Tips on Keeping Warm
As you know, energy costs continue to rise. But you can do something to help others. Operation Energy Save was created for individuals and community groups to help friends, family, and neighbors conserve energy by sharing a checklist of tips that have been proven to reduce energy costs. That way, those you care about can save money and stay warm.
· Close the heat vents and the doors in rooms that aren’t being used.
· Make sure all windows are fully closed. Lock double-hung windows to minimize drafts coming through older windows.
· Shut fireplace dampers to prevent heated air from going up the chimney when you’re not using the fireplace. Be sure all embers are out.
· Clean registers, baseboard heaters, and radiators, and be sure that they’re not blocked by curtains, furniture, or carpeting.
· Lower the temperature on the water heater to 120 degrees. Reducing the temperature by 20 degrees can save you nearly $50 a year.
· Replace or clean furnace air filters. A clogged, dirty filter forces your furnace to work harder. A clean filter can save you 10 percent on your bill.*
· Remove window air conditioning units when the summer is over to prevent heat from escaping. If the unit can’t be moved, cover it to prevent drafts.
· Use expanding foam (available in spray cans) to seal the gaps around pipes that connect to the house from the outside.
· Install weather stripping or caulk around doors and windows and place foam gaskets behind outlet plate covers on exterior walls. If there’s a large gap at the bottom of an exterior door, install a door sweep.*
· Seal and insulate ducts and joints with a non-hardening sealant. Ducts running through unfinished spaces (attics, crawl spaces, and garages) that aren’t properly sealed and insulated can add 25 percent to your home’s heating bill.*
· Thank you for helping out and making a difference in your community. Please visit AARP.org/VA to discover more ways AARP can help you give back and to tell us about your experience with Operation Energy Save.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Operation Energy Save
December Newsletter
Thanksgiving is over, and we are all in the midst of preparing for a rash of holiday parties—the least of which will be our AARP holiday potluck luncheon. We will not only be celebrating the holiday season, but the end of a very successful year.
Our chapter was named Virginia AARP Large Chapter of the Year; we had a very successful Chicken BBQ raising $3194.42 for charity; and over 60 members participated in the AARP Volunteer Day in May.
Several of our members are participating in the AARP Protective Money Management Program, which is a new program for our chapter, as well as the Tax Aid program, both of which are part of the AARP Foundation.
We have continued to help Sheltering Arms not only with money but also with donations of needed items and monthly help at the shelter cleaning and repairing the building. These are just some of the many projects our members participate in. I want to thank you very much, and I look forward to another great year of service and fun.
At the last meeting I mentioned AARP’s Project Energy Save. This is a program to help you and your friends and family to conserve energy and save money. There are tips for everyday living and a lend-a-hand check list for you to use in your home and with your neighbors. To find our more about this program, and to print copies of each list, go to the chapter website to find the link or to http://www.aarp.org/states/va/ articles/project_energy_save.html.
AARP has also produced a booklet on questions that you should ask if you are thinking about changing to a Medicare Advantage plan from the original Medicare plan. They want you to be aware that under an advantage plan you are no longer covered directly by Medicare. Your Medicare Advantage provider receives a set amount of money yearly from Medicare to take care of your health needs. I have about 50 copies of this information and will bring to the meeting, or you can contact me and I will get you a copy before the meeting.
Our January 19 meeting will be probably be held at the Community Center because the floor in the Great Room is being resurfaced and in all likelihood will not be finished by then. Please check the front board and Channel 18 to make sure. We will also send out an email notice. And speaking of next year, January is dues month.
I hope that you are checking out our blog/website as there are pictures from the Chicken BBQ and more information on the AARP Recondition Banquet that Joe and I attended.
I wish all of you a very Merry Christmas, a Happy Chanukah or just a special holiday, and a may the new year bring health and happiness to all of you. See you at the party!
Carla Wascalus, President
AARP Holiday Luncheon
by Carolyn Wray, Publicity
AARP members and friends are invited to join us at the Community Center for our annual holiday luncheon on Monday, December 15 at 11:30 AM. Members are asked to bring one of the following: a hot entrée, a vegetable or a dessert to serve approximately eight people. Food should be delivered no later than 11:15 AM. Tables will be set up ahead of time by some of the members. Drinks, paper products and plastic ware will be furnished.
The following members will be installed as the Chapter 5239 Officers for 2009: President, Carla Wascalus; Vice President, Dick Martin; Secretary, Helen Markart; Treasurer, Linda Wight; Directors; Dick Bradie, Ruth Hood, Ruby Horvath, Dwight Mottet, Pierre Payette and Jim Danoy, Past President.
A short business meeting will follow the luncheon. Come join us.
NEW MEMBERS
Welcome to the following new members: Bernard J. Arnold, Patricia J. Berry, Gilbert and Lucille Churchill,
BIRTHDAYS FOR DECEMBER
(Sagittarius and Capricorn)
Dick Berra—Phyllis Bubeck
Donna Crawley—Nola Davidson
Ray Dickinson—Marion Doherty
Nancy Grogan—Robert Haring
Jackie Hill—Ruth Hood
Marion Jacobeen—Joan King
Millie Lane—Ruth Lemmerman
Hank Lewis—Ron Moffa
Pat Phillipo—James Protiva
Ed Rowan—Nancy Sandford
Gail Sauro—Sue Schafer
Diane Sibley—Kathleen Stephens
Richard Stohr—Beverly Stohr
Joseph Wascalus—Erlinda Wight
Elaine Witcher—Boyce Wray
Paul Zacheis
SUNSHINE REPORT
Get Well cards were sent to: Don Crawley, Theresa Danoy, Debbie Fleagle, Mary Hudak, and Kathleen Martin
TRIPS AND TOURS
Mediterranean Cruise—July 3-15, 2009. From $4156 pp/double occupancy. Price includes Round-trip airfare from Dulles, 12-day cruise on the Ruby Princess from Venice to Barcelona via Athens, Istanbul, Mykonos, Naples, Capri, Rome, Florence, Pisa and Barcelona. Info: Ruby at 727-7579.
Coming in 2010: Oberammergau Passion Play, Tour of Germany and Austria. $2,759 pp/double occupancy (plus airfare) Info: Ruby at 727-7579.
Other tours offered to AARP members by outside groups:
Six-day Norfolk to Bahamas Cruise on Carnival, May 31. 6 days. Double Occupancy: Inside $658, Ocean view $828, Balcony $978; plus $9 fuel supplement/day/person. Enjoy pristine beaches and international shopping in Nassau, Freeport. Info: Bob Johnson at 972-4358.
Alaska Discovery Cruise Tour August 16-28, 2009. Twelve-nights Holland America Line. Cabin prices from $3,748 to $6,078. Price includes: round trip air from Dulles to Anchorage and back from Vancouver, 3-day, 2-night stay in Anchorage allowing tour of city, visit to Alaska Native Heritage Center; a 2-night experience in Denali National Park, Tundra Wilderness Tour. Info: Skip Poole at 972-7354
Chapter's 2008 Election Day Chicken Barbeque Event
by Dwight Mottet, Project Chairman
On November 4 one hundred and eight chapter volunteers again produced a very successful Chicken BBQ event, which raised $3,197.42 for charities. We cooked and served 797 chicken dinners on Election Day from 11 AM to 6 PM at the LOW Clubhouse. The volunteers displayed outstanding results and fellowship in selling over 800 tickets and producing the delicious meals for members and guests in the greater LOW community. Thanks to all for your generous support.
Our chapter was named Virginia AARP Large Chapter of the Year; we had a very successful Chicken BBQ raising $3194.42 for charity; and over 60 members participated in the AARP Volunteer Day in May.
Several of our members are participating in the AARP Protective Money Management Program, which is a new program for our chapter, as well as the Tax Aid program, both of which are part of the AARP Foundation.
We have continued to help Sheltering Arms not only with money but also with donations of needed items and monthly help at the shelter cleaning and repairing the building. These are just some of the many projects our members participate in. I want to thank you very much, and I look forward to another great year of service and fun.
At the last meeting I mentioned AARP’s Project Energy Save. This is a program to help you and your friends and family to conserve energy and save money. There are tips for everyday living and a lend-a-hand check list for you to use in your home and with your neighbors. To find our more about this program, and to print copies of each list, go to the chapter website to find the link or to http://www.aarp.org/states/va/ articles/project_energy_save.html.
AARP has also produced a booklet on questions that you should ask if you are thinking about changing to a Medicare Advantage plan from the original Medicare plan. They want you to be aware that under an advantage plan you are no longer covered directly by Medicare. Your Medicare Advantage provider receives a set amount of money yearly from Medicare to take care of your health needs. I have about 50 copies of this information and will bring to the meeting, or you can contact me and I will get you a copy before the meeting.
Our January 19 meeting will be probably be held at the Community Center because the floor in the Great Room is being resurfaced and in all likelihood will not be finished by then. Please check the front board and Channel 18 to make sure. We will also send out an email notice. And speaking of next year, January is dues month.
I hope that you are checking out our blog/website as there are pictures from the Chicken BBQ and more information on the AARP Recondition Banquet that Joe and I attended.
I wish all of you a very Merry Christmas, a Happy Chanukah or just a special holiday, and a may the new year bring health and happiness to all of you. See you at the party!
Carla Wascalus, President
AARP Holiday Luncheon
by Carolyn Wray, Publicity
AARP members and friends are invited to join us at the Community Center for our annual holiday luncheon on Monday, December 15 at 11:30 AM. Members are asked to bring one of the following: a hot entrée, a vegetable or a dessert to serve approximately eight people. Food should be delivered no later than 11:15 AM. Tables will be set up ahead of time by some of the members. Drinks, paper products and plastic ware will be furnished.
The following members will be installed as the Chapter 5239 Officers for 2009: President, Carla Wascalus; Vice President, Dick Martin; Secretary, Helen Markart; Treasurer, Linda Wight; Directors; Dick Bradie, Ruth Hood, Ruby Horvath, Dwight Mottet, Pierre Payette and Jim Danoy, Past President.
A short business meeting will follow the luncheon. Come join us.
NEW MEMBERS
Welcome to the following new members: Bernard J. Arnold, Patricia J. Berry, Gilbert and Lucille Churchill,
BIRTHDAYS FOR DECEMBER
(Sagittarius and Capricorn)
Dick Berra—Phyllis Bubeck
Donna Crawley—Nola Davidson
Ray Dickinson—Marion Doherty
Nancy Grogan—Robert Haring
Jackie Hill—Ruth Hood
Marion Jacobeen—Joan King
Millie Lane—Ruth Lemmerman
Hank Lewis—Ron Moffa
Pat Phillipo—James Protiva
Ed Rowan—Nancy Sandford
Gail Sauro—Sue Schafer
Diane Sibley—Kathleen Stephens
Richard Stohr—Beverly Stohr
Joseph Wascalus—Erlinda Wight
Elaine Witcher—Boyce Wray
Paul Zacheis
SUNSHINE REPORT
Get Well cards were sent to: Don Crawley, Theresa Danoy, Debbie Fleagle, Mary Hudak, and Kathleen Martin
TRIPS AND TOURS
Mediterranean Cruise—July 3-15, 2009. From $4156 pp/double occupancy. Price includes Round-trip airfare from Dulles, 12-day cruise on the Ruby Princess from Venice to Barcelona via Athens, Istanbul, Mykonos, Naples, Capri, Rome, Florence, Pisa and Barcelona. Info: Ruby at 727-7579.
Coming in 2010: Oberammergau Passion Play, Tour of Germany and Austria. $2,759 pp/double occupancy (plus airfare) Info: Ruby at 727-7579.
Other tours offered to AARP members by outside groups:
Six-day Norfolk to Bahamas Cruise on Carnival, May 31. 6 days. Double Occupancy: Inside $658, Ocean view $828, Balcony $978; plus $9 fuel supplement/day/person. Enjoy pristine beaches and international shopping in Nassau, Freeport. Info: Bob Johnson at 972-4358.
Alaska Discovery Cruise Tour August 16-28, 2009. Twelve-nights Holland America Line. Cabin prices from $3,748 to $6,078. Price includes: round trip air from Dulles to Anchorage and back from Vancouver, 3-day, 2-night stay in Anchorage allowing tour of city, visit to Alaska Native Heritage Center; a 2-night experience in Denali National Park, Tundra Wilderness Tour. Info: Skip Poole at 972-7354
Chapter's 2008 Election Day Chicken Barbeque Event
by Dwight Mottet, Project Chairman
On November 4 one hundred and eight chapter volunteers again produced a very successful Chicken BBQ event, which raised $3,197.42 for charities. We cooked and served 797 chicken dinners on Election Day from 11 AM to 6 PM at the LOW Clubhouse. The volunteers displayed outstanding results and fellowship in selling over 800 tickets and producing the delicious meals for members and guests in the greater LOW community. Thanks to all for your generous support.
Friday, December 5, 2008
Myrtle Beach Trip - December 1-4, 2008
We had a great time on our trip to Myrtle Beach. Ruby Horvath and White Star designed a wonderful trip. We saw three shows, visited La Belle Winery (enjoyed a taste of wine, had some fruit and cheese and shopped). On the bus tour of Charleston we learned that Charleston was founded long before the Revolutionary war and is full of Revolutionary War history, not Civil War history. We also did a lot of shopping. Our guide Grace and the bus driver Charles were great. A fun time was had by all 50 of us.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Chapter of Year Award
Pictured are Bill Kallio, State Director; Carla Wascalus, Eleanor Boyd, Presenter; and Warren Stewart, State President
On November 19, the AARP Virginia All-Volunteer Assembly held their Recognition Banquet in Charlottesville. The awards given at the program were the Gordon Morton Award for Volunteer Service presented to Jean Worrell of the Franklin Area Chapter#4851, The Franklin Chapter also received the Small Chapter of the Year Award and we received the Large Chapter of the Year Award. In addition the Community Partner of the Year recipient was Aging Together of Rappahannock-Rapidan Region. Our chapter worked with them on the CarFit program as well as TRIAD. The Princess Anne Chapter# 5119 and the Hanover Chapter #5335 won Chapter Newsletter of the Year respectively for small and large chapter. There were four 2008 Recipients for the AARP Virginia President's Awards. The recipients Linda Leak, Dick Crank, Raymond Boyd, and Virginia21 which represent 45,000+ younger Virginians on 46 campuses across the state were chosen by Warren Stewart the Volunteer State President. For those of you were around eight years ago Warren participated in the F&R July 4th festivities by being a dunkee in the dunking booth. He said he had a ball! The final and most prestigious award The Andrus Award for Community Service went to Elvira Beville Shaw an 88 year young woman who has served the Commonwealth of Virginia under seven Governors duties which have included helping with the passage of the new Constitution in 1972, the Consumer Education Committee, the Board of Volunteerism, the Department of Aging Board and the Commonwealth Council on Aging. Her volunteer activities are too numerous to mention here.
I just want to say that it was an honor to represent our Chapter. We submitted a six-page write up of all great volunteer activities our members participate in. You can be very proud of yourselves. No matter how much or how little you do, you made this award possible.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!
I just want to say that it was an honor to represent our Chapter. We submitted a six-page write up of all great volunteer activities our members participate in. You can be very proud of yourselves. No matter how much or how little you do, you made this award possible.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!
Friday, November 7, 2008
November Newsletter
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
The time has changed and the election is finally over. After another successful Election Day BBQ, everyone will be preparing for Thanksgiving. We have a lot to be thankful for, not the least of which is that our chapter has been named VIRGINIA CHAPTER OF THE YEAR FOR 2008. Our board was able to put together six pages of accomplishments that our chapter did from September 2007 to September 2008. This would not have happened without all the volunteering that our members do. THANK YOU ALL. I will be going to the All Volunteer Awards ceremony on November 19, in Charlottesville. I will tell you all about it later.
I realize that the current economy is hard on all of us, some more than others, but we can be grateful that we live in such a wonderful and caring community. The tough times have not, and will not, prevent our chapter from continuing to give back to the community.
At the November meeting you will vote for your Officers and Directors for 2009. The slate is listed later in the newsletter, but if anyone is interested in holding an office, please contact Carolyn Durphy, Chair of the nominating committee on 972-3306
I want to send a special thank you to Dwight Mottet and his BBQ Captains: Jim Moore, tickets; Joyce and Boyd Bower and Harvey Miller, servers and cooks; and Ruth Hood and Carolyn Wray, publicity for the great job they all did. But of course they could not have done it without your help, whether it was working, baking brownies or just purchasing and selling tickets. Thank you all.
I am looking forward to seeing many of you at the November meeting.
Carla Wascalus, President
Senior Care is Topic of November Meeting
by Carolyn Wray, Publicity, AARP, Chapter 5239
Karl Karch, franchise owner of Home Instead Senior Care will be the speaker at the November 17 meeting of AARP, Chapter 5239. Home Instead is a licensed, home-care organization that employs caregivers to assist older adults by providing non-medical companionship, home-helper and personal care services. His business is to help older adults stay in their homes, wherever they call home, for as long as possible, and it provides respite care for overworked family caregivers.
Passionate about senior issues, Karl speaks often to a variety of local and church groups, civic clubs and other organizations. He also writes senior care articles for a monthly community magazine serving the Fredericksburg area.
The program will be held on Monday, November 17, at the LOW Clubhouse. Sweets and coffee will be served at 9:30 AM, and the program will begin at 10 AM. We encourage you to come and hear another excellent program that is of importance to us. The Program Committee continues to present excellent speakers.
Nominating Committee Report
by Carolyn Durphy, Chairperson,
Committee Members: Hank Lewis, Carolyn Wray, Betty Hughes and Kathleen Bradie
The following slate was presented and accepted by the membership.
President - Carla Wascalus,
Incumbent
Vice President - Dick Martin,
Incumbent
Secretary - Helen Markart,
Incumbent
Treasurer - Linda Wight,
Incumbent
Directors:
Pierre Payette, Newly Nominated
Ruth Hood, Incumbent
Ruby Horvath, Incumbent
Dick Bradie, Newly Nominated
Dwight Mottett, Incumbent
Jim Danoy, Past President (not an elected position)
The election will take place at the November meeting.
Chapter 5239’s Blog
by Carla Wascalus
have created a blog/WebPage (it is a blog because it’s free and easy to create) for our chapter. I hope that those of you with Internet access will check it out. I will update it during the month as items of interest come up. We will still send out email notices and continue to publish the Perspectives. I will include portions of the Perspectives in the blog so you can refer to it during the month in case you misplace your copy. Also included are links to various AARP WebPages as well as other links that I think will be of interest to you. If anyone has suggestions for the blog, please let me know. This is really your blog. Please bookmark it or add it to your favorites. The address is: www.locustgroveaarp.blogspot.com
WANTED
Refreshment Committee People
Do you like having coffee and sweets at the meetings. If so, then volunteer to be on the Refreshment Committee. We are looking for two to four good people to take over in January. The main duties are getting to the meeting site early and making and setting out the coffee and the sweets that are brought by the members. Contact the Bradies at 308-5507 for more information or to volunteer.
NEW MEMBERS
Welcome to the following new members:
Shelley Gravel, Judith T. McAnn, Brian and Laurie Wares
BIRTHDAYS FOR NOVEMBER
( Scorpio and Sagittarius)
Charlotte Banas—William Bauer
Dante Binotto—Dick Bradie
Ellie Brown—Laurel Buongiovanni
Tony Brown—Marilyn Buttimer
Pat Cassese—Joe Davidson
Carol Dionne—Edith Fulton
William Grogan—Mary Hudak
Don Larsen—Helen Markart
Richard Martin—Joe Sauro
Darrow Strain—Ken Tillman,
Laurie Wares—Carla Wascalus,
Elizabeth Wiley—Karen Woods
SUNSHINE REPORT
To paraphrase Dean Martin, we send cards, lots and lots of cards, at least we want to. If you know someone who has lost a loved one, had an operation, has been injured, sick, down with a bad case of the flu, or just needs cheering up, contact Carolyn Durphy at 972-3436 or Helen Markart at 972-2672.
Get Well cards were sent to: John Campbell, Delma Roessler, Jane Tobin and Bob Pfile.
Sympathy cards went to: Bonnie Boelke and Dante Binotto
NOTES BITS AND PIECES
AARP Driver Safety Course
by Bob Sherba, LOW Lions
The LOW Lions are again sponsoring AARP’s Driver Safety Program on November 13-14. This program is a refresher course designed for older drivers. The course takes into consideration physical changes, such as diminished vision and hearing and slowing reaction times, which occur as we age, and points out ways to compensate for these changes.
The two-day course will be held in the Holcomb Building Conference Room from 9 AM to 1 PM each day. The cost is $10 per person. Persons completing the course are eligible for a discount on their auto liability insurance. This discount is good for three years; therefore, the course should be retaken at the end of that time in order for the discount to continue. For reservations, call Bob at 972-0783 or Al at 972-9938.
AARP Tax-Aide Program Seeks Volunteers for 2009
by George Duffy, LOW Coordinator,
AARP Tax-Aide Program
The AARP Tax-Aide program is gearing up for another tax season. This program provides free income tax preparation for low- and middle-income individuals/families. Are you a computer literate, attentive-to-detail individual who is interested in giving back to the community? We will be conducting a five-day training program for new counselors in December. If you are interested in volunteering or just would like more information, contact George Duffy at 972-8109.
Shredder Event
by Dick Bradie, TRIAD
Stack up all those old documents that have cluttered up your homes for so long. The Locust Grove Committee of the Orange County TRIAD is sponsoring a Shredder Event from 11 AM to 2 PM on November 22, Clubhouse lower level parking. Proshred, a northern Virginia firm, conducts free shredding as a community service. They will be here with a truck (where the actual shredding takes place) and a van with bins to cart the documents to the truck. This is free, and folks can drop off their documents and leave or they can park and watch the shredding operation.
Donations will be accepted and any proceeds will go to TRIAD for the purchase of products for seniors, i.e, Motion Detector Night Lights, Power Failure Flash Lights etc. Plastic bags and cardboard boxes are not digestible by the shredder, so they need to be emptied when you arrive and you can take the bags/boxes home to store more detritus. Credit cards and CDs are allowed to satisfy the hunger of the shredder. Paper clips and staples are also OK. Traffic control will be accomplished by TRIAD volunteers and members of the LOW Vet’s Club.
LOW Crafter's Schedule Big Bazaar/ Bake Sale November 15
by Rosemary Walker
Come to The LOW Church on Saturday, November 15 from 8 AM to 1 PM to view craft items for sale.
TRIPS AND TOURS
Southern Holiday Festival of Shows—Bus tour to Myrtle Beach, December 1-4. $405 pp/double occupancy. Four days/three nights; includes three Christmas shows, including Le Grande Cirque; backstage tour of the Alabama Theater; tour of Charlestown, SC; wine tasting. Info: Ruby at 727-7579.
Mediterranean Cruise—July 3-15, 2009. From $4156 pp/double occupancy. Price includes Round-trip airfare from Dulles, 12-day cruise on the Ruby Princess from Venice to Barcelona via Athens, Istanbul, Mykonos, Naples, Capri, Rome, Florence, Pisa and Barcelona. Info: Ruby at 727-7579.
Coming in 2010: Oberammergau Passion Play; Tour of Germany and Austria. $2,759 pp/double occupancy (plus airfare) Info: Ruby at 727-7579.
Other tours offered to AARP members by outside groups:
One day on your own in New York City, Saturday, November 22, $99 pp. Bus leaves F’burg 4 AM, arrives NYC approx. 10:30 AM; leaves NYC promptly at 7:30PM, back in F’burg approx. 12:30 AM Info: Carol Zacheis at 972-6945 or cell 540-848-5305
Alaska Discovery Cruise Tour August 16-28, 2009. Twelve-nights Holland America Line. Cabin prices from $3,748 to $6,078. Price includes: round trip air from Dulles to Anchorage and back from Vancouver, 3-day, 2-night stay in Anchorage allowing tour of city, visit to Alaska Native Heritage Center; a 2-night experience in Denali National Park, Tundra Wilderness Tour. Info: Skip Poole at 972-7354
Highlights of October 20, 2008
Regular Meeting
Dr. Rebecca Bigoney Board Certified Internist and Collaborating Physician/Senior Care Services Department Mary Washington Hospital gave a talk regarding Prevention Services Recommended for People age 65 and older. It was very informative for the audience that was present.
The Rappahannock Regional Library in Fredericksburg is developing programs for seniors.
President Wascalus announced that our Chapter was named AARP Chapter of the year. She and her husband will be attending a banquet in Charlottesville November 16 to receive the honor for the chapter.
Carolyn Durphy announced the new slate of candidates for 2009.
Dwight Mottet said he had enough workers for the Chicken Bar BQ and enough brownie bakers.
The Driving Course for seniors will be presented November 13 and 14.
The 50/50 was won by Bob Johnson – $74.50.
Articles Needed for Charitable Causes
Rosemary is still collecting used & unused Christmas and all occasion cards; coupons for education, such as Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, and Campbell's soup labels. Rosemary is also looking for fishing rods for the veterans at the Perry Point Veteran's Hospital in MD.
Betty Hughes needs the following items for the OC Animal Shelter: towels, blankets, canned cat and dog food and kitty litter. She will also be collecting eyeglasses for the Lions Recycling Center
Items for Sheltering Arms and donations for the Food Bank can also be brought to the meeting. The Food Bank is asking for boxes of “Helpers”—hamburger, tuna and chicken.
A special thank you goes to all those who save these items for charity.
The time has changed and the election is finally over. After another successful Election Day BBQ, everyone will be preparing for Thanksgiving. We have a lot to be thankful for, not the least of which is that our chapter has been named VIRGINIA CHAPTER OF THE YEAR FOR 2008. Our board was able to put together six pages of accomplishments that our chapter did from September 2007 to September 2008. This would not have happened without all the volunteering that our members do. THANK YOU ALL. I will be going to the All Volunteer Awards ceremony on November 19, in Charlottesville. I will tell you all about it later.
I realize that the current economy is hard on all of us, some more than others, but we can be grateful that we live in such a wonderful and caring community. The tough times have not, and will not, prevent our chapter from continuing to give back to the community.
At the November meeting you will vote for your Officers and Directors for 2009. The slate is listed later in the newsletter, but if anyone is interested in holding an office, please contact Carolyn Durphy, Chair of the nominating committee on 972-3306
I want to send a special thank you to Dwight Mottet and his BBQ Captains: Jim Moore, tickets; Joyce and Boyd Bower and Harvey Miller, servers and cooks; and Ruth Hood and Carolyn Wray, publicity for the great job they all did. But of course they could not have done it without your help, whether it was working, baking brownies or just purchasing and selling tickets. Thank you all.
I am looking forward to seeing many of you at the November meeting.
Carla Wascalus, President
Senior Care is Topic of November Meeting
by Carolyn Wray, Publicity, AARP, Chapter 5239
Karl Karch, franchise owner of Home Instead Senior Care will be the speaker at the November 17 meeting of AARP, Chapter 5239. Home Instead is a licensed, home-care organization that employs caregivers to assist older adults by providing non-medical companionship, home-helper and personal care services. His business is to help older adults stay in their homes, wherever they call home, for as long as possible, and it provides respite care for overworked family caregivers.
Passionate about senior issues, Karl speaks often to a variety of local and church groups, civic clubs and other organizations. He also writes senior care articles for a monthly community magazine serving the Fredericksburg area.
The program will be held on Monday, November 17, at the LOW Clubhouse. Sweets and coffee will be served at 9:30 AM, and the program will begin at 10 AM. We encourage you to come and hear another excellent program that is of importance to us. The Program Committee continues to present excellent speakers.
Nominating Committee Report
by Carolyn Durphy, Chairperson,
Committee Members: Hank Lewis, Carolyn Wray, Betty Hughes and Kathleen Bradie
The following slate was presented and accepted by the membership.
President - Carla Wascalus,
Incumbent
Vice President - Dick Martin,
Incumbent
Secretary - Helen Markart,
Incumbent
Treasurer - Linda Wight,
Incumbent
Directors:
Pierre Payette, Newly Nominated
Ruth Hood, Incumbent
Ruby Horvath, Incumbent
Dick Bradie, Newly Nominated
Dwight Mottett, Incumbent
Jim Danoy, Past President (not an elected position)
The election will take place at the November meeting.
Chapter 5239’s Blog
by Carla Wascalus
have created a blog/WebPage (it is a blog because it’s free and easy to create) for our chapter. I hope that those of you with Internet access will check it out. I will update it during the month as items of interest come up. We will still send out email notices and continue to publish the Perspectives. I will include portions of the Perspectives in the blog so you can refer to it during the month in case you misplace your copy. Also included are links to various AARP WebPages as well as other links that I think will be of interest to you. If anyone has suggestions for the blog, please let me know. This is really your blog. Please bookmark it or add it to your favorites. The address is: www.locustgroveaarp.blogspot.com
WANTED
Refreshment Committee People
Do you like having coffee and sweets at the meetings. If so, then volunteer to be on the Refreshment Committee. We are looking for two to four good people to take over in January. The main duties are getting to the meeting site early and making and setting out the coffee and the sweets that are brought by the members. Contact the Bradies at 308-5507 for more information or to volunteer.
NEW MEMBERS
Welcome to the following new members:
Shelley Gravel, Judith T. McAnn, Brian and Laurie Wares
BIRTHDAYS FOR NOVEMBER
( Scorpio and Sagittarius)
Charlotte Banas—William Bauer
Dante Binotto—Dick Bradie
Ellie Brown—Laurel Buongiovanni
Tony Brown—Marilyn Buttimer
Pat Cassese—Joe Davidson
Carol Dionne—Edith Fulton
William Grogan—Mary Hudak
Don Larsen—Helen Markart
Richard Martin—Joe Sauro
Darrow Strain—Ken Tillman,
Laurie Wares—Carla Wascalus,
Elizabeth Wiley—Karen Woods
SUNSHINE REPORT
To paraphrase Dean Martin, we send cards, lots and lots of cards, at least we want to. If you know someone who has lost a loved one, had an operation, has been injured, sick, down with a bad case of the flu, or just needs cheering up, contact Carolyn Durphy at 972-3436 or Helen Markart at 972-2672.
Get Well cards were sent to: John Campbell, Delma Roessler, Jane Tobin and Bob Pfile.
Sympathy cards went to: Bonnie Boelke and Dante Binotto
NOTES BITS AND PIECES
AARP Driver Safety Course
by Bob Sherba, LOW Lions
The LOW Lions are again sponsoring AARP’s Driver Safety Program on November 13-14. This program is a refresher course designed for older drivers. The course takes into consideration physical changes, such as diminished vision and hearing and slowing reaction times, which occur as we age, and points out ways to compensate for these changes.
The two-day course will be held in the Holcomb Building Conference Room from 9 AM to 1 PM each day. The cost is $10 per person. Persons completing the course are eligible for a discount on their auto liability insurance. This discount is good for three years; therefore, the course should be retaken at the end of that time in order for the discount to continue. For reservations, call Bob at 972-0783 or Al at 972-9938.
AARP Tax-Aide Program Seeks Volunteers for 2009
by George Duffy, LOW Coordinator,
AARP Tax-Aide Program
The AARP Tax-Aide program is gearing up for another tax season. This program provides free income tax preparation for low- and middle-income individuals/families. Are you a computer literate, attentive-to-detail individual who is interested in giving back to the community? We will be conducting a five-day training program for new counselors in December. If you are interested in volunteering or just would like more information, contact George Duffy at 972-8109.
Shredder Event
by Dick Bradie, TRIAD
Stack up all those old documents that have cluttered up your homes for so long. The Locust Grove Committee of the Orange County TRIAD is sponsoring a Shredder Event from 11 AM to 2 PM on November 22, Clubhouse lower level parking. Proshred, a northern Virginia firm, conducts free shredding as a community service. They will be here with a truck (where the actual shredding takes place) and a van with bins to cart the documents to the truck. This is free, and folks can drop off their documents and leave or they can park and watch the shredding operation.
Donations will be accepted and any proceeds will go to TRIAD for the purchase of products for seniors, i.e, Motion Detector Night Lights, Power Failure Flash Lights etc. Plastic bags and cardboard boxes are not digestible by the shredder, so they need to be emptied when you arrive and you can take the bags/boxes home to store more detritus. Credit cards and CDs are allowed to satisfy the hunger of the shredder. Paper clips and staples are also OK. Traffic control will be accomplished by TRIAD volunteers and members of the LOW Vet’s Club.
LOW Crafter's Schedule Big Bazaar/ Bake Sale November 15
by Rosemary Walker
Come to The LOW Church on Saturday, November 15 from 8 AM to 1 PM to view craft items for sale.
TRIPS AND TOURS
Southern Holiday Festival of Shows—Bus tour to Myrtle Beach, December 1-4. $405 pp/double occupancy. Four days/three nights; includes three Christmas shows, including Le Grande Cirque; backstage tour of the Alabama Theater; tour of Charlestown, SC; wine tasting. Info: Ruby at 727-7579.
Mediterranean Cruise—July 3-15, 2009. From $4156 pp/double occupancy. Price includes Round-trip airfare from Dulles, 12-day cruise on the Ruby Princess from Venice to Barcelona via Athens, Istanbul, Mykonos, Naples, Capri, Rome, Florence, Pisa and Barcelona. Info: Ruby at 727-7579.
Coming in 2010: Oberammergau Passion Play; Tour of Germany and Austria. $2,759 pp/double occupancy (plus airfare) Info: Ruby at 727-7579.
Other tours offered to AARP members by outside groups:
One day on your own in New York City, Saturday, November 22, $99 pp. Bus leaves F’burg 4 AM, arrives NYC approx. 10:30 AM; leaves NYC promptly at 7:30PM, back in F’burg approx. 12:30 AM Info: Carol Zacheis at 972-6945 or cell 540-848-5305
Alaska Discovery Cruise Tour August 16-28, 2009. Twelve-nights Holland America Line. Cabin prices from $3,748 to $6,078. Price includes: round trip air from Dulles to Anchorage and back from Vancouver, 3-day, 2-night stay in Anchorage allowing tour of city, visit to Alaska Native Heritage Center; a 2-night experience in Denali National Park, Tundra Wilderness Tour. Info: Skip Poole at 972-7354
Highlights of October 20, 2008
Regular Meeting
Dr. Rebecca Bigoney Board Certified Internist and Collaborating Physician/Senior Care Services Department Mary Washington Hospital gave a talk regarding Prevention Services Recommended for People age 65 and older. It was very informative for the audience that was present.
The Rappahannock Regional Library in Fredericksburg is developing programs for seniors.
President Wascalus announced that our Chapter was named AARP Chapter of the year. She and her husband will be attending a banquet in Charlottesville November 16 to receive the honor for the chapter.
Carolyn Durphy announced the new slate of candidates for 2009.
Dwight Mottet said he had enough workers for the Chicken Bar BQ and enough brownie bakers.
The Driving Course for seniors will be presented November 13 and 14.
The 50/50 was won by Bob Johnson – $74.50.
Articles Needed for Charitable Causes
Rosemary is still collecting used & unused Christmas and all occasion cards; coupons for education, such as Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, and Campbell's soup labels. Rosemary is also looking for fishing rods for the veterans at the Perry Point Veteran's Hospital in MD.
Betty Hughes needs the following items for the OC Animal Shelter: towels, blankets, canned cat and dog food and kitty litter. She will also be collecting eyeglasses for the Lions Recycling Center
Items for Sheltering Arms and donations for the Food Bank can also be brought to the meeting. The Food Bank is asking for boxes of “Helpers”—hamburger, tuna and chicken.
A special thank you goes to all those who save these items for charity.
Chicken BBQ
The chapter held a very successful election day chicken BBQ fund raiser. Thank you to everyone that supported it. This includes all the people who worked in any capacity from stuffing envelopes to cleaning up at the end. Now only AARP members but LOWA employees.
Please go to the snapfish site an view the photo album of just some of the workers that day. You will probably have to get yourself a snapfish account. It just takes a minute to sign up. I am looking for a way to attach an album without everyone having to have create an account with a website, but haven't found that yet. in the mean time go to following link and check under groups.
http://www2.snapfish.com/yourgrouprooms/t_=109460889
Please go to the snapfish site an view the photo album of just some of the workers that day. You will probably have to get yourself a snapfish account. It just takes a minute to sign up. I am looking for a way to attach an album without everyone having to have create an account with a website, but haven't found that yet. in the mean time go to following link and check under groups.
http://www2.snapfish.com/yourgrouprooms/t_=109460889
Friday, October 24, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
2008 Virginia Chapter of the Year
It gives me great pleasure to announce that our chapter has been name VA Chapter of the Year for 2008. This would not have happened if you all had not volunteered and participated in all our functions. We were judged on our service to the community, member participation at meetings, participation in AARP Volunteer Day, our programs, and our communication which includes the Perspectives, Channel 18 presentations and Lake Currents. Our social as well as our volunteer work. We submitted six pages describing our activities as well as supporting documentation. The presentation of the award will be November 16 in Charlottesville. Again thank you all for making this such a great chapter. Carla
Nominees for the 2009 Board
Elections for New Officers and Board Members will take place at the November meeting. The incumbents for all positions except two will run again. I want to thank Tom Hamilton and Hank Lewis, who have declined to remain on as Directors, for their participation this past year. Pierre Payette and Dick Bradie have accepted nominations.
Friday, October 17, 2008
COMMITTEES
Woods Cares Svcs Co-ch, Jeanette Embrey, 972-0726
Woods Cares Svcs Co-ch, Linda Fisher-Kavanagh 7461
Woods Cares Svcs Co-ch, Anna Hohen, 972-9333
Woods Cares Svcs Co-ch, Janet Terry, 972-1957
Woods Cares Svcs Co-ch, Doris Velona 2130
email, Joe Diamondstein, 972-1093
Lead Greeter, Barbara Rueckert, 972-7566
LOW Name Tags, Jan Moore, 972-9355
Volunteer Hours Archive, Sandy Wemmerus, 972-9673
Legislative & Medical, Patti Batten, 972-1370
Membership, Carla Wascalus, 972-3057
Programs, Bob Pfile, 972-3812
Public Relations Co-chair, Carolyn Wray, 972-7761
Public Relations Co-chair, Dick Durphy, 972-3306
Eyeglass Processing, Betty Hughes, 972-3820
Scrapbook Editor, Nola Davidson, 972-8403
Sunshine, Carolyn Durphy, 972-3306
TRIAD, Refreshments, Dick & Kathleen Bradie, 308-5507
Tours/Travel co-chair, Ruby Horvath, 727-7579
Tours/Travel co-chair, June Romedy, 972-2409
Newsletter Editor, Ruth Hood, 972-3249
Newsletter Co-editor, Sharon Webb, 972-1666
Woods Cares Svcs Co-ch, Linda Fisher-Kavanagh 7461
Woods Cares Svcs Co-ch, Anna Hohen, 972-9333
Woods Cares Svcs Co-ch, Janet Terry, 972-1957
Woods Cares Svcs Co-ch, Doris Velona 2130
email, Joe Diamondstein, 972-1093
Lead Greeter, Barbara Rueckert, 972-7566
LOW Name Tags, Jan Moore, 972-9355
Volunteer Hours Archive, Sandy Wemmerus, 972-9673
Legislative & Medical, Patti Batten, 972-1370
Membership, Carla Wascalus, 972-3057
Programs, Bob Pfile, 972-3812
Public Relations Co-chair, Carolyn Wray, 972-7761
Public Relations Co-chair, Dick Durphy, 972-3306
Eyeglass Processing, Betty Hughes, 972-3820
Scrapbook Editor, Nola Davidson, 972-8403
Sunshine, Carolyn Durphy, 972-3306
TRIAD, Refreshments, Dick & Kathleen Bradie, 308-5507
Tours/Travel co-chair, Ruby Horvath, 727-7579
Tours/Travel co-chair, June Romedy, 972-2409
Newsletter Editor, Ruth Hood, 972-3249
Newsletter Co-editor, Sharon Webb, 972-1666
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERS:
President, Carla Wascalus, 972-3436
Vice-President, Dick Martin, 972-5242
Secretar, Helen Markart, 972-2697
Treasurer, Linda Wight, 972-9020
DIRECTORS:
Tom Hamilton, 972-9779
Ruth Hood, 972-3249
Ruby Horvath, 727-7579
Hank Lewis, 972-0359
Dwight Mottet, 972-3204
Jim Danoy (Past President), 972-9435
President, Carla Wascalus, 972-3436
Vice-President, Dick Martin, 972-5242
Secretar, Helen Markart, 972-2697
Treasurer, Linda Wight, 972-9020
DIRECTORS:
Tom Hamilton, 972-9779
Ruth Hood, 972-3249
Ruby Horvath, 727-7579
Hank Lewis, 972-0359
Dwight Mottet, 972-3204
Jim Danoy (Past President), 972-9435
AARP Safe Driving Course
The next AARP Safe Driving Course will be November 13 and 14, at the Holcomb Building. Cost $10.00, Time 9:00am to 1:00 pm. Contact Bob Sherba at 972-0783 to register.
October 2008 Newsletter
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
The scary time of the year is almost here. Are you ready? I don’t mean Halloween; I mean the November elections. If you have not volunteered to help at the Election Day BBQ and you would like to, you can do so at the October meeting. And of course, you can pay for your BBQ dinner tickets at the same time (cash or check to AARP 5239). Remember the money is used for our charitable donations.
I want to thank Dick Martin for running the September meeting and surprising me with three volunteers to be the Program Committee. They are Bonnie Boelke, Tina Aris, and Florence Hanlin. Thank you ladies so much! Bob Pfile has done a great job and will work with them on the programs already set up. He will then take over membership from me.
We are now in need of a new Refreshment Committee to take over in January from the Bradies. The ideal would be to have four people or two couples to take turns or work together setting up the refreshments at the meetings and helping with the picnic and holiday party. If you are interested or would like to know what is involved, please contact the Bradies or me. We have over 400 members, so I know help is out there.
The Nominating Committee will present their slate of Officers and Directors and open the floor up to nominations at the next meeting. If you have an interest in serving on the board, submit your name. We will vote at the November meeting and have the installation at the December meeting.
Enjoy the fall weather and the lower utility bills as we are in between the hot and cold seasons. I hope to see many of you at the October meeting.
Carla Wascalus, President
The scary time of the year is almost here. Are you ready? I don’t mean Halloween; I mean the November elections. If you have not volunteered to help at the Election Day BBQ and you would like to, you can do so at the October meeting. And of course, you can pay for your BBQ dinner tickets at the same time (cash or check to AARP 5239). Remember the money is used for our charitable donations.
I want to thank Dick Martin for running the September meeting and surprising me with three volunteers to be the Program Committee. They are Bonnie Boelke, Tina Aris, and Florence Hanlin. Thank you ladies so much! Bob Pfile has done a great job and will work with them on the programs already set up. He will then take over membership from me.
We are now in need of a new Refreshment Committee to take over in January from the Bradies. The ideal would be to have four people or two couples to take turns or work together setting up the refreshments at the meetings and helping with the picnic and holiday party. If you are interested or would like to know what is involved, please contact the Bradies or me. We have over 400 members, so I know help is out there.
The Nominating Committee will present their slate of Officers and Directors and open the floor up to nominations at the next meeting. If you have an interest in serving on the board, submit your name. We will vote at the November meeting and have the installation at the December meeting.
Enjoy the fall weather and the lower utility bills as we are in between the hot and cold seasons. I hope to see many of you at the October meeting.
Carla Wascalus, President
OCTOBER PROGRAM
Healthy Aging
by Carolyn Wray, Publicity
Rebecca Bigoney, MD, a Board Certified Internist, will be the speaker at the October 20 meeting of AARP, Chapter 5239. The subject of her talk will be Healthy Aging, which includes managing medical emergencies and daily care of senior citizens. She currently serves in the capacity of Collaborating Physician with the Senior Care Services Department of Mary Washington Hospital. She is also the Director for Ethics Services at Medicorp Health System and serves as Physician Support for the Care Management Department. She is an Attending Physician on the Palliative Care Unit at Mary Washington Hospital. With her background in the medical field she will be a most enlightening program for this AARP group.
Dr. Bigoney received her under-graduate degree from Emory and Henry College, her MD from Medical College of Virginia, where she also did her Internal Medicine training. She received a Masters in Clinical Ethics from the University of Virginia. She is certified in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
The program will be held on Monday, October 20, at the LOW Clubhouse. Sweets and coffee will be served at 9:30 AM, and the program will begin at 10AM.
WANTED
Refreshment Committee People
Do you like having coffee and sweets at the meetings. If so, then volunteer be on the Refreshment Committee. We are looking for two to four good people to take over in January. The main duties are getting to the meeting site early and making and putting out the coffee and the sweets that are brought by the members. Contact the Kathleen Bradie at 308-5507.
BIRTHDAYS FOR OCTOBER
(Libra and Scorpio)
Rose Bianco—Janet Bloom
Boyd Bowers—Joyce Bowers
Janet Buccola—Judy Carter
Irene Daehnke—Theresa Danoy
Dave Dietz—Sherman Embrey
James Fargo—Robert Girman
Chris Grimley—Lee Anne Hamilton
George Lenwell—Marti Martin
Grace McEuen—Nell Meador
Agatha Mucciacciaro—Ruth Price
Bernie Palowitch—Bobbie Prees
Leon Strain—Marti Williams
NEW MEMBERS
Welcome to the following new members:
Gay Grant, Bob Simpson, Peggy Simpson, and Margaret Thode
SUNSHINE REPORT
A Get-Well card was sent to Anna Hoehn in September.
If you know of a member who needs cheering up, contact Carolyn Durphy at 972-3306 or Helen Markart at 972-2697.
NOTES BITS AND PIECES
Nominating Committee
by Carolyn Durphy, Chairperson,
Your nominating committee members, Kathleen Bradie, Carolyn Durphy, Betty Hughes, Hank Lewis and Carolyn Wray have been contacting members to run for offices in AARP Chapter 5329 for the year 2009.
A slate of candidates to be considered for office has been drawn up, and the names will be presented at the October monthly meeting. The election will be held at the November meeting, where addition-al nominations may be made from the floor.
ELECTION DAY BBQ
by Jim Moore, Tickets, BBQ Dinner
Tuesday, November 4, 2007 is Election Day and also the date of AARP’s Chicken BBQ dinner, which is served downstairs in the Clubhouse from 11 AM until 6 PM. After three or more years at $7 a ticket, Dwight Mottet, AARP’s Chief Chicken in Charge, reports that this year the ticket price will be $9 a meal due to rising costs to our suppliers. This annual event has been the major fundraiser for our chapter, supporting approximately twenty-three charity organizations in the past.
Thanks to all who have already volunteered to help with this project. A few more volunteers are needed. Following is a list of the team captains. Call them if you are able to help on their function.
Harvey Miller, 972-2147, Cooking
Joyce Bowers, 972-9325, Serving Line
Rosemary Walker, 972-1375, Dining Room
Jim Moore, 972-9355, Phone Follow-up for tickets (end of Oct)
Members received four tickets on September 29. These need to be sold if at all possible. However, make sure the money and any unsold tickets are returned at the October 20, AARP meeting, or mailed to AARP Chapter 5239, PO Box 945, Locust Grove, VA 22508.
Additional information and extra tickets will be available at the October 20 meeting, or from Jim and Jan Moore, 972-9355, Bill and Norma Lanier, 972 3219, or Bill or Rosemary Walker, 972-1375.
Battlefield Piedmont Regional TRIAD Senior Conference
by Dick Bradie, Locust Grove TRIAD
Seniors and Care givers, get ready. It’s time for the annual Battlefield Piedmont Regional TRIAD Conference and get-together. As usual we are going to have informative and interesting speakers, topical exhibitors, great giveaways, complimentary lunch, terrific door prizes and, as always, good fellowship. This will all take place on October 17 at the Madison County Volunteer Fire Department located at 1223 North Main Street in Madison County. Things will get underway at 9 AM and end at 2 PM with a lunch of fried chicken, freshly cooked onsite, served with mashed potatoes and green beans at 11:30 AM. Dessert, water and other drinks will be provided. Remember, it’s all free. Come and hear our speakers pass on information on current, brand new scams and other important issues that will help keep seniors free from crime and promote their general safety.
Video Volunteers Needed
by Dick Martin
AARP Chapter 5239 volunteers have been videotaping monthly meeting speakers for rebroadcast on LOW’s Channel 18 for the past seven years. If you are adept at videotaping—or are interested in beginning to learn the video process—we ask you to join the Speaker Videotape Committee.
You will receive full start-to-finish training. Once you are comfortable and experienced, we will fit you into a schedule with others that suits your activity calendar.
To volunteer, or to get more information, contact Dick Martin at 972-5242 or email at doodoo1066@Verizon.net.
TRIPS AND TOURS
Fall Foliage Vintage Train Ride—October 25, Round-trip bus transportation from LOW LLCH 10 AM. There is now a waiting list for this trip. Info: June at 972-2409.
Southern Holiday Festival of Shows—Bus tour to Myrtle Beach, December 1-4. $405 pp/double occupancy. Four days/three nights; includes three Christmas shows, including Le Grande Cirque; backstage tour of the Alabama Theater; tour of Charlestown, SC; wine tasting. Info: Ruby at 727-7579.
Mediterranean Cruise—July 3-15, 2009. From $4156 pp/double occupancy. Price includes Round-trip air fare from Dulles, 12-day cruise on the Ruby Princess from Venice to Barcelona via Athens, Istanbul, Mykonos, Naples, Capri, Rome, Florence, Pisa and Barcelona. Info: Ruby at 727-7579.
Coming in 2010: Oberammergau Passion Play; Tour of Germany and Austria. $2,759 pp/double occupancy (plus airfare) Info: Ruby at 727-7579.
Other tours offered to AARP members by outside groups:
One day on your own in New York City, Saturday, November 22, $99 pp. Bus leaves F’burg 4 AM, arrives NYC approx. 10:30 AM; leaves NYC promptly at 7:30PM, back in F’burg approx. 12:30 AM Info: Carol Zacheis at 972-6945 or cell 540-848-5305
Alaska Discovery Cruise Tour August 16-28, 2009. Twelve-nights Holland America Line. Cabin prices from $3,748 to $6,078. Price includes: round trip air from Dulles to Anchorage and back from Vancouver, 3-day, 2-night stay in Anchorage allowing tour of city, visit to Alaska Native Heritage Center; a 2-night experience in Denali National Park, Tundra Wilderness Tour. Info: Skip Poole at 972-7354
Highlights of September 15, 2008
Regular Meeting
· Bob Pfile, Program Chairman introduced Alan Rasmussen Suicide Prevention Director for the Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Board. His speech informed the members how to recognize behaviors that might lead to suicide and where to obtain help for the individual.
· The Players gave a short excerpt from their upcoming presentation Oh Frank to be presented November 7, 8, 13, 14 and 15.
· Vice President Dick Martin (in the absence of President Wascalus) said that the date for the next meeting was incorrect and the correct date is October 20, third Monday of the month. He announced those honored by LOWA are Carolyn & Boyce Wray, Bill Nowers, Norma Ervin and Hank Lewis.
· More help is needed for the November 4 Chicken dinner.
· John Trach mentioned that the New York picnic was a success and $425 was raised from a 50/50 drawing half of which was donated to Sheltering Arms. He also asked for a Chairman for the picnic next year.
The Program Committee needs more volunteers and the Nominating Committee would like more volunteers to work on the Board.
· Carol Zacheis announced a six-hour tutor training program October 8 for those who would be interested in helping those who want help learning to read. Call Carol.
· Dick Bradie announced a scam whereby someone calls saying they are doing a survey for Medicare. Don’t talk to them.
· 50/50 was won by Helen Markart
WHY WOMEN SHOULD VOTE
(This is from an internet article that circulated recently that is relevant today.)
This is the story of our Grandmothers and Great-grandmothers; they lived only 90 years ago. Remember, it was not until 1920 that women were granted the right to go to the polls and vote. In 1917 the National Women’s Party used open public demonstrations to gain popular attention for the right of women to vote in the United States. The women were innocent and defenseless, but they were jailed nonetheless for picketing the White House, carrying signs asking for the vote. And by the end of the night, they were barely alive.
The warden at the Occoquan Workhouse in Virginia ordered his guards to teach a lesson to the suffragists imprisoned there because they dared to picket Woodrow Wilson's White House for the right to vote. Forty prison guards wielding clubs and their warden's blessing went on a rampage against the 33 women wrongly convicted of 'obstructing sidewalk traffic.’ Affidavits describe the guards grabbing, dragging, beating, choking, slamming, pinching, twisting and kicking the women. For weeks, the women's only water came from an open pail. Their food—all of it colorless slop—was infested with worms.
'What would those women think of the way I use, or don't use, my right to vote? All of us take it for granted now, not just younger women, but those of us who did seek to learn. We need to get out and vote and use this right that was fought so hard for by these very courageous women. Whether you vote democratic, republican or independent party—remember to vote.History is being made. http://memory.loc.gov/, type “Women of Protest” in search box.
Articles Needed for Charitable Causes
Rosemary is still collecting clean unused envelopes for greeting cards, mainly 5" by 7"; used & unused Christmas and all occasion cards; coupons for education, such as Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, and Campbell's soup labels. Rosemary is also looking for fishing rods for the veterans at the Perry Point Veteran's Hospital in MD.
Bill Walker will be collecting eye glasses for the Lions Recycling Center at AARP meetings.
Betty Hughes needs the following items for the OC Animal Shelter: towels, blankets, canned cat and dog food and kitty litter. Betty is also collecting eye glasses for the Lions eye glass recycling program.
Items for Sheltering Arms and donations for the Food Bank can also be brought to the meeting. The Food Bank is asking for boxes of “Helpers”—hamburger, tuna and chicken.
A special thank you goes to all those who save these items for charity.
Rebecca Bigoney, MD, a Board Certified Internist, will be the speaker at the October 20 meeting of AARP, Chapter 5239. The subject of her talk will be Healthy Aging, which includes managing medical emergencies and daily care of senior citizens. She currently serves in the capacity of Collaborating Physician with the Senior Care Services Department of Mary Washington Hospital. She is also the Director for Ethics Services at Medicorp Health System and serves as Physician Support for the Care Management Department. She is an Attending Physician on the Palliative Care Unit at Mary Washington Hospital. With her background in the medical field she will be a most enlightening program for this AARP group.
Dr. Bigoney received her under-graduate degree from Emory and Henry College, her MD from Medical College of Virginia, where she also did her Internal Medicine training. She received a Masters in Clinical Ethics from the University of Virginia. She is certified in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
The program will be held on Monday, October 20, at the LOW Clubhouse. Sweets and coffee will be served at 9:30 AM, and the program will begin at 10AM.
WANTED
Refreshment Committee People
Do you like having coffee and sweets at the meetings. If so, then volunteer be on the Refreshment Committee. We are looking for two to four good people to take over in January. The main duties are getting to the meeting site early and making and putting out the coffee and the sweets that are brought by the members. Contact the Kathleen Bradie at 308-5507.
BIRTHDAYS FOR OCTOBER
(Libra and Scorpio)
Rose Bianco—Janet Bloom
Boyd Bowers—Joyce Bowers
Janet Buccola—Judy Carter
Irene Daehnke—Theresa Danoy
Dave Dietz—Sherman Embrey
James Fargo—Robert Girman
Chris Grimley—Lee Anne Hamilton
George Lenwell—Marti Martin
Grace McEuen—Nell Meador
Agatha Mucciacciaro—Ruth Price
Bernie Palowitch—Bobbie Prees
Leon Strain—Marti Williams
NEW MEMBERS
Welcome to the following new members:
Gay Grant, Bob Simpson, Peggy Simpson, and Margaret Thode
SUNSHINE REPORT
A Get-Well card was sent to Anna Hoehn in September.
If you know of a member who needs cheering up, contact Carolyn Durphy at 972-3306 or Helen Markart at 972-2697.
NOTES BITS AND PIECES
Nominating Committee
by Carolyn Durphy, Chairperson,
Your nominating committee members, Kathleen Bradie, Carolyn Durphy, Betty Hughes, Hank Lewis and Carolyn Wray have been contacting members to run for offices in AARP Chapter 5329 for the year 2009.
A slate of candidates to be considered for office has been drawn up, and the names will be presented at the October monthly meeting. The election will be held at the November meeting, where addition-al nominations may be made from the floor.
ELECTION DAY BBQ
by Jim Moore, Tickets, BBQ Dinner
Tuesday, November 4, 2007 is Election Day and also the date of AARP’s Chicken BBQ dinner, which is served downstairs in the Clubhouse from 11 AM until 6 PM. After three or more years at $7 a ticket, Dwight Mottet, AARP’s Chief Chicken in Charge, reports that this year the ticket price will be $9 a meal due to rising costs to our suppliers. This annual event has been the major fundraiser for our chapter, supporting approximately twenty-three charity organizations in the past.
Thanks to all who have already volunteered to help with this project. A few more volunteers are needed. Following is a list of the team captains. Call them if you are able to help on their function.
Harvey Miller, 972-2147, Cooking
Joyce Bowers, 972-9325, Serving Line
Rosemary Walker, 972-1375, Dining Room
Jim Moore, 972-9355, Phone Follow-up for tickets (end of Oct)
Members received four tickets on September 29. These need to be sold if at all possible. However, make sure the money and any unsold tickets are returned at the October 20, AARP meeting, or mailed to AARP Chapter 5239, PO Box 945, Locust Grove, VA 22508.
Additional information and extra tickets will be available at the October 20 meeting, or from Jim and Jan Moore, 972-9355, Bill and Norma Lanier, 972 3219, or Bill or Rosemary Walker, 972-1375.
Battlefield Piedmont Regional TRIAD Senior Conference
by Dick Bradie, Locust Grove TRIAD
Seniors and Care givers, get ready. It’s time for the annual Battlefield Piedmont Regional TRIAD Conference and get-together. As usual we are going to have informative and interesting speakers, topical exhibitors, great giveaways, complimentary lunch, terrific door prizes and, as always, good fellowship. This will all take place on October 17 at the Madison County Volunteer Fire Department located at 1223 North Main Street in Madison County. Things will get underway at 9 AM and end at 2 PM with a lunch of fried chicken, freshly cooked onsite, served with mashed potatoes and green beans at 11:30 AM. Dessert, water and other drinks will be provided. Remember, it’s all free. Come and hear our speakers pass on information on current, brand new scams and other important issues that will help keep seniors free from crime and promote their general safety.
Video Volunteers Needed
by Dick Martin
AARP Chapter 5239 volunteers have been videotaping monthly meeting speakers for rebroadcast on LOW’s Channel 18 for the past seven years. If you are adept at videotaping—or are interested in beginning to learn the video process—we ask you to join the Speaker Videotape Committee.
You will receive full start-to-finish training. Once you are comfortable and experienced, we will fit you into a schedule with others that suits your activity calendar.
To volunteer, or to get more information, contact Dick Martin at 972-5242 or email at doodoo1066@Verizon.net.
TRIPS AND TOURS
Fall Foliage Vintage Train Ride—October 25, Round-trip bus transportation from LOW LLCH 10 AM. There is now a waiting list for this trip. Info: June at 972-2409.
Southern Holiday Festival of Shows—Bus tour to Myrtle Beach, December 1-4. $405 pp/double occupancy. Four days/three nights; includes three Christmas shows, including Le Grande Cirque; backstage tour of the Alabama Theater; tour of Charlestown, SC; wine tasting. Info: Ruby at 727-7579.
Mediterranean Cruise—July 3-15, 2009. From $4156 pp/double occupancy. Price includes Round-trip air fare from Dulles, 12-day cruise on the Ruby Princess from Venice to Barcelona via Athens, Istanbul, Mykonos, Naples, Capri, Rome, Florence, Pisa and Barcelona. Info: Ruby at 727-7579.
Coming in 2010: Oberammergau Passion Play; Tour of Germany and Austria. $2,759 pp/double occupancy (plus airfare) Info: Ruby at 727-7579.
Other tours offered to AARP members by outside groups:
One day on your own in New York City, Saturday, November 22, $99 pp. Bus leaves F’burg 4 AM, arrives NYC approx. 10:30 AM; leaves NYC promptly at 7:30PM, back in F’burg approx. 12:30 AM Info: Carol Zacheis at 972-6945 or cell 540-848-5305
Alaska Discovery Cruise Tour August 16-28, 2009. Twelve-nights Holland America Line. Cabin prices from $3,748 to $6,078. Price includes: round trip air from Dulles to Anchorage and back from Vancouver, 3-day, 2-night stay in Anchorage allowing tour of city, visit to Alaska Native Heritage Center; a 2-night experience in Denali National Park, Tundra Wilderness Tour. Info: Skip Poole at 972-7354
Highlights of September 15, 2008
Regular Meeting
· Bob Pfile, Program Chairman introduced Alan Rasmussen Suicide Prevention Director for the Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Board. His speech informed the members how to recognize behaviors that might lead to suicide and where to obtain help for the individual.
· The Players gave a short excerpt from their upcoming presentation Oh Frank to be presented November 7, 8, 13, 14 and 15.
· Vice President Dick Martin (in the absence of President Wascalus) said that the date for the next meeting was incorrect and the correct date is October 20, third Monday of the month. He announced those honored by LOWA are Carolyn & Boyce Wray, Bill Nowers, Norma Ervin and Hank Lewis.
· More help is needed for the November 4 Chicken dinner.
· John Trach mentioned that the New York picnic was a success and $425 was raised from a 50/50 drawing half of which was donated to Sheltering Arms. He also asked for a Chairman for the picnic next year.
The Program Committee needs more volunteers and the Nominating Committee would like more volunteers to work on the Board.
· Carol Zacheis announced a six-hour tutor training program October 8 for those who would be interested in helping those who want help learning to read. Call Carol.
· Dick Bradie announced a scam whereby someone calls saying they are doing a survey for Medicare. Don’t talk to them.
· 50/50 was won by Helen Markart
WHY WOMEN SHOULD VOTE
(This is from an internet article that circulated recently that is relevant today.)
This is the story of our Grandmothers and Great-grandmothers; they lived only 90 years ago. Remember, it was not until 1920 that women were granted the right to go to the polls and vote. In 1917 the National Women’s Party used open public demonstrations to gain popular attention for the right of women to vote in the United States. The women were innocent and defenseless, but they were jailed nonetheless for picketing the White House, carrying signs asking for the vote. And by the end of the night, they were barely alive.
The warden at the Occoquan Workhouse in Virginia ordered his guards to teach a lesson to the suffragists imprisoned there because they dared to picket Woodrow Wilson's White House for the right to vote. Forty prison guards wielding clubs and their warden's blessing went on a rampage against the 33 women wrongly convicted of 'obstructing sidewalk traffic.’ Affidavits describe the guards grabbing, dragging, beating, choking, slamming, pinching, twisting and kicking the women. For weeks, the women's only water came from an open pail. Their food—all of it colorless slop—was infested with worms.
'What would those women think of the way I use, or don't use, my right to vote? All of us take it for granted now, not just younger women, but those of us who did seek to learn. We need to get out and vote and use this right that was fought so hard for by these very courageous women. Whether you vote democratic, republican or independent party—remember to vote.History is being made. http://memory.loc.gov/, type “Women of Protest” in search box.
Articles Needed for Charitable Causes
Rosemary is still collecting clean unused envelopes for greeting cards, mainly 5" by 7"; used & unused Christmas and all occasion cards; coupons for education, such as Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, and Campbell's soup labels. Rosemary is also looking for fishing rods for the veterans at the Perry Point Veteran's Hospital in MD.
Bill Walker will be collecting eye glasses for the Lions Recycling Center at AARP meetings.
Betty Hughes needs the following items for the OC Animal Shelter: towels, blankets, canned cat and dog food and kitty litter. Betty is also collecting eye glasses for the Lions eye glass recycling program.
Items for Sheltering Arms and donations for the Food Bank can also be brought to the meeting. The Food Bank is asking for boxes of “Helpers”—hamburger, tuna and chicken.
A special thank you goes to all those who save these items for charity.
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