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Program … Lynda Martinez & Paul Levine

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The speaker for our February 18 meeting will be Ron Berube.  He has been a volunteer instructor-District Coordinator with the AARP Driver Safety Program for 8+ years and will talk to us about the benefits of being an AARP member in reference to what the AARP Smart Driver program has to offer not only to seniors but to everyone who is adventurous and brave enough to drive on California’s highways and byways.

Ron spent over 35 year in the banking industry, having last worked with the FDIC as a Mortgage Risk Analyst.  He is a graduate of St. Mary’s College (Moraga) and holds lifetime teaching credentials in the following areas of study:  Communications, Banking and Finance, and California Real Estate required classes for licensing. He is a California native and has been a San Jose resident since 1968.

Legislative News … Daniel Nnorth and Claudia Schott

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We have been doing great using our voices and sharing our personal stories with elected officials to help AARP continue our important work serving older adults.  There are two calls to action at the Federal level awaiting our help:

HR 1230 POWADA (Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act) — Please call our Senators to ask them to vote “aye” on this bill.  This one passed the House and went to the senate on the 16th of January and is now in the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Don’t forget to urge Senators Feinstein and Harris to vote on HR 3 and encourage their Senate colleagues to also support HR 3 with an “aye” vote.  The Lower Drug Costs Now Act passed the House in December and now rests in the Senate’s hands.  Help make sure this passes!

On the State level, advocacy focus right now remains on the Master Plan for Aging.  If you haven’t done this so far, please access the MPS site and submit your ideas and feedback.  There is an upgraded website for the MPS:  engageCA.org.

Now that both Congress and the State Legislature are back from their recesses, we shall have lots more to talk about in the coming months.  That’s all for now.  Happy Valentine’s Day.

Community Service … Leona Fails

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Thanks to all the AARP members, we had a total of almost 3,000 volunteer hours recorded for 2019.  Way to go!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

AARP FREE income-tax assistance at the Campbell Adult Center — Room E-46 — Tuesdays 1:00-4:00 and Fridays 9:00-12:00.  Appointments are not necessary but can be made in person in Room E-46 during the Tuesday/Friday operating hours.

AARP Movies for Grownups

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Interested in “going to the movies” on AARP?

Option #1:  Members can monitor https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/movies-for-grownups/.  Use the link to locate the “Free Movie Screening Near You.”  Often there will be a couple of movies listed.  When the movie listing indicates that “registration is open,” often nationwide, click on it and register for the local screening.

Option #2:  If you want to receive notification of upcoming movies (instead of looking them up yourself, as described above), then keep reading: Grace-Sonia Melanio is the San Jose-based AARP Community Program Specialist and usually handles the local movie screenings.  She says the movie studios often want to influence the personal profile of who gets invited, so don’t expect to get invited to every movie.  Send Grace-Sonia an email, at gmelanio@aarp.org, if you want to be on the Movies for Grownups email link for AARP San Jose.

Membership … Shelly Schwartz

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I can’t believe that February is half over!  And, of course, you know what that means.  Annual Memberships are due by February 29.  Please see me before or after the General Meeting to renew for 2020, or mail your check to me.

All information is on the Membership Application, which should be included with your payment. Thanks so much for your help.

Opportunity Drawing … Sharon & Paul Levine

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Three Tickets for $1.00 – February 18, 2020

Dairy Queen

$20 Gift Card

2255 Winchester Blvd., Campbell

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JL Salon

Free Haircut

1468 Pollard Rd., Lost Gatos

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Mystery Prize

(Thanks to Leona Fails)

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Good Luck!

Annual Luncheon Review

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45 members signed up to attend our chapter’s annual luncheon in January at Mama Mia’s in Campbell:

  • Lots of congenial talk among friends and new friends
  • Good food, including lots of garlic chicken, we were told
  • Door prizes won – 6 bags of goodies plus 2 take-home dinners
  • Time went by fast, which is a tell-tale sign of a good time!
  • Lynda Martinez took group photos, some of which are posted here on our website.  Thank you, Lynda!

Volunteer for AARP in California

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Learn more about volunteer opportunities with AARP California. Give your time, talent, and expertise to make a difference in your community.  For more information, email CAAARP@aarp.org or call1-866-448-3614.

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide is seeking volunteers to help low- and moderate-income taxpayers file their taxes for free.  From greeting taxpayers to providing translation services to preparing taxes, Tax-Aide volunteers go where residents are, with assistance provided at 400+ locations, including community centers, libraries, schools and other convenient locations right in your neighborhoods.  You will also be able to help taxpayers who are eligible for the California Earned Income Tax Credit.

To apply, please complete an application at < https://secure.aarp.org/applications/Volunteer_with_AARP_Tax_Aide/aboutYou.action?jobId=a1oo0000001AGvXAAW >

President…Ken Schieck

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Everyone, PLEASE take care of yourselves during this time of fires and, eventually, colder weather.  Make sure you have masks when the air is relatively dirty, as it is now.  I don’t want anyone to miss the happy, hectic holiday season.  TIP: I have found that barbecuing the turkey on Thanksgiving frees up both top and bottom ovens in the kitchen for potatoes, stuffing, etc.

Our chapter has been given an opportunity to staff a booth at a Veterans’ Care Fair on Saturday, November 23, at the San Jose Giants Municipal Stadium from 10 am to 3 pm. One of the sponsors is Vietnam Veterans of America, Ch. 201, of which I am a member.  I need volunteers to staff a table to advertise AARP services.  If you wish to participate and/or know someone in our chapter who might be interested, please let me know by Monday, Nov. 11.  Volunteers are expected to staff the booth for the entire five-hour period of the event.  Please excuse the late notice.

This is definitely a community activity in which we should be involved.  I have some familiarity with these ‘care fairs’ as I helped plan and participated in them when I was with the Employment Development Dept.  This is not a job fair, but an event that features organizations to assist vets and lets them know about community organizations like ours.

Monday, November 11 is Veteran’s Day; be sure to thank a veteran for their service.

Our incoming officers and committee chairs for 2020 are listed below. You will have the opportunity to vote for these members at the General Meeting on Tuesday, November 19.  Remember that these positions are vital to our chapter.  Without volunteers like these members, the chapter will become inactive.

OFFICERS

            President – Ken Schieck

            VP/Programs – Paul Levine

            Secretary – Fannie Young

Treasurer — Helen Soukoulis

            Asst. Treasurer – Nancy Tepperman

            Past President – Marlene Hruby

Program…Paul Levine

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Our speaker for the November 19 meeting will be Kerry Perkins, the Campbell Museums’ supervisor since 2014.  Kerry started working for the Campbell Historical Museum and Ainsley House in 2003.  She was hired as the Museums’ first Educator to run the education program.  Over the years, Kerry has expanded the Museums’ education programs to include two on-site field trips, traveling history trunks, family-friendly special events, an evening lecture series, and a Sunday jazz concert series.  Kerry has an intimate knowledge of the Museums’ collection, having curated a number of the Museums’ exhibits and working to preserve the collection of over 11,000 objects.  She enjoys making history relevant in our lives today. Kerry has a BA in English Literature and a MA in U.S. History.  Though not a Campbell resident, she feels a deep affinity for the community of Campbell and takes pride in representing its heritage at the Museums. She currently lives in Los Gatos.