SOS 30th Anniversary Year -- Looking Back

by Gregg Millett

 

I estimate that over the past 30 years Singles Outreach has hosted over 40,000 activities with more than 2,000 different activity leaders. Easily there have been several million people-to-people interactions and thousands of new relationships. And you only have to look carefully at this month's calendar to see that these numbers continue to grow! And it's not the numbers that really count; it's the "social capital" that is being created, or put another way, the "happiness index" that is going up. So these reflections are prompting me to take a look back through the SOS monthly newsletters and list some of the activities and leaders. I'm sorry that I will miss about 39,950 activities and most of the great activity leaders.

 

November 21, 1983: Structured Sharing Group -- Gregg Millett

First SOS Event

 

October 29, 1984: Discussion -- Feminism -- Lois Haignere

 

December 4, 1984: Discussion -- Sex Drives in Men and Women; Are They really Different?  -- Bob Niles & Joan Roe

 

December 5, 1984, Support Group at the home of Diane Watts

 

December 11, 1984: Prosperity Circles -- Randy Fasnacht

 

December 21, 1984: Social Gathering at the Turf Inn on Wolf Road

 

 

April 23, 1985: Workshop, Expressing Feelings Through Writing -- Robbie Rockenstyre

 

 

March 15, 1986: Showcase 1500 -- Hazel Moore

 

April 15, 1986: Discussion -- Love and Addiction -- Debra Gugig

 

May 1986: Book Review -- The Joy of Being Single: Stop Putting Your Life on Hold and Start Living -- Cheryl Rodney

 

July 3, 1986: Speakeasy: Getting Control of your Time and Life -- Larry Klepper

 

July 4, 1986: Picnic at Glass Lake -- Gordon French

 

March 10, 1987: Discussion -- Humor in Relationships -- Marty Bryer, Ann Paasch, Joe Bonacci & Mabel Maguire

 

March 25, 1987: Singles On Stage present "Skits-O-Phrenia" with Keith Eagle, Cheryl Rodney, Lucy Moore, Jacques deLorimier, Dave Oles, Mabel Maguire, Lois Mignano, P. Adam Thomas, Donna Lins, Dianna Miller, Joe Bonacci, Janith Watson, Rick Sawyer, Janet Nicolella, Lois Johnson, Bill Stone, Jerry Montanye, Bill Courtwright, Tom Di Gesare, Gerry Giglio, Pat Ahearn Ann Paasch, John Larson II, Larry Nadler and Bill Fagan.

 

May 4, 1987: New Member Orientation -- Susan Johnson

 

August 4, 1987: Discussion -- Why Men are the Way They Are -- Stephanie Carhart & Jan Magin

 

January 15, 1988: Ballroom Dance Class for Beginners -- Lorraine Michaels

 

January 19, 1988: Divorce Workshop -- Richard Antokol

 

September 24, 1988: Contra Dance with Paul Rosenberg

 

October 11, 1988: Introduction to Bird Watching -- Rich Guthrie

 

November 19, 1988: Enhancing Sexuality -- Elizabeth Reid

 

November 29, 1988: Psychic Readings -- Thomas Kearns

 

February 7, 1989: Dealing with Clutter -- Helen Volk

 

March 21, 1989: Investment Strategies -- Claire Racicot

 

September 26, 1989: Blueprints From the Past -- Norman Goldman

 

October 8, 1989: Speakers Series -- Holly Nolan