The Bridge, May, 2005

OUR NEW PRESIDENT'S PERSPECTIVE

Many thanks to all of you who have supported me through the years and for your support of my nomination to lead the Club. I consider it a great honor and pledge to do my best to represent you well. I will remain very supportive of members' inputs and welcome your comments.

With the May 2nd Spring Golf Outing, another year has been successfully completed for your HRC thanks to an energetic and active Don Roeber and your Board. As Don highlighted in the Annual Meeting, we are proud of a number of accomplishments, including:

• A host of improvements to The Bridge thanks to the good work of Charlie Farmer and Ted Rees
• The dramatic website improvements through Russ Henzel's special dedication
• A first ever, highly acclaimed Holiday Party thanks to Lorri Jordan
• Revitalized membership records due to Wally Klovstad and Don Roeber's efforts
• Many new events and activities thanks to Virginia Clagett, Shirley Krieger and Lorri Jordan
• A revitalized scholarship program thanks to Al Longanecker
• Continued successful Golf and Laughlin events thanks to Dale Wendt
• The initiation of cruises with the Sperry club, thanks to Barbara Rippstein.
• Our huge, fully successful Fall and Spring picnics due to the special efforts of Don Roeber, John Nance, Harry Heller, Shirley Krieger and Ted Rees.
• Keeping us all honest on our finances, thanks to a vigilant John Nance
• Recording our meeting minutes so accurately and timely, thanks to Nancy Boyle

It was nice to see so many of you at the Annual Meeting and at our program and event activities this year. The responses to our questionnaire at the Annual Meeting showed considerable interest in the 2005-2006 events that we have proposed. Please see the updated Calendar of Events in this issue. We will be filling in more dates in the September issue. We continue to seek member inputs on items that they would like to see.

One of our goals is to increase member participation in events, so I am particularly interested in hearing from those of you not able to attend events on what we can do to see you there.

I very much look forward to the next year and working with the Board to improve our club for all members. In the meantime, I hope you all have a great summer.

Ed Frick

ATTORNEY'S ADVICE

A corporate attorney sent the following out to the employees in his company:

1. The next time you order checks, have only your initials (instead of first name) and last name put on them. If someone takes your checkbook, they will not know if you sign your checks with just your initials or your first name, but your bank will know how you sign your checks.
2. Do not sign the back of your credit cards. Instead, put "PHOTO ID REQUIRED".
3. When you are writing checks to pay on your credit card accounts, DO NOT put the complete account number on the "For" line. Instead, just put the last four numbers. The credit card company knows the rest of the number, and anyone who might be handling your check as it passes through all the check processing channels won't have access to it.
4. If you have a work phone number, use it on your checks instead of your home phone. If you have a PO Box or work address, use that instead of your home address. Never have your SS number printed on your checks. You can add it if it is necessary. But if you have it printed, anyone can get it.
5. Copy the contents of your wallet on a photocopy machine. Do both sides of each license, credit card, etc. You will know what you had in your wallet and all of the account numbers and phone numbers to call and cancel. Keep the photocopy in a safe place. I also carry a photocopy of my passport when traveling either here or abroad. We've all heard horror stories about fraud that's committed on us in stealing a name, address, Social Security number, or credit cards.

If you do have your wallet, purse or a credit card stolen, the thief can do a lot of damage in a short time, for example – I received a PIN number from DMV to change my driving record information online, and more. Here's some critical information to limit the damage in case this happens to you or someone you know:

1. You already know you should cancel your credit cards immediately, but the key is having the toll free numbers and your card numbers handy so you know whom to call. Keep those where you can find them – even when traveling.
2. File a police report immediately in the jurisdiction where your credit cards, etc. were stolen. This proves to credit providers you were diligent, and this is a first step toward an investigation.

But here's the most important of all:

1. Call the 3 national credit reporting organizations immediately to place a fraud alert on your name and Social Security number. Thieves can make an application for credit over the Internet. The alert means any company that checks your credit knows your information was stolen, and they have to contact you by phone to authorize new credit.
   
   Here are the numbers you will need to keep handy with your credit card information:

   1	Equifax:	1-800-525-6285
   2	Experian (formerly TRW):	1-888-397-3742
   3	TransUnion:	1-800-680-7289
   4	Social Security Administration (fraud line):	1-800-269-0271

HEALTH CORNER

News from Nurse Nance

Better weight control: New finding: People who consumed at least 35 micrograms (mcg) of vitamin B-12 daily gained five fewer pounds over the course of a decade than did those who consumed less.

Theory: Because vitamin B-12 helps regulate blood sugar, people who lack this nutrient might overeat in response to unstable blood sugar levels.

Helpful: Most multivitamins contain only 6 mcg of B-12, so consider taking a supplement, or eating more vitamin B-12-rich foods, such as cooked oysters (7.2 mcg per medium oyster) or trout (4.2 mcg per three-ounce serving).

Mary C. Nachtigal, researcher, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle. “Bottom Line Health” May, 2005.

Contributed by
Judy Nance . RN

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES

September 20, 2005 - Arizona Diamondbacks Baseball

* NEW * NEW * NEW * NEW *

With the Diamondbacks off to a successful start this year and with interest expressed in the Annual Meeting Questionnaire, we decided to sponsor a group event at Bank One Ballpark. Seating will be along the first base or third base lines. As this is the last newsletter until September, those who are interested need to notify Ed Skutecki as soon as possible so as not to miss out. Please mark your calendar for this date, advise Ed Skutecki of your reservation and mail checks to Treasurer HRC, 2500 W. Union Hills Drive, Phoenix, AZ 85027 with the notation “For Ballgame”.

June 19-26, 2005 - Sperry/Honeywell 2005 Alaska Cruise

Reservations are closed for our group. All of our cruisers should have received a packet of Pre-cruise Documents.  If not, please call Marilyn at 623-487-1700.  Also, take the time to fill out the documents Princess requested and mail them back, or fill out the form on the Internet at www.princess.com . Included in the packet is the Shore Excursions information.  You can pre-reserve your shore excursions now. If anyone needs to contact Barbara, she will be at home until June 11, or you can reach her via email at rippy60@yahoo.com See you on board!

December 2, 2005 - HOLIDAY PARTY

This is the night to put on your best dress and dancing shoes – and for your guy a red vest – and come join us for the second annual HRC Holiday Dinner Dance. We had a great time last year and are planning more for this year – PLUS lots of great door prizes. The buffet they serve is really a tasty treat – plenty for seconds, too, and a dessert table to die for! Talk to your friends and reserve a full table for a fun evening of dining, dancing and conversation.

Mark your calendars for this festive party and watch future issues of The Bridge for additional details.

Recent Events

April 27, 2005 - Annual Meeting

Like the song says, “It was a very good year” and those attending the 2005 Honeywell Retirees Annual Meeting on the morning of Wednesday, April 27, certainly received a rewarding and even funny review of the Club's past year. Early arrivers had time for coffee and lots of conversation and renewal of friendships. After which a delicious breakfast was served to 75 plus members at the Arrowhead Country Club. While talking and milling around with our old acquaintances a fun slide show of this year's past events was projected for all to see. This gave all of us a renewed taste of the good times we had shared – PLUS some really good camera shots of the train ride, the holiday dance where we were all dressed up, a bird's-eye-view of cruising in Mexico, ghostly Jerome at its best and more. Indeed, we may have seen your photo too, munching at the Blazin' M Ranch! As usual we had some great door prizes for the lucky winners.

For the formal part of the Annual Meeting, we recognized outgoing Treasurer, John Nance – he will be missed, outgoing Director, Russ Henzel (but he will continue to do the Web page and thanks for that) and lastly, Don Roeber, the out going President. Don has done a super job for the past two years and provided the group with stability, energy and dedication. Following his award, Ed Frick narrated a slide production – a “roast” on ‘Don's past presidency. Done as an old western theme, it gave Don, his support staff and the rest of us a hearty laugh. Good job, Ed.

This meeting was also for the election of the new HRC Board who are:

Many thanks to Lorri Jordan who made all the arrangements for this successful Annual Meeting

May 2, 2005 - Spring Golf Outing

Monday, 5/2, fifty-two players participated in the HRC Spring golf outing at Tatum Ranch CC. The weather was beautiful, the course challenging, and everyone had a wonderful time. The following were winners:

Next tournament [Nov. 21, 2005], we will again use established handicaps [AGA] and Calloway only for those that do not have handicaps. This should equalize play and give us more ways to be fair in scoring. By the way, we gave out 29 awards, which enabled us to have 55% participation in award monies.

Hope to have 100+ players next time, at Arrowhead CC, as we will again offer opportunities to play to Sperrywell and Signalwell and any of the other ..well's out there.

Have a safe and enjoyable Summer, and we will look forward to seeing you all at the fall tournament – Arrowhead, Nov. 21, 2005.

Contributed by: Dale Wendt

NEXT GOLF OUTING NOVEMBER 21, 2005

Honeywell Retiree Club Web Site: WWW.HRCAZ.ORG

Members are encouraged to become familiar with our website: www.hrcaz.org. We are adding more and more interesting information you may find very useful. Have you checked out the following:

Photo Galley has new pictures from the Annual Meeting and Golf Outing, plus lots from other past events.

Phun in Phoenix section lists current Phoenix area events and activities for individuals and families.

Phoenix Area Attractions section of the website lists local area attractions, museums, performing arts, sporting attractions and other interesting information, including phone numbers and web addresses. These are a great reference for planning family or visitor activities.

Misplace your copy of The Bridge? Did you want to mark your calendar for a Fall event you want to attend? Although The Bridge will not be published again until September, you can get all this information from our website anytime.

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