We The People Cache Valley are sponsoring and organizing
a JOIN UP CLUB EVENT
Please mark your calendar and plan to find out more about social opportunities in our community.
Why is it important to visit and meet people in person,
face-to-face?
(Free podcast, January 22 episode)
- Professor Bob Waldinger is a psychiatrist at Harvard. He changed his life because this research showed the great power of being connected with people in person.
- ONLINE connections do not have this effect.
- We can all think of someone we miss and text them a short note. This usually brings smiles and positive results (suggestion from Dr. Waldinger).
- Staying connected is not a big job (like going to the gym) it can be done with pleasure and modest effort.
LEARN MORE:
The Documentary entitled "Join or Died" inspired this event. Not Free, Netflix. Invite your friends to watch this with you, or ask around for a friend with a netflix subscription who might invite you over for a watch party.
KEY FINDINGS:
- Strong social connections increase the likelihood of survival by 50%, while chronic isolation acts as a health risk factor equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes a day.
- Diabetes rates decline, heart disease is less frequent or less sever.
- Societies flourish when its people are well connected.
- Democracies function better when its people are connected socially.
- Things get done, people are satisfied, corruption is reduced, and the government serves the people.
We have a large network of Community organizations and Clubs in Cache Valley.
Indivisible of Cache Valley is hosting this event to bring us together with new neighbors.
Check out the facebook page for this event
Mill around among your neighbors and explore:
- Tables providing information about Cache Valley's many clubs.
- Each group will have a ~60 seconds to "sell their wares"
- Posters will describe other opportunieis
- This is a completely FREE EVENT
- Family Friendly
- Opportunities to envision other "ideal clubs"
- IDEAS floated in our group so far:
- Slow hiking club for the easily distracted?
- Tech club for fans of computer?
- Cat-lovers club?
- Your idea here.
This event was created to help us get to know one another better,
to help fight the loneliness epidemic,
to promote the democratic process in our government,
and to have fun.
PS: The USU Geoscience Department is hosting a Rock and Fossil Day from 10-3. Families with small kids may wish to plan accordingly.
It should be possible to sample both events and make twice as many new friends.