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Shared Interest Group Announcements

Club at WestPark Democrats, continued Digital World Club
office at a time when the country needed immediate relief from the Please join us on Wednesday, May 12th at 10:00 am (9:30 if you have a
Great Depression and unemployment. It became a time for each computer/digital question and need help) for a Zoom meeting (link to
subsequent president to take definitive action and set the tone for the next follow in a separate email).
four years. Biden’s presidency also began in a situation where immediate Our topic of discussion will be
relief was needed to end the Covid-19 pandemic, relieve the economic the Amazon Fire Stick and the
and unemployment stressors of Americans and set the country on a path new Apple iOS update 14.5,
toward future economic prosperity. As of 4/7/21, 36 Executive Orders presented by Jim Lindauer.
have been written and 92 actions have been created. A snapshot of the Many of us are streaming
tool that we used to track these projects is below: movies and other content today.
There are various ways to do
this and we’ll talk about using
the Amazon Fire Stick as one

very inexpensive solution. Also learn how this device can be a way to
replace those extra cable boxes for which cable companies charge a

healthy monthly fee.
For Apple users, we’ll review the latest

features of iOS 14.5 and why you want to
update.
If you have any questions or need

Club Website Update: We continue to add new content to our ‘page’ on computer help, contact Rick Koehler,
The Club’s Website (at the top of the page, click ‘Groups’, then rpkoehler@comcast.net and we will do our
‘Democrats’). best to help you.
How Can I Join or Renew?
We invite any Club at WestPark resident to join, you don’t have to be a Helping Hands 2.0
Democrat, and joining our Club doesn’t mean that you’re joining any
other Democratic organization. What are the benefits of joining? A few
examples are: Roses are Red,
Violets are Blue.
• Staying informed on issues and gaining new perspective
Can’t wait until
• Being able to share ideas and views
HELPING HANDS CAN HELP YOU!
• Listening to interesting speakers from fellow members, local
business leaders, and members of academia The newly decorated Retreat will be open before we know it and we can
• Participating in Fun social events get back to having a Coffee and Chat with all our new neighbors and old
Mark Your Calendar: friends. And all the other things we love doing to help our community.
We have several interesting speakers and activities planned for the next In the meantime, the one thing we can do is send cards to our neighbors
few months while we are still under COVID precautions. and friends who are sick, have had surgery, been injured or suffered the
*In May (May 5th), Dr. Terry McAteer will ZOOM in and present loss of a loved one. Please let us know so we can send a card, lovingly
“Inaugurations: Celebrating American Peaceful Transfer of Power.. Most hand made by various residents in our community. Email
of the Time”. Dr. McAteer has a doctorate In Educational Administration rbevmumm@gmail.com
from USF and a Master's Degree in History from San Francisco State. He HAPPY SPRING!
has taught at the high school level and has been a history research fellow. STAY SAFE AND CAN’T WAIT TO SEE YOU!
He is also an instructor at Sierra College for the OLLI (Osher Lifelong
Learning Institute) and is well known for his courses on government,
Line Dancing
political science, and enjoying the outdoors in the Sierra Nevadas.
*In June (June 7th), we’ll hear from the Brynne Kennedy campaign and
plans for 2022, and from Barbara Smith, Chair of the Placer County Thinking positive that the line dancers will be back dancing
Democratic Party Community Engagement Committee. very, very, soon with new routines and music. Stay tuned!
If you are not currently a member and would like to join or have any
questions, contact us at the.clubatwestparkdems@gmail.com or you can
call our Chair Dan Ketchum at 916-945-7201.
MISSION: The mission of The Club at Westpark Democrats is to create Orchid Group
a welcoming forum to support Democratic candidates of integrity who
share our values of unity, diversity and equal rights. We strive to use our We hope you are all doing well. The orchid group is still active in the
collective power through discussion, information and outreach to put our background. At this time of year, many of your orchids should be in
progressive vision, values and goals into action. bloom. As the weather warms up, it triggers many orchids to go into high

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