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Shared Interest Group Announcements

Cribbage Digital World Club, continued

MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS @ 10AM CRIBBAGE IS PLAYED computer, mobile device, and home automation issues and share useful
AT THE CLUB UNTIL NOON information.
Come play CRIBBAGE with us every Monday and/or Wednesday from Please join us on the second Wednesday of the month at 10 AM in the
10am to noon. We play two and three handed and partners with four. Library. Get on our membership email list to receive information about
Cards are drawn to see who plays with whom. If you have not played in our monthly meetings and general information about the digital world we
a long time, no problem, we will go slow and reacquaint you to the live in! Contact Rick at 916-749-3022 or rpkoehler@comcast.net for
game. We have 12 to 20 members and play to have fun and enjoy each more information or for 1:1 help.
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- Hand and Foot
8984.
Hand and Foot is a card game played Fridays at The Retreat, from 2 pm
Democratic Forum 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
OUR ANNUAL SPRING LUNCHEON at The Timbers in March was so that play can begin by 2 p.m.) Come join us and have some fun. If
awesome! A great turnout, excellent food and scintillating conversation.
In May we’re hoping our guest speaker will be Barbara Smith speaking you would like to learn to play or have questions contact: Gloria Cordle-
Borley 209-402-1933 or Gacordle@gmail.com.
on the power of activism at the local level. Ms. Smith has been the
driving force behind several high profile campaigns in our area. Helping Hands 2.0
MARK YOUR CALENDAR for July 5th. It’s our red, white and blue
catered luncheon and social event at The Retreat. Nothing goes better Our All-Resident Wine Social on March 1 was a huge success. We had
with great food than good conversation. Price and RSVP details to 58 in attendance to hear our Guest Speaker, Iselin Annonio speak about
follow. “Dealing With Illness.” It was very well received with lots of audience
Get set for another Brown Bag Lunch Forum, June 7th at The Retreat. participation. The Wine and appetizers were delicious and many thanks
We’ll be visiting some very controversial topics such as the Dominion to Caroline Crawford and Jeannie Zaffarano and the other Steering
voting machine lawsuit, do Fox broadcasters have the right to lie on the Committee members who put this all together.
air, Ukraine and other top of mind issues. Finally, we can say for certain say that our Spring Fashion Show,
A special shout-out to our friends at the PC Democratic Party “Queen for a Day in May” will be held on Thursday, May 4, 11-3pm at
(www.placercountydemocrats.org ). The annual Roosevelt-Kennedy fund the Timbers Ballroom.
raising dinner will be June 10th. The speaker will be Senate candidate Tickets ($40 each includes, Fashion Show by
Rep. Katy Porter: aka The White Board Lady. With or without her white Macy’s, 5 free raffle tickets and a Grand Prize
board, she’s a dynamic and entertaining speaker ticket) will be for sale on Tuesday, April 4
Our forum meetings are usually the first Wednesday of the month and from 9:30 to 11:30 in The Retreat. Tickets
Steering Committee meetings are the second Wednesday of the month. will be on a first come first served basis, with
Both are open to all and usually held in the Wellness Room at The numbers given out at the time of your arrival.
Retreat. You may buy up to 10 tickets, but all requests
Upcoming events must have a Menu Choice slip for each
~April 12 2:30PM – Steering Committee Meeting attendee. We have 240 tickets available, so
~May 3 1:00PM – Speaker Showcase: Barbara Smith this is sure to be sell out after our 3-year
~May 10 2:30 – Steering Committee Meeting hiatus. An email was sent out on March 15
~June 7 1:00PM – Brown Bag Lunch Open Forum with the information and Menu Choice slips.
~ June 14 2:30 – Steering Committee Meeting There will also be emails going out to HH
~July 5 12:00 – Red, White and Blue Celebration - Catered Luncheon members to volunteer for the show. Also
~July 12 2:30PM – Steering Committee Meeting requests to the whole community for
*June 10 6:00PM – FDR/JFK Dinner w/ Katy Porter donations for our always fabulous raffle. You
*Placer County Democrats @ The Timbers have all been so generous in the past and we
will appreciate anything you can do for us this
Digital World Club year. All proceeds go to local charities.
Please join the Digital World Club at our next meeting, Wednesday, We have been sending out lots of cards lately,
April 12 at 10 AM in the Library. The April meeting will be a traditional mostly due to Covid and flu infections. When
membership workshop. With so many new technologies to keep track notified, Helping Hands sends cards to Club
of, it can seem overwhelming to adapt. Members will be able to residents who are ill, had surgery, been
exchange impressions about their favorite devices, likes/dislikes about hospitalized, or experienced a death in the Event flyer on page 30
features & apps, and issues. Please feel free to bring your portable family. These cards are lovingly hand made
devices for some hands-on support and sharing. by several of our residents. PLEASE EMAIL
The Digital World Club provides a place to meet with other club rbevmumm@gmail.com so we can send a card, which are so appreciated
members to explore the digital tools that we use to help resolve home by the recipient.

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