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Program…Gene Lennon

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Greg Hacker found his second career in the reverse mortgage industry, which has been his passion for twelve years now. He finds great satisfaction in his work with his clients, helping them to significantly change their lives with home equity release products that allow them to maintain their financial independence, keep their personal dignity, and enjoy peace of mind. Greg and his wife are such strong believers in the potential borrowing power of the HUD/FHA Home Equity Conversion Mortgage that they established their own growing HECM line of credit a few years ago. He will separate facts from fiction and describe the most common scenarios where a reverse mortgage makes the most sense as a financial planning tool.

JUNE 20 MEETING IN Q80 10:00 a.m.

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Social Time 9:30 a.m.

Please bring books to share. Leave clean clothing and bedding and nonperishable food for Sacred Heart on the bench outside. Please do not bring garage-sale type items for Sacred Heart. Put new and used greeting cards in the box on the troop table. Bring your items for the GI’s into the meeting area. Put your volunteer hours in purple envelope at TROUP table.

Lunch after meeting:

Jack Holder’s Restaurant

3153 Meridian Ave, San Jose

(just north of Hillsdale) 408-613-2365

Program:

Greg Hacker, Certified Senior Advisor,

Home Equity Retirement

“Know the Truth About Reverse Mortgages”

Cybersecurity – American Dream…Rick Loek

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A friend of mine posted or shared a story on Facebook of how a personal friend, let’s call her Carol, lost $50,000 in an email scam. Carol was buying her first home – the American Dream of homeownership. She was very excited. She had been saving for this her whole life. She was in escrow and about to close on the purchase. Carol received an email from the escrow person saying she needed to update the banking and routing information. Carol gladly complied. Seems that the banker or the escrow person’s email account had been hacked and Carol managed to transfer that life savings of $50,000 to the crooks. Her dream of homeownership was ruined, stolen from a crook! Never ever give personal financial information in email, never! Look at http://CampbellAARP.org for more useful posts and resources.

President…Ken Schieck

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Some important dates in June: June 6, 1944 (D-Day invasion of France (our member George DePold was a participant); June 12, 1924 (birthday of 41st president, George H.W. Bush); June 14 (flag day); June 18 (Father’s Day); June 21 (beginning of summer); June 25, 1876 (defeat of Gen. Custer at the Little Big Horn, Montana); June 25, 1950 (America’s entry into the Korean War).

Last month, someone misplaced a set of keys in Marilyn Clough’s egg carton basket. If they might be yours, please contact Marilyn at 408/377-6882.

Last week, I had lunch with Wendy Sinclair, president of the South San Francisco AARP chapter; she was impressed with our newsletter and layout of our general meeting agenda. I have invited her to attend our general meeting on June 20. Also, the AARP Bay Area regional HQ office is moving from San Francisco to San Jose, and I hope to have the regional administrator attend one of our meetings as well.

I will be participating in a state chapter call on June 21; if you have any ideas or concerns that you want to share with other chapters please let me know.

As I mentioned in my first letter in January or February, I am looking for someone who would like to write a history of this chapter; it would be printed in the neighborhood newspapers like the Campbell Express and the Campbell Reporter.

We hope to see our legislative chair Daniel Nnorth in July; he is still going through rehabilitation for his rotator cuff injury.

Local Event

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AGE OUT LOUD! Friday May 19 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

San Jose City Hall Rotunda — Free Admission

In celebration of Older Americans Month, come see what seniors in your community are creating and achieving!

 Free Workshops

 Dance & Fitness Demos

 Art Show

 Resource Fair

 Live Music

 Door Prizes

 Conductorcise with David Dworkin

Parking Validation at 4th St Garage (44 S. 4th St. at San Fernando St.). Bring your parking ticket with you when you check in. Learn more at oam.acl.gov.

Sunshine…Irene Elardo

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Get Well cards were sent out to Marlene Hruby and Daniel Nnorth; Thinking of You to Sheila Gold; Sympathy to Virginia Hansen on the death of her sister; Jeff Gold Family; and the family of John Firenze, former member of our chapter.

Opportunity Tickets…Barbara Robinson

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May drawing items are: (three tickets for $1)

CAFÉ SAN JOSE ($25) 1583 Meridian @ Hamilton 408-365-3020

(Thanks to Libby Harbour)

DICKEY’S BBQ Free BBQ Sandwich w/purchase of large drink Various Locations

(Thanks to Marlene Hruby)

1 BAG OF FRESH COFFEE FROM WEEKEND COFFEE ROASTER’S

(Thanks to Rick Loek)

CAMPBELL EXPRESS (2)

(Thanks to Mr. Hansen)

April winners were:

Taste of China—Bob & Dot McElligott

Dairy Queen—Paddy Wray

Weekend Coffee Roasters – Christine Hejmanowski & Edward Almgren

Campbell Express – Shirley Bartel & Rick Loek

Flower Arrangement– Lin Kao

Volunteers Needed

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Sadly, we are in need of someone to fill Sheila’s position. Duties include helping with the Sacred Heart donations, collecting their backpack items, tallying volunteer hours, reporting in the Dispatch, attending board and general meetings, and announcing any local event that needs volunteers. We also need someone to help Barbara sell opportunity tickets, draw tickets and announce winners at the general meeting. This is extent of this position. Call Jan DeLucchi 379-7587 if interested. We need you!

Community Service…Marilyn Clough

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On behalf of Sacred Heart Community Service and our local flood victims, thank you so much for your generous contributions to the effort to help our neighbors recover. These services continue throughout the year, but all local organizations are very overwhelmed at present with the increase in need caused by rising waters. You should see the “all hands on deck” effort going on — it’s pretty amazing! Clothing, bedding, towels, toiletry items and food are always needed and appreciated. You get it to our AARP meeting — we get it to Sacred Heart.