St. James NEST News
St. James NEST Newsletters
August 2024 Newsletter- A salute to St. James NEST founder, Homer Wright; Spotlight on NEST's Membership Committee leaders; meet Member John Muuss, photographer extraordinaire; the 2024-2025 NEST Speaker Series; and more.
March 2024 Newsletter - Spotlight on NEST's Events Committee; Meet Izzy Teasdale; St. James NEST Speaker Series and the first annual NEST Fest!
December 2023 - Spotlight on the NEST Volunteers of the Year for 2023; Meet Pat Ungerer; Senior Gear; Member Luncheon and the 2023-2024 St. Jame NEST Speaker Series.
July 2023 - Spotlight on the St. James NEST Board of Directors; What is a "Village?"; Meet Bill and Marge Finley; and more.
February 2023 - Spotlight on the IT Committee, Wine & Cheese Event, Meet the Walkers (volunteers and member), St. James NEST Holiday Tree, EMS Expo, upcoming programs in the Speaker Series and more.
November 2022 - Volunteers of the Year/Volunteer Appreciation Event, Spotlight on the Membership Committee, 2022-2023 Speaker Series, Member Profiles, In Memoriam: Bill McCormack, Member Tea Event and more.
June 2022 - Volunteer Spotlight, Member Profile, Dementia Training for Volunteers, Member Event Highlights, Spotlight on the Marketing Committee, Recap several Living Your Best Life Speaker Series events and more.
February 2022 - Member Spotlight, Volunteer Appreciation, Spotlight on the Help Desk and Service Requests, Recap Living Your Best Life Speaker Series and more.
St. James NEST in the News
June 10, 2024- Interesting article in the Washington Post "When dementia becomes too much to handle, this tool offers guidance"
February 12, 2024- Listen to St. James NEST Village Leaders, Linda Shaw (Volunteer Committee Chair), Sheila Sullivan (St James NEST Vice President), and Tom Echter, St. James NEST Treasurer discuss why they love their work supporting the NEST organization.
February 7, 2024 - St James NEST Seminar- Strategize Your Travel Safety - The State Port Pilot article by Eliot Duke, published on February 7, 2024 edition recapping our third 2024 Speaker Series event, "Take the Right Moves"
December 5, 2023 – Listen to St. James NEST Village Leaders, Ellen deGroof (Membership Committee), Barbara White (Board member and St. James NEST Compliance) and Meg Meyer (Marketing Committee Chair)discuss why they love their work supporting the NEST organization.
August 9, 2023 - Listen to NEST Volunteer, Nolan Formalarie, interview Tech Connect team lead, Jerry Passione, as he discusses St. James NEST's newest service offering: basic technology assistance on your home's various electronic devices.
January 3, 2023 - Listen to St. James NEST President, Skip Shaw interviewed by Nolan Formalarie, Discover NC Homes.
June 9, 2022 - St. James NEST Seminar teaches how to avoid fraud schemes - The State Port Pilot staff writer, Eliot Duke, published an article in the June 9, 2022 edition recapping our final 2021-22 Speaker Series event,
Senior Fraud Schemes - How to Avoid Them. The article summarizes the key points about the dangers of online fraud and schemes that target seniors.