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Shared Interest Group Announcements

Cribbage Helping Hands 2.0

MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS @ 10AM CRIBBAGE IS PLAYED We are planning our famous Chili Booth at the Open House at the
AT THE CLUB UNTIL NOON Retreat on October 7. Always a sellout, with many different homemade
Come play CRIBBAGE with us every Monday and/or Wednesday from Chilis, salad, corn bread and dessert for a very affordable price. All
10am to noon. We play two and three handed and partners with four. proceeds will go to charity. Don’t cook that night, have a Chili Delight!!
Cards are drawn to see who plays with whom. If you have not played in We have been sending out lots of cards lately, mostly due to Covid
a long time, no problem, we will go slow and reacquaint you to the infections. As many of you know, when notified, Helping Hands sends
game. We have 12 to 20 members and play to have fun and enjoy each cards to those residents of The Club who are ill, had surgery, been
others company. If you would like to play Cribbage drop in or call Alan hospitalized, or experienced a death in the family. These cards are
Uman. Any Questions e-mail Alan at adu65@aol.com or call (916)872- lovingly hand made by several of our residents. PLEASE EMAIL
8984. rbevmumm@gmail.com so we can send a card which will be so
Digital World Club appreciated by the recipient.
Sam McGuff and Maria Winkler have been busy recreating hundreds of
We will be on hiatus in August. Enjoy your summer whether you are donated cards to benefit Helping Hands. As a special thank you to our
traveling or sticking near home. generous donors, there will be a pre-sale of the upcycled cards at the
In September, we meet on Wednesday, September 14th in the Library at Helping Hands Coffee & Chat on Friday, Sept 30 at 9am. These cards
10:00 (9:30 if you have a computer/device question) are unique and affordable. Bring your dollars and get first pick. Cards
Please join us in September for a workshop on using the Apple iPhone to will also be offered at the Craft Fair on 12/3, with all proceeds donated to
take, edit and organize photos. Bring you iPhone to the meeting to charity.
follow along. Have a great summer! Stay Cool and Stay Safe!
In addition, Jody Oberdank continues her series on Scam Awareness in
September with a focus on email fraud & scams. We will examine Line Dancing
sample emails for signs of fraud & review how to deal with them. Jody "Start small, maybe you will fail, but it's better than not starting at all"
will discuss the best methods to transition from less secure email Are you looking for something fun to do while exercising your mind and
providers to more secure email. body? Stop by the Wellness Room on Fridays at noon and check out
If time permits, Jody will hold another brief Q/A session about TV our line dance group.
service providers, changing TV providers, and cutting the cord. No special equipment needed, but smooth soled shoes work best.
If you have any questions or need computer help, contact Rick Koehler Email Tricia.mccandless5@gmail.com if you have questions.
@ rpkoehler@comcast.net and we will do our best to help you.
Please check out our group’s page on the Club’s website. We post Mah Jongg
meeting notes as well as relevant scam articles - I’m Phyllis Frank and head up our Mah Jongg Group. We meet every
www.theclubatwestparkca.com To be added to the member emails,
check DWC in your profile on the website or call Shannon for assistance. Tuesday afternoon here at our Retreat from 1:00 to 4:00pm.
We would love to have you join us. It’s a fun afternoon playing, meeting
Hand and Foot and making new Friends. Mah Jongg is a game of skill &
luck. Beginners and experienced players are welcome. I have taught
Hand and Foot is a card game played Fridays at The Retreat, from 2 pm many of our players and I am willing to teach whom ever might be
until around 4 pm. Cards are drawn prior to playing to determine who Interested.
plays together. (Players should arrive by 1:50 p.m. in order to draw cards We play the American version on the current 2022 card, which is ordered
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 on line from the National Mah Jongg League.
Please contact me Phyllis Frank pdfrank@me.com or call 916-749-7641.
join us and have some fun. Thanks sagerdonna@gmail.com or 916-834-
4249 Mexican Train (Dominos)

Helping Hands 2.0 Please join us for Mexican Train (dominos) on Friday nights at 6:00pm!
If you don’t know how to play, we’d be happy to teach you. Everyone is
Well, you sure can tell it is summer. It is HOT! welcome to play - singles and couples. Contact Laura Wilson at (925)
We had a great July29 Coffee and Chat and looking forward to the next
one on Friday, August 26 at 9am at the Retreat. It is a great opportunity 325-7953 if you have any questions.
to meet new neighbors and catch up with old friends! We share breakfast Neighborhood Watch
treats donated by residents and enjoy a breakfast drink while being
informed of all the events that will be taking place at the Club in addition
to meeting the Management Staff. Look for the email invitation and
please RSVP. We hope to see you there.
Regrettably, our September 28 Fashion Show and Luncheon had to be
cancelled. We did not receive enough YES responses to the survey sent
out and therefore cannot meet our contractual obligations with the
Timbers. We are rescheduling this event for April 2023. Thank you all
who took the survey and look forward to seeing you then.
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