Report+and+Photos+from+the+Living+Life+Event

__Term 1 Social Event- Living Life at Mandeni__ Sunday 18th March saw 85 U3A Members join together to celebrate Seniors Week. In keeping with the theme of the Seniors Week, **Living Life**, our day had all the elements of living life to the full. Eight activities focusing on physical, mental and social wellbeing were offered for everyone who wished to take part.

The two activity sessions were capped off by a superb buffet luncheon provided by U3A Member and chef extraordinaire Lynne MacMilllan.

The following a short reports sent in by the Activity Coordinators. Click here for PHOTOS from the day

**Mini Golf** Attendance – 1st Group – 14, 2nd Group – 7  Mandeni Management was very obliging and friendly providing all golf clubs, coloured balls, score cards and pencils. They had cleaned the Course the day before but felt it needed a final going over on the day. The Course was a wonderful setting in the bush and many members, who had not been there before, were rather impressed and planned to bring their visitors in the future.  Two highlights of the Activity were the “huge” lizard wandering past and the discovery of a small group of a rare fungi at the end of the 18th hole. Four members took photos of it and were anxious to find out more.

**Thinking Is Fun** Attendance- a Total of 14 for the two sessions The activity provided a taste of the Herrmann Brain Dominance Index (HBDI)- an international profiling model focusing on thinking preferences. We built our own profiles of our thinking preferences, using a range of strategies. Once this was completed we examined what the HBDI company has identified as professions and occupations that matched our profiles. It was fascinating to see that the profiles created by the participants actually did matched the professions and occupations identified down to a tee. There has been some interest in pursing this activity as half day or full day course at sometime

 **Card Making**  Attendance- A total of 11 ladies. The Activity focused on the creation of cards and those who participated made some great cards even surprising themselves at what they had achieved. A few asked me if I ran sessions. I think I will, in winter, at my house.

 **Bushwalking** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 120%;"> Attendance- Total 18. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 120%;"> The bushwalking activity had 13 very intrepid participants in the first group, with pretty people walking through puddles and mud and flowing water. We caught up with nature and were able to watch for a period of time a goanna climb a tree.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 120%;">The second group had it easier, as some of the 5 walkers did not have stout shoes. For this little adventure we mainly stayed on gravel paths where the going was drier.

<span style="color: #3b773c; font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 130%;"> **Basketry** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 120%;"> As time did not allow for individual baskets to be made, this activity was unable to take hands-on approach. However the participants were genuinely interested on-lookers,asking great questions and engaged in what information was able to be shared in the time. Nancy was photographed a number of times with the work displayed.

<span style="color: #e5a033; font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 130%;"> **Dancing** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 120%;"> Attendance- 9 people in 2 sessions. The groups were shown the fun of line dancing and saw that it is not all yee-haa but serious stuff for any age to join in. Although the numbers were small we had a great time and hopefully everyone enjoyed themselves. We certainly did.

<span style="color: #f52e2e; font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 130%;"> **Boules** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 120%;">Attendance- A total of 20 people. With 16 people playing (in groups of 4) plus another 4 who had a shorter game at the end (i.e. a total of 20 all up) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 120%;">Everyone seemed to enjoy the sessions and several commented that they planned to go home and get their old set of Bouless out to have a go in the backyard. We had fun too!