South Austin AARP Chapter 2426 is a gathering place for people whose diverse interests and experience are united in a shared spirit of fellowship through service.
We meet every third Wednesday at at the South Austin Senior Activity Center, 3911 Manchaca Road, Austin, TX 78704 in the SASAC ballroom starting at 1:00PM and ending at 4:00PM.
For more information on the South Austin Senior Activity Center:
http://www.austintexas.gov/department/south-austin-senior-activity-center
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Wednesday
August 15, 2018 1:00 p.m.
Bobby Tsukahara and Gil Starkey co-founders of Austin 350 will be speaking at our August 15th Chapter meeting. 350.org is an international organization with chapters in every country except North Korea. Austin 350 is working on the climate change that we are facing. Floods, wild fires, extreme heat, and drought are hurting Americans and people around the world. Bobby and Gil are activist who concentrate on trying to bring the environmental facts and challenges we face. Everybody should enjoy there talk.
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Tommi Ferguson, Capital City Village, and Stephanie Braddock, Drive a Senior South Austin, presented the July program on transportation and volunteer oppotunities for seniors.
Jordan a representative of Capital Metro help AARP members file for a bus pass.
Members enjoyed a great buffet of picnic foods.
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At our program on May 16 Rebecca Craig and Karen Hill provided information on Adult Protective Services, a state agency that provides help for people over 65 and disabled individuals.
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Rusty Cribbs of Texercise presented our April program with a phamplet on exercise and some exercises for members to try.
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Mary Ragland, Cinde Weatherby and Elaine Benton at the September 20 meeting
The September program was be a presentede by Cinde Weatherby, President of the Austin Area League of Women Voters. The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government and influences public policy through education and advocacy. She provided updated information on recent changes to the voter id law, current issues being researched by the LWV-AA, and an upcoming conference they are hosting that will address the Austin Mayor’s Task Force on Systemic Racism.
Please click on the document below for a look at an interesting report on voting in Texas and Austin.
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June 21 program
Tim Morstead and Blake Hutson of the advocacy staff from Texas AARP provided a legislative update at our June 21 meeting.
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At Chapter 2426 meeting featured two speakers on finance.
Kris Raab, Communication Workers of America,
spoke on income inequality
and
Sue Castle spoke on Bitcoins.
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Austin Pets Alive volunteer, Stephanie Chaumont, and speaker, Terry Ross, with dog, Baxter, who is waiting to be adopted.
The speaker at our April 19 meeting, Terry Ross, talked about Austin Pets Alive and the volunteers who help make Austin the largest No Kill city in the United States. Members brought to bring canned wet food for the puppies and kittens.
For more information on how to volunteer, adopt or foster a dog or cat:
www.austinpetsalive.org
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Chapter 2426 Officers Elected for 2017
President: Pete Skalnik
Vice President: Elaine Benton
Secretary: Ed Gonzales
Assistant Secretary: Marilyn Totten
Treasurer: Barbara Fetonte
Assistant Treasurer: Caryn Gulas
Nominating Committee Chair: Ray Vaughn
Board of Directors (in addition to officers):
Mary Ragland, Al Prewitt, Barbara Kaiser
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Chapter 2426 member Pat Thomas was honored by representative Ann Kitchens at the October meeting for her work to create Roll and Stroll. She was presented with a proclamation of December 5, 2016 as Austin Roll and Stroll day!!
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