PGA Teaching Pro Barbara
Blanchar of
St. Louis will be conducting clinics at this year’s TIAA charity
golf tournament to be held Sept. 14 at the Woodbridge Golf Club in
Wyle. The clinics are free to golfers who register and play in the
tournament (see link below for details on how to register). Can’t
play golf on the 14th? -- not a problem. You can come out
to Woodbridge at 10 a.m., take advantage of the clinic and have
lunch with the golfers before the start of the tournament – all of
this for only a $20 donation to The Senior Source (payable at the
event). To register for the Clinic and Lunch only, go to the
eVite. Golfers
interested in playing may call the TIAA office at 214-567-8444 or
download the Golfer
Registration form.
Individuals wishing to donate may call the TIAA office or download
the
Individual Donor Form. By
supporting the golf tournament, TI retirees and former TIers can
lend a helping hand to thousands of seniors in our community who
benefit from programs of The Senior Source.
Joint TIAA/UT
Dallas Seminar
A seminar on “Brain Health and
Medical Electronics”, sponsored jointly by TIAA and the retiree
association of UT Dallas will be held on Thursday, Sept. 23 from
1-3:30 p.m. at the Plano Centre at 2000 E. Spring Creek Parkway in
Plano. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Denise Park, Director of The
Center for Vital Longevity, UT Dallas, a research center focused on
understanding and expanding the capacity of the aging mind. Her
presentation will be followed by that of Seema Deshpande, General
Manager for TI’s Medical and High Reliability Business, who will
give an update on TI progress in medical electronics. This seminar
is an outgrowth of TIAA’s program to provide educational
opportunities for its members in the area of health and wellness. By
working with the retiree association of UT Dallas faculty and staff,
we are able to utilize the resources of one the great research
universities, to the common benefit of both organizations. To
register for the seminar, call the TIAA office at 214-567-8444 and
press 4, leaving your name and name of anyone attending with you and
your telephone number.
OMOT Art Show
Winners
Winners have been announced for the
On My Own Time (OMOT) Art Exhibit. A list of the winners in each
entry category is available on our website,
which also includes a link to digital images of the winning entries.
In Memoriam
TIAA has recently learned of the
deaths of the following former TIers and/or TIAA members: Robert
Armstrong, Marion C. Baker, Thomas Derek Cockhill, Donald L. Cook,
Allen Cornell, Louvenia Holman, Tom Hyltin, Robert Laverdiere, Bobby
D. Null, James Rutledge, Lona M. Sims, Buford Slay, Charles A.
Stewart, Charles "Chick" Taylor, and Willem
J. Vanderstraaten. We
have added their names to our online In
Memoriam list.
TIAA Breakfast – Oct. 6
Because of continued interest, we
will hold our third TIAA-wide breakfast at 9:30 a. m, at Chubby's
Family Restaurant, 11331 Northwest Hwy, Dallas. Chubby’s has two
breakfast specials for only $3.99 + tax & tip. Just fellowship and
food and maybe some discussion on when and where to meet next.
Please call the TIAA office at 214-567-8444, so we know how many to
expect.
TIAA Q&As
Q: "Why
is the data on INFOLINK on our website so out of date?"
A: TI
believes that the information on the internal INFOLINK should remain
confidential until it is announced publically. Over the past
several years it has taken considerable effort from TI personnel and
the TIAA webmaster to provide our website with a sanitized version
of this information. However, very few TIAA members accessed this
site and the TI information is already published in various media.
Therefore, we have decided it is not worth the considerable effort
required to maintain this service. The link from our website has
been removed.
If you have a
question about TIAA or our website that would be appropriate in this
newsletter, please send it to communications@tialumni.org.
Community Involvement Events
Greet The Troops Slide Show: Jerry
Brandenburg took pictures during our trip to DFW Airport to greet
returning armed forces personnel Aug. 19 and Ronnie Brandenburg has
created a slide
show. Please consider
joining us on one of the community involvement events listed below.
Educational Tour – Tuesday,
Sept. 21, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Interested in volunteering? Check out
some options provided for individual volunteers through The Senior
Source. We’ll meet at Texins and then ride a bus to tour three
programs that are looking for the brains and/or brawn of TIAA
members to help them meet their clients’ needs. Candidate agencies
include Reading and Radio Resources, American Red Cross, and Ronald
McDonald House. We’ll eat lunch together at our own expense between
the tours.
Boomer Green Teams – Wednesday,
Sept. 29. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Become an “angel of light” by installing
compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) and showing Dallas area
seniors how they can use less energy and save money. Volunteers will
meet at Texins and ride a bus to the seniors’ homes. The highlight
of the trip, beyond the smiles of thanks from grateful seniors, may
be Dutch treat lunch at Norma’s on our way back to Texins.
For more information on community
involvement events, go to www.tialumni.org/CIT/.
To register, contact the TIAA office at admin@tialumni.org or
214-567-8444.
TIAA Travel Events
AAC Tour Slide Show: Jerry
Brandenburg, Linda Smittle and Linda Stopani took pictures during
our tour of the American Airlines Center on Aug. 24 and Ronnie
Brandenburg has created a slide
show.
Take a look and consider joining us on
one of the travel events listed below.
Choctaw Casino in Durant –
Thursday, Sept. 30 – Join
us for a comfortable and complementary bus trip to the Choctaw
Casino in Durant, Oklahoma, just 90 miles north on highway 75. The
bus will depart Texins at 9 a.m. and return about 6 p.m. The recent
$300 million expansion of the Choctaw Casino Resort includes an
elegant entrance with an enormous fire and water sculpture. Inside
the lobby, guests are greeted by a sweeping curtain of water, in
front of which proudly stands a sacred white buffalo sculpted of
crystal. The rich reds, oranges, turquoises, and blacks of Choctaw
beadwork are featured throughout the resort. This striking design,
with its respect to the Choctaw Indian Nation, has resulted in the
most luxurious Indian gaming destination in the country. The gaming
floor (110,000 square feet) houses 3,000 slot machines and dozens of
gaming tables for Three Card Poker, Let it Ride, Blackjack, Ultimate
Texas Hold’em, Pai Gow Poker, Mini Baccarat and Roulette. A serene
full-service spa provides a peaceful alternative to the casino
gaming. Dining options range from the elegant 1832 Steakhouse to
casual dining in the Tomatillo Mexican Grill, the bright and airy
Butterfields Buffet, the Blue Moon Café, to a large food court with
fare ranging from Austin’s famous Salt Lick BBQ to pizza and deli
sandwiches. We expect to fill the bus, so register early.
Hangar Dance at Meacham Field– Saturday,
Oct. 2 – Hangar
dances are 1940s recreational dances that are held in airplane
hangars. The Vintage Flying Museum is holding their 20th annual
hangar dance as a fund raiser with the money going toward aviation
preservation, education and archiving efforts. Going to a hangar
dance is like stepping back in time. Lots of people dress vintage,
right down to spectator shoes, rolled hairdos, WWII uniforms, etc.
There will be a big band playing the hits of Glenn Miller, Harry
James and other greats from “back in the day” right in front of a
B-17 Flying Fortress. We will spend the evening dancing, watching
the swing dance clubs in action, chatting and living it up war-era
style. If the great music and dancing aren’t enough, there is also
an opportunity to learn about WWII from exhibits around the hangar
or the evening’s special guests, WWII veterans, or to bid on the
silent auction. (They may offer tours through the B-17 for a
small donation.) Due to the scheduled departure time, please
plan to eat before the trip. Soft drinks and snacks are available
during the evening. Their publicity states that you can BYOB if you
wish. We will leave the Texins Activity Center at 6:30 p.m., gather
at our reserved table, and return around 11 p.m. Prices are $40 per
member and $44 per nonmember. The best way to find out about hangar
dances is to attend one, so come on and join us! Please
register by Sept. 24.
