GPS and Thieves
Someone had their car broken into while they were at a football game parked on the green which was adjacent to the football stadium and specially allotted to football fans. Things stolen from the car included a garage door remote control, money and a GPS which had been prominently mounted on the dashboard. When the victims got home, they found that their house had been ransacked and just about everything worth anything had been stolen. The thieves had used the GPS to guide them to the house. They then used the garage remote control to open the garage door and gain entry to the house. The thieves knew the owners were at the football game, they knew what time the game was scheduled to finish and so they knew how much time they had to clean out the house. It would appear that they had brought a truck to empty the house of its contents. Something to consider if you have a GPS – don’t put your home address in it… Put a nearby address (like a store or gas station) so you can still find your way home if you need to, but no one else would know where you live if your GPS were stolen. The same thing holds true for airport parking (or actually anywhere). But there is still the car registration!
FYoung
Senior Walk
12th Annual West Valley Senior Walk
The 12th Annual West Valley Senior Walk will take place this year on Friday April 14th at the Westfield Valley Fair Mall (2855 Stevens Creek Blvd) from 8:00am to 10:00am. FREE Registration, Breakfast, Prizes and more! 8am Registration and Breakfast and 9am is the Walk and Resource Fair. Parking in NEW Monroe St. Garage. For more information call 408.535.4901 or email rose.dhaliwal@sanjoseca.gov
Santa Clara County Veterans Resource Fair 2017
Santa Clara County Veterans Resource Fair 2017 – Saturday April 8
Only a few days to go before the coolest Veterans Resource Fair on the planet, right here in our own backyards at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds! We want to reach every veteran in the county and invite them to the resource fair. So we need your help spreading the word to veterans throughout the Bay Area, especially in Santa Clara County. Please forward to every contact list that could include veterans or their family, friends or coworkers.
The San Jose Vet Center Resource Fair Advisory Council is pleased to announce the upcoming 12th Annual Veterans Resource Fair to be held on Saturday, April 8, 2017 at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds Fiesta Hall from 10 AM to 3 PM.
A record number 80+ service providers are signed up for the Veterans Resource Fair this year. Services offered include veteran benefits counseling, employment opportunities, medical and housing needs, community agency support services, and education benefits. The attendees are offered FREE lunch, child care and parking. Veteran online signup, a complete list of service providers, and more info: http://www.regathon.com/
Flier is online: http://www.regathon.com/veterans/ fliers/flier.pdf Questions: contact veterans@regathon.com
Opportunity Tickets
Opportunity Tickets…Barbara Robinson
April drawings at three for $1 are:
TASTE OF CHINA $10 Gift Card 1659 Branham Lane (at Ross Ave) SJ 408.448.3748 (Thanks to Libby Harbour)
DAIRY QUEEN $5 BUCK LUNCH
(Thanks to our AARP Treasure Chest Funds)
1 LB. OF FRESH COFFEE WEEKEND COFFEE ROASTER’S
CAMPBELL EXPRESS (2) (Thanks to Mr. Hansen)
March winners were:
Harry’s Hofbrau—Robin Connelly
Dickey’s BBQ – Maribel Santos
Weekend Coffee Roasters – Norm Schwartz &
Ralph Pfirrman
Campbell Express – Libby Harbour
Sunshine
Sunshine…Irene Elardo
Get Well cards were sent out to the following people this month: Anne Hootman, Dee Morgan, Paddy Wray, Betty Levy
Seniors: That’s How the Fight Started
–Seniors: That’s How the Fight Started
One year, I decided to buy my mother-in-law a cemetery plot as a Christmas gift. The next year, I didn’t buy her a gift. When she asked me why, I replied, “Well, you still haven’t used the gift I bought you last year!” And that’s how the fight started…. My wife and I were watching “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” while we were in bed. I turned to her and said, ‘Do you want to have sex?’ ‘No,’ she answered. I then said, ‘Is that your final answer?’ She didn’t even look at me this time, simply saying, ‘Yes..’ So I said, “Then I’d like to phone a friend.”
And that’s when the fight started…
I took my wife to a restaurant. The waiter, for some reason, took my order first. “I’ll have the rump steak, rare, please.” He said, “Aren’t you worried about the mad cow?” “Nah, she can order for herself.”
And that’s when the fight started….
My wife sat down next to me as I was flipping channels. She asked, “What’s on TV?” I said, “Dust.”
And then the fight started…
When our lawn mower broke and wouldn’t run, my wife kept hinting to me that I should get it fixed. But, I always had something else to take care of first, the shed, the boat, making beer, always something more important to me. Finally, she thought of a clever way to make her point. When I arrived home one day, I found her seated in the tall grass, busily snipping away with a tiny pair of sewing scissors. I watched silently for a short time and then went into the house. I was gone only a minute, and when I came out again I handed her a toothbrush. I said, “When you finish cutting the grass, you might as well sweep the driveway.” The doctors say I will walk again, but I will always have a limp
Opportunity Tickets
Opportunity Tickets…Barbara Robinson
March drawings at three for $1 are:
HARRY’S HOFBRAU
$25 390 Saratoga Ave, San Jose 408-243-0434
Thanks to Marlene Hruby)
DICKEY’S BBQ
VARIOUS NEARBY LOCATIONS
FREE BIG BBQ SANDWICH WITH PURCHASE OF
LARGE DRINK (Thanks to Marlene Hruby)
1 bag OF FRESH COFFEE
WEEKEND COFFEE ROASTER’S
CAMPBELL EXPRESS
(Thanks to Mr. Hansen)
February winners were:
Denny’s Restaurant – Ruth Granfors
Dickey’s BBQ – Bob/Dot McElligott
Campbell Express – Marlene Hruby
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity – Safety Is An Illusion…Rick Loek
I recently spoke with a former boss. He has created and test marketed some new software for app developers. Apps are those programs people are installing on their phones and iPads. This new software helps protect apps from being hacked. What he has shared with me is that apps, including banking apps, can be hacked. Anti-virus software seems at this time to be unable to catch these attacks. For banking on your phone or iPad consider only using secure browsers such as Chrome, Safari, etc. Your other apps hopefully aren’t tied to your money. Look at http://CampbellAARP.org for more useful posts and resources.
2017 Benefit Concert
6th Annual Benefit Concert
March 10, 2017 7:30PM
“FOR LOVE”
Supporting
Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence
Performances by:
Orchard City Community Chorus
Rainbow Women’s Chorus
Westmont High Chamber Chorale
Serendipity Choir
Threshold Choir
Campbell United Methodist Church
1675 Winchester Ave., Campbell CA 95008
Doors Open at 7:00PM
Tickets $20.00
Buy at the door or at www.orchardcitychorus.org
Please bring old or broken cell phones to donate
Volunteer Instructions
VOLUNTEERS – SUPER IMPORTANT— PLEASE SAVE THIS PAGE …Marlene Hruby
This is a clarification of how to report your volunteer hours. The Day of Service category refers to the National AARP Day of Service, not each individual day that you did your volunteering. Unfortunately, National usually notifies us of this date too late to be announced in our Dispatch and sometimes even too late for our general meeting.
The annual AARP Activities Report is very specific as to volunteer categories. Our Standing Rules state all community-oriented volunteer activities of our members shall be considered “chaptersponsored.” These activities are in no way conducted by AARP, which has no responsibility in connection with such activities. These are the same reporting categories to match AARP’s definitions as last year. Thank goodness they did not change them again.
The report asks for the number of times as well as hours, i.e. if you worked once a week two hours at a time, you would report 4 times and a total of 8 hours for a four week month. If you have questions about this, call Marlene.
Advocacy/Legislative: Non-partisan activities supporting the goals and strategies of AARP, your AARP State Office or a local community need. Examples include get-out-the-vote campaigns, writing letter to Congress on issues of concern, or hosting a community issues forum.
Education/Scholarships or other: Programs designed to identify and support the ongoing education of deserving students in the community. Any other school- or education- based community activity, such as literacy2 projects, adopt-a-school programs, tutoring, building a school playground, collecting school supplies for needy children or instructing seniors on how to use a computer should also be included in this section.
Fundraising: Projects like bake sales, silent auctions and other activities that raise money for the chapter’s community service projects (i.e. our Treasure Chest and Opportunity Drawing).
Health and Wellness: This includes chapter support for events promoting physical activity.
Hunger: Chapter efforts or programs that support or fight hunger. Examples include food drives or donating money to help hunger.
Long-Term Care/Nursing Home Support: Programs in which members provide friendly visits, reading, letter writing, etc. for shut-ins, residents of nursing homes and veterans’ facilities, as well as general support for such facilities.
AARP’S DAY OF SERVICE – This is National AARP’s Day of Service that they never give us ample time to publicize. IT IS NOT the day that you perform your volunteer duties.
AARP Driver Safety
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide
All Other: This general category includes all other chapter community service projects, including clothing drives, other support for needy members of the community, disaster relief or emergency preparedness, outreach to the disabled community, Habitat for Humanity, services to youth and seniors, etc.