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Shared Interest Group Announcements



                                      CRI Group                                                              Club Trekkers

         politics since the 60’s, telling us what is at stake with the election in   Even though Placer County has entered into Stage 3, the Club Trekkers
         November.  The next meeting will be held July 23rd at 7 p.m.   Speakers  are not planning hikes unless the guidance changes.  The State’s current
         will be announced by email.                                             guidance is for over 65 aged individuals to continue to stay home until
                                                                                 Stage 4 on the State’s Resilience Roadmap.  If guidance changes during
         If you need assistance getting Zoom?  Please contact any of these folks
         for assistance:                                                         July or we enter Stage 4, emails will be sent out with hiking information.

         Dan Ketchum DJketchum@gmail.com                                                                     Club Veterans
         Rick Koehler Rickkoehler.45@gmail.com
         Jim Lindauer  jcal767@gmail.com                                         For the time being until further notice and we receive an official okay to
         Debbie Ferris  Debble.Ferris49@icloud.com                               once again hold meetings the Club Vet’s meetings are still on hold.

         We post current information to our CRI Group page                       I can report that many of our members are beginning to miss those free
         www.theclubatwestparkca.com/CRI/.                                       donuts we provide during our monthly meetings! Things are getting a bit
                                                                                 tense if some relief is not obtained very soon. An emergency drive by
                                     Club Crafters                               donut fix might have to be initiated for the good of the community is not
                                                                                 out of the question?
                                  All though we may not be meeting at the

                                  clubhouse library every Tuesday 10AM, we are   Until then we advise that you continue to be safe and the wear protection
                                  still working on our projects. Hopefully we    that is required by the state. Be cool, be safe and have a great day.
                                  will be back, sooner than later, with each other
                                  chatting and enjoying the company of our
                                                                                                      Club at WestPark Democrats
                                  friends and neighbors. Whether you knit,
                                                                                 How to discuss politics with a Republican without losing a friend” is the
                                  crochet, color, draw, paint, do needlework,
                                  card or jewelry making, it’s a good time to    discussion topic to be led by licensed clinical social worker Sam McGuff
         complete unfinished projects.                                           at our Zoom meeting on July 1st at 7:00 p.m.

         Our ongoing project is making blankets for Sacramento Blankets for      Our mission is to create a welcoming forum to support Democratic
         Sacramento Kids. SBSK provides handmade blankets to children in the     candidates of integrity who share our values of unity, diversity and equal
         Sacramento and Placer Counties, in addition to State and National       rights. We strive to use our collective power through discussion,
         emergencies. The blankets are distributed to children in homeless       information and outreach to put our progressive vision, values and goals
         shelters, hospitals, schools, etc. We accept knitted, crocheted, sewn,   into action.
         quilted, and no-sew fleece blankets from the community.

                                                                                                          Digital World Club
         We continue to donate to Sacramento Shriners Hospital; anyone in the
         community is welcome to contribute. We recently added another charity,
         California Chapter of Afghans for Angels. This organization distributes
         baby blankets to hospitals for parents who have suffered the loss of their
         infant. Lastly, Denise Caputo continues to make crocheted prosthetics for
         breast cancer survivors and masks for medical personnel. If anyone is
         interested in face coverings, contact Denise.

         All of these are great projects to give back to the community while doing

         something fun with your neighbors. Since everyone has been cleaning, if
         you have craft items to donate, crafters are happy take them. For more
         information about our group, projects, or to donate items, contact Denise
         Caputo at 916-782-1663 or email dgcaputo@surewest.net.






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