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a community garden located on the west side of The Club!
Making A Difference, continued We actually frequent all of the senior Del Webb communities in the
Featured Resident: Irvin McAllister area. We have enjoyed bands and social activities here at The Cub. We
enjoyed a Motown review tribute band, the fourth of July celebrations,
and golfing at Sun City as well as their restaurant. We also visit Sun
City Lincoln where pre-Covid we enjoyed an extraordinary Earth, Wind
& Fire tribute band!

I saw an advertisement to teach incarcerated adults a few hours per
week. I interviewed and subsequently received a call to teach GED math
in Placer County jail. For the past seven years I have served as a part
time GED math teacher for Placer County Schools, and my classroom is
only ten minutes away. I still find joy in teaching accelerated math to at
risk individuals. I maintain a GED math passing rate of approximately
85% of the students that I send for testing and I received a teacher of the
year award. More importantly in my day to day travels, I am often
recognized and thanked by prior students . . . no one has ever thrown
rocks at me! As I said, I love teaching!

In my spare time I cook and boat. My specialty is smoked brisket and
ribs. I have conducted a sausage class at the club, and I think my Parker
House yeast rolls are class worthy! I have a small boat in my garage
that I play with on the river. I “go” fishing, but I have yet to catch fish
anywhere around here besides Costco.

I truly cherish my neighbors, who I find to be patient and great
resources. As a result of the earlier stoke that temporarily paralyzed me,
student achievement scores from 696 to 828; an average of 40 points per it resulted in memory deficiency in some areas, such as names. As a
year. On June 13, 2014, I received a 2013-14 Title 1 Academic matter of fact, I know I have met some Club residents twice or
Achievement award for Richmond College Prep. In order to receive the more. Remember that when I greet you on the street, smile warmly, but
award, low-income students at Title 1 schools must have met their don’t say your name!
standardized testing achievement targets for two consecutive years.

In the spring of my third and final year at RCP my wife, Susan, and I
visited Roseville for the first time with the goal of lunch and viewing the
new Del Webb homes. As we were leaving, after viewing the models, a
salesperson asked, “Did you like the models?”, to which we replied
“Yes!”. She them encouraged us to write our names on the back of a
card and place it in the drawing. Well, my name was drawn first and I
found myself placing a deposit on a new home.

Our home was actually completed before the end of the school
year. When I learned of our accomplishment at RCP it was hard to
leave. I love teaching, it’s what I do! (But, if you read a little further,
you’ll see how that played out.)

The Club is ideal for us because the airport is relatively close, and we
often travel. I also frequently attend morning mass at St Claire’s which is
less than ten minutes away.
I love living at The Club. One of the items I like most about our
community is that we have many activities to choose from. Susan and I
are a part of very different interest groups. She plays Trivia, she
participates in the Water Color class, and has participated in Bocce. I
recently joined the Trekkers group (although yet to take a trek), and I
recently attended a sour dough bread making activity. For years I have
enjoyed the Volleyball group, weightlifting groups, Water Aerobics, and
for a while I was a regular at Yoga. Many evenings my wife and I enjoy
the pool and spa. I also ride my bike and walk my dog, our Chihuahua,
the head of our security, Cowboy. One activity I wish we had would be

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