This week's announcements - August 7, 2023

Welcome to our weekly newsletter for Hively’s “Transition into Retirement Together” Meetup group! This is where you’ll find announcements on upcoming events and resources to navigate retirement and discover what’s next, together.

OUR WEBSITE (SOFT) LAUNCH!

🚀 We’re thrilled to finally reveal our very own website! We’ve been hard at work designing a space that can house not only our events, but also a directory of resources you all have shared. Today, we’re soft-launching the site to all of you - feel free to directly sign-up for events there (we’ll continue to post our events on our Meetup group as well).

🙏 As our site is a work in progress - reply to us with your feedback: what do you like/dislike? what additional features do you want to see?

👩🏻‍💻 While we’re at it, we’ve also launched our social media accounts (@joinhively) - follow us using the links below in the orange email footer!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

🗳 Thanks to those of you who expressed interest in our interest-based activity “clubs”. As we nail down the details, we’d really appreciate some volunteers to give us feedback on the club design - if you’re willing, please reply to this email.

🧡 Interested in gathering with a smaller group for peer support around navigating retirement? Sign-up for our small-group cohort program to connect every other week with 8-12 members. We’ll be kicking-off our next ones, as soon as we have enough interest for a specific time slot!

WHAT WE’RE LOVING

🙋‍♂️ Member Spotlight: Meet Roger Dempsey
As part of our new site, we launched a blog! Check out our first member spotlight on Roger Dempsey. After a fulfilling career in teaching, research, and community outreach, Roger retired in January 2021. We sat down with him to talk about his career, experience retiring during COVID-19, and what was unexpected about retirement for him.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Tomorrow 8/8 at 1-2pm EST: Guest discussion with Scott Matthews on “An insider’s guide to taking advantage of the next Medicare enrollment season” (virtual)
How can I best equip myself with the insights to navigate this year’s Medicare’s enrollment season starting October 15? How does the industry really work? Should I shop for Medicare each year? Join us for a discussion with our guest host, Scott Matthews, a licensed Medicare advisor from Keen with 20+ years experience in healthcare. RSVP here.

Friday 8/11 at 1-2pm EST: Discussion on “Self-care in retirement” (virtual)
With all the changes that come with retirement, what are ideas for self-care? What are you doing to care for your physical and mental health? RSVP here.

Wednesday 8/16 at 6:30-7:30pm EST & Thursday 8/17 at 6:30-7:30pm EST: Walk with a Doc walking group around the Brookline Reservoir (in-person)
One of our wonderful members Donna, a physician, leads a walking group around the Brookline Reservoir. The walks will include a short health talk at the beginning. Join a group of us to attend together!  RSVP here.

Friday 8/18 at 1-2pm EST: Article discussion on “Confronting the challenges of solo aging” (virtual)
What do "solo agers" need to uniquely consider in navigating retirement? The latest issue of the Generations Journal from American Society of Aging features articles that provide a deeper look into the lives of "Solo Agers." We'd like to create a space for those exploring this landscape - join us in discussing and reflecting together on 2 of these articles. RSVP here.

SUPPORT OUR HIVE

💌 We need your help! Your support will help us keep this group running:

• Donate to our group here (under “Fundraising). Your contributions will help us by sharing some of our organizing costs and fund future events. Alternatively, you can Venmo us at @angela-gu.

• Share us on social media. The more members we have, the more types of events we can organize. Help us spread the word to your friends and groups you are part of.

As always, feel free to reach out with any questions and suggestions.

Warmly,
Angela + Jenn