Post date: Feb 09, 2013 6:57:14 PM
www.itbrc.org
February 11, 2013
Dear Fellow Retiree,
We hope that everyone is well as we begin the new year. Thanks to Hari Arora for his outstanding leadership as President of the Retiree Club in 2012. Hari will serve as Vice President this year. I would also like to acknowledge the other members of the Club's Steering Council who also volunteer to serve our IBM retiree community:
Donna Fryza - IBM liaison, Golf Outings
Dianne Hartt - Golf Outings
Harry Schaffhauser - Webmaster
Judy Manowitz - Day at the Races, Picnic
Norm Prenzel - Treasurer
Mary Ann McCoy – Database, Volunteering
Ron Rosenblatt - Seminars
Susan Gryzbowski - Seminars
Our Financial Seminar on October 16 had 30 attendees. The Medical Benefits Seminars on November 12 and 13 were attended by 245 retirees and spouses and the Seminar information was also provided to over 230 addition folks in IBM retiree groups meeting in The Villages, Orlando, and Boca Raton.
Flyers are attached for the following upcoming Spring events:
Annual Tax Seminar – Tuesday, March 5
Day at the Races at Tampa Bay Downs – Saturday, April 13
Spring Golf Outing at Westchase Country Club – Monday, May 6
Save the date for our picnic commemorating the 10th anniversary of the founding of the IBM Tampa Bay Retiree Club. The picnic will be at beautiful Philippe park on Tampa Bay in Safety Harbor on Saturday, October 12. Checkout the park at http://www.pinellascounty.org/park/11_philippe.htm Other events planned for the Fall include the annual Financial Seminar and IBM Medical Benefits Seminars.
The Retiree Club registration has grown to 860 but 450 email addresses are invalid. If you have changed your
email , address, or phone number or want to verify your registration, you can enter changes using the website (www.itbrc.org) Club Registration feature or send changes to itbrc.reg@gmail.com.
We appreciate everyone’s support and participation. Feedback and suggestions are always welcomed. You
can contact the Club's Steering Council by email at:
President itbrc.pres@gmail.com Membership itbrc.reg@gmail.com
Webmaster itbrc.web@gmail.com Seminars itbrc.sem@gmail.com
Events itbrc.event@gmail.com Volunteering itbrc.vol@gmail.com
You can also call Hari Arora at 813-962-8395 or Jim Hughes at 727-937-2429.
Yours truly,
Jim Hughes
IBM Tampa Bay Retiree Club President