<div dir="ltr">Hi everyone! <div><br></div><div>Just a reminder that the University of Maryland Extension, Office of Family and Consumer Sciences, and the Library are hosting joint teleconferences every month during the year. Our next program is:</div><div><br></div><div>Alone for the Holidays: Isolation & Depression </div><div>10/14/2020 @ 6:30 PM</div><div><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(45,46,46);font-family:Raleway,sans-serif;font-size:14px">The holidays are fast approaching and for millions, it's a joyous time. However, for far too many, the holidays are socially isolating, anxiety-filled times - even when visiting with family and friends. Join Dhruti Patel to discuss social isolation, depression, and stress during the holiday season. Learn to prevent isolation and depression for yourself and those you care about. Get your favorite cup of coffee or tea and an open mind to talk about this difficult topic. Register here: </span><a href="http://bit.ly/UMETelCon" title="Registartion Link" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:Raleway,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span class="gmail-ms-rteForeColor-8" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:blue">http://bit.ly/UMETelCon</span></a> <br clear="all"><div><br></div><div>Our speaker:</div><div>Dhruti Patel is a tenured Family and Consumer Sciences Educator with The University of Maryland Extension. She received her Bachelors, Post Graduate Diploma, and Masters in the field of clinical nutrition and dietetics She possesses 16 years of clinical, community, and academic experience in the field of nutrition. Her specialization involves nutrition, health promotion, mindfulness, stress management, worksite wellness, geriatric health, and food preservation. <br></div><div><br></div><div>If you have any questions, please let me know!</div><div><br></div><div>Ashley</div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;border-collapse:collapse">
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