For those of you over 50, a wonderful spot to learn and volunteer is the Lifelong Learning Institute out of Waubonsee Community College. LLI is an outcropping of Rhodes Scholar. Rhodes Scholar provides educational trips all over the world. Realizing that many seniors might be interested in shorter trips, day outings and courses, LLI was born.
Classes run anywhere from one to eight weeks, each one only $5 and a yearly $25 membership fee. Summer courses are part of the Summer Sampler and open to anyone, members and non-members alike.
Beyond being enriched by learning in a wide variety of subjects, all members are encouraged to volunteer in some capacity. That might be serving on one of the various LLI committees, even serving as an officer after some experience in the organization but ultimately being a course facilitator. Courses and their facilitators are really the heart of the organization.
Interested? Check it out ! https://www.waubonsee.edu/community-offerings/lifelong-learning
Good information Ceil! It seems to me that if you know someone well enough, a membership could make a very nice gift. I see the registration form is in your link so it could be printed and put in a card along with the cash or a check made out to WAUBONSEE.
If I had more free time I’d sign up 🙂