Welcome to the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter
The San Francisco Chapter has members that encompass the Bay Area, including San Francisco, the East Bay, Sonoma County and the Peninsula/Palo Alto area. 
For more information about the San Francisco Chapter, please contact Arlene Reiff, Chapter Co-Chair or Linda Sherwin, Membership Coordinator at SanFranciscoChapter@thetransitionnetwork.org.CLICK HERE FOR CHAPTER NEWS
A Letter from Co-Chairs Arlene Reiff and Luanne Mullin
Welcome to the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of TTN
Our San Francisco Bay Area chapter was founded in November of 2005. During this time, we've grown to over 135 members and close to 600 subscribers to our monthly newsletter. We've held over 80 monthly programs and events in San Francisco and the East Bay.
We now have 16 peer groups, meeting in San Francisco, the East Bay, Sonoma County and the Peninsula/Palo Alto areas. Eight to ten women gather at each others' homes to discuss issues of mutual concern or to share special interests. Our chapter also supports an artists' group as well as non-fiction book groups.We welcome suggestions for new special interest groups. More peer groups are being started all the time. If you want more information, contact Linda Sherwin, our chapter membership and peer group coordinator.
For East Bay TTN members, our chapter sponsors the Caring Collaborative, East Bay/San Francisco:
The Caring Collaborative, East Bay/San Francisco offers a support system in which women provide and receive services for medical and other life challenges. It is based on the Caring Collaborative, the innovative model for aging in community developed in New York by The Transition Network. If you live in the East Bay and would like to learn more about the Caring Community, contact Lynn Richards, our Caring Community Coordinator. We are in the process of developing a Caring Collaborative in San Francisco. For more information, contact Marilyn Straka.
We have also established collaborations with relevant organizations in the Bay Area including San Francisco Village, Coming of Age:Bay Area, Civic Ventures, Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, Commission on the Status of Women, and the Commonwealth Club of California.
- Meeting interesting, supportive women.
- Participating in members-only peer groups. Small groups (8-10) discuss individual transitions, share special interests, plan outings and activities, form friendships.
- Attending monthly program meetings and special events at discounted rates.
- Workshop on transitions and what’s next in our lives
- Special Events, such as walking tours, lunches, theatre, museum trips, cooking, salsa dance classes
- Health programs with UCSF on heart, cognitive health, bone health, fatigue
- Jennie Chin Hansen, president of AARP, on health and economic issues
- Marc Freedman, founder of Civic Ventures, on finding work that matters
- Aging in Place: Creating Caring Communities to Get Help at Home in Times of Need
- Financial Perspective and Planning in Our Economic Times
- Sex After Fifty and Beyond
- Taking Risks in the Second Half of Our Lives
- Updating Your Wardrobe in Times of Transition
Membership in the San Francisco Bay Area chapter for one year is only $70. To join, click HERE.
Not sure you want to join just yet, but want to attend TTN functions? You are welcome to do so. Subscribe to our mailing list and receive our monthly newsletters with details of our events. To subscribe, contact Linda Sherwin.
Questions? You can reach Arlene Reiff, Co-Chair, at awr1@mindspring.com or Linda Sherwin, membership and peer group coordinator, at sherwinlinda@hotmail.com.
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CHAPTER NEWS
November 30, 2012A Review of Our Paris Road Scholar Trip - Outstanding!
The special art study program to Paris was a huge success. The Road Scholar team was outstanding and everything went so smoothly. It was a great learning experience and an opportunity to enjoy Paris with a wonderful group of women. (Image: The square in front of the Pompidou Centre - a benchmark art venue we visited to learn about French modern art) Read more...
August 2, 2012TTN SF Member Mary Radu is a Marigold Ideas for Good Contest Finalist!
Vote for Mary Radu! Remember the Marigold Ideas for Good contest featured recently on the website? Well, our very own Mary Radu is a finalist, and needs our help - click the link and vote today! Read more...
February 28, 2012Road Scholar: Paris 2012
Isn't it wonderful when a dream you have then turns into a reality? Well, that has happened to me. My dream? To organize a TTN trip to Paris, with the focus on studying art at its fabulous museums. It all comes true in October 2012! Read more...
February 2, 2012The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter is organizing a special art study program to Paris
Our art historian will be Dr. Clark Poling, Professor Emeritus of Art History at Emory University. Read more...
November 2, 2011Betsy Werley Meets with SF Bay Area Chapter Team Leadership
TTN San Francisco Bay Area chapter leaders recently hosted a dinner at the home of Dianne McCutcheon for Betsy Werley (standing), TTN national executive director. Read more...
September 17, 2011Gail Sheehy interviews Arlene Reiff
Author Gaily Sheehy interviews Arlene Reiff, co-founder and chair of the San Francisco Bay Area. Read more...
February 5, 2011TTN-SF is Five!
Fifth Year Anniversary Celebration for TTN's San Francisco Bay Area Chapter. Read more...
