DATES TO REMEMBER
DEADLINE for articles for the Dispatch — First Tuesday each month e-mail to mar2hruby at sbcglobal.net
Executive Board Meeting, Wesley Manor — Second Tuesday each month 10:00 am
Chapter Meeting Campbell Community Center, Room Q80 — Third Tuesday each month 9:30 am
ANNUAL WINTER LUNCHEON
TUESDAY JANUARY 17
11:30 – 2:00 $26
BUFFET TO INCLUDE
GREEN SALAD, MASHED POTATOES, STEAMED VEGGIES, PASTA MARINARA, BEEF MEDALLIONS, CHICKEN BREAST W/MUSHROOMS, ROLLS & BUTTER, COFFEE, DESSERT
NO HOST BAR
BUY YOUR TICKETS
STARTING IN OCTOBER
Mr. Bob Dolci is the Housing and Homeless Concerns Coordinator at the Office of Supportive Housing for the County of Santa Clara. He has been working in Santa Clara County in the homeless services arena since 1993. He worked at HomeFirst (aka EHC LifeBuilders) for 13 years in various capacities, from fundraising, program development and implementation, to program management. He has been working for the last 10 years for the Office of Supportive Housing as the Housing and Homeless Concerns Coordinator, the Manager of the MHSA Housing Program, and Manager of Crisis Response Programs. Currently, he oversees several programs– especially crisis intervention/emergency shelter programs– that serve the homeless. Mr. Dolci will address the County’s response to Homelessness, including seniors.
Be a kid again! Wear a costume to the October Meeting!
Remodeling of Q80 is finished so we will be back there for the October meeting.
Merry Wilkins and I had a great trip to Phoenix, Sedona, and the Grand Canyon. It was exhausting but very interesting and fun. Arizona is a beautiful state and the freeways were beautiful and so clean. Then we came back to our trash and graffiti filled area.
A new board for 2017 has been proposed and will be announced at the October meeting.
Our Winter Luncheon has been set for Three Flames and sales will begin at the October meeting. Unfortunately, the tax increased.
ANNUAL WINTER LUNCHEON TUESDAY JANUARY 17 11:30 – 2:00 $26 BUFFET TO INCLUDE GREEN SALAD, MASHED POTATOES, STEAMED VEGGIES, PASTA MARINARA, BEEF MEDALLIONS, CHICKEN BREAST W/MUSHROOMS, ROLLS & BUTTER, COFFEE, DESSERT NO HOST BAR BUY YOUR TICKETS STARTING IN OCTOBER
Have Another Laugh
A wife was making a breakfast of fried eggs for her husband. Suddenly, her husband burst into the kitchen. ‘Careful,’ he said, ‘CAREFUL! Put in some more butter! Oh my gosh! You’re cooking too many at once. TOO MANY! Turn them! TURN THEM NOW! We need more butter. Oh my gosh! WHERE are we going to get MORE BUTTER? They’re going to STICK! Careful. CAREFUL! I said be CAREFUL! You NEVER listen to me when you’re cooking! Never! Turn them! Hurry up! Are you CRAZY? Have you LOST your mind? Don’t forget to salt them. You know you always forget to salt them. Use the! Salt. USE THE SALT! THE SALT!’ The wife stared at him. ‘What in the world is wrong with you? You think I don’t know how to fry a couple of eggs?’ The husband calmly replied, ‘I just wanted to show you what it feels like when I’m driving.’
For our September meeting, we will have Gloria Hoo, past president of the San Jose-Santa Clara chapter of the League of Women Voters and Mary Collins, current president of the chapter, as presenters. They will be speaking about Propositions 55/57 (plastic bag initiatives), Proposition 60 (porn movie initiative) and Proposition 61 (Veterans Prescription Initiative). They understand that you will have questions regarding other initiatives. We suggest you bring pen and paper to take notes.
Finally! Something to write about! Now that congress will be back in session and the Senate has already unanimously passed The RAISE Act, AARP is ramping up efforts to urge the U.S. House to pass the RAISE Family Caregivers Act. A commonsense, bipartisan bill, the RAISE (Recognize, Assist, Include, Support and Engage) Family Caregivers Act, would create a national strategy to support and recognize family caregivers. Once they return from August recess, the U.S. House could have just two weeks left to pass the RAISE Act this year. Background on the bill can be found in the Nancy LeaMond Blog – In her latest blog, AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond urges the U.S. House to pass the RAISE Family Caregivers Act. You can take action here: http://blog.aarp.org/2016/08/22/americas-family-ca…
On the State level, we have SB1150 (Leno) which would protect surviving homeowners from unnecessary foreclosures after the death of the mortgage-holder. SB 1150 extends the reasonable communication requirements and legal protections of the Homeowners Bill of Rights to bereaved and vulnerable homeowners. AARP is urging members to send a letter to the Governor to sign this bill into law.
We also have SB 1234 (de Leon) – This bill will create the Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program. It has passed the legislature and now heads to the Governor. Please take action here to persuade the Governor to sign SB 1234 into law. To take action, please go to this link: http://www.SecureChoiceCA.aarp.org. Or write the Governor at the address below. Just make sure that each bill gets its own letter!
Sample letter for SB1150 (please add correct spacing): The Honorable Edmund G. Brown, Jr. Governor, State of California, State Capitol Building Sacramento, CA 95814 Re: Request for Signature on SB 1150 (Leno) – Homeowner Survivor Bill of Rights Dear Governor Brown: I am writing to respectfully request your signature on Senate Bill 1150, which protects surviving homeowners from unnecessary foreclosures after the death of the mortgage-holder. SB 1150 extend the reasonable communication requirements and legal protections of the Homeowners Bill of Rights to bereaved and vulnerable homeowners. ORGANIZATION and/or NAME AND REASONS FOR SUPPORTING LEGISLATION We/I urge you to sign this legislation, which will protect widows, widowers, and other survivors, just as it did with HBOR for borrowers. Sincerely, WET SIGNATURE REQUIRED NAME TITLE/ORGANIZATION OR City/Town
Don’t forget they are renovating Room Q80 and the restrooms this month and we are meeting in the Banquet Hall. Use the entrance off Winchester Blvd north of Campbell Avenue. If you are not sure where it is, please check it out beforehand. You can also go the city of Campbell website and look up the site map. Parking is limited over there. Lots of spaces require the “S” ((senior center) parking sticker. There are quite a few handicapped spots. If you are able, I suggest that you park in our usual area and walk across the campus. Get your exercise! Are you saving that dollar or two in an envelope for the January luncheon? If you can, put in $2 per week and you’ll have your 2017 dues as well.