Here is your weekly SSA Connection – Hope you enjoy!

How to ask for more — and get it

How do you get what you want out of a negotiation? United Nations negotiation trainer Alex Carter says the best methods center on recruitment, not rivalry. Whether you’re asking for a raise or resolving a family dispute, she offers five simple tips for a successful discussion — starting with one powerful question.
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Natasha’s Kitchen Apple Crisp

Fall is in the air and apples are coming into season so why not make an apple crisp!
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How to Turn a Walk into a Workout

Join fitness Guru Denise Austin as she show how to turn a walk into a workout.
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Artist Mary Cassatt

Learn about this American artist who made her life in Paris.
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Upcoming Alexandria Library and Other Events

Capturing the Human Drama Through History – A Conversation with New York Times Bestselling Author Garrett Graff – Tuesday, September 10 – 2-3 pm via Zoom

Join us for this moving live virtual chat with author Garrett Graff about his oral histories, The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 and When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day.
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Let’s Talk Books – “The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree” – Monday, September 9 – 7:00pm – 8:00pm – Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library – Second Floor

Please join Let’s Talk Books club to read and discuss in person the cozy mystery, “The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree” by Susan Albert Wittig. Set during the Great Depression in Darling, Alabama, the local garden club take matters into their own hands when a local beauty dies in a dubious car crash.
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Robust Walkathon – Tuesday, September 17 – 10 am – 12 noon – Ben Brenman Park, Alexandria

Join group leaders for a walk to exercise stations to learn how to weave low-intensity exercises into your walks, use environmental objects for exercise, gain balance, strength, agility, flexibility and endurance & meet representatives from Alexandria Fire Department and Sheriff’s Office!
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