MCA Program Guide 2017 – 2018

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MCA Program Guide

2017 – 2018

What’s in this Program Guide Officers and Committee Chairs From the President Luncheon Meetings Monthly Speaker Series Special Events Volunteer Activity Organizations Ongoing Programs Membership Application Officers and Committee Chairs President Les Nizin [email protected]

1st VP and Communications: Michael [email protected]

2nd VP and Programming: Jeff Zalasky…[email protected]

Treasurer: Ed Feldman…[email protected]

Secretary: Richard Prosten…[email protected]

Calendar: Dick Lechtner…[email protected]

Membership: Dan Kamm…[email protected]

Publicity: Jeff Margolis…[email protected]

Luncheon Meetings: Meir [email protected]

Speakers Series: Wayne Kargher…[email protected] 2

From the President

The Men’s Cultural Alliance (MCA) of Collier County is an organization of the male members of the Jewish Federation of Collier County (JFCC) whose purpose is to create friendship and camaraderie among its members by attending and participating in social, intellectual, Volunteerism, sporting and athletic activities.

Now in its sixth year of existence, over 500 men have joined the group and participate in a wide array of activities ranging from monthly luncheon meetings, recreational sporting activities, study and educational groups, and volunteerism. Membership in the MCA makes each member an official member of the JFCC.

Paid up members of the MCA are eligible to join all programs. It is necessary, however, to sign up for each program. Many groups are limited in the number of participants in order to allow each member the best possible experience.

The MCA actively welcomes new members, and encourages their input in organizing new activities, and in participating in all of our stimulating and exciting programs.

For further information, please feel free to contact me. My best wishes for a fun filled and enjoyable season with the MCA.

Les Nizin President [email protected]

Luncheon Meetings

11:30am

November 9

Audubon Country Club 625 Audubon Blvd

Let’s Go to the Video Tape (My life as a Sports Reporter)

Warner Wolf

Warner will be discussing his life as a sportscaster and people he has met along the way. Included will be a video of an interview he conducted with Joe DiMaggio.

Warner Wolf has been doing sports on radio and television in New York for 35 years, after doing radio and TV sports in 4

Washington DC for 15 years. Warner also worked on WBC’s nationally syndicated “Imus in the Morning” program as well as ESPN radio in New York. Warner, who is the author of 2 books, “Gimme a Break” and “Let’s Go to the Video Tape” is a graduate of American University where he later taught sports journalism as an adjunct professor. Warner appeared as himself in “Rocky IV” and “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days”.

He spent five years as a sportscaster at WABC-TV in New York where he also worked for Roone Arledge and ABC Network Sports, and his assignments included Monday Night Baseball, the winter and summer Olympics, the college football scoreboard and Saturday studio host of Wide World of Sports.

December 14

The Club at Olde Cypress 7165 Treeline Drive

Neil: I was there with you landing on the Moon

Joel Banow

On July 20, 1969, Joel Banow was at the CBS News studio in New York directing coverage of the moon landing with a team of journalists across the country. Listen to him describe the 36 hours straight he worked with Walter Cronkite bringing this historic event to the CBS Network.

Joel Banow is a retired television producer and director with over fifty years of broadcasting experience. He was senior director for the manned space program broadcasts with CBS, where he received a Directors Guild of America award for “Outstanding Television Directorial Achievement” for Apollo 11. He has been on the board of the Naples Players and currently on the board of the Naples Museum of Military History. He is also an advisory board member, of the 6

Holocaust Museum and Education Center of SW Florida. For several years he produced Arts programming for WGCU Public Media, at FGCU. In 2007 he was honored by both Collier & Lee counties with a Star of the Arts and Angel of the Arts awards.

January 11

Quail West Country Club 5950 Burnham Road

Let’s Go, On With the Show! Florida Repertory Theatre Turns 20

Robert Cacioppo - (Florida Rep)

The business of theatre presents a wide spectrum of challenges and triumphs. Robert Cacioppo, Producing Artistic Director and Founder of Florida Repertory Theatre, shares stories of bringing Florida Repertory Theatre from its beginnings in 1998 to a nationally-acclaimed regional theatre that saw 90,000 people come through its doors last season and which was praised by The Wall Street Journal as “One of America’s Top Repertory Companies.” He will also discuss the 20th Anniversary Season which includes a Pulitzer Prize- winning drama, a classic Broadway musical, and a World Premiere production by one of American theatre’s most distinctive voices. 8

Robert Cacioppo, Florida Rep Founder & Producing Artistic Director, was honored by the Florida Professional Theatres Association with the Richard G. Fallon Award for Excellence in Professional Theatre for his tenacity, vision, passion, and leadership for his work of creating professional theatre in the state of Florida. Other honors: Gulfshore Business Magazine as one of the Top 40 Influential Leaders; The News- Press’s 125 Influential Local Leaders in the past 125 years” and the recent “130 People of Influence” in Fort Myers; Angel of the Arts Award for Arts Organization Leader of the Year; Men and Women of the Year by Gulfshore Life Magazine, and that same publication has named Florida Rep Southwest Florida’s Best Performing Arts Group six times. Under his leadership, Florida Rep has received seven glowing reviews from The Wall Street Journal since 2009, most recently in January 2015.

February 8

Kensington Country Club 2700 Pine Ridge Rd

Nuclear Terrorism Abstract

John Tsaras

This presentation identifies the types of nuclear weapons since, WWII, man developed and the means to deliver these.A short discussion follows of the countries belonging to the nuclear club and the UN policies and safeguards that so far prevented a nuclear holocaust.There are two potential nuclear terrorist threats, the theft of a nuclear device and the explosion of a device containing nuclear waste.Detailed potential scenarios are expounded in ceases of a nuclear Pakistan, Iran and North Korea.

John Psaras has over 25 years of engineering and management experience with Allied Chemical and Monsanto and is the recipient of the 1982 Chemical Engineering Vaaler award. He spent a further 25 years in managing and consulting in nuclear materials, nuclear waste and nuclear safety with the US Department of Energy (DOE) and is the recipient of numerous meritorious awards.

Since retiring in Naples has become a member of several educational and cultural organizations leading discussion groups and lecturing.

John Psaras holds B.Sc., Ph.D. degrees in Engineering from Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, UK and an MBA from the University of Richmond, VA.

March 8

Audubon Country Club 625 Audubon Blvd

Diary of an Undercover Cop

Ernie Lijoi Sr.

Ernie Deep Undercover Ernie with his many books

Ernie is a retired deep cover Detective and operative. During his career he worked with many federal, local and State Police agencies on numerous high level cases under the guise of Eddie Pannoni, Drug dealer and gun runner, while in reality he was The unknown Detective Ernie Lijoi Sr. First generation in the USA of Italian (Decent). Raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., Air Force Veteran and graduate of Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts.

He began writing at age 65, after retirement. Now at 72, he has written ten books published at www.thepreyers.com some of them are: “Meth or Myth”, “The Cash Mule”, “Destructive Obsession”, “The Preyers”, “The Butcher of Boston”, “The

Tunnel”, “Street Business II” and more with several short stories and many poems

As of this date he has been able to develop three movie scripts, one TV show all scripted with business plan and budget from his books. The script for the TV show is taken from his book The Butcher of Boston called “The Pannoni Files”. All of his stories (books) are based on cases that he worked while deep cover.

April 12

Vineyards Country Club 400 Vineyards Blvd

What's really going on in the Auto Industry

Lewis Booth

With demand in the US beginning to turn down and margins under threat, the auto industry is facing three disruptive changes: electrification, autonomous vehicle development, and ride sharing. How will these changes affect the industry and will the existing manufacturers be the winners, or can new competitors achieve a sustainable advantage?

Lewis Booth served as EVP and Chief Financial officer of the Ford Motor Company from November 2008 until his retirement in April 2012. During this period Lewis was part of the team that led the Ford business turnaround, implementing the One Ford Plan, funding new products and growth around the world, restructuring the balance sheet, and restoring the credit rating of the company.

Lewis was born in Liverpool, England, and worked in the auto industry for 42 years including 34 years at Ford. The son of a car dealer, Lewis has cars in his blood and during his global career at Ford he worked in the UK, Germany, South Africa, Japan, and the USA. While in Japan, Lewis served as CEO of the Mazda Motor Corporation based in Hiroshima, before returning to Europe to run all of Ford’s business in Europe, including Ford, Aston Martin, Jaguar, Land Rover, and Volvo Cars. Lewis serves as a Non-Executive Director on the Boards of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc, Mondelez International, and Gentherm Inc, and lives full time in Naples.

Contact: Meir Kehila 4751 West Bay Blvd #804 Estero, FL 33928 Cell: 773-491-5990 [email protected]

Reservations are required and can now be made on-line

$28.00 per Luncheon payable to MCA/JFCC either by check or credit card

Watch for link in the weekly MCA eblasts

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Seven Session Monthly Speaker Series

Please register (required) at [email protected]. If we do not have adequate room, you will be notified individually, otherwise consider yourself registered

All sessions will be held at the JFCC David G. Willens Community Room

10:30am

First Program

November 7, 2017

Israel Between Wars - 6 Month Update

Steve Schreier

Last April Steve made several predictions regarding the political and economic condition in Israel, and in the Middle East in general. He looked back at events since the last war with an eye toward understanding their implications, and projecting forward through 2017. How did those predictions turn out and what will the next 6 months look like?

Steve Schreier, a resident of Massachusetts since 2008 and now Southwest Florida, and the president of the Schreier Group, which provides consulting to non-profit organizations and philanthropic foundations. Prior to that, Steve served as consultant and Senior Vice President of the American Technion Society from 1986-2007, during which he was responsible for the conceptualization, creation and implementation of a comprehensive development structure and program throughout the United States. He has also served in executive positions in Jewish Federations and as a community and campaign consultant for the Council of Jewish Federations. His personal ties to Israel are deep-rooted. He has lived on a kibbutz for a year of work-study in 1962, and moved to Israel in 1970 to conduct research on his doctorate.

Second Program

November 16, 2017

Third-party Presidential Candidates - Kingmakers and Spoilers

Jeff Margolis

In the history of American Presidential elections, no third- party candidate has ever come close to winning the Presidency. In fact only 8 third party candidates have ever won ANY electoral votes and only five have amassed more that 10% of the popular vote. This presentation examines third party candidates and the impact they have had on our presidential elections.

Jeff Margolis is a career educator, author and lecturer who came to Naples from New Jersey. He taught at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey and Rowan University. He is the author of several books and was a contributor to education textbook and the encyclopedia of New Jersey. He has lectured at the Collier County Library, the Renaissance Academy, and the Holocaust Museum of Southwest. Growing up, Jeff spent his summers in Atlantic City and lived the AC area for forty years before moving to Naples.

Third Program

December 21, 2017

Jews in film

Steve Schreier

The role and connection of Jews to film and the motion picture industry. Seems linked at the hip. Is that true? Have Jews had the influence many think we have had? How? Why? What were the issues Jews in the film industry faced from its very beginnings through 1960? An important year…Find out why. We'll look at what was going on while movies were going from birth to adolescence?

Steve Schreier, a resident of Massachusetts since 2008 and now Southwest Florida, and the president of the Schreier Group, which provides consulting to non-profit organizations and philanthropic foundations. Prior to that Steve served as consultant and Senior Vice President of the American Technion Society from 1986-2007, during which he was responsible for the conceptualization, creation and implementation of a comprehensive development structure and program throughout the United States. He has also served in executive positions in Jewish Federations and as a community and campaign consultant for the Council of Jewish Federations. His personal ties to Israel are deep-rooted. He has lived on a kibbutz for a year of work-study in 1962, and moved to Israel in 1970 to conduct research on his doctorate.

Fourth Program

January 18, 2018

Estate Planning: Significant Estate Tax and Non- Tax Issues that Impact Everyone

Howard L. Sosnik, Esq.; LLM (taxation)

This presentation will discuss basic estate planning strategies, including highlighting the most common mistakes and how to avoid them. We will review distribution strategies for children (including adult, highly successful children) and grandchildren, including when to make outright distributions and when it is appropriate to retain assets in trust for asset protection purposes. We will discuss the pitfalls facing folks trying to establish residency in Florida for state tax purposes and how to avoid them. Finally, we will discuss estate tax planning under the law as it currently exists, what tax changes the new administration may make and how those changes may impact current planning.

Howard L. Sosnik is a founding member of Karol & Sosnik, P.A. His practice focuses on complex estate and trust planning, estate administration, asset protection planning, business succession planning and tax

Fifth Program

February 15, 2018

Three Jewish Musical Questions

Neil Adelman

Neil will discuss three Jewish musical questions. (1) What are the origins of Israel's national anthem, Hatikvah? (2) What is Jewish in opera – who are the Jewish characters and what, if any, are the Jewish themes or elements? (3) Why is the music of Richard Wagner, one of the greatest composers and the most influential composer of the late 19th century, banned in Israel, and should it be?

Neil Adelman is a retired attorney from Chicago. He has spoken on various Jewish subjects at Beth Tikvah in Naples and at synagogues and men's clubs in the Chicago area. Neil is also an experienced lecturer on opera. He was a community lecturer for Lyric Opera of Chicago for eleven years. And he has given talks on opera at the Renaissance Academy in Naples for the past four years and is speaking there this season on three operas.

Sixth Program

March 15, 2018

Conservative Treatment of Back Issues

Dr Jeffrey B. Steckler MD,PC

Back pain occurs in 85% of the population. The causes and presentation of pain are poorly understood by practitioners. In my lecture I will attempt to simplify both the etiology and treatment, so that the general population can be educated in an understandable format. This will be achieved using slides and actual photographs of models and x-rays. Along with a discussion of various syndromes such as Lumber strain, disk degeneration, Herniated or ”slipped disc” and current treatments.

Dr. Steckler is an orthopedic surgeon in Connecticut and is qualified to treat and diagnose all of the varieties injuries to the muscularskeletal system, including the muscles, bones, joints, ligaments and tendons. He will resort to surgery when all other treatment options are already ruled out or exhausted. Dr. Steckler is a graduate University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Consulting Orthopedic Surgeon and Emeritus Senior attending Orthopedic Surgeon at Hartford Healthcare.

Seventh Program

April 5, 2018

Israel Between Wars - 6 Month Update

Steve Schreier

Last November Steve made several predictions regarding the political and economic condition in Israel, and in the Middle East in general. He looked back at events since the last war with an eye toward understanding their implications, and projecting forward through 2018. How did those predictions turn out and what will the next 6 months look like?

Have a topic to present? Contact: Wayne Kargher [email protected]

Please register (required) at [email protected]. If we do not have adequate room, you will be notified individually, otherwise consider yourself registered

All sessions will be held at the JFCC David G. Willens Community Room

10:30am

Dinner Dance

Sweetheart’s Dinner Dance

March 3 6:00pm Vineyards Country Club

Dinner Dance to include: Gourmet dinner to match the best Dancing and entertainment Surprises galore to spark your interest and participation. It’s sure to be a rocking good time.

(Last 2 seasons this dance sold out !!!) $150 per couple Reservations are required and can now be made on-line by either check or credit card

Watch for link in the weekly MCA eblasts

Questions: [email protected]

New Member Breakfast

January 14 9:00am

David G. Willens Community Room

Meet the Board members and event chairmen and schmooze with other new members

RSVP required as space is limited to: Les Nizin [email protected]

Special Events

Documentary Film Group

The MCA/WCA Documentary Film Group will be showing 8 “Film Festival” quality films this season.

All screenings at the Naples Daily News Community Room

Each month a different thought provoking documentary film will be selected by the group leader. Many of these films have won numerous awards but have not been shown in local theaters. There will be a brief introduction prior to the film.

Only those WCA and MCA members who sign up for the group will receive the email notification with details about the upcoming film.

Reservations are required for each film.

RSVP required: [email protected]

November 2

2:00pm

Big Sonia 93 minutes

BIG SONIA is a documentary film about a tiny woman with huge impact. Standing tall at 4’8″, Sonia Warshawski is a tiny woman with a huge personality. Diva, business owner and Holocaust survivor, Sonia has just been served an eviction notice for John’s Tailoring, the last (and most popular) shop of a dying mall in suburban Kansas City. Sonia struggles with retirement, while her life lessons span generations.

For years, Sonia Warshawski has been an inspirational public speaker at schools, churches and prisons, where her stories of surviving the Holocaust as a teenager have inspired countless students, prisoners and ex-cons who once felt their own traumas would leave them broken forever. But when Sonia is served an eviction notice for her iconic tailor shop, which has thrived in the bottom of a now-abandoned mall for 35 years, she is confronted with an agonizing decision: either open up a new shop-at age 90-or retire. For a woman who admits that she stays busy "to keep the dark parts away", facing retirement dredges up fears she'd long forgot she had, and her traumatic personal past resurfaces. Following Sonia as she continues on the motivational speaker circuit (even as she navigates her own struggles) BIG SONIA explores what it means to be a survivor. Will you let your trauma define you? Or will your past make you stronger?

December 7

10:30am & 2:00pm screenings

Alone in Berlin 103 minutes

Alone in Berlin is a 2016 war drama film directed by Vincent Pérez and written by Pérez and Achim von Borries, based on the 1947 fictionalized novel Every Man Dies Alone by Hans Fallada. The novel's characters Otto and Anna Quangel are based on the real lives of Otto and Elise Hampel. When their son dies in France, the couple start writing postcards to urge people to protest against Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime. The film stars Emma Thompson, Brendan Gleeson, and Daniel Brühl. Principal photography began on 27 March 2015

31 in Berlin. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.

January 4

10:30am & 2:00pm screenings

Life Animated 89 Minutes

Based on the book this year’s PEOPLE OF THE BOOK speaker Ron Suskind

Owen Suskind was a boy of considerable promise, until he's diagnosed with autism at the age of 3. As Owen withdrew into his silent state, his parents almost lost hope that he would find some way to meaningfully interact with his world. However, that way was found through animated films, especially ones by Walt Disney Pictures, which provided Owen a way to understand the world through its stories to the point of creating his own. 33

This film covers the life of Owen and how he manages to become as functional as possible with the help of Disney and his family to the point of having his own life. However, Owen soon learns as well that there is more to real life than what Disney can illustrate in animation even as his family prepares itself for an uncertain future with him.

Upon its release the film received rave reviews from critics and won numerous awards including the Sundance Film Festival award for Best Direction and the Special Achievement Annie Award. It was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature category at the 89th Academy Awards, but lost to O.J.: Made In America.

February 1

10:00am screening

Bogdan's Journey 90 minutes English Subtitles

In a story that begins with murder and ends with reconciliation, one man persuades the people of Kielce, Poland, to confront the truth about the darkest moment in their past: Kielce was the site of Europe’s last Jewish pogrom. In 1946 forty holocaust survivors seeking shelter in a downtown building were murdered by townspeople. Communist authorities suppressed the story, leaving the town deeply embittered.

For Bogdan Bialek, a Catholic Pole, anti-Semitism is a sin. This conviction is the animating force of his life. Conflict over the pogrom was still a festering wound when Bialek moved to Kielce in the late 70s. He was shocked by the poisoned atmosphere of his new town. Trained as a psychologist, he has made it his life’s work both to persuade people to embrace their past and to reconnect the city with the international Jewish community.

2:00pm screening

Fever at Dawn 110 Minutes English Subtitles

The story of a love born in the strangest of circumstances between two long-suffering survivors of the hell that was the Holocaust. Their love overcomes all obstacles in its path including death when it eventually comes. Set in the Swedish rehabilitation camps during the autumn and winter of 1945.

A true story. In 1945, after having been freed from a concentration camp, the 25-year-old Hungarian man, Miklós is being treated at a Swedish hospital. The doctors diagnose him with a severe lung disease and tell him that he has no more than six months to live. But he refuses to give up, wants to find a wife with whom he can start a new life, and sends letters to 117 Hungarian girls who are also being treated in Sweden. One of the girls is 19-year-old Lili, who likes Miklós's letter, and they start corresponding. Based on the novel: Fever at Dawn.

March 1 10:30am & 2:00pm screenings

Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown 61 minutes

Since the early days, Jerry Lewis - in the line of Chaplin, Keaton and Laurel - had the masses laughing with his visual gags, pantomime sketches and signature slapstick humor. Yet Lewis was far more than just a clown. He was also a groundbreaking filmmaker whose unquenchable curiosity led him to write, produce, stage and direct many of the films he appeared in, resulting in such adored classics as The Bellboy, The Ladies Man, The Errand Boy, and The Nutty Professor. By becoming a "total filmmaker," Lewis surpassed expectations as a comic performer and emerged as a driving force in Hollywood. He broke boundaries with his technical innovations, unique voice and keen visual eye, even garnering respect and praise overseas. However, American critics and the 38 cultural elite tended to reject his abrasive art. While they viewed Lewis as nothing more than just a clown, others like the French recognized him as a true auteur, giving rise to questions that have perplexed American pop culture for over 50 years: Why do Europeans love Jerry Lewis? What is this inexplicable aversion Americans have towards him? Is he just a brash, anything-for-yuk buffoon? Or is he a creative genius? Who is the man behind the clown

April 5 2:00pm

Two short films: "The Last Blintz" and “Operation Orchard"

The Last Blintz 30 minutes

The closing of the Cafe Edison (aka The Polish Tea Room) is not just a story about another famous show business 39

haunt shutting its doors - which it is, big time - it is an American Dream-come-true story about a multi- generational, big-hearted, mom-and-pop family business that is tragically and pre-maturely coming to an end. It's also about gentrification on steroids and all-consuming greed. It's about the heart, soul, authenticity and distinctiveness of cities globally being flagrantly ripped away for yet another impersonal, cookie-cutter, corporate chain. It's too late for The Cafe Edison... but, looking to the future, THE LAST BLINTZ is an impassioned plea for 'progress' that honors the past, protects and future and preserves the heart and culture of our great cities...before there's nothing left.

Operation Orchard 30 Minutes

Operation Orchard was an Israeli airstrike on a suspected nuclear reactor in the Deir ez-Zor region of Syria, which occurred just after midnight (local time) on September 6, 2007. The Israeli and U.S. governments imposed virtually total news blackouts immediately after the raid that held for seven months. The White House and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) subsequently confirmed that American intelligence had also indicated the site was a nuclear facility with a military purpose, though Syria denies this. A 2009 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) investigation reported evidence of uranium and graphite and concluded that the site bore features resembling an undeclared nuclear reactor. IAEA was initially unable to confirm or deny the nature of the site because, according to IAEA, Syria failed to cooperate with the IAEA investigation. Syria has disputed these claims. Nearly four years later, in April 2011, the IAEA officially confirmed that the site was a nuclear reactor.

Group registration will begin on September 11, 2017.

Reservations are required for each film.

RSVP required: [email protected]

CPR Training

November 7 9:00am – Noon Vineyards Country Club This program will be given by a certified American Heart Association instructor and takes about 2 + hours. Each successful participant will receive a certificate of completion. $35 per participant Limited to 15 participants Contact: Larry Harris [email protected]

Dog Racing Naples/Fort Myers Greyhound Track

November 30 February 22

12:30pm

Come join the fun. Starting with lunch and then off to the track for live and simulcast racing. Bring a little money, drive home with lots of money.

Contact: Michael Sobol [email protected]

Investment Seminar

December 12

12:00noon – 2:00pm

Ocean Prime Restaurant 699 5th Ave S, Naples

The primary purpose of this seminar is to educate members on issues relating to interest rates and the impact those rates may have on investments. The seminar will also include a discussion about the ramifications to individuals of public, private, and institutional investing.

This program will be presented by Jeffrey Leach , Senior Vice President, Financial Advisor, Morgan Stanley. Mr. Leach is an experienced portfolio strategist, who spent a decade collaborating with financial advisory teams across the country to create Smith Barney’s internally-managed ETF strategy. In the process, he developed an understanding of non-traditional asset management strategies and their ability to complement traditional allocation models to create a more diversified portfolio to enhance non-correlative performance. Mr. Leach is the architect and leader of The Leach Group at Morgan Stanley.

Space is limited so register ASAP.

To register contact: jeff Zalasky [email protected]

Investments and services offered through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, member SIPC.

BE ADVISED: Morgan Stanley’s Code of Conduct is a Cultural of Excellence. All incoming correspondence should be business related and respect our code. All e-mail sent to or from the address will be received or otherwise recorded by Morgan Stanley corporate e-mail system and is subject to archival, monitoring or review by, and/or disclosure to any other party as required by law. Should you wish to correspond with the recipient of your communication on a personal matter, please contact him/her for the appropriate electronic address.

MCA/WCA Collaboration at the Centers for Arts Bonita Springs

December 13, January 10, February 28 4:30pm – 8:30pm

The Series consists of three one-night events that offer classes for learning new artistic skills, crafting a creative art piece and enjoying a fun-filled evening. Each event will offer a choice of four art classes (pre-selected), and an opportunity to visit the other three art studios during the evening. The following classes (fee shown) are offered Raku & You ($58), Raku 2 & You ($68), Get fired-Up ($68), Mosaic Tonight ($68), Its Abstract ($58), & Encaustics ($68). There is a special glass-fusing intro class the week following the event for those who would like to take the next step in developing their fused glass artistic skill. The fee is $95 – Dates are: Dec. 20, 2017, Jan. 17, 2018, Feb. 28, 2018.

All events and classes include a Happy Hour with hors d'oeuvres, wine, beer, soft drinks & light dinner of pizza, salad, dessert.

All materials, instruction & guidance are provided. Event classes are limited to 12-18 MCA/WCA members & will sell-out quickly. If interested, Don’t wait. Sign-up soon!

Contact Paul Shaw: [email protected]

SERIES CLASS DESCRIPTION

"GET FIRED-UP" - Learn basic glass cutting techniques, effective two-dimensional designs, fusing practices & creation of various shaping methods. You will marvel at your creations as you design & melt your ideas into form. The evening includes materials, processing and guidance.

"IT’S ABSTRACT" - Explore the joy of your creativity with Acrylic color composition, value and paint application on a 18” X 24” canvas. YOUR DESIGN, YOUR COLORS, this experience IS all about YOU! The artist instructor will show you how to create your vision on the canvas. At the end of the night you will leave with a completely unique artwork. The evening includes paint, brushes/tools, canvas, aprons and guidance.

“ENCAUSTICS" - Known also as hot wax painting, involves using heated beeswax to which colored pigments are added. The liquid or paste is then applied to a prepared surface. Metal tools and special brushes are used to shape the wax/paint before it cools. Encaustics can be sculpted as well as painted. The evening includes materials & guidance.

"MOSAICS TONIGHT!" - Choose from beautiful provided images or create your own colorful mosaic design. The fun flows as you select gorgeous glass pieces and apply ancient mosaic fabricating technique that will bring your image to life! The evening includes materials, processing & guidance.

"RAKU & YOU” &"RAKU 2 & YOU" - Create a beautiful fired Raku art piece using this ancient process. Choose from a number of 47

bisque fired hand thrown ceramic bowls (RAKU & YOU) or plates (RAKU 2 & YOU). You’ll be introduced to the history and science of Raku while glazing your bowl or plate in a simple or abstract personalized design. Furnace fired, red hot glazed pottery is rapidly cooled from 1800+ degrees F. The results are spectacular. Everyone goes home with your very own Raku masterpiece. Materials, firing & guidance are provided.

SPECIAL GLASS FUSING CLASS DESCRIPTION Intensive individual instruction - Learn a variety of glass cutting & shaping techniques & create two to four individual art pieces. The evening includes materials, processing and guidance.

Paintball

January 16 10:00am – 1:00pm

Extreme Range Paintball Park of Ft Meyers 3820 Veronica S Shoemaker Blvd Ft Meyers, Florida 239-939-0911 http://fortmyerspaintball.com/

MCA private paintball event. Low impact, 500 paintballs per person. $45 per person

Payment in advance to Jeff Zalasky 5851 Bromelia Court Naples, Florida 34119

Payment must be received within seven (7) days after you confirm you are attending

Contact: Jeff Zalasky [email protected]

Exclusive MCA Evening at Centers for the Arts Bonita Springs

January 31, 6:30 – 8:30pm Centers for Arts Bonita Springs

There’s a whole spectrum of great experiences to enjoy at Centers for the Arts. Learn about the foreign movie & film lovers evenings, Improv performances, dance and music classes, plays, musicals and concerts, art classes, dedicated studios & visiting artist workshops featured throughout the year. We’ll preview, prior to its official opening the exciting “Centers Members’ Show" highlighting the extraordinary multifaceted talent of members & their inspiring creative art. Then visit student friendly art studios, observing a Mosaic Glass class, an Artist’s Sampler class displaying sculptures, ceramics, watercolors, pastels, oils, acrylics and more. To round out the evening, wine, beer, soft drinks and delicious light hors d’oeuvres will be served. You’ll leave knowing the exciting news of upcoming new classes, Master Artist Workshops, & scheduled visual and performing activities & programs. Don’t miss this event. It’s an opportunity to share good times and explore a plethora of new artistic & social activities. Cost is $15 per person

This is limited to 20 MCA members & their Guest. It is a repeat event from last year & likely to sell out quickly - don’t miss out!

Contact: Paul Shaw [email protected] 50

Collier County Emergency Management Center Tour

January 23 9:00am – 12:00noon

Meeting at the guard house at the EMS center building 8075 Lely Cultural Parkway

Emergency situation room, Sheriff demonstrations of Tasers and Q & A. Also available will be the opportunity to ride along with a Sheriff in your choice of North Naples, Golden Gate, East Naples, Golden Gate Estates, Everglades, Immokalee.

The tour includes luncheon catered by Jason’s Deli.

This tours is open to 25 MCA members and cost $20.00.

Checks should be sent and made payable to Mike Sobol and mailed to: 1320 Little Blue Heron Ct. Naples FL 34108

Reservations should be emailed to Larry Hectht at [email protected] Please note that if you have to contact Larry please call 204-791-1333 (Canada)

Couples Canasta Night (MCA and WCA)

January 23

6:00pm – 10:00pm

Pelican Marsh Golf Club

$80 per couple includes dinner and soft drinks. Please sign up as a foursome with a designated Captain. Please bring cards and a tray. All four participants must be a member of MCA/WCA. Registration starts on October 19th.

Contacts: Donna and Avie Goldstein [email protected]

Arlene and Michael Sobol [email protected]

Collier Car Collection at the Revs Institute for Automotive Research

January 25

1:30pm (sold out last year)

Once again we have arranged a fascinating 2.5 hour, docent led tour for MCA “car guys.” This year the tour will start at 1:30pm preceded by an optional noon lunch at “Spanky’s Speakeasy” (just a few minutes from Revs). Tour cost is $25, lunch is on your own.

More about the collection and its location at www.revsinstitute.com Limit to 20 members

Tour is limited to members, so please register soon by mailing a check for $25.00 made out to Les Nizin, 6825 Grenadier Blvd #902, Naples, FL 34109

Contact Les Nizin [email protected]

Private MCA Tour of the Holocaust Museum

February 15 9:30am

The Holocaust Museum & Education Center of Southwest Florida Private guided tour of the Museum, given by Elliott Katz. This comprehensive tour offers a unique opportunity to learn the history of this horrific event. If you have not heard Elliot Katz’s description of the events of the Holocaust you are missing out. People who have listened to him are in awe of his knowledge and storytelling ability. A light breakfast will be served prior to the tour. The cost per person is $20 payable at the door.

Reservations must be made via email to:

Michael Gordon [email protected]

Kennedy Space Center Excursion

March 6 – 7

Round trip transportation, picnic lunch enroute, overnight accommodations, dinner at famous Dixie Crossroads, tour of the Warbird Museum, admission to the Kennedy Space Center PLUS a special behind the scenes tour not normally available to the public.

MCA Men’s trip has 20 seats available on a fully escorted deluxe motor coach for this once every 2 year tour from Treny Tours. $299 per person double occupancy or $389 single occupancy.

Bus leaves Ft Myers 8:00am, Bonita 7:30am, Naples 7:00am

Contact Morris Binder [email protected]

Collier County Special Operations Center Tour

March 6 9:00am – 12:00noon

250 Patriot Way. Just north of Naples Airport

The first part of the tour will be an introduction to the Special Ops Unit followed by a tour of the facility, hangers and garage. The group will then be introduced to Swat operations including Aviation, team Bomb Squad, Safety traffic enforcement bureau, Agriculture and marine patrol. Lunch from Jason’s Deli will be followed by a Q&A session.

These tours are open to 25 MCA members and cost $20.00.

Checks should be sent and made out to Mike Sobol and mailed to: 1320 Little Blue Heron Ct. Naples FL 34108

Reservations should be emailed to Larry Hectht at [email protected] Please note that if you have to contact Larry please call 204-791-1333 (Canada)

MCA Boater's Day Picnic to Keewaydin Island

March 9 Depart 9:30am, return 3:00-4:00pm

Join other MCA members and spouses for a Keewaydin Island adventure by boat. The trip will depart from a marina in the Isles of Capri, and travel by boat to Keewaydin Island – a beautiful barrier island between Naples and Marco Island. The price will be $33 per person including boat rental and gas, but not including lunch and beverages. You can bring your own picnic lunch, or buy food from one of the “food boats” on the beach. You will be able to walk along the beach, lounge in the sun, play beach games, or even bring your fishing gear. This trip is limited to 36 participants. Boating experience is not required, nor is beach experience.

Contact: Don Belmont: [email protected]

Botanical Garden Tour

March 13 10:30am

A private Tour of the Naples Botanical Gardens (1 1/2 hours) with lunch to follow, limited to 12 members per tour. The cost is $20.00

Contact: Les Nizin at [email protected]

MCA Canasta Day

March 14 12:00 noon Pelican Marsh Golf Club

Join the guys for lunch and an afternoon of canasta. Come with a team or be paired up. Beginners welcome Price $30.00

Mail your check made payable to Dick Goldblatt to: 5934 Bermuda Lane, Naples, FL 34119

Contact: Avie Goldstein [email protected] or Dick Goldblatt [email protected] for questions

Everblades Hockey Game Red Sox and Twins Spring Training Games Join fellow MCA members and friends for our annual outings at the Everblades, and Spring Training games. These events are open to MCA members, families and friends.

Date: TBA 7:00pm Germain Arena

Contact: Jeff Margolis, [email protected]

Dates: TBA* *Announcement of dates will appear in the MCA weekly eblasts prior to the event. These events sell out every year.

Contact: Michael Sobol, [email protected] (Red Sox) Contact: Les Nizin at [email protected] (Twins)

Guided Naturalist Walk at Clam Pass

First and Third Tuesdays 9:00am – 11:00am

December - April

Join Sid Freund, a Conservancy of Southwest Florida volunteer guide and certified Florida Naturalist, for a free guided walk on the boardwalk, beach, and back-bay areas of this beautiful Collier County park and learn about the secret lives of the flora and fauna of this captivating and biologically-rich area.

Clam Pass County Park offers a beautiful beach and a scenic boardwalk through a unique habitat. Learn about the special trees that dominate in this unusual environment and why they are important to all of us. See beautiful shore birds and maybe a surprise visitor or two, such as the not to be forgotten pileated woodpecker. Learn about our shells and see what shells and other treasures such as shark’s teeth, the Gulf may have delivered to the shore. Walk is approximately 2 hours.

Meet at the tram stop at the end of the Clam Pass parking lot 9 AM. Hat, water, and sunscreen advised. Parking is free with beach sticker or subject to county fee for all day. Entrance to park is adjacent to the Waldorf Astoria at the end of Seagate Drive.

Contact: Sid Freund [email protected]

Shy Wolf Sanctuary Tour

TBA 9:00am

The primary function of the Sanctuary is to provide a refuge for numerous wolves and wolf hybrids, a jaguar-leopard cross, several cougars, and other small animals. The facility is licensed and inspected on a regular basis by both state and federal entities. A highlight of your tour will be the ability to visit with the wolves up close and personal in their pens; this will truly be a hands on experience!! The Sanctuary has been described as “incredible, amazing, the best, and outstanding.” Check out You-Tube videos and other reviews of the Sanctuary at www.shywolfsanctuary.com. Because tour dates fill up months in advance (a maximum of 20 persons per tour) reservations are required. Contact: Jeffrey Randall [email protected]

Because the Sanctuary is a 501 (c) (3) organization a minimum donation of $10 per person is requested. 62

Swamp Buggy Racing

March TBA

Florida Sports Park (Off of Collier Blvd)

In the 1940s, racers would gather the week before hunting season to race for the valued prize, which was usually a new shotgun donated by a local merchant. On November 12, 1949, the first official Swamp Buggy Races were held, with a field of almost 50 competitors, in Naples. The mid 1950s saw continued growth of swamp buggy racing. ABC's Wide World of Sports featured the mud madness in a national television special and Hollywood stars like Gary Cooper were seen in Naples riding swamp buggies.

If you have lived or visited in Naples and not seen the famous Swamp Buggy races, you are missing out in a unique experience.

Contact: Les Nizin at [email protected]

MCA Theater Events

MCA will be getting a block of seats for a variety of performances throughout the season.

AMERICAN IN PARIS………TUES JAN 16 $125, $95

KING AND I…………SUN FEB 10 $95, $85

109 YEARS OF BROADWAY………. SUN MAR 4 $85, $75

JERSEY BOYS……….WED APR 4 $125, $95

Casablanca movie with the POPS….. THUR , JAN 11 $86, $73

Art Garfunkel…… SUN JAN 14 $ TBA

Beach Boys……. SUN FEB 18 $ TBA

These events are open to MCA members and a guest. First come, first served. Space is limited. Deadline October 15th.

Contact: Glenn Perrin [email protected]

MCA Volunteer Activity Organizations Descriptions of Organizations and Volunteer Duties

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

MCA members can partner with Habitat for Humanity to build or improve a home for a family in need. Habitat homeowners help build their own homes alongside volunteers and pay an affordable mortgage. Since there is a wide variety of different jobs that are needed, the volunteer will be able to choose the job that maximizes his abilities and yet stays within his comfort level. With our help, Habitat homeowners achieve the strength, stability and independence they need to build a better life for themselves and their families. In the past, this has proven to be the most popular volunteer activity among MCA membership, but more help is needed!

Contact: Sandy Mintz [email protected] or Howard Greenfield [email protected] BIKES FOR TYKES Bikes for Tykes (bikesfortykes.org) – provides bikes for underprivileged children and families. Volunteer activity involves repairing bikes that have been donated, and optimizing them functionally and aesthetically. The group donates over 500 bikes each year. Again, a very popular activity but more help is needed! Contact: Don Belmont [email protected]

Harry Chapin Food Bank

Serving Southwest Florida by providing food through pantries, soup kitchens and other sources. Every $1 given turns into $6 worth of food. The Harry Chapin Food Banks partners with more than 150 agencies that provide direct services to those in need, including church food pantries, soup kitchens, emergency shelters, disaster relief agencies and more. Today, the food bank provides food for more than 30,000 individuals each month. In fiscal year 2014-2015, the Harry Chapin Food Bank distributed 18.74 million pounds of food, and provided 15.3 million meals. Contact: Lawrence Harris [email protected]

JFCS of Southwest Florida and the Naples Senior Center

JFCS of Southwest Florida and the Naples Senior Center are non-sectarian organizations dedicated to meeting the human service needs of individuals residing in Collier and Southern Lee counties. The mission of JFCS is to empower individuals and families by giving them tools to address life's challenges. JFCS offer a wide range of volunteer opportunities at the Naples Senior Center, in the food pantry, working with dementia clients, giving rides to seniors and providing friendly visits to homebound seniors. Contact: Leon Kravetz [email protected] or Marna Barany [email protected]

GUADELOUPE CENTER TUTOR MENTOR PROGRAM

Volunteer opportunity for couples or singles to mentor high achieving Immokalee High School students who tutor Immokalee elementary school children, sponsored by the Guadeloupe Center of Immokalee. This is a wonderful opportunity to provide guidance and perspective to young people who will greatly appreciate your involvement. Contact: Helen Midney at the Guadeloupe Center of Immokalee at [email protected] or (239)657-7148.

SCORE

SCORE is a national organization with local chapters across the country. Score is funded in part by the Small Business Administration (SBA). Score mentors consult with individuals in business or going into business to assist them and guide them through the startup phase and with specific problems business owners encounter as their business grows. Score mentors also help with business plans and in getting bank loans. Contact: Jeff Zalasky [email protected]

TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN PROGRAM

Make a significant impact on a young man's life. Volunteer to mentor a promising student from a low- income family at Immokalee Middle or High School (most

67 mentees are in high school). Meet with your mentee 45- 60 minutes per week at their school during the school year. You do not have to be a full-time resident. See www.takestockinchildren.org for information on the TSIC program statewide. Contact: Dick Rothwell 513-739-7473 or [email protected]

GUARDIAN ad LITEM PROGRAM

The Guardian Ad Litem Program is connected to and run by the Collier and Lee County Juvenile Court Systems. When assigned a case, you become an advocate for abused, abandoned, and neglected children who are under court supervision. Time spent really varies from week to week depending on how many cases you have and the court schedule. Training and certification by the court is necessary prior to being assigned a case. However, previous legal experience is not required. Anyone interested must be a FULL-TIME resident (minimum 10 months) of either Collier or Lee County to be considered for the Guardian ad Litem Program. Contact: Ira Kushnir [email protected]

Interested in one or more of these volunteer opportunities? Email the contact individual for more information and/or to volunteer. 68

On-Going Programs Bike Riding

8:00 am - 11:00 am Sundays Every week mid Oct 2016 thru April 2017

Meeting Place: At the parking lot at the Waterside Shops, next to Starbucks and the Brio, on the East side of the shops. There will be 2 or 3 groups, the “leisure riders”, the “recreation riders”, and the “fitness riders”. Leisure riders will ride below “10 mph”, the recreation riders will ride at speeds of about “10-14 mph”, and the fitness riders will ride at speeds of “16 mph plus” for 12 to 20 miles.

Other rides will be planned during the season.

ALL RIDERS MUST PROVIDE THEIR OWN BIKE, WEAR HELMETS, HAVE TIRES PROPERLY INFLATED, AND BRING WATER. Contact: Michael Sobol [email protected]

Bird Watching

The group will meet at 8 AM at a location to be announced in the Naples area to carpool to the designated site. The trip will last 3.5 – 4 hours. Possible destinations: Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Eagle Lakes Community Park, Sugden Park, Naples Landfill (the dump!), Tigertail Beach…. You will need to bring: BINOCULARS, camera, (optional), note taking materials, sunscreen, hat, appropriate shoes, and snacks. Bathrooms will be available at the site. There may be a parking or admission fee. More information will be sent to those who request information 2 weeks prior to the scheduled event. The MCA Bird Watching group is led by member, Arthur Sissman. Arthur has over 20 years Bird Watching experience in the Collier/ Lee Counties area. The group is open to all members who are interested in bird watching, nature photography, or just want to go to interesting natural places for a stroll. Remember, you must sign up to receive information about these trips by emailing Arthur.

Contact: Arthur “The Birdman” Sissman [email protected]

Bocce

Every other Monday from 1:00 pm - 2:45 pm

Beginning November 6

Veterans Community Park (1895 Veterans Park Drive, Naples, FL)

Now in its fourth season, the MCA Bocce Group offers its members lots of fun in an atmosphere of friendly competition. All skill levels are represented . . . no experience necessary!

To join the group, all you need to do is send Jeff Shein an e-mail ([email protected]). You will receive an e-mail request to “sign-up,” as well as a follow-up “reminder” e-mail, prior to each bi- weekly get-together. Players will be randomly assigned to teams, which will change from week-to-week. Play when you can . . . no regular, on-going commitment is required. (Note: If it is necessary to reserve courts, a fee of approximately $2.00 per player, payable at each session, will be charged.)

See you at the courts . . . we’ll have a ball!

Contact: Jeff Shein [email protected] 71

Book Group

November 9, December 14, January 11, February 6, March 6, April 11

2:00pm – 4:00pm

JFCC Associates Room

The book will be on any subject, whether fiction or non- fiction, selected and discussed by the group. The discussions, led by a member, will focus on the theme, character development and quality of writing. If you enjoy reading books of substance and discussing with peers, you will definitely enjoy this group.

Contact: Dick Janger [email protected] or 312-399-1236

Bowling

Starting December 5

First Tuesday of Every Month

10:00am

Bowland Beacon 5400 Tamiami Trail N. Naples

Come along and join the guys, bowl a couple of strings, shoot the breeze and have a Ball!

Contact Ed Feldman: [email protected]

Breakfast Group

What do retired MCA men do in Naples before they begin their strenuous daily athletic workouts?

They load up on carbs and schmooze, of course! Join us twice a month. Locations to be determined.

Contact: Morris Binder [email protected]

After December 1: Contact: Glenn Perrin [email protected]

Bridge

Every Friday

1:00pm – 4:00pm

Regency Reserve

Afternoon Bridge - for intermediate+ players Subs are welcome. This bridge game operates all year for fulltime members!

Contact: Aaron Knott - [email protected] Stan Farb - [email protected]

Cigar Group

Starting in October, Twice per Month

Join a group of like minded Cigar Afficinatos that enjoy a good cigar.

Besides cigars, good conversation and drinks, The group plans to have 2 cigar diners during the season as well as other cigar related events.

Contact: Marc Fleischer [email protected] 585-261-9036

The Dine-Around Club

Starting December

Tired of going to the same old restaurants? Your spouse hates a cuisine that you love? Expand your horizons twice a month as we try a variety of restaurants in the Naples area Bring a friend, or your spouse. Space will be limited and reservations will be required. Locations to be determined.

Contact: Glenn Perrin [email protected]

Fishing

Welcome to those who have expressed interest in fishing with MCA.

Join other MCA’s for a day or halfday fishing trip in local waters. Experienced captains will take your boat to the best spots, offer as much help as you need either in baiting your hook, or unhooking your catch. All trips must be booked by the middle of October or be cancelled. Payments will be requested paid to MCA fish club a month before each trip, mailed to: 5811 Persimmon Way Naples, Fl 34110. (in October to 33 Mulligan Way Wallingford, Ct 06492

Contact Steve Rozen With Question!!

Text. 203-671-4666 Email [email protected]

Golf Group

Starting October 1

Wednesday AM

Bear Paws Golf Course

MCA golfers are “teeing-up” for a weekly round of golf.

Contact: Len Schuman: [email protected]

Hand and Foot Card Group

Meets on various Sundays Opening Night November 1st

7:00 pm - ? (Usually 9:00)

JFCC David G. Willens Community Room

Hand & Foot is a great Couples Card Game (similar to Canasta).

No Experience Needed Learn the game in one night !!!

Contact: Marty Mittleman [email protected]

iPad, iPhone, MAC Tips and Tricks

December 13, February 14, March 21

10:00am

Temple Beth-Tikvah

Do you know the shortcuts, tips and tricks to make your iPhone, iPad or MAC run more efficiently? Do you know the unpublished shortcuts that are passed only by word-of-month?

Have specific issues or problems with your MAC or hand held device? E-mail you question(s) ahead of time to be sure they are answered during this session.

This workshop will be led by Rabbi Ammos Chorny, a lifelong Apple user and expert iPad and iPhone user.

Contact: Michael Sobol [email protected]

Jewish Genealogy SIG (Special Interest Group)

All Year - 2nd Tuesday of each month

10:00 – 11:30 am

Jewish Federation Community Room

Grandpa, who are the people in that Passover family picture? Is that Great-grandma Ethel? Is that Great-grandpa Max? Who are the other 12 people in the picture? Where did these people come from and why? Have you been asked these questions by your children or grandchildren? Why should you or they care? Researching your family genealogy can help you find the answers to all the above questions. And the answers to questions you don’t even know to ask yet. Please contact Arthur Sissman to register. You will need a notebook and pen for this program.

Contact: Arthur Sissman [email protected]

Kayaking

Fridays every Week Mid - October through April Our ever-expanding group will start its fourth year in October. We kayak on Fridays, alternating between the close and beautiful Outer and Inner Clam Bays, and other locations within easy driving distance. There are so many awesome places to see from the water just around the corner. We accept all MCA members with some kayaking experience into our group, which usually numbers around 10-14 people each week. Come join us – it’s great fun, great exercise and a great way to meet people! Contact: Jay Weintraub [email protected]

Man’s Best Friend

Starting December

Is your dog tired of walking around the neighborhood every day smelling the same old stuff?

There are some terrific dog parks, dog beaches and dog walks available throughout the area. It is a chance to connect with other MCA dog friendly people! We will offer a different activity each month. . First activity and location to be determined.

Contact: Glenn Perrin [email protected]

Men’s Discussion New Yorker Group

Meets Year Round on the third Thursday of the month 1:00 pm– 3:00 pm Jewish Federation Board Room

Lively and controversial discussion on Jewish Topics

Contact: Richard Conrath [email protected]

Men’s Gratuitous Violence Movie Night

November through April 6:00pm depending on the movie schedule

Meeting every second or third Thursday

Hollywood Regal Theatre complex located on Naples Blvd. or Paragon Pavilion Theatre. Those attending will meet for a light supper at one of the many close by restaurants, one hour earlier.

Ed Margulies will select a different movie for the members to view. If interested, and would like to be included please send your name and email address to Ed. Contact: Ed Margulies [email protected]

Photographers Workshop

Meets on the Second Monday of each month 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm JFCC David G. Willens Community Room

The group offers many features that will be fun and improve your photography, such as:

 workshops, competitions, Outings“How did you do that?”Trouble Shooting,“How can I…”, Monthly Theme assignments, and Show ‘n Tells.

Since we all “see” differently, critique by our peers or other judges, will apply directly to your Photographic growth.

No matter what your level of photography or your type of camera (cell phones are today’s fastest growing cameras – and it is always with you). We offer a safe environment with friends, interested only in advancing the photographic “knowhow” to all. In addition, the group will plan photo shoots, discuss techniques, there is a long list of what the Club can do.

More information will be provided to those who request information prior to a scheduled meeting. So bring your pictures, your camera, and have some fun.

Contact: Les Schwartz [email protected] 87

Pickleball

Mondays, beginning Oct 1

3:00pm – 5:00pm Veterans Community Park (1895 Veterans Park Drive, Naples, FL)

Our second season of Pickleball will soon commence!!!!!!!!!!. We have incorporated some changes that we believe will enhance our Pickleball experience. First, we are excited about the newly constructed dedicated Pickleball Courts at Veteran’s Park. We will no longer have to pickup, put up, take down and return Pickleball nets. Another new change is that we will play at one consistent time; 3:00 – 5:00 on Monday afternoon. Finally, we will be reserving the Pickleball courts for MCA members so we won’t have to worry about the availability of courts every Monday. These changes should make our weekly Pickleball games even more enjoyable!!!!!

Come join and learn the game.

Contact: Jeff Zalasky [email protected]

Poker

Starting January 9 every other week

7:00pm

Place TBD Friendly low stakes ($20 buy in), no wild card poker game/dealers choice. The games generally played are High - Low and the bets (three raise limit per each round of betting) are .25, .50, $1.00. During the final played Hand- " The Cards Speak for Themselves."

Last year games were every other Thursday. If there is enough interest games may be every Thursday and as last year hosted by the individual participants at their place of residence.

Contact: Phil Sherman [email protected]

Pool

2nd and fourth Tuesdays starting in December

2:00PM

Bowland (corner of Rt 41 and Pine Ridge Rd)

Interested in shooting pool and the breeze with the guys and sharing tales of your ill spent youth?

Contact: Sid Freund [email protected]

Pot Luck Movie Discussion Group

Enjoy eating? Enjoy movies? Enjoy an energetic discussion? Join us for our MCA/WCA Pot Luck Movie Group. Here is how it works. Each month, the 'movie selection committee' (composition TBD) chooses a movie-of-the month, which all members see at the leisure. Then, we meet at host couples' houses (4 or 5 per month) for good food (appetizers and desserts) and an even better discussion about the movie.

The size of the group is limited, based on the number of couples who can host.

Contact: Larry Israelite [email protected]

Science Discussion Group

Starting November

Dates, time and location TBA

A discussion of evidence based science. Topics to be determined by participants. Volunteer to lead a session or just interested in being a part of the group.

Contact Bob Maxmen -- [email protected]

Tai Chi - Creating the Balance in Your life

January JFCC Community Room

This class will teach the art of moving meditation, helping to balance your energies and reduce stress.

Karen McNeil, a certified Kripalu Yoga teacher and certified Tai Chi instructor, will teach the class. The cost of an 8 week session is $100. You may sign up for 4 weeks in January for $50.

Beginning Tai Chi January 10th - January 31st (4weeks) $50 10:45am January 10th - February 28th (8 weeks) $100 10:45am

You may sign up for January only for $50 (no February only), or both sessions for $100.

Contact: Donna Goldstein [email protected]

Talmudic Study Group

First and Third Wednesday

December through April

2:30pm – 4:00pm

JFCC Board Room

Talmud Study Group will focus on ancient Jewish civil laws, many of which formed the foundation of our modern laws. Participants will sit as judges and lawyers and engage in spirited debate on the merit of cases, and unravel the thinking of our sages. Knowledge of Hebrew is not a prerequisite to experience the challenges and satisfaction of these discussions.

Facilitator Sid Freund has been Superintendent of Schools in New York and Connecticut. He attended eight years of Yeshiva studies in New York City, and has had a longtime interest in Hebrew texts.

Contact Sid Freund: [email protected] 94

Target Practice Club

Join fellow MCA members at the Alamo for target practice. Learn the basics of fire arm control and safety, and then go to the range and practice your skills.

Contact: John Caragliano [email protected]

Tournament Play Tiddly Winks

Second and Fourth Wednesday

December through April

3:00pm – 4:30pm

JFCC Board Room

This is for real. It’s not the Milton Bradley game you played as a child. Sid Freund is a former captain and coach of Cornell University’s team and led the team to a North American championship. He and his team partner were named North American pair of the year by Newswink in 1969. Sid describes tournament style winks as a game of digital dexterity and strategy akin to chess. You will learn to pot out (it’s legal in winks) and how to play with your squidger. This activity is not recommended if you have an arthritic thumb. You do not have to sign a waiver to play this sport.

Come join the fun as we relearn the serious strategy of this game.

Contact Sid Freund: [email protected] 96

Walking Group Exploring Naples on Foot or Vineyards Walk

Tuesdays

9:00am or 10:30am

A unique opportunity to exercise, schmooze, and bond by walking 3+ miles at your own pace on alternate Tuesday mornings. Locations to be announced in the MCA weekly blast. This would synch with the regular MCA walk on Tuesdays at the Vineyards for those who want a real workout.

Miles Haven [email protected] (301) 325-5570 (Vineyards Walk)

or Glenn Perrin [email protected] (781) 249-8701

Wisdom Years Group – 1

Tuesdays November 2017 – May 2018 Every other week 2:00 pm Jewish Federation Associates Room Men are very good at sharing stories. We’re not so good about sharing our feelings with other men. The meetings will give all a chance to move beyond that as we come together and share our joy, our concerns. And what comes up for us as we move through this phase of our life. Topics could range from relationships with our children, our grandchildren, our spouses; issues of health, mortality, etc. The number one rule for the group is confidentiality…. “WHAT IS SAID IN THE GROUP STAYS IN THE GROUP AND NEVER LEAVES THE ROOM” Membership is limited, and is presently full. Contact: Mel Zahn at [email protected]

Wisdom Years Group – 2

Every Other Wednesday

1:00pm

Location TBD Like the “Wisdom Years Group - 1”, this is a group where men can rely on integrity and confidentiality as they discuss important personal or sensitive, share each other’s company and at times, have a good laugh. Men are very good at sharing stories. Not so good about sharing our feelings with other men. The number one rule is confidentiality !!! “What is said in the group stays in the group and never leaves the room” The group will be formed of four to eight men, and will met every two weeks or so. The meeting may follow a meal, depending on the desires of the participants.

Contact: Morris Binder 443-286-6223 or [email protected]

Membership Application

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