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MHV IBM Retirees' Group

So Sorry to see the end

The MHV IBM Retirees' Group

I will keep this site available for those that want to look at some of our many memories of all the good times we had.

Your webmaster, Gary Leather

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ALL future communication to members will be by this website and at meetings. Anyone with knowledge of members or potential members without such access to website please inform President J.W. Adams (845) 226-5235, of their name(s), phone number and if possible, their address.

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Your President John Wayne Adams

8/15/2023: IBM Retirees Luncheon Third Thursday August 17, 2023, 1 PM Dutchess Diner

Hello All .. Just a reminder the last luncheon meeting of the summer is as usual at the Dutchess Diner Route 9 across from Galleria mall. Our June

and July luncheons were very enjoyable and we miss the rest of our members. If you haven't attended and plan to attend this last one please let me know by tomorrow, Wednesday, so I can have the DD staff add another table, or two. The next regular meeting will be September 21, 2023, the third Thursday and at the Crown Heights Clubhouse open 1230 at the latest. Bye, Wayne

7/20/2023: Thursday Luncheon 1 PM at Dutchess Diner Rt 9 heading North across from Galleria Mall

Hello Members .. Just spent several hours getting AOL passwords & other "security" issues resolved and am in a very bad mood. Boy Scout Summer Camp in Connecticut for a week of RAIN and three somewhat sunny days completed Saturday and am still alive and now dried out. Well, enough of my issues. I will call Dutchess Diner tomorrow and reserve a ten-place table as done in June. If more than ten members and guests show up they said (In June) they can handle table moves. The June attendees all said they really enjoyed the luncheon and will come again in July.

We will have a minimal "meeting" followed by dining and chat. I expect a similar August luncheon and a back-to-normal September meeting at the Crown Heights Clubhouse with doors open around noon and meeting start with Social Hour & Short meeting, Speaker, door prize and 50/50. The Speaker will be announced in an upcoming email. Continuance of our Group will depend on September attendance and income from dues and 50/50 so please attend and buy 50/50 tickets. I'll bring usual cold bottled water and donuts. Members are invited to bring other items to share - food/drink/photos & their stories, etc. LOL, Wayne & Suzumi Adams (Phone 845-226-5235)

6/11/2023: Thursday Luncheon 1 PM at Dutchess Diner Rt 9 heading North across from Galleria Mall

Hello Members .. The Luncheon Meeting is still "On", but only myself, Tom Townsend, Lorraine Compilli & her guest are so far only ones who have contacted me. Others are welcome to join if you want .. 1:00 PM to about 2:30 PM.

A meal and a chat with friends .. no official speaker or door prize, etc. Will have a moment of silence for the ailing, & members who've passed.

Suzumi very busy & may not attend. LOL, Wayne

5/31/2023: IBM Retiree Group June Luncheon Meeting Dutchess Diner

Hello All,

We hope your Memorial Day weekend was properly fulfilling and happily successful as was ours. Mine was very busy and managed to "march" in our annual Hopewell/East Fishkill parade and return that short journey in a restored 1930 Ford coupe - nice ride.

And now for our June meeting which has been decided at last meetings to be a luncheon at the Dutchess Diner across Rte 9 from the Galleria Mall on usual 3rd Thursday of June (15th) at 1 PM.

So that I can make reservation I need those planning to attend to respond a commitment-to-attend no later than Monday, June 5th.

To provide proper payment to the restaurant and staff I ask all to order a lunch and include a minimum of $3 tip for the hard-working wait-staff. Depending on your response/email for enough people I will ask to reserve their back area for a private meeting. If only a few will attend, we'll lunch in the general area. Suzumi & I hope many of you will attend to finish our "fiscal year" with a good time.

In any case we will schedule the next meeting for September 21 at the Crown Heights Clubhouse, with speaker arranged by our dedicated arranger Lorraine Campilli.

If you haven't paid your $10 dues please consider doing so but it is not necessary to attend the luncheon to which you may bring an adult guest(s) which you must list in your email rsvp. Thank you - especially those attending this passing spring - Wayne & Suzumi.

5/17/2023: IBM Retiree Group's meeting TOMORROW at Crown Heights Clubhouse 05/18 1PM

Hello All .. The meeting will be as "normal" as our tradition with a Speaker Robert Ullrich, American Historian on "Fun, Factoids, and Tidy Tidbits of History". It's total audience participation. We'd like everyone to bring some short item of our history - your own family item, something from media or a book. Humor or drama. A famous quote. It's your minute, or 2 or 3. We'll have usual door prize and 50/50 if we sell enough tickets; donuts and cold bottled water. And BYOB, coffee/tea whatever is allowed. I've been informed the speaker does have a projector so that issue is resolved.

Please come and support your group so we don't just fade away.

Wayne & Suzumi Adams

05/13/2023: Thursday May 18, 2023 general member meeting - come one - come all !!!

Hello Members .. The regular May meeting at Crown Heights Clubhouse will convene 1300 (1 PM) with door open prior to 1200 (Noon) "Social Hour". Suzumi & I will bring usual donuts and cold bottled water. Others may bring their own hot (or cold) beverages or snacks of any kind. (Chocolate-Covered Grasshoppers anyone??). We will have a speaker:

Robert Ullrich, American Historian, on "Fun, Factoids and Tidy Tidbits of History". How about, "It's raining cats & dogs"? Bring your favorites to share. It's total audience participation. The speaker will need someone to bring a projector (Computer type??) and mine isn't working. If someone has one we can borrow PLEASE let me know. If you have one but cannot attend I will come to your home for it and return it afterwards. We had only a total of 10 members last meeting, and a very good speaker, so hopefully more can attend. See you ALL next week, Wayne & Suzumi Adams.

04/15/2023: April Meeting

Hello--

The Mid-Hudson Valley, IBM Retirees Group, will meet

this Thurs., 20 April, at 1 p.m., at Crown Heights Clubhouse,

34 Nassau Rd., Pough. Speaking on "Understanding Alzheimers

& Dementia" will be Joan Carl, Community Engagement Manager, H.V.

Alzheimers Assoc. Please pay your $10 (2023) dues at the door.

Hope to see you Thurs.

Lorraine

03/13/2023: MARCH MEETING CANCELLED - No speaker and svrl folks health problems

Hello Illustrious Members, Sorry to say no meeting for March so hope to see everyone bright and cheery April 20th. Darn! I wanted to show off my shiny new hearing aids!! Lovely snow today - first ran snow blower about 6AM til only wet snow areas left which clog it. Then shovel that mess til about 10AM and in for breakfast. Then shovel front steps and a bit of lawn onto which spread seed for critters - Cardinals beautiful on the snowy limbs. Bye, Wayne & Suzumi

03/04/2023: IBMR meeting of Thursday, March 16, 2023-03-16 1PM (1300) at Crown Heights Clubhouse

Hello All, It's been an "interesting" winter with finally some snow last day of February. Our meeting is (Weather permitting!?!) to be held as usual with a speaker to be announced by next email. In the mean-time PLEASE try to contact friends, relatives, fellow IBMers from our past that haven't been to a meeting recently (November or December party) to rejoin us. As we have only sufficient funds for a few meetings please bring Jan-Dec $10 dues and

plan to purchase 1 or 2 sets of 50-50 tickets every meeting if your budget allows. With low attendance we'll be desperate for income unless we get some other funds such as donations. Our March theme will be St. Patrick's Day and we'll bring a lot of decorations we have on hand already.

As we need to downsize our decoration items some will be on sale.

Hope to see you all soon, Wayne & Suzumi Adams

Here are some Photos from previous St. Patrick Meetings

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The MHV IBM Retirees Group meets at the Crown Heights Clubhouse, which is located at 34 Nassau Rd., Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 ( click here for map).

The Retirees' Group is administered by the board of officers and supported by membership dues. Membership is open to all IBM'ers and their friends, their spouses and surviving spouses. A retired member or a surviving spouse may bring a guest to our meeting. Annual dues are $20 per couple, $10 per single.

Meetings are held January through June and September through November at the Crown Heights Clubhouse on the 3rd Thursday of the month. Social Hour begins at 1:00 PM. The meeting begins at 2:00 PM. Following the brief meeting there is entertainment or a speaker from the community providing information about services and item of interested to retirees.

Our meeting in December is held on the 3rd Thursday of the month as a holiday luncheon, location is announced and publicized two months in advance. Meetings are not held in July and August.

New members can Download or View&Print the membership form, fill it out, and bring it to the next meeting. If you have problems downloading the form, please let us know.