National U3A advice
From U3A National Office newsletter
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"We are facing unprecedented times and U3A members everywhere have resolutely stepped up to make the coming months the best they can, given the circumstances we find ourselves in.
We have many innovative and brilliant ideas coming from U3As and we will be sharing these each week - please check the website and let us know what ideas that you have used and share your results.
We are trialling a number of remote interest groups options, developing guidance for using products such as Zoom, whypay. We are also collating online learning resources to share with you. We will soon be rolling out tech volunteers to assist local U3A group leaders who want to run remote interest groups.
We will be having a movement-wide Shared Learning Project asking members to keep a diary of the coming days and weeks. We believe it will be an amazing example of living history and already many of you have shown an interest in this project.
If you would like to take part please contact us at diary@u3a.org.uk
We will be sharing well-being ideas from the members too, as it is important that members feel supported at home.
We now have a U3A: Keeping In Touch Facebook that received nearly 100 members as soon as it was launched and is growing all the time. This will enable members to share what they are doing with each other.
Our advice line is working hard to answer all of your queries, we are taking over 2000 a month in normal times, it is likely that for the moment we may have even more than normal but you can be assured that the advice line will be there to support you.
Thank you to all of you members, U3A committee members, and to our volunteers, the team here at the national office and the trustees.
We have a movement of incredible people. You the members have shown your support, your empathy, your willingness to share ideas and experiences, and more importantly, to carry on learning, laughing and living.
Sam Mauger
Chief Executive"