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Shared Interest Group Announcements

CRI (Conservatives, Republicans, and Independents) Digital World Club
often the primary targets. your money or personal details. With current changes within many of our
Since Cassidy and Shannon actually prosecuted the cases on behalf of government organizations that we rely on, expect an increase of
the DA’s Office, they had first hand knowledge and numerous scammers sending you misleading letters, emails, texts, and calls. Be
examples. Elder abuse is often perpetrated by family members and alert and protect yourself from being scammed.
caretakers and involves theft of savings, income, title to property, jewelry Jody will review common scam threats, prevention “dos & don’ts”, and
and other items of value. the cyber security checklist for old & new devices. March launches tax
There have always been scams and scammers. Scams take many forms; season too! Be aware of tax fraud schemes and scams.
too numerous to mention here. With the development of artificial The DWC meets on the second Wednesday of the month at 10 AM,
intelligence (AI) we can only expect it to get worse. AI can be used to typically in The Retreat library room. We take a break in August and
duplicate websites and almost perfectly mimic the voices of friends, December.
colleagues and family members making scams more difficult to Get on the DWC email list to receive information about
detect. Imagine a fake phone call from your grandchild who is having an our monthly meetings and general information about the
emergency and urgently needs $3,000 in cash immediately and it sounds digital world we live in by checking the Digital World
exactly like your grandson. We will have to be more on guard than Club box in your profile.
ever. Visit our webpage for more information: https://
Our next meeting will be March 6th at 6:30 p.m. www.theclubatwestparkca.com/digital-world/
For more information about our group contact
Randy: r2d2nelson@gmail.com Hand and Foot
To become a member, contact Alice: klanga@comcast.net
Hand and Foot is a card game played Fridays at The Retreat, from 2 pm
Cribbage until around 4 pm. and Sundays at 1:30 p.m. Cards are drawn prior to
playing to determine who plays together. (Players should arrive by 1:50
MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS @ 10AM CRIBBAGE IS PLAYED p.m. in order to draw cards so that play can begin by 2 p.m. on Fridays
AT THE CLUB UNTIL NOON and by 1:20 p.m. on Sundays so play can begin by 1:30 p.m.)
Come play CRIBBAGE with us every Monday and/or Wednesday from Come join us and have some fun. If you would like to learn how to play
10am to noon. We play two and three handed and partners with four. or have questions you may contact either: Jerye Stratmann 916-773-6266
Cards are drawn to see who plays with whom. If you have not played in - jeryes59@yahoo.com (Sundays) or Gloria Cordle-Borley 209-402-1933
a long time, no problem, we will go slow and reacquaint you to the - Gacordle@gmail.com (Fridays).
game. We have 12 to 20 members and play to have fun and enjoy each
other's company. If you would like to play Cribbage drop contract Pete Helping Hands 2.0
Frates at pfr8es65@gmail.com or 707-481-7620.
We had a fabulous turn out at our All-Resident Wine Reception with 3
Democratic Forum Guest Speakers. The speakers were from The Alliance, Taylor House,
and Adopt-a-School. They gave lots of information about their charity
Our meeting in February kicked off with a presentation by Karen Alvord, and how much our $1000 donation to each helped them.
on her role as our new Vice-Mayor for Roseville. Thirty-five people We’re so excited to start planning our Annual Fashion Show and
were in attendance to hear her describe how she will be functioning in Luncheon being held on Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at the Timbers. We
her new post. We also discussed what the potential impact of losing will be selling tickets on Thursday, March 13 from 9am-12pm in the
Federal funding would be on Police, Fire protection and other services on Retreat Lobby. First come, first served. More information and the lunch
our city’s budgets. This was followed by a lively discussion on the focus menu will be sent shortly. But each table holds 10 guests. Lunch,
of the Democratic Forum for 2025. Our Steering Committee meeting in Show, 5 free raffle tickets and a Grand Prize ticket will be included in the
February will be on Wednesday the 26th in the Wellness room at 2 pm. $40 price. You may buy as many tickets to the show as you would like,
All members are encouraged to attend and bring their ideas to this including non-residents (get all your friends to come…it only happens
planning session where projects and speakers will be laid out for the once a year) and we will reserve your spot at the time you purchase the
year. tickets. Much more information will follow shortly.
The Fashion Show will also have a grand raffle of donated baskets filled
Digital World Club with lots of goodies as well as a silent auction with extra special items.
If you would like to donate to either, please let us know. We will be very
The Digital World Club’s (DWC’s) next meeting will be held on thankful.
Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at 10 AM, in The Retreat library room. We will need volunteers to help us with everything (it usually takes
Jody will host the March membership workshop with a focus on Scam about 50 volunteers to get this show on the road!) And we will send out
Awareness. This is your opportunity to share your knowledge or ask for email information as soon as we can. Right now, we need volunteers to
advice. Anyone might have the answer; we’re all learning together, so help us start getting donations from stores, hairdressers, restaurants,
let’s share! Awareness is the best defense against scams. retail establishments, Shared Interest Groups, or you, to get our raffle
Scammers are getting increasingly sophisticated in their attempts to get going. We need help with this as soon as possible. Please email

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