dennisandbettylou@gmail.com
We welcome the following new members :
VIRGINIA KNOOP
Profession:
Education:
Business- Banking
Carnegie Mellon University
Hobbies:
Mentor:
JOEL KRISSOFF
Reading, traveling, nutrition, physical activity
Nancy Clark
Profession: Attorney
Education: University of Chicago, University of Michigan
Hobbies:
Mentor:
CAROL SWART
Sailing, reading, politics, travel
Doug Walvoord
Profession: Fundraising, Corporate Management, & Social Work with Youth
Education: Eastern Illinois University
Hobbies:
Mentor:
Reading, community involvement, U of M sports, youth initiatives, sports cars, art, entrepreneur endeavors, learning
Marilyn Torborg
EDWARD SWART
Profession: Clinical Psychologist
Education: Wayne State University, University of Michigan
Hobbies:
Mentor:
Sailing, Michigan football & basketball, boating, swimming, biking, grandchildren, volunteering with children & youth
Marilyn Torborg
New Member Orientation!
There will be a new member orientation immediately following the May monthly program on Tuesday, May
3 rd in the HASP classroom. If you have not yet attended a new member orientation please join us! This is a great way to meet other new members, walk through the details of the organization and get your questions answered. Light brunch food will be provided. Please just walk from Haworth across the street to the
Anderson Werkman building, suite 270, and we will be ready for you. We ask that you RSVP to the HASP office, hasp@hope.edu
, or #395-7919, so we know how many to plan for. Thank you!
If you have(had) a guest that is a potential new member…
We wanted to remind you that there are application guidelines for the end of the HASP year.
Applications received between April 10 th
and June 10 th
will be held in the HASP office . The accumulated applications will be sent to the membership committee on June 10 th
. Those members will be introduced at the July monthly meeting. NO new members will be introduced at the June meeting.
New members who submit applications between April 10 and July 1 will submit $100. This will be their membership fee for the year beginning July 1. They may sign up for summer classes. They may not, however, attend the June annual meeting luncheon.
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CURRICULUM Curriculum Chair: Barbara Stegink, bstegink39@gmail.com
Please note that the entire winter/spring curriculum calendar and course descriptions are available on our website for your reference: www.hope.edu/hasp
May Courses:
Please refer to your green calendar for the course schedule. We will only be publishing errors or changes to the calendar.
Artwork in the classroom: HASP member, Amy Henrickson, will be the featured artist on display in the
HASP classroom for the month of May.
Closed Courses: The following HASP courses for Winter/Spring are closed…if you have already signed up, assume that you are registered for the course, if you are on the wait list, we will email you.
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Cutting the Cable Part II
Note from Curriculum Chair:
In our HASP Handbook you will find the following paragraph on the first page:
“HASP was conceived as an association of retired individuals having intellectual vitality and inquisitiveness. Its continuing goal is to broaden the members’ intellectual horizons and to enhance their cultural and social lives.”
Furthermore, our bylaws provide the Curriculum Committee with a specific charge:
“The Curriculum Committee shall conceive, initiate, promote and supervise seminars, courses, and study and discussion groups which address membership interests and needs.”
HASP Bylaws Article IV, Section 2,b,2
With these goals and objectives set before us, your Curriculum Committee has planned a summer term which will include interesting, informative and intellectual sessions on several areas of Islam. The committee felt that understanding the Islamic faith, exposure to cultural and social practices of Muslims, and sitting at their table to share their food, has never been more important for us than it is in today’s world.
Presenters from the Islamic Center in Grand Rapids will join us for three sessions covering “Basics of
Islam”, “History of Islam”, “Quran, the Role of Women, and Islam in the World Today”. Dr. Henry
Luttikhuizen, art professor at Calvin College, will return to present two sessions on the “Art and
Architecture of Islam”. Our own member Sara Leland will lead a study and discussion class using the book, “ I Speak for Myself ,” a collection of stories each telling what it means for women to be Muslim in
America. A DVD class will feature “Inside the Koran, A Journey into the Heart of Islam” and the summer term film series will include the film “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen”.
Finally, the Special Events Committee has joined us in this educational pursuit by planning a trip to the
Islamic Center and Mosque in Grand Rapids where you will be able to tour the center, observe a prayer service, and eat a Middle Eastern meal.
We sincerely hope that you will want to participate in these courses as much as your time will allow.
They are intended to help all of us increase and enhance our knowledge about Islam and also enable us to understand those around us who come from a different background, but share much of the same human values. We look forward to seeing you in class.
Any questions, comments and suggestions regarding our curriculum can be addressed to the following members of the curriculum committees:
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Fine Arts: Anne DuMez - taadumez@charter.net, 399-5252
or Marty Evert - martyevert@hotmail.com, 848-7599
Humanities: Sue Bohlander - hiker4625@gmail.com, 335-3175
Science, Medicine & Technology: Norma Killilea - killilean@comcast.net, 392-6664
Social Sciences: Bill Parr - parrjtwj@yahoo.com, 546-3424
Chairperson: Barbara Stegink - bstegink39@gmail.com, 392-7214
COMMUNICATIONS Communications Chair: Lorelle Eberly, jakelorelle@sbcglobal.net
The Communications Committee extends thanks to all writers, poets, artists and illustrators, totaling 44 members, who have contributed to the 2016 issue of HASP Review . We are encouraged by a number of firsttime contributors and bolstered by the ongoing ones.
This issue will take us across the boundaries of time, and from halfway around the world to halfway across our own back yards. It will make you smile, grimace, and perhaps even draw a tear.
The art of self-expression via the written word and illustration is rewarding in and of itself but it is extrarewarding to receive feedback and perhaps even praise from others.
There are many in our vast membership who share their skills, interests and art with the membership and HASP
Review is one means of doing so.
At our annual Business Meeting, (June 7) you will be able to pick up your copy of this HASP Review. Take some time with it and if you find it enjoyable, please let individual contributors know their efforts are appreciated.
SERVICE Service Chair: Larry Lynn, oldrun09@gmail.com
Service opportunities are also listed on the HASP website www.hope.edu/hasp under “Service Opportunities”
HOLLAND FREE HEALTH CLINIC
The Holland Free Health Clinic is a non-profit organization in the Holland/Zeeland area that exists to meet the basic human need of health services for local people who are uninsured or insured through Medicaid.
People are helped by providing medical, dental or vision care. The clinic depends on donations of time and services from medical professionals and volunteers. There has been an interest among health professionals doing health missions locally rather than overseas. This need is as critical in our neighborhood as it is in other countries.
Please consider volunteering your time and talents regardless of the number of hours or days you can afford to donate. To learn more about HFHC check out their website at www.hfhclinic.org
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To volunteer your services please contact either Marie Hamilton at vosareeno@sbcglobal.net
or Ann Anderson at annanderson22@chartermi.net
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REST HAVEN
Maple Woods, 49 E. 32 nd
Street, is Rest Haven’s assisted living building. 88 senior adults live there – all with their own unique interests, stories and needs. They are looking to collaborate with HASP members to become engaged in relationship with residents.
A few of the ideas for engagement and collaboration are:
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Coffee Chat – coffee, cookies and conversation, whether it be topical, general or personal. An intentional time to enrich the lives and satisfy the inquisitiveness of 1 or more residents.
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A female resident has expressed a desire to be challenged intellectually. She wonders about auditing a college class or having in-depth discussion about various topics. She is a Bible scholar and loves anything historical.
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Several World War II veterans who enjoy sharing their memories and experiences with others would appreciate good listeners.
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A male resident would benefit from one-on-one visits and attention. This man worked for Creative Dining at
Hope College for 20 years and is now missing the stimulation of a college environment, Hope events, and is feeling lonely.
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They are open to any ideas that would enrich the daily lives of the residents.
As for days and times – mornings or afternoons work really well and they would consider any day of the week.
Please contact Larry Lynn at 399-0799 or oldrun09@gmail.com
if interested.
PROCTORING COLLEGE BOARD AP EXAMS
West Ottawa High School is seeking HASP support in proctoring College Board Advanced Placement exams from May 2- May 12. We are attempting to proctor over 800 exams for nearly 500 students during the testing window. We have had large increases in the number of students taking Advanced Placement courses and we are in need of volunteers to help proctor exams. West Ottawa High School will provide a brief training session for volunteer proctors prior to the testing window. AP proctor training sessions will be on April 26 (Tuesday) at 2:15 pm at West Ottawa High School. The complete list of exam subjects and test times can be found on the
West Ottawa website ( here ).
If you have interested people, please contact HASP Service Committee Chair at oldrun09@gmail.com or at
399.0799. Thanks so much for your help.
SPECIAL EVENTS Special Events Chair: Jackie DeGroot, jackiedeg49@gmail.com
REGISTRATION FORMS FOR EVENTS ARE NEAR THE BACK OF THE BULLETIN
May~ Fermilab Tour in Batavia, IL, May 19, 2016, 7:00am-7:30pm, $45pp
Fermilab is America’s premier laboratory for particle physics and accelerator research. “Scientists at Fermilab expand humankind’s understanding of matter, energy, space and time, capturing imaginations and inspiring future generations.” The visit will include a docent tour of the Wilson Hall in the morning which includes their linear accelerator lab and science exhibits. There will be a docent tour of Swan Lake and the Reflective Ponds in the afternoon which is part of their natural areas. Box lunches (sandwich, fruit, chips, cookie & bottled water) will be enjoyed at the lab. Note: This is a government facility which requires every person to have a photo ID to enter. We will visit a rest stop on the way with a snack provided and dinner will be on your own when we will stop at Culver’s on the return. We plan to leave at 7:00am from the Ray & Sue Smith Stadium
(13 th
and Fairbanks). The estimated return time to Holland is 7:30pm. Ron & Pam Brown are the coordinators, please contact them with questions. Ron 566.7174 rhbrown0114@gmail.com
or Pam 566.1705 pambrown702@yahoo.com
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June~ Whitecaps Baseball Game, June 9, 2016, 5:45pm-10:30pm, $18pp
Take me out to the ballgame! Please join the Special Events committee, June 9, for a night of Minor League
Baseball with the Midwest League Champions of 2015! The West Michigan Whitecaps will play the Great
Lakes Loons (Midland, MI) at 5/3 Ballpark in Comstock Park. The bus will leave the Ray and Sue Smith
Stadium at 5:45pm, returning to Holland after the game (approximately 10:30pm). This is a Thrifty/Thirsty
Thursday ballgame, which means there will be $2.00 hotdogs, Pepsi products, and beer for those who want ballpark food as a treat. Cost is $18 per person. Deadline for signup is Tuesday, May 31. Jackie DeGroot is the coordinator if you have questions, 399.9089, jackiedeg49@gmail.com
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SAVE THE DATE: The Islamic Center in Grand Rapids on Friday, August 19, 2016
In conjunction with the HASP summer curriculum on Islam, we will travel to the Masjid (mosque) At-tawheed
Islamic Center in Grand Rapids. Additional information and registration will be included in the June HASP bulletin.
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September~Stratford Theatre Bus Trip, September 20-22, 2016,
$545 single occupancy, $400 double occupancy
Now is the time to make your reservation for our September 2016 Stratford Festival Bus Trip to beautiful
Ontario Canada. Since March we have been advertising this wonderful opportunity in the HASP Bulletin which also contains your personal registration form suggesting that you sign-up early for this exciting trip. Presently we have some additional seating space available that we would like to offer to both HASP members and their guests (non-members) . While there, we will see two (2) plays: Virgil’s Aeneid a contemporary echo of
Virgil’s famous poem, a band of refugees flee their devastated city and embark on the perilous quest for a new country to call home. Audience Advisory, The Aeneid contains some mature subject matter and occasional strong language. Second we will be viewing a very familiar play by C.S. Lewis The Lion, The Witch and The
Wardrobe . Our bus trip begins on Tuesday, September 20 th
, and departs from the Ray and Sue Smith Stadium
Parking Lot at 8:00am, and returns to Holland on Thursday, September 22 nd
at approximately 5:00pm. Your bus trip includes the following: Round trip transportation, 2-breakfasts, 2-buffet dinners, 2-night’s stay at the
Best Western-Arden Park Hotel, 2-theatre tickets for the plays listed above, a Perth Museum admittance ticket, a guest speaker and several break stops with refreshments. All lunches (3) are at HASP member’s personal expense. When remitting your reservation/registration and payment for this bus trip please also include a copy of your current passport or enhanced driver’s license. Your passport or enhanced driver’s license should have an effective date of at least through March 31, 2017.
John and Diane Thornton, 616.298.8078, will be your hosts for this enjoyable trip to the Stratford Ontario Canada.
COST: Single Hotel Occupancy $ 545.00 per person Double Hotel Occupancy $ 400.00 per person
100% of your registration cost will be refundable up to and including June 30, 2016. Effective July 1, 2016, no refunds can be issued due to HASP pre-payments for theatre tickets, hotels, events, etc.
Our maximum seating capacity for this bus trip will be a total of forty-four (44) HASP members and guests so please do not delay in filing out and submitting your personal registration form for Stratford Canada.
Border crossing is required on our trip to Canada so you will need to have a current Passport, a Passport
Card or an Enhanced Driver’s License in order to board the bus at the Ray and Sue Smith Stadium
Parking Lot.
HASP Office/Executive Director News
HASP Committee Interest Online
Recently we sent out a request on Constant Contact, our email communication for HASP membership, requesting that you fill out a committee interest survey. Typically, we have asked you for your areas of interest and suggestions for the HASP organization on annual dues notices in July. We are changing the process so that we might have this information and feedback earlier in time for the start of a new program year. Please fill out this online brief questionnaire so that we might know your interests and ideas and forward them to the appropriate committees. Some committees may currently be full but we keep an ongoing list of members interested for reference when vacancies arise.
HASP is a PEER led program and together we make HASP a thriving, vital, intellectually and socially engaging program! Thank you for your involvement and contributions to the academy. Please fill this survey out by May
15 th
. Thank you!
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On-line Registration for Annual Meeting:
We use Constant Contact as our communication tool that allows us to send email messages to our entire HASP membership on a regular basis. We will be sending out the invite for the HASP Annual Business Meeting via this method. If able, please utilize this RSVP option. If you do not have email, please see additional options for
RSVPs under the HASP Annual Meeting info.
HASP ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING AND LUNCHEON
Please plan to join your fellow HASP members for our Annual Business Meeting and Luncheon on Tuesday,
June 7, 2016, at noon at Haworth Inn and Conference Center. Annual reports from the six standing committees and the Treasurer’s report will be included in your June bulletin. Please take some time to read this information. Your 2016 HASP Review will also be available for you at the luncheon. While there is no fee for the luncheon it is extremely important that we have an accurate count for planning purposes. No guests for this business meeting . Please RSVP by Tuesday, May 31, 2016 , in one of the following manners: RSVP to the invite that you receive via email OR email the office at hasp@hope.edu, OR call the office 616.395.7919.
Office Hours
Summer office hours will begin after the last course in May – we will be closed on Fridays.
Special Events Registration Forms:
Fermilab ~ May 19, 2016
$45pp
Name(s): _________________________________________________________________
Emergency Contact Name & Phone #: ___________________________________________
Lunch Selection, Please initial by your choice:
____ Roast Beef Sandwich
____ Chicken Salad Sandwich
____ Roasted Vegetable Wrap on a Spinach Tortilla
All box lunched are served w/ whole fruit, chips, cookie and bottled water.
Whitecaps Ballgame ~ June 9, 2016
$18pp
Name(s): ____________________________________________________________________
Emergency Contact Name & Phone #: ____________________________________________
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Stratford Theatre Festival
September 20-22, 2016
COST: Single Hotel Occupancy $ 545.00pp Double Hotel Occupancy $ 400.00pp
Name (1 st
guest)_______________________ Telephone#_____________ Email:_______________________
Name (2 nd
guest)_______________________Telephone#_____________ Email:_______________________
Emergency Contact Name & Phone #: _______________________________________________________
Total Amount of your remittance: $_______________
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