Harry Kiesler Call 1-800-227-2345 or go to cancer.org for the American Cancer Society’s numerous free services & information. It’s an amazing organization before, during & after cancer. FYI…. donations are tax deductible. Local office is at 747 Camden Ave, Ste B, Campbell. Feel free to contact Barbara Robinson to receive a flyer by email.
FIGHT CANCER at the “RELAY FOR LIFE” Event: April 6th @ 4:45 pm at AVAYA STADIUM. Get Tickets at https://fevo.me/2SxJag5 San Jose Earthquakes Team attending.
April Drawing:
Three Tickets for $1.00 – April 16, 2019
MOD Pizza in Campbell $25 Gift Card
(Thanks to Angie Jaggars)
Best Taste Restaurant in Campbell
$10 Gift Card
(Thanks to Angie Jaggars)
Mystery Prize (Thanks to Barbara Robinson)
Good Luck
March Opportunity Drawing Winners:
Blue Sky Restaurant winner was Helen Kao
The Garret winner was Kathy Mattingly
Campbell Express winner was Jane Seeds
Bouquet of Shamrocks winner was Paddy Wray
However, a reminder – We will be having our
Annual Lunch at Mama Mia’s Italian Restaurant,
200 East Hamilton Avenue at Winchester. Lunch will begin at 11:30. There will be NO tickets sold at the door.
Have you paid your dues for 2019? If you have not, they are definitely past due.
Please complete the Application form in this Dispatch and send it along with your check to me at the address listed on the form. As a reminder, dues are $17 with your Dispatch sent by regular mail; $14 with your Dispatch sent by e-mail.
I hope to hear from you very soon.
Volunteer tax aides will provide Free preparation of your 2018 Federal and State Income Tax returns from February 5 through April 12. Appointments are not necessary but can be made in person in Room E-46 during Tuesday 1-4 / Friday 9-12 operating hours. Sponsored by IRS and AARP.
Please bring snacks & handheld games. NO Kleenex, oral hygiene or playing cards.
Showtime… a boo/hiss melodrama with Olio performances will be offered at the Santa Clara Community Center, 969 Kiely Blvd across from the old Kaiser hospital. It’s between Homestead and Benton. There will be refreshments: hot dogs, soft drinks, wine, popcorn & desserts available for purchase.
Friday 3/1 @ 7 pm Ticket Price $7.00
Saturday 3/2 @ 7 pm Ticket Price $10.00
Sunday 3/3 Matinee @ 2 pm Ticket Price $10.00
Ticket price for children is $5.00 at all performances. Doors open for ticket purchase and seating 2 hours prior to showtime. There will be a”silent auction” with various prizes. Come enjoy the fun!!
New Santa Clara City Facilities Use Policy Threatens Support for Senior Services
The Campbell elementary schools are looking for volunteers to work on reading with individual children at the school. There may be other options such as yard duty or other subjects – i.e. math, history. Before you can volunteer, you need to get fingerprinted ($66) and also have a current TB clearance. If you are interested in getting more information, please contact: Nancy_Tepperman@yahoo.com, or
call phone number listed in the Dispatch, for details.
January winners were:
Cafe San Jose – Sue McMillin
Best Taste Chinese Restaurant – Paddy Wray
Mystery Prize – Marlene Hruby
Hope to see you all in February
Now that the government shutdown is at a “strategic pause,” we have work to do. AARP is urging us to continue asking our members of Congress to work in a bipartisan manner to protect SNAP and reject creating additional program barriers for individuals and families struggling with food insecurity. Basically, don’t let us go hungry.
You can get more information about CalFresh, the state program that is part of SNAP, that provides fresh food to low-income households, including seniors. This is one of the programs that will be affected. For more information about CalFresh, either call 1-877-847-3663 or you can go online to http://www.cdss.ca.gov/food-nutrition/calfresh or http://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/CalFresh You can view a PDF of the CalFresh brochure at CalFresh_Senior_Bro_Eng.pdf or https://211sandiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/CalFresh_Senior_Bro_Eng.pdf sorry about all the webpages, everyone, but I can’t give you all a hardcopy of the brochures. You better hurry and give our Senators what for!
Of course, the “strategic pause” is only good until February 15th. If President Trump and Congress can’t come to a reasonable compromise, the shutdown will continue. As Trump’s approval rating continues to plummet, many Democrats are putting their names into the hat, including our very own Senator, Kamala Harris, and none other than Elizabeth Warren, an astute and incisive critic of the president.
“Harris believes that the time is now for us all to defend the American values of equality, decency, justice, and democracy — and her candidacy will be animated by her life’s work of fighting ‘for the people,’” according to a statement.
The list of possible Democratic candidates for the presidency is very long, senators from Hawaii to New Hampshire are adding their names. This looks to be a very interesting election. (But then, aren’t they all?)