Post date: Sep 04, 2009 7:53:51 PM
IBM Tampa Bay Retiree Club
August 28, 2009
Dear Fellow Retiree,
We hope everyone is well and having an enjoyable summer. We encourage you to check out our new website at www.itbrc.org. The site provides information of interest such as: upcoming seminars and events, IBM Club discounts, IBM Swap N' Shop, volunteer opportunities, Club photo gallery; and a retiree discussion group feature.
Links to other useful websites are also provided such as: On Demand Community, World Community Grid, IBM Club, After IBM, and Acclaris forms.
The Club sponsored a successful Hurricane Preparedness Seminar on May 6 and a Spring Golf Outing at Plantation Palms Golf Club on June 5 with over 60 golfers participating..
Flyers are included for the following upcoming events:
l Fall Golf Outing at the Feather Sound Country Club - October 8
l Planning for the Changing Economy Seminar - October 15
Panel discussion from three experts in the areas of financial planning, taxes and estate planning.
l Annual Medical Benefits Seminar Sessions - November 10
Retirees continue to participate with active IBMers in volunteering their services in the community. Please check the website for upcoming volunteer opportunities including: IBM e-Mentoring Program at Tinker Elementary School at MacDill Air Force Base and IBM Volunteer Day at Big Cat Rescue, October 19.
If you have a change to your address, phone number, circumstances etc., you can make the appropriate changes to the Club's retiree database using the website registration feature. If you know of any IBM retirees in Florida who would like to start receiving Retiree Club mailings, please encourage them to register on the website or contact Mary Ann McCoy at 813-961-4739.
As a reminder, retirees have access to discounts for MOSI, movies, theme parks, etc., which are posted
on the Florida IBM Club website at: www.ibm.com/ibm/ibmclub. There is a link to the Retiree Club in
the Interests Area Groups section. If you need assistance registering to the IBM Club website, contact
Donna Fryza at dmfryza@us.ibm.com; 813-356-5050.
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 phone Jim Hughes at 727-937-2429 or Hari Arora at 813-962-8395.
Yours truly,
Jim Hughes
IBM Tampa Bay Retiree Club President