A Speaker Ribbon Would Look Good On You! NASMM Now Accepting Learning Lab Proposals for NASMM 2020!
Here's the Skinny: As a presenter at NASMM 2020, you not only meet others who share your passion for working with older adults, you also increase your own professional credibility, establish yourself as a leader in NASMM and expand your brand! Consider sharing your knowledge, new ideas, and successful strategies with your peers! Apply to present at NASMM 2020! For more information click here!

NASMM Now Accepting Applications for NASMM Neighborhood Coordinators!
NASMM is introducing a new networking opportunity — NASMM Neighborhoods. The purpose of NASMM Neighborhoods is to foster fellowship, and collegiality among NASMM members. Through informal networking events, we hope to build a sense of community among NASMM members in specific geographic areas. We have recently completed pilot testing this concept and are now excited to launch NASMM Neighborhoods to the entire NASMM Community!

NASMM is currently seeking new coordinators to organize NASMM Neighborhood events in their own area. Coordinators should be passionate about building new relationships within NASMM, and strengthening the Senior Move Management profession within their community at large. To learn more about becoming a NASMM Neighborhood Coordinator, click here. Applications are due by Friday, June 21!

NASMM Community Forum Debuts
NASMM's outdated e-Lists have been retired and replaced with our new NASMM Community Forum. The Forum is an exciting new technology platform designed to provide you with more user-friendly options to provide efficient communication with your NASMM colleagues.

How the NASMM Community Forum benefits you:

• Single sign-on by simply logging into your "MyNASMM" account
• Control which lists you choose to subscribe
• Control the frequency of the posts you receive — as they happen, hourly, daily etc.
• Easily search for new activity by filtering to see just what's new, including new replies to topics since you last viewed them
• Quickly search new activity across all lists
• Search past posts by topic and/or keyword

To access the NASMM Community Forum, visit community.nasmm.org!

Meet NASMM's New Membership & Meeting Services Intern — Bryce Allmacher!
NASMM is pleased to welcome Bryce Allmacher as NASMM's Membership and Meeting Services Intern. Bryce will be working with us on member engagement programs including the NASMM Neighborhood Initiative along with the NASMM Annual Conference. Bryce is a pursuing Political Science and Communication majors at The University of Michigan where he will begin his junior year in the fall. You can contact Bryce at Bryce@nasmm.org.

NASMM Health Now Available
NASMM now offers a healthcare program for you, your employees, families and contractors. NASMM Health, in partnership with the Small Association Leadership Alliance (SALA), is a comprehensive and cost-effective alternative to traditional plans. This new program offers affordable, accessible, and effective healthcare options for NASMM members — both businesses and individuals alike. NASMM Health provides a high-quality, affordable healthcare solution for employers, employees and sole-proprietors. While not health insurance, the program provides 100% coverage for preventative care, options for co-payment features with 100% coverage, and addresses unforeseen medical expenses, such as illness and injury.

This program is not insurance. It is an alternative solution that features a choice of two preventative care plans, each coupled with a medical cost sharing membership for sharing expenses related to unexpected medical needs. Participants can expect to save as much as 60% when compared to health insurance!

For more information and access to enrollment materials visit the "Business Solutions" section of "MyNASMM."

NASMM Offers New Membership Benefit Program — Over 1100 Professional and Consumer/Family Discounts now available!
Through NASMM's new Membership Savings program, NASMM now offers you significant savings on consumer products and services in addition to Business Savings. National Suppliers include Hewlett Packard, FEDEX, Office Depot, Sherwin Williams, Exxon / Mobil, Sunbelt Rentals, Unifirst Uniforms and over 25 additional suppliers. In addition — MSP offers over 1,100 consumer savings programs with travel, insurance, home office through the largest and most successful employee discount marketplace in the U.S. This marketplace also has offers in Canada, U.K., Mexico and India. As a NASMM member you instantly have access to the buying power of the collective group which represents tens of thousands of employees and millions of dollars in spending clout.

To sign up, visit the "Business Solutions" page in your "MyNASMM" account and begin saving now!

When Old Pianos Must Go, It's A Difficult Parting — On Many Levels
Taking a shortcut through a Capitol Hill alley last month, Amy Moore was both amused and crestfallen to come across an old upright piano pushed up against a brick wall with the sign "Free Piano." "I know it's super-duper expensive to move a piano," says Moore, executive director of the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop. "What immediately went through my mind were visual images of how this piano might have been used. Maybe a family once sat around it or a kid took lessons on it? Why was it discarded? Pianos bring people together, they are part of celebrations. It kind of made me sad to see it out there in the alley."
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Why Your Perception Of 'Old' Changes As You Age
My perception of old age is inextricably linked to my grandmother. When I was a kid, I thought this 65-year-old, white-haired woman whose entire body wobbled when she walked was very old. Now that I'm 66, my personal perception — or perhaps, misperception — of old age has changed. I suspect I've got lots of company.
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Many Older Adults Fall At Home in Well-Lit Rooms
Elderly people who fall may not always be stumbling over things in the dark. A new study suggests most of these falls at home happen when there's plenty of light.
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The Hardest Move
Someday, in the late afternoon of life, you will likely have to move. Whether to a condo, senior apartment or retirement center, you will have to downsize, and it won't be anything like the current tidying/sorting fad. It won't be trendy. It will be torture.
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Gentle Transitions' Bjorkman and Lehman Win the Top Workplaces Small-Business Leadership Award
In this era of full employment, when many businesses dangle bonuses and incentives to coax new workers into open positions, Gentle Transitions is in an enviable position. "We have more applicants than we can manage; we turn away 70% of the inquiries," said Diane Bjorkman, who co-owns Gentle Transitions with her husband, Bill Lehman. "We see industries that serve seniors being really challenged to find workers. We are fortunate we are not."
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