Older Wiser Little Seniors (OWLS)

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Welcome to the OWLS Group webpage.  Here you will find the OWLS Group Mission Statement, an up-to-date list of upcoming OWLS events, brief write-ups and photos from OWLS recent events, along with a contact list of OWLS District Representatives and the OWLS National Co-Coordinators.

If you have any questions or suggestions on what you'd like to see included on our OWLS Group Webpage, please contact the National Co-Coordinators, Greg Lawrence at [email protected] and/or Harold Weaver at [email protected].

LPA OWLS Mission Statement 

The Older Wiser Little Seniors (OWLS) Group, a passionate group of Little People of America members ages 50 and older, is focused on supporting all members of LPA as they plan for a good life while they age. The OWLS group will identify issues, opportunities, and share information so that our senior members can live and enrich their lives to the fullest and that members of all ages in the LPA organization may benefit from our skills and experience.

OWLS Online 

The OWLS Online Zoom calls started back in July 2020, just a few months into the COVID pandemic.  Over 1,300 OWLS within LPA were in need of some social connection with their LPA family.  We all had a feeling that it might be awhile until we could see each other in-person.  What was started as a general online chat call has now become a permanent part of the OWLS Group offerings.  

These online Zoom calls are held on the 3rd Sunday of every other month, and have become a vital part of staying together as a community.  By inviting guest presenters, we've had some awesome Zoom calls led by various members of the LPA OWLS community and the LPA community in general.    

SAVE THE DATE!

OWLS Online for LPA Seniors 50+

Join our Older Wiser Little Seniors for another session of OWLS Online.  

OWLS Online - March 2024 Meeting

Date: Sunday, March 17, 2024

Time: 7:00 pm Eastern / 6:00 pm Central / 4:00 pm Pacific 

Topic:  The following members of the LPA Medical Advisory Board will be our guest speakers and will be open for questions and answers after their initial presentation.

Dan Hoernschemeyer M.D.
Assistant Professor
University of Missouri Hospital
Pediatric Orthopedics

Deborah Krakow M.D.
International Skeletal Dysplasia Registry
UCLA – OHRC 

Janet M. Legare, M.D.
Pediatrician/Genetics
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Bone Dysplasia Clinic

Hosts:  Greg Lawrence and Harold Weaver LPA's OWLS Co-Coordinators

To register, visit HERE. (You will need to login to the website to register).

 Upcoming 2024 OWLS Online Zoom calls on the following dates at 4:00pm Pacific/7:00pm Eastern:

  • Sunday, March 17, 2024
  • Sunday, May 19, 2024
  • Sunday, July 21, 2024
  • Sunday, September 15, 2024
  • Sunday, November 17, 2024 

 OWLS Gatherings at Regional and Local Events

** Click HERE to view photos from recent events. ** 

There will be OWLS In-Person gatherings at many of the 2024 LPA Spring District Conferences.  Please look for updates and details here and on the LPA OWLS Facebook group event announcements.

As we look ahead, we already have Zoom calls and District OWLS Gatherings and Open Forums scheduled with more details about those presentations to come in the near future via announcements on the OWLS Facebook page, the Vintage LPA Facebook page, each LPA District's Facebook page, and direct e-mails. 

Join us - online or in-person.  Come see your friends and make some new ones - and enjoy!

 OWLS National Co-Coordinators and OWLS District Representatives 

OWLS Co-Coordinators
Greg Lawrence
[email protected]
301-879-8854
            
Harold Weaver
[email protected]
707-747-6367

District 1
Rick Spiegel
[email protected]
207-274-8594

District 2
Patricia Yoder
[email protected]
607-467-2380

District 3
Susie Campbell
[email protected]
301-503-4463

District 4
Jessica "Jess" Morgenthal
[email protected]
561-271-0005

District 5
Stacie Pouliot
[email protected]
248-953-6226

District 6
David Buterbaugh
[email protected]
630-606-5846

 

District 8
Carole Henley
[email protected]
985-788-6778

District 10
Mark Trombino
[email protected]
602-421-6314

District 11
Nancy Webster
[email protected]
253-226-9862

District 12
Louise Briscoe
[email protected] 
818-383-1150

District 13
Glenn Summers
[email protected]
404-647-7031