A NEW HAPPINESS CLUB

January 25, 2006
By Lionel Ketchian

I would like to announce the creation of a new Happiness Club, which will be called the Smiling Senior Singles. This group will be holding meetings that are in addition to our regular monthly Happiness Club meetings.

Smiling Senior Singles will be a group for seniors who have found themselves alone. They may be seniors who have no family in the area to visit and spend time with. Many people who have lived in the area or have moved here, have found themselves with no family. This can be difficult during holidays when most people have relatives they can spend time visiting.

The Smiling Senior Singles will hold monthly meetings in the area. The purpose of this group is to create the opportunity for seniors, that are alone, to find other friendly and interesting people to connect with. The club is basically a discussion group. Participating in discussions is a great way to get to know other people. Speakers on various subjects like happiness, plus other topics of interest will also be presented to seniors present.

The group will have socials and other events that members consider to be of interest to them. Joint socials with the Happiness Club, like the yearly Happiness Holiday Party social will take place. This will be a great way to feel connected and make friends with other people, rather than just staying home and watching television. What a wonderful opportunity to share with others. This will be a great chance to grow with a supportive connection to others who really understand how you feel.

The meetings location is still being arranged, and will be in the Fairfield County area. It will be held in a familiar, comfortable location in Fairfield, Westport or Norwalk. The meetings will be held every month during the hours of 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

The great news is that Stacey Enyeart will be the facilitator of the Smiling Senior Singles group. She has a background in publishing, advertising, TV producing and is President of the AARP of Westport/Weston Chapter and is presently writing a book on the WWII home front.

Stacey and I have had a few exciting meetings and her enthusiasm is contagious. If the Smiling Senior Singles sounds like a good group for you, maybe you should check into it and see what it can do for you and with you! Why not meet some wonderful people using happiness in their lives?

Stacey says, "It's important to have meaningful people in your life." For information on our next Smiling Senior Singles, Happiness Club meeting please call me Lionel Ketchian at 203 258-7777. You can also e-mail me at PrintLRK@aol.com. Let me that know you're interested in the new Smiling Senior Singles group and we will keep you informed about the meetings. If you know someone who would be interested in this group, then please let us know so we can include him or her in our meetings.

As Samuel Johnson stated: "That kind of life is most happy which affords us most opportunities of gaining our own self-esteem."

Lionel Ketchian is the founder of the Happiness Club and can be reached at PrintLRK@aol.com. The Web site is www.happinessclub.com.