Volunteer of the Month
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November 2019
Linda Sowell
This month we’d like to shine the light on a new, yet not new volunteer. If you read last month’s newsletter, specifically the Activity Spotlite, you would have read a bit about Linda Sowell. Well this month we’d like to shine an even larger spotlight on her as our Volunteer of the Month. Linda is the new Gadabouts Trip Coordinator. She had been working in the Thrift Store and was asked to be a relief in the Trip office. When a vacancy occurred she was asked to take over, which she was more than happy to do. Since then she has been busy scheduling new trips, chaperoning trips on occasion, and generally managing our hustling and bustling trip office. Linda also serves on our Board of Directors. If needed she also helps out at our special events. Originally from Chicago, IL, she moved out to California with her husband who was in the Navy. Once out here she was not content to stay at home raising her two kids (who themselves provided her with five grandkids), but worked in numerous types of jobs. Her main career was in Food Service. She started out at McDonalds as a cashier, and worked her way up to manager. Then she transferred to the school system where she became the Director of Children’s Nutrition for the Bear Valley School District before retiring. Thanks Linda for helping to take our members on trips of a lifetime.
Featured Class
Conversational French
Date: October 1, 2019
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Length: 8 weeks
Cost: $8 members
$8 non-members
Instructor: CiCi Tenney
Location: Game Room
Description: Parlez-vous francais? Would you like to ? We're not talking about speaking with a Charles Boyer 'Come with me to the Casbah' accent. We're talking true French. If so you're in luck, our Conversational French class will enable you to chat like a Parisian. Your instructeur, Cynthia 'CiCi' Tenny will help you to learn to understand, speak, and read French in an enjoyable way usable in 'everyday' situations. The class is a mixture of beginners and intermediate students alike. For those who already have learned a little French, this will be a fun refresher experience.
Featured Activity
Mens Poker
Time: Mondays 10:30 am
Cost: No Cost members
non-members
Location:
Description: Feeling Lucky? Come join us.
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Staff Info
Board of Directors
John Henry, President
Diane Harvey, Vice President
Jeffrey Graden, Treasurer
Virginia Kautzman, Secretary
Donald Doris, Director
Pat Fischer, Director
Rich Blanco, Director
James Davis, Director
Audrey Martinez, Director
Robert Wengen, Director
Don Clay, Director
Rosetta Love, Director
Mary Perdue, Director
Stan Logan: Director
Cameron Griffin, Director
Sharon Pierce, Director
CiCi Tenney, Director
Linda Sowell, Director
Staff
Penny Lilburn
- Executive Director
Carl Alban
- Bookkeeper
Mike Sylva
- Newsletter
Jeff Novak
- Outreach / TAP Coordinator
Dave Mitchell
- Newsletter Typeset
Martha McGrew
- Receptionist
Jorge Diaz
- Shuttle Bus Driver
Mission Statement
To enrich, maintain, and protect the quality of life of Senior Adults...
Announcements
We're accepting dessert donations for our Thanksgiving luncheon to be held on November 16th. Sign-up at our Front Desk.
Tickets now available for our annual Thanksgiving luncheon. On Saturday, November 16th, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Tickets sold in advance ONLY. $5.00 for turkey dinner with all the fixings and dessert too. This SELLS OUT so act now.
STOP Senior scammers. Join Assemblyman James Ramos, and his Team, for an educational presentation designed to identify and avoid scams aimed at the Senior Community. FREE event beginning promptly at 9:30 AM on Monday, October 28th.
AARP Mature Driving Course at the HSC. November 21 - 22 / 2 day course. Call the Front Desk to register or if questions.....862.8104.
Upcoming Events
October 31, 2019 10:30 AM - Halloween Party & Costume Contest
Always FUN and always FREE. Trick or Treating, games and a costume contest. RSVP at our Front Desk.....862.8104.
November 16, 2019 11:00 - 1:00 PM - Thanksgiving Dinner
Join us for our annual Thanksgiving feast with all the fixings. Tickets STILL a mere $5.00 each so bring your Family & Friends. We will NOT be selling tickets at the door.
October 1, 2019 varies - Lunch Bunch Van
We're taking the Lunch Bunch to; - Seven Oaks Dam - Perris Auto Speedway - The Redlands Bowl and MORE. Ticket prices vary and are in advance ONLY at our Front Desk. Call 862-8104 for information.
Articles
A New Way To Help Out - Through Amazon
By: Mike Sylva
A new program has been created through Amazon, the online e-commerce business. AmazonSmile is a program where Amazon donates 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to the charitable organizations selected by it's customers.
We were recently informed by Amazon that several of their customers had selected to support the Highland District Council On Aging (i.e. the Highland Senior Center). To support the center, instead of going to www.amazon.com, shop at AmazonSmile (http://smile.amazon.com) where you can buy the exact same things you would at their normal site, and the same prices. We did check it out and it's legit. So continue to shop at Amazon and help out your Senior Center at the same time.
