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THE GOOD WORD 2019
SONS IN RETIREMENT - PROMOTING THE INDEPENDENCE AND DIGNITY 0F RETIREMENT
March 2019 Newsletter
MEETING DATES REMAINING - 2019
April 2nd, May 7th, Jun 4th, July 2nd, Aug 6th, Sep 3rd, Oct 1st, Nov 5th, Dec 3rd
April 2nd Speaker: Kevin will be joined by Ramon Rivera,
Forensic Supervisor. These officers will
discuss their rolls in the Elk Grove Police
Department. I watch “Forensic Files” on TV
all of the time, so am looking forward to
hearing about how the EGPD handles these
situations. Let’s honor their service by
having a good turnout on Tuesday, April 2nd.
BIRTHDAYS IN MARCH:
NONE IN ATTENDANCE
Anniversaries in March
NONE IN ATTANDANCE
Lunch special for our April 2nd meeting will be Spaghetti with meat sauce. If this does
not excite, you have a choice of Soup and Salad or Hamburger/Cheeseburger. All sandwiches are served
with your choice of French Fries, Soup, Salad, Cottage Cheese or Fruit. Cost: $17 per SIR and Guests.
The Barn Café 8976 Grant Line Road, Elk Grove, CA 95624. Invite Friends …
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Get to know your fellow members. We are trying to provide some info on all our
members to facilitate getting to know each other. In this month’s issue we are hi-lighting
our good friend and member David Simpson. David wrote a column for the Elk Grove
Citizen for 32 years and finally retired his column in January. Following is a copy of his
final column.
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At our February Luncheon our oldest member was honored with a plaque
commemorating his achievement of being over 90 years old. Congratulations Don!!
PLEASE SEND YOUR PICTURES AND BIO TO [email protected] so that we
can introduce you to the members. Don’t be bashful!
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Get involved in our SIR book club started by SIR Bob Magnino; bring a book and borrow a book to keep
your brain healthy.
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Remember, we hold the first wine drawing at 11:30 AM to reward members who show up on time (come at
11AM, get a beverage served, and enjoy conversing with other members) and the second wine drawing after the
speaker presentation (you must be present to win).
Big Winners for the wine drawings at the March 5th meeting:
Ed Michel Walter Kealy
March 50/50 winner:
Don Kammerer
POKER NIGHT Several of our members have expressed interest in having a poker night for our Branch’s members. We will discuss this proposal at our April 2nd luncheon.
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VOLUNTEER HELP WANTED
As most of you know I work as a volunteer at Kaiser Hospitals South Sacramento facility two 5-hour
shifts a week. We currently have need for additional volunteers to work at least one 5-hour shift per
week. I work as an “Ambassador” which means I usually wander the hallways looking for members who
need assistance. I also run errands, deliver food trays to hospital floors and do wheel chair escorts. We
also have need for Desk Clerks who assist members from a desk position, and “Errand Runners” who
assist the desk clerk with member needs. Shifts run Monday – Saturday as follows: Morning 8AM-1PM,
Afternoon 1PM-6PM. If you would be interested in or know someone who would be interested in
volunteering at the hospital, please call Valerie Sanders, Manager – Volunteer Services Department at (916)
688-6069. Tell her that Gary Walden ask you to call. Or, if you would like additional information from me
send an email to [email protected]
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NOTICES:
The cost of your lunch includes a small fee ($3) for the club so that we can pay our quarterly insurance
assessment and help defray our administrative costs. When you miss a meeting, we still incur these costs.
Any member that so desires would be welcomed at our BEC meeting the last Wednesday of each month.
Our next BEC meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 (7:15 am) at Mikes Original Diner
(used to be Mel’s Original Diner) and is located at 9139 E Stockton Blvd., Elk Grove, CA 95624 (same
parking lot as Hobby Lobby).
It was brought up that special recognition to those members that are over the age of 90 years old be
honored with a certificate of appreciation for their membership in SIR’s. We awarded this certificate to
Don Gut at our March 5th meeting. If you also qualify for this, please let us know.
GUEST SPEAKERS - If you know of anyone you would like to have speak at one of our lunches, please
let Pete, Big Sir Gary, or Little Sir Steve Kerner know
SIRS in the News and Activity opportunities
Please copy and paste this link http://sirinc.org/sirhappenings/Happenings_v15_Issue1_20190202.pdf into
your web browser to read current State Sons in Retirement activities and information across the
organization and this link for fun stuff to do: http://sirinc.org/siractivities/SIR_sports.htm
TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE ELK GROVE SENIOR CENTER
Our SIR chapter has a relationship with the Senior Center of Elk Grove. If you are interested in any
of the travel opportunities, they provide please drop by there office located at 8830 Sharkey Avenue,
Elk Grove, CA 95624. Phone number (916) 685-3160. For a full listing of the Senior Centers
Activities copy and paste this link https://thesceg.com/ in your web browser. Following are three of
their planned travels for April/May:
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TREASURER’S REPORT- March 2019
Beginning balance $2,021.62 Authorized members - 125
General receipts $0.00 Active members - 41
General disbursements $0.00 Attendance March - 23
Custodial receipts $370.00
Custodial disbursements $276.00
NET CUSTODIAL gain/(loss) $94.00
Ending balance $2,115.62
SIR Officers and Directors 2018
Big SIR: Gary Walden (510) 918-9000 [email protected]
Little SIR: Steve Kerner [email protected]
Secretary: Ronald Riggs [email protected]
Treasurer: Ben Thomas [email protected]
Membership: Pete Eres (916) 716-8848 [email protected]
Member relations: Bob Magnino [email protected]
BEC Chairman: Ray Martinez [email protected]
COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN
Attendance: Pete Eres / Steve Kerner
Bulletin: Gary Walden
Chaplain: Ben Thomas
Fishing: Jerry Behnke
Golf: Wade Lokka
Humorist:
Photographers: Little Sir Steve Kerner and Big Sir Gary
NON-RESPONSIBILITY DECLARATION:
All activities arranged for or by, or sponsored by, Sons In Retirement, Incorporated, and its Branches, are for the
convenience and pleasure of the members and their guests who desire to participate. Sons In Retirement, Incorporated, and its Branches do not assume any responsibility for the well being or safety of the participants or their property, in any matters pertaining to said activities (Rule 345). Checks, money orders or credit
cards for travel for one day or less (no overnight), where a bus/busses is/are used as the primary means of transportation, may be made payable to the Branch sponsoring
the event. All other checks, money orders or credit cards for travel must be made payable to the travel agency. (Rule 420 & 421). Members are obligated to attend all
regular luncheon meetings unless prevented by illness or absence from the Branch locale. (Rule 60). REQUIRED ATTENDANCE – A member who misses three (3)
consecutive luncheon meetings without having been excused by contacting the designated Branch Attendance person prior to the meeting date, and giving a valid
reason, or did not attend one half of the regular luncheon meetings within the previous twelve consecutive month period. may be notified, by letter, of the pending
termination of his membership in SIR.
