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CRI Group Club Trekkers
Our speaker at our February meeting was Troy Bergstrom, Acting Chief COVID-19 cases are down in the State and the County to levels before
of the Roseville Police Department. The Chief shared some crime December 1st, but not as low as last summer, and there are new strains
statistics as well as information about the makeup of the Department. He entering the State. The Club Trekkers will look to The Club’s Board for
also discussed some crimes that were of particular interest to our guidance regarding the resumption of activities sponsored by
members, such as catalytic converter theft and theft from cluster mail HOA. However, it's important to get outside, and safely exercise in good
boxes. We appreciate him taking the time to address us and answering air quality. It's certainly possible to walk around the neighborhood and
all our questions. maintain good social distancing. Be sure and dress appropriately for the
We ended the evening with discussions about COVID-19 and the weather. There's also lots of different trails in the area on which you can
availability of vaccine, the recall of Gavin Newsom, and the billions of maintain good social distancing, especially during the week when there
dollars our state has lost due to unemployment benefit fraud. are fewer people on the trails.
We invite you view the CRI group webpage: Email Mark Moore, marklmm@aol.com, if you are interested in getting
www.theclubatwestparkca.com/CRI/. We post items of interest and out with your family members or if you would like information on
information about future meetings. Our next meeting will be via ZOOM, specific hikes in the area. And get vaccinated!
March 4th at 7 p.m. More information on that meeting later.
Contact the Digital World Group for assistance with accessing Zoom.
Club Veterans
Club Crafters
Here I am once again doing my best to report to you about the “Nothing”
All though crafters may not be meeting at the
clubhouse library every Tuesday, we now meet via we have accomplished as an SIG. I’m sad once again to offer nothing of
Zoom chatting and continuing to work on our importance since we’ve not had a meeting since last March.
projects while enjoying the company of our friends I will say this; many of us are waiting patiently for our vaccine shots so
and neighbors. Whether you knit, crochet, color, we can get back to work on projects that will assist our community.
draw, paint, do needlework, card or jewelry making, Getting back together will be the best positive therapy for the gloom
it’s a good time to complete unfinished projects. we’ve had to live under this past year. As soon as that happens I know
the board under the direction of our President Roy Vanoni will lay out a
Our ongoing project is making blankets for 2021 calendar of event planning in preparation for us to get back to
Sacramento Blankets for Sacramento Kids. SBSK provides handmade doing good things for those in need once again. So I guess my message
blankets to children in the Sacramento and Placer Counties, in addition to you is hope is on the horizon, I believe and hope is always a good
to State and National emergencies. The blankets are distributed to thing to have no matter the situation. Be safe.
children in homeless shelters, hospitals, schools, etc. We accept knitted,
crocheted, sewn, quilted, and no-sew fleece blankets from the Club at WestPark Democrats
community.
We continue to donate to We are just a month or so into the New Year and we are seeing two of
Sacramento Shriners Hospital. the three branches of government (Executive, Legislative) working out
Every year Shriners has a their processes of governing. It reminds us of the quote from Sir Winston
wish list of items they need; Churchill -
anyone in the community is “Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this
welcome to contribute. All of world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-
these are great projects to give wise. Indeed it has been said that democracy is the worst form of
back to the community while Government except for all those other forms that havebeen tried from
doing something fun with time to time.…”
your neighbors. If you have Many of us have begun thinking about a ‘return to normal’, having
craft items to donate, crafters discussions about getting a COVID vaccine, and at some point easing
are happy take them. For more back into life.
information about our group, February Meeting Wrap-Up:
projects, or to donate items, At our February meeting, we discussed the topic ‘Supporting Our
contact Denise Caputo at Community’ and how we could help out locally. Members shared
916-782-1663 or email recommendations about new or small businesses and how some have
dgcaputo@surewest.net. donated some or all of their stimulus checks to worthy causes. Members
had the idea of sharing a favorite restaurant and deciding as a group
Crafters wants to thank Vicki (virtually of course at the moment) to visit it for take-out or delivery on a
Loaiza for donating five single day (with sufficient warning if the business is super-small!). If you
crocheted blankets (pictured have a suggestion please send us an email to
right). She donated six the.clubatwestparkdems@gmail.com.
blankets last year. They are much appreciated and will be donated to At our January meeting members had chosen to follow the Biden/Harris
Sacramento Blankets 4 Sacramento Kids (SBSK) or Shriners Hospital.
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