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Shared Interest Group Announcements
Club at WestPark Democrats
Dr. Jones is a candidate for the 2022 Congressional seat in District 4,
currently held by Tom McClintock. Dr. Jones is a Navy Veteran
(deployed two tours to Iraq with Marine Corps) and is currently a
practicing physician. He served as a fellow in the Obama White House
and worked on the ‘Mayor Pete’ campaign. Dr. Jones discussed topics
including climate change, ensuring Social Security stability, forestry
management and drought.
Mr. Keith Diederich is the CEO of The Gathering Inn (TGI) in Roseville. or junk mail. Search your mail for DWC Questionnaire.
The Gathering Inn has 175 ‘clean and sober’ beds whose goal is to help
homeless individuals with services such as Case Management, Life
Skills, Housing Assistance, Employment Assistance, and an on-site
medical clinic. He said that TGI’s motto is ‘Providing a Hand Up, not a
Handout’. Mr. Diederich showed a video describing their services.
Mark Your Calendar:
Our next meeting is November 3rd at 7pm (6:30pm Social Time) at the
Retreat. Please remember to bring proof of COVID vaccination.
And remember that our Holiday Party is scheduled for Tuesday
December 7th from 6-8pm.
How Can I Join or Renew?
We invite any Club at WestPark resident to join, you don’t have to be a
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:
 Staying informed on issues and gaining new perspective
 Being able to share ideas and views
 Listening to interesting speakers from fellow members, local
business leaders, and members of academia
Participating in Fun social events
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
a welcoming forum to support Democratic candidates of integrity who
share our values of unity, diversity and equal rights. We strive to use our
collective power through discussion, information and outreach to put our
progressive vision, values and goals into action.
Cribbage
MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS @ 10AM CRIBBAGE IS PLAYED
AT THE CLUB UNTIL NOON
Come play CRIBBAGE with us every Monday and/or Wednesday from
10am to noon. We play two and three handed and partners with four.
Cards are drawn to see who plays with whom. If you have not played in
a long time, no problem, we will go slow and reacquaint you to the
game. We have 12 to 20 members and play to have fun and enjoy each
others company. If you would like to play Cribbage drop in or call Alan
Uman. Any Questions e-mail Alan at adu65@aol.com or call (916)872-
8984.
Digital World Club
Do you like to save money? Does your cable bill keep going up? Join us
November 10th in the Wellness Room at the Retreat at 10:30 (10:00 if
you need help with a computer/device issue) as we host Jim Simmons
from Cutting the Cord. Jim will explain how to reduce or eliminate you
November 2021
Digital World Club
cable bill by streaming programing.
According to google, since 2014 the number of people who have cut the
cord have more than tripled, going from 15.6 million to a projected 50.4
million this year.
Have you responded to the survey that we sent out after the October
meeting to the membership? We would like your feedback to assist us in
planning programs for 2022. If you did not receive it, check your spam
To join, check the DWC box in YOUR PROFILE on the club’s website,
www.theclubatwestparkca.com. Sign in first.
If you have any questions or need further assistance, contact Rick
Koehler, rpkoehler@comcast.net. We will do our best to help you with
your computer/digital issues.
Hand and Foot
Hand and Foot is a card game played Fridays at The Retreat, from 2 pm
until around 4 pm. Cards are drawn prior to playing to determine who
plays together. (Players should arrive by 1:50 p.m. in order to draw cards
so that play can begin by 2 p.m.) If you want to learn to play, contact
Donna Sager by email, phone or text, and I will get back to you. Come
join us and have some fun. Thanks sagerdonna@gmail.com or 916-834-
4249
Helping Hands 2.0
HAPPY FALL!
We held our first ever full Chili Dinner (choice of three
different kinds of chili, salad, corn muffins and cookies)
on Sunday, Oct. 10 at the Retreat before the comedy
show. And what an enormous success! Thanks to Vi
Nicholson and Pasty Idleman, and 20+ Helping Hands
volunteers, it came off without a hitch! We had 75 dine-in and takeout
orders. We netted $512 which we will be donating to charity at the end
of the year. Many of our residents donated extra money in addition to the
price of their meal and we are grateful for that.
Our last Coffee and Chat for this year will be held on October 29th.
Thanks to Caroline Crawford and her crew for making these events so
lovely and allowing all residents to gather for a cup of coffee and
breakfast foods donated by our residents. We do not have C&C in
November and December but look forward to seeing you all again on the
January 28th at 9am. EVERYONE IS INVITED.
Our Bake Sale and Hot Dog Lunch will take place at the Craft Fair being
held on Saturday, December 4th at the Retreat. This is a big fundraiser
for Helping Hands, and we invite all resident who can, to donate home
baked goodies, which we sell and donate to charity. We will be sending
out Community wide emails closer to the event for you to sign up to
donate. We are always so appreciative of all the residents who contribute
to this fun and delicious event.
IF YOU, OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW HAS A NEIGHBOR WHO IS
SICK, HAS HAD SURGERY, (DON’T FORGET THOSE WHO HAVE
HAD OUTPATIENT SURGERIES), BEEN INJURED, OR SUFFERED
THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE, PLEASE LET US KNOW SO WE
CAN SEND A CARD, LOVINGLY HAND MADE BY VARIOUS
RESIDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY. PLEASE EMAIL
rbevmumm@gmail.com WITH THE INFORMATION.
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