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NEWFANE â Would you like to know how other people think? Want to change someoneâs mind? Maybe change your own? The Moore Free Libraryâs Conversation Club will have its first in-person meeting on Tuesday, May 11 at 7 p.m. at the library, 23 West Street, Newfane.
The topic this month will be school choice in Vermont. Participants will have the chance to read several articles about a recent court case in Vermont on school vouchers. At the meeting, facilitator Meg Mott will give the legal background on school vouchers in Vermont and then people will pair up to discuss the news articles and the pros and cons of school choice, as they see it. This group uses elements from the Braver Angels Debate organization, as well as its own ground rules for a conversation where disagreements are respectful and civil and everyoneâs opinion is welcomed.
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2021 is opening with new opportunities for Senior Solutionsâ volunteers. Delivering new reassurance contacts with our Volunteer Visitor Program recipients is helping our volunteers initiate new protocols.
COVID-19 challenges have caused volunteers some anxious moments because they miss the routines of seeing their visitor partners in person. We all feel the need for companionship. In place of the important face to face visits, we are now doing phone visits, plus doing shopping and other errands. This helps fill the void. Our volunteers want to be busy. We have responded by finding ways to lend laptops and other devices to the individuals the Volunteer Visitors serve so that they can have Zoom get togethers, complete needed telehealth conferences and connect with loved ones. Aside from having virtual visits, the volunteers may be able to tutor some aging Vermonters on the techniques in using these devices.