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Reminders For inormation about this newsletter contact

Cristina Gomez at cgomez@tcbinc.org or773-967-9211

For work orders call: 773-967-9207

For emergency maintenance ater hours call:708-237-6153

Parking permits are required to park in

building parking lots. Unauthorized vehicleswill be towed at the owners expense.

Cable or phone installation service is donebetween 9am and 4pm, Monday throughFriday

Maintenance hours are Monday throughFriday 8:30am to 4:30pm

FussyBabySessions:FunforMomsandBabies!On Wednesday, November 10, Oakwood Shores moms brought in their

babies and toddlers for their rst Fussy Baby session.

Led by the Erikson Institute, staff showed parents different soothing

methods from massage, to singing, to play. This new initiative, called Fussy

Baby, meets every second Wednesday of the month from 10-11:30am.

Parents with children up to 18 months old are invited to join for an

opportunity to talk with child development specialists about how their babis learning and growing.

Fussy Baby provides parents an opportunity to share parenting

techniques and consult with specialists while their children play with other

babies and toddlers. Moms learned how to massage their babies to soothe

their crying and received massage oil and a book on soothing techniques.

See more photos from the rst Fussy Baby session on page 5 of this

newsletter. For more information or to sign up, interested parents should

contact Rachel Faulkner at rfaulkner@tcbinc.org or call 773-967-9201.

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Healthy Tips from Around theWorld: BrazilMake Friends with Rice and Beans

Americans tend to think of starchy foods as

the enemy, but according to a study publishedin the journal Obesity Research, a diet focused

on rice and beans (in contrast with a typical

Western diet), such as the kind Brazilians

espouse, reduces peoples risk of becoming

overweight by approximately 14 percent.

Low in fat and high in ber, its a winning

combination that stabilizes blood sugar and

leaves people feeling satised. (www.care2.com)

Viviane Madisons son Jayden enjoys a hand massage.

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Community News

ALC SKILLS THRU DRILLSCo-Ed Basketball ProgramNow accepting registratants everySaturday from 10am 12noon at the

Abraham Lincoln Center located at thecorner of 39th & Cottage Grove Avenue.

*Stop by the Abraham Lincoln Centeron Saturdays for more information.

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VolunteerOpportunitiesatDonoghueCharterSchoolHave students at Donoghue? Want to volunteer? Join Donoghue for events this winter!

UIC Family Literacy Workshop

The next Family Literacy Workshop is December 14 from 5:30-6:30pm. The workshop topic is:

Parents and Homework. Childcare and dinner are provided.

Real Men Read Program

Calling all fathers, grandfathers, stepfathers, uncles, brothers, and other positive male role models to

volunteer for Real Men Read. Its a great opportunity for community service and for young people to

have more interaction with positive male role models. Were asking you to take two hours out of your

busy schedules to read fun, lively books to Donoghue students. If you are interested please contact

Angel Pringle at 773-285-5385 or angelpringle@uei-schools.org.

HolidayShoppingTipsThe shopping season is here, and the Federal Trade Commission wants to help you get ready. Thesetips can help you shop smart and stay on budget. For more information about money managementand shopping wisely, visit www.ftc.gov/moneymatters.

Make a list and set a budget. List the peopleyou plan to buy gifts for, the type of gifts youplan to buy, and how much you plan to spend.

Shop around. A sale price isnt always thebest price. Some merchants may offer a saleprice on the item you want for a limited time;other merchants may offer items at a discount

everyday.

Look for price-matching policies. Somemerchants will match, or even beat, acompetitors prices.

Go online. Check out websites that compareprices. If you decide to buy from an onlinemerchant, keep shipping costs and deliverytime in mind.

Carefully consider bargain offers that arebased on purchases of additional merchandise.For example, Buy One, Get One Free orFree Gift with Purchase. If you dont really

want or need the item, its not a deal.

Clip coupons. Coupons are useful whenthey save you money on what youre alreadyplanning to buy. Check coupons for anyrestrictions.

Ask about sale adjustments. If you buy anitem at regular price and it goes on sale thenext week, can you get a credit or refund forthe discounted amount?

Consider layaway. When you use layaway, youtypically make a deposit usually a percentageof the purchase price and pay over time untilyou have paid for the item in full.

Keep an eye on your wallet. Dont ash cash.Keep an eye on your credit or debit card duringtransactions. If your cards are lost or stolen,

report the loss or theft immediately to the cardissuers.

Use credit and debit cards with care. Saveyour receipts. You need them for returns andexchanges. Check credit and debit card salesand return receipts against your monthly billsand statements, and report any problems to thecredit card issuer promptly.

Ask about refund and return policies. Manymerchants may have different refund and returnpolicies for sale items. For example, clearancemerchandise may be on nal sale, meaning norefunds or exchanges.

Keep good records. Its important to keepdetailed information about transactions,including your order number, shipping costs anddates, warranties, and refund and return policies.

Ship early. If youre sending gifts to out-of-towners, factor in extra time for shipping. If you

wait until the last minute, you may pay a heftyprice for express or overnight shipping.

December is a busy month full

of all kinds of events all over the

world. Oakwood Shores wishes

you the happiest of holidays!December 1 - Hanukkah (Jewish)

December 6 - St. Nicholas Day

December 7 - Al Hijra (Muslim New Year)

December 8 - Bodhi Day (Buddhist), Feast ofthe Immaculate Conception

December 12 - Celebration of Virgin ofGuadalupe (Mexico)

December 13 - Santa Lucia Day (Sweden)

December 16 - Ashura (Islamic, Muslim)

December 16-25 - Las Posadas (Mexico)

December 25 - Christmas

December 26 - Boxing Day (Canada, UnitedKingdom)

December 26 - January 1 Kwanzaa (African-American)

December 31 - New Years Eve

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Auhyanna Crusoe is a freshman at Daniel Hale

Williams Preparatory School of Medicine.

An outstanding student, Auhyanna is involved

in extracurricular activities like Mayor Daleys

Book Club. She also ran for Freshman Class

President in November.

But Auhyanna does not limit herself to

just the class presidency, she wants to be a heart

surgeon.

Public service is important to my family

she said. Auhyanna rst wanted to be a lawyer,

and follow in her familys footsteps, but her

experiences and education have changed her mind.

Having seen an open heart surgery, Auhyanna

knows that she wants to be a doctor. After highschool Auhyanna would like to attend Harvard or

Michigan State.

*At the time this article was written election results had notbeen released. If Auhyanna wins the presidency, she willhold ofce for all four years of high school.

AuhyannaCrusoe:YoungLeader

Auhyanna Crusoe is a reshman at William PreparatorySchool, where she ran or President o the class.

Community News

Dont Miss Chicagos Chirstkindlmarket

Nestled in between Chicagos

downtown sky scrapers, Daley Plaza

is aglow with twinkling lights and

lled with red and white stripedhuts during the holiday season. The

Christkindlmarket Chicago returns to

the heart of the Windy City for the 15th

year starting on November 24 and is

open daily until December 24, 2010.

For further information please visit the

ofcial Christkindlmarket website at

http://www.christkindlmarket.com or

call (312)494-2175. Admission is always

FREE!

Dates and Times

The Christkindlmarket Chicago will be

open daily from November 24, 2010 -

December 24, 2010.

Opening Hours

Sunday - Thursday: 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

Friday & Saturday: 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

Special Hours

Christmas Eve, December 24, 2010:

11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Where

Daley Plaza (50 W Washington Street,

Chicago, IL 60602)

Splas

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Resident Programming

CampofDreamsisBack!Camp of Dreams, a non-prot that serves children (2nd-7th grade) who would not normally get to go

to overnight camp, is returning to Oakwood Shores Community Center on December 2 at 6:30pm fo

an information session.

Camp of Dreams participants meet every other Saturday throughout the school year for

Community Days. Community Days are an opportunity for participants to meet other campers,

participate in fun learning events, and prepare for their three-week trip. Campers choose from

activities like advertising through production, dance, learning Spanish through song, jewelry making,and drama. All programming is free.

Residents interested in getting their children involved with the Camp of Dreams program should

attend the information session. Contact Rachel Faulkner at 773-967-9201 for more information.

Raining all the timein the corners of my mind.

So much is expected of me.

All the work and responsibility,

the pressure is wearing down on me,

and my patience running thin.

Due dates, deadlines and projects

those are the key words.

Maybe its me being lazy,

who knows?

Fear engulng me,

getting into high school,

getting there safely.

Maybe Im a shell

of my former self,

becoming self-conscious

about the things I do,

the clothes I wear.

I wish I can be the civil rights activist

I hope to be,

but thourgh school work and gradeswho can really see me?

I can never truly be happy,

thats sad.

All of the destruction

and chaos in the world,

wearing down on my childhood.

I wish I could do

the things I want to,

to be a kid,

live carefree.

I grew up too fast.

I suppose.

SpokenWordbyChanceMitchell

ColdWeatherDoesntKeeptheSwimCluboutoftheWater

Shanika Owens, Deja Tomas, and JaMyah Blissit enjoy thewater at Harrison pool.

Kayla Tomas practices with noodles.

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OakwoodShoresLendingLibrarySettoOpenthisMonthOakwood Shores would like to invite you to participate in its rst ever Lending Library. The grand

opening will be Wednesday, December 15 at 6pm. Please stop by to pick up a book, enjoy hot

chocolate and holiday cookies, or just mingle with your neighbors.

The Lending Library will be an archive of books housed at the Community Center. Just like atChicago Public Librarys, residents can come, check out a book, and take it home to read.

The entire Oakwood Shores community will have access to the library. We are currently collecting

books to build the library archive and offer a variety of titles to residents. If you would like to donate

books please drop them off with Emily Vaughan at the Community Center on the 2nd oor of 3711

S. Vincennes Avenue.

To RSVP to the Lending Library Grand Opening call Emily Vaughan at 773-967-9210.

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Bulletin GIRLSONLY!

Get your girls (ages 10-12) involved in the

Peer-to-Peer Circle or Girls, a empoweringater-school program that helps girls buildsel-condence. Contact Pilar McKinney at773-967-9209 or more inormation.

FUSSYBABYFussy Baby sessions are every Wednesday,rom 10-11:30 am. For more inormationcontact Rachel Faulkner at 773-967-9201.

FileforLife:InCaseofEmergencyContact Aaron Beswick at 773-967-9213 toget your FREE File or Lie. Te File or Liekeeps all your medical inormation in onespot.

NeedHelpFilingforSocialSecurity?I you are aged 65 and better, blind, ordisabled contact Aaron Beswick at773-967-9213 or help ling or SocialSecurity.

FREEOnlineGEDClasses?Trough GED-i and City Colleges oChicago you can study or the GED onyour own time rom any computer with ahigh speed internet connection. ContactEmily Vaughan at -773-967-9210 or moreinormation.

DigitalConnectorYouthReport:FreeGeekofChicagobyArielManuelFree Geek of Chicago is a non-prot organization that allows people an

opportunity to access technology. Donate your time (24 hours) and in turn

you can build a computer to take home and keep.

My trip there was an very interesting trip, and also very informative.

I recieved community service hours and learned the main parts of the

computer. I was also informed of how technology is most commonly

disposed.

Most technology is taken to third-world countries and dumped into rivers

and landlls. This is very disturbing information! Why are we lied to? We need

to step up and be careful about how we dispose of things.

A safety tip: be sure to destroy hard drives. Even if you delete all

information, it can be recovered though the hardrive. If your information gets

into the wrong hands it could create problems for you.

Help others learn about computers! Visit Free Geek!

FussyBabyMomsTakeaLittleTimetoPlaywiththeirBabies

Ariel Manuel is a DigitalConnector at OakwoodShores. She wrote abouther Free Geek eld tripexperience on her blog.

Wanda Finley and her daughter Leeana enjoy reading betweenmassages at the Fussy Baby session.

Sherissa Cross son Nashaun enjoyed play-ing with the toys and meeting the otherbabies.

Virginia Baskerville and ierra Lewis listen to Fussy Baby staf member,Sinane, as they practice the new soothing techniques they learned.

Oakwood Shores will be hiring temporary, on-call individuals toremove snow this winter. To apply, complete an application at TheNetwork Center (3859 S. Vincennes). Qualifed candidates will becontacted for interviews.

JobOpportunity:SeasonalSnowRemovalWork

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FD= Free Day, GS= Girl Scouts, CCC= Community Center is Closed, FM= Farmers Market at 6100 S.

Blackstone Avenue, FOC=Focus on College 4:30-6:30pm

OakwoodShores 3711S.VincennesAvenue Chicago,IL60653

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday SaturdayFor information or to

add to the calendar

call Cristina Gomez

at 773-967-9211.

Events are free.

1.

FOC Seminar (Sr.)Security & Safety

Committee Mtg.

6:30pm - 3859 S.

Vincennes

2.

Cub Scouts ParentMtg. 5:30-7:30pm

Camp of Dreams

Parent Mtg. 6:30pm

3. 4.

DuSable MuseumFD

FM 9-2pm

GS 2:30pm

5. 6.Yoga 6:30pm

7.CAPS Mtg.

6:30pm

8.FOC Seminar (Jr.)

Fussy Baby

10-11:30am

9.Cub Scouts

5:30-7:30pm

10.Field Museum FD

11.FM 9-2pm

12. 13.Yoga 6:30pm

14.Planetarium FD

15.FOC Seminar ( Fr./

Soph.)

Lending LibraryOpening 6pm

16.Cub Scouts

5:30-7:30pm

17. CCC at 1pmField Museum FD

18.FM 9-2pm

GS 2:30pm

19. 20.History Museum

FD

21.Planetarium FD

22. 23. 24. OakwoodShores is Closed

Christmas Eve

25. OakwoodShores is Closed

Christmas Day

26. 27.History Museum

FD

28. 29. 30. 31. OakwoodShores is Closed

New Years Eve

December2010

HappyHolidaysfromOakwoodShores!