ANNOUNCEMENTS

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SPRING 2025 Semester

The Spring 2025 semester began on Monday 10 March.

During this semester we are averaging 39 persons participating in zoom lectures and 54 persons attending in-person lectures.

Menno Haven residents may attend all IRP lectures without enrolling.

Persons participating in only zoom lectures only do not need to enroll. The enrollment fee is $25 for one person and $40 for a couple.

The enrollment form is now available for download on the Enrollment page of this website.
— If enrolling, please mail a completed enrollment form and a check prior
— to the end of February, or enroll at the first in-person lecture that you attend.

We do not have an IRP bus trip planned for this semester.

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SPRING 2025 Program

The Spring 2025 revised schedule and program brochure (includes synopses) are available for viewing or download on the Schedule page of this website. Because the Synopses page of this website is non-operational, we have combined the schedule matrix and program brochure into one document for viewing or download.

NOTE: The lecture scheduled for Tuesday 25 March at 9:00 AM has been changed.
—-The revised schedule and program brochure reflect this change.

NOTE: Mondays & Wednesdays are zoom lectures (at 9:00 AM, shown in blue in the schedule).
Tuesdays & Thursdays are in-person lectures (9:00 and 10:30 AM at the Menno Haven Life Center)
—-located at 300 Ridgeview, Chambersburg, PA 17201

Links to Zoom lectures will be sent by email at least 24 hours prior to the lecture.

If you want to be added to the IRP Zoom-Guest list, contact:
—-John Ricca, 717-352-8996 johnricca@earthlink.net

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Message from the Program Committee

We hope you are enjoying the IRP lectures.

We need your feedback:
Would you like to see more lectures on specific subjects,
— or from particular speakers?
Are there other topics you’d enjoy?
Are there topics or speakers that don’t appeal to you?
Are you interested in giving a presentation or do you know of someone
— who would be willing to speak on a volunteer basis?
Are you interested in joining the Program Committee and
— helping us recruit speakers?

This is your IRP and we hope you’ll take this opportunity to help shape the offerings for
— future semesters. Please consider the questions above and provide feedback to
— the IRP Program Committee at IRPprogramcommittee@gmail.com

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FACEMASKS For In-Person Lectures

The IRP has agreed to follow Menno Haven policies for all in-person lectures at the Life Center.

If Menno Haven requires wearing a mask, we must comply or not attend; they could do this on any lecture day with little or no advanced notice. For this reason, we recommend that you always have a face mask with you, even if you choose not to wear it while it is optional.

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LINKS For Zoom Lectures

We plan to use the same link for both zoom lectures each week.

Links will be distributed by email at least 24 hours prior to the first zoom lecture each week.

Enrollment is not required to view IRP zoom lectures.

If you want to join the IRP Zoom-Guest email list, contact John Ricca, johnricca@earthlink.net
Please include your city or town of residence and your email address, at least 48 hours prior to any lecture you want to observe.

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Fall 2024 Semester

The Fall 2024 semester ended on Thursday 17 October.

This semester, we had an average of 33 participants for zoom lectures
— and 61 attendees for in-person lectures.

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WellSpan Lecture Slides

We have received lecture slides for two of the WellSpan in-person lectures presented during
the Fall 2024 semester; these lectures are:
— – Advances in Medical Oncology, on Thursday 10 October by Dr. Pooja Sahni, and
— – A Balancing Act: How We Stay On Our Feet & Some Keys to Fall Prevention,
——–on Tuesday 15 October by Ethan Tucker.

To view or download these lecture slides, see the References page of this website.

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IRP References

Current documents available for viewing or download on the Reference page of this website.

—Reference 1: Lecture Slides: Advances in Medical Oncology (10 Oct 2024)

—Reference 2: Lecture Slides: A Balancing Act: How We Stay On Our Feet (15 Oct 2024)

—Reference 3: No reference document at this time.

—Reference 4: No reference document at this time.

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IRP EMAILS

Any computer capable of receiving and downloading IRP attachments
should be able to download IRP documents from this website.

In previous years, we experienced IRP messages sent to multiple addressees with attachments being blocked by some email servers, and some other recipients’ computers putting these messages into SPAM or JUNK-Mail folders.

If you are on the IRP email list and you do not receive expected IRP emails, please check your spam or junk-mail folder.

If IRP emails are not reaching your computer, or if you have any questions, please call John Ricca, 717-352-8996.

Thanks for your cooperation.

NOTE: Most members’ computers will not print from email attachments. For almost all members, it will print correctly if the attachment is first downloaded to the computer (Documents or My Documents folder), then opened from within the Documents folder and printed from the computer without the interference of the email program.
This is also true when printing documents from this website;
it’s usually better to download them first.

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LOST ITEMS:

To turn in any found personal property, or
—to claim any lost property, please contact:
—John Ricca, 717-352-8996.

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LECTURE CANCELLATIONS:

IRP sessions will not meet if Chambersburg schools are closed or delayed due to bad weather or other emergencies.

See the Chambersburg Area School District website for updates: www.casdonline.org

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PRIVACY:

The IRP does NOT sell or share personal information (address, phone number, email, etc. of members or volunteer speakers) with other persons or organizations.
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NOTE:

Members may bring drinks into the Life Center Auditorium.

Please do NOT bring food into the Life Center Auditorium.

Questions?? Please call John Ricca: 717-352-8996.

Complaints?? Suggestions??
—– Please contact Kathy Worthington: 717-643-0537.

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