Sep/Oct 2018 Vol: VIII Iss: 4. Retired Public Employees Association. Mission Statement

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1 RPEA State Officers President: Albert AL Darby V Pres, : Rosemary Knox Secretary/Treasurer: Marie Reed Immed Past President: Ted Rose Dir Health Benefits: Harvey Robinson Dir Membership: Bill Wallace Dir PR: Lorenzo Rios Dir Legislation: Randall Cheek Area Director I: Paul Tamboury Area I AAD s: William Bill Brennen Susan A. Tamboury Retired Public Employees Association Mission Statement We are active and retired California public employees working together to maintain and improve the quality of the lives of our members by protecting and improving retirement, medical and other benefits rpeahq@rpea.com Retired Public Employees Association 300 T St. Sacramento, CA Tanya Rakestraw - Office Manager Teena Stone - Member Services Secretary Radtana Lee Accounts Payable Corey Saeteurn - I T Technician Chapter 32 Officers-2017 President: Paul Tamboury V Pres, Membership Chair: Shirley Moore Secretary: Susan Tamboury Treasurer: Susan Tamboury Legislative Chair: Vacant Sunshine Chair: Suzanne Jensen News Editor: Paul Tamboury Hospitality Co-Chairs: Susan Tamboury & Evelyn Gurevitch Bd Members at large: Dolores Seymour Chaplain: Verne Avila I P P: Mary Dorrough Editor & Webmaster: Paul Tamboury Presidents Message Paul Tamboury Greetings Happy halloween Paul Tamboury President & AD I Well, hope everyone had a great and safe summer and I also hope that those that were in the fire areas have come through safely, Californiansure nhas had a couple of bad fire years, hopefully we will not see a repeat next year. The RPEA General Assembly 2018 has concluded and we have a new Elected President, Albert AL Darby as well as a new Elected Vice President: Rosemary Knox. The list of the new officers are listed above. Our Guest Speaker for our 11 October 2018 meeting will be: Angela Sandoval from Kaiser Services. Angela will talk on Medicare & Kaiser Permanente Services this will be the time to ask those questions that you want to know about Medicare. Unfortunately our chapter lost 3 members, BUT we did get 2 new members, we look forward to meeting them at our chapter meetings. Please don t forget that our next Chapter 032 Lunch Meeting at CARROWS will be on Thursday, 11 October :30 am Hope to see you there Have a great Halloween, Paul L. Tamboury President Chapter 032 & Area Director-I 1

2 Page: Index 1 ) President s Message 2 ) Chapter 032 FYI & Area Chapters 3 ) AMBIA Benefits Info 4 ) Luncheon Meeting Reservation 5 ) Chapter 032 Happenings 6 ) Chap 032 June 14th Minutes 7 ) Meetings & RPEA Information 8 ) Back Page AREA I - Chapters Sonoma Chapter 006 Meets 2nd Monday: Feb, May, Aug, Nov (11:30 am) Round Table Pizza, 201 W Napa St.,Sonoma, CA AREA I - Chapters - Con t: Marin Chapter 010 Meets 4th Friday: March, June, Sept, Dec (11:30 am) Sam's Place Restaurant, 1545 S Novato Bl, Novato, CA, Napa Chapter 011 Meets Last Friday of: Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct (12:00 pm) Napa Senior Centre, 1500 Jefferson St., Napa, CA Lake Chapter 012 Meets: Info not supplied Dolores Barron-President sqdolores@gmail.com North Coast Redwood - Chapter 024 Meets 1st Friday: Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec (11:30 am) Samoa Cookhouse, 908 Vance Ave., Samoa, CA Santa Rosa Chapter 032 Meets 2nd Thursday : Feb, Apr, Jun, Oct, Dec (11:30 am) CARROWS Restaurant, 3441 Cleveland Ave., Santa Rosa, CA RPEA Member s & Guests - $10.00 pp RPEA CHAPTER F.Y.I. 2 New Chapter 032 Members since last Newsletter: Welcome to RPEA Chapter : Please remember that you can go on the CalPERS website to check your CalPERS Account, as well as any CalPERS Information Reminder that all CalPERS Retirees will be receiving a letter requesting that you Verify your dependents. You should start receiving your letters soon, with the Due Dates as well as Documents you will need to supply. 2

3 Dental, Vision & Insurance Plans: Freedom to use any dentist and no network required. Routine cleanings and exams are covered at 100% and there are no referrals required for specialty care.vision Service Plan is the largest national quality eye care company. VSP offers one-stop shopping and discounts for your eye care. Long Term Care / Home Health Care Insurance Contact AMBIA (844) Please remember to ask a friend, family member, co-worker or former co-worker to join RPEA Keep in mind that there is strength in numbers and now more than ever we need that strength! Retired Public Employees Association RPEA is a non-profit association of retirees and active employees who are members of the California Public Retirement System (CalPERS). Our mission is important: RPEA represents all public employees - classified schools, public agencies, and state. RPEA is liaison between retirees and CalPERS. RPEA is a mutual protective association for all beneficiaries of CalPERS. RPEA fights to maintain our current pension and health care benefits and improve these benefits every year. RPEA has local chapters in your area - attend meetings to stay informed and hear interesting speakers. While we encourage participation in one of our 87 chapters, most of our members participate by reading our bimonthly newsletter, giving us feedback on their needs, and enrolling in one or more of our "members only" insurance programs. Help Protect YOUR Pension and Benefits INVITE A friend or Co-Worker to JOIN RPEA AIM Mail Center (707) Stony Point Rd - Santa Rosa, CA 3

4 The October 2018 Luncheon will be at CARROWS Family Restaurant. As usual, please send your check or Money order for the lunch ( Member & Guests $10.00 pp) <> Invite a family member or friend <> MADE PAYABLE TO: RPEA CHAP 032, Mail to: Luncheon - RPEA Chap 032 You may also President.chap032@rpea32.org or susant@rpea32.org (707) Stony Point Rd #130 Santa Rosa, CA Please note that it is important that you respond by the date specified. The response date is by: 06 October 2018 Social Time: 11:30 to 11:55 am Lunch & Meeting: 12 Noon Lunch Reservation Form Chapter Thursday, 11 october 2018 CARROWS Family Restaurant 3441 Cleveland Ave Santa Rosa, CA October Lunch: Name : Phone No.: How many: Name(s) of those attending: Total Amt Enclosed for Luncheon ($10.00 PP): PRE-PAYS, PLEASE SEND IN RESERVATIONS AS WELL - Thank You! A REMINDER To the members that have taken advantage of the Pre-Pay Luncheons, you only have to pay $10.00, pp if you bring a Guest(s). - If you wish to Prepay, for all luncheons, it is only $45.00 PP for 5 Luncheons, just enclose a check for $45.00 PP (with name(s)). That will include the Current Luncheon - Please respond by: 06 October 2018! must 4

5 Chapter 032 Happenings Happy Halloween! Hello, where has the time gone? It seems like last week we were baking in the heat, now it is cool mornings and not very hot afternoons and cool evenings. I am ready, my sweaters and blankets are close by, ready to go. Paul and I just got back from General Assembly, we were there a week. I did not go to Disneyland nor Downtown Disney. We just did not have enough time. There was like an hour here and hour there, just not enough time to go and look around and get back for whatever. I was lucky enough, while Paul had an Area Directors meeting, I went down to San Diego with Paul s brother Phil and his wife, Sharon to a Greek Festival. It was a pleasant visit with them and eat Baklava. General Assembly was interesting from the standpoint that I got to meet members from all over the state. There were also a couple of Cal Pers Board Members there and I was interested in hearing what they had to say. The Workshops were on Monday as well as Vendors. I was able to see what they had to say and I got a speaker for October General Meeting. The State Board Officers are: Al Darby- President, Rosemary Knox- Vice President, Marie Reed, Secretary/Treasurer. There is a new member for Membership Director and some of the Area Directors have changed also. Look for the new Publication of the State RPEA Newsletter and the listing for the board will be there. All of the Area Directors received Certificates of Appreciation for all of the newsletters in their area. A mention of the Certificates was brought up during a waiting time at a session of General Assembly. The membership that was in attendance were appreciative that the editors were recognized. See you at the October meeting! Do you have an idea for speakers? Let Susan know and we will look into it. At the last Board Meeting, someone suggested Recology as some of the requirements for recycling have changed. Stay Happy, Susan 5

6 RPEA Chapter 032 CARROWS Restaurant Santa Rosa, CA General Meeting Minutes June 14, 2018 Meeting was called to order by President Paul Tamboury at 12:09 pm. Flag Salute was led by Donna Fujino. Invocation led by Chaplain Verne Avila. Roll Call: President: Paul Tamboury Vice President and Membership: Excused Secretary: Susan Tamboury Treasurer: Susan Tamboury People in Attendance: 11 Members 2 Visitor 1 Guest Speaker: Margaret Brown CalPERS Board Member Break for Lunch: 12:21 pm Resume Meeting: 1:05 pm Hospitality: Evelyn Gurevitch, Susan Tamboury Chaplain: Excused Sunshine: Excused Board Member: Dolores Seymour Immediate Past President:: Mary Dorrough Guest Speaker: : Margaret Brown has sat on the board since January She is the newest board member. One of the things she would like the membership to do is update the Durable Power of Attorney. You may do this online or call Cal Pers office. She likes to go to RPEA Chapter meetings and speak to the members. Reading. Approval of April Minutes: Motion by Evelyn Gurevitch, 2nd Dolores Seymour. Treasurer: Susan Tamboury- Bank Statement was at meeting. Members are invited to look at statement. Membership: Shirley Moore- Chapter currently has 310 Members, 2 members passed away. March Board Report: Susan Tamboury Unfinished/Old Business Chapter received 10 new members. Shirley Ann Lesaigle is delegate for Chapter 032 for General Assembly. General Assembly is September 9-13 in Orange, CA at the Doubletree. New Business: All is ready for RPEA GA 2018 in Orange, CA Chapter 032 Delegate, Shirley Ann Lesaigle will be giving a report on the GA 2018 Good of the Order: : See s candy Certificates are available for $ Next Chapter meeting will be October 11, Attendance Drawing- Matt Boden name was drawn. He was not in attendance, he could have won $ $ 5.00 will be added for October General Meeting. Free Lunch Drawing: Nonie Avila.. Next General Meeting: October 11, 2018 Next Board Meeting: Sept 06, 2018 Meeting adjourned at 1:28 pm. Respectfully submitted, Susan Tamboury Secretary 6

7 Chapter 032 meetings 2018 Board Meetings January X 11th March X 8th May X 10th General / Luncheon February X 8th April X 12th June X 14th September X 6th November January 10th th October December 11th 13th Please remember to ask a friend, family member, co-worker or former co-worker to join RPEA Keep in mind that there is strength in numbers and now more than ever we need that strength! Chapter 032 Website A reminder to all RPEA Members For those members that are not covered by CalPERS Benefits and must purchase your own, be sure and check out AMBIA is now our official benefits carrier. check out RPEA Member Benefits ( ). There are benefits and discounts that as members of RPEA we can now receive. Please keep in mind, that if you know of someone, a friend who is not a CalPERS Member but does agree with what RPEA does for retirees, they can join RPEA as a State Associate for only $60.00 a year and at the same time would be eligible to take advantage of the benefits and discounts as offered from AMBIA, as a member... A Great Bargain and strengthens RPEA! Please remember to check out RPEA website: 7

8 Retired Public Employees Assoc. Chapter Stony Point Rd - #130 Santa Rosa, CA Non-profit org U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 781 Santa Rosa, CA Return Service Requested Please Deliver by September 27th Please remember to enclose your check when you send in your reservation Thank You 4