January 2015

HOMEPAGE

Musical Instrument Museum

January 21

Day at the Races

February 17

Amazon Fulfillment Center Tour

March 20
May 8

Spring Potluck Picnic

March 26

Annual Membership Meeting

Speaker: Dick Morse AARP Arizona Congressional Affairs Volunteer
Topic: Status of Social Security,
Can the System be Saved?

April 16

Canada & New England Cruise

September 26

Tovar Castle with
Stockyards Luncheon

TBD 2015

President's Perspective

We would like to welcome you to the New Year of 2015. We hope that 2015 is spectacular for everyone.

The December Christmas Dinner/Dance went very well. If you missed the event, you missed lots of fun planned by Shirley and Barbara. We are sad to report that Shirley, after 10 years, has left the board, her contributions were greatly appreciated over the years. We wish Shirley the best of luck in her new adventures. Barbara will still coordinate the cruises and we hope that more of you will attend the events planned for 2015.

Over the last few months of 2014 Linda Gregerson joined the Honeywell Retiree Club (HRC) as the Editor and Rick Carter joined as the Photographer, they are both doing a great job. We appreciate and value their talents

We have scheduled the Musical Instrument Museum Tour for January and have an event for each of the next several months.

The second Amazon Fulfillment Center tour is scheduled for March 20 and is currently full, but another one is scheduled in May for those of you on the waiting list.

There is a Spring Pot Luck scheduled for March.

The Annual Membership meeting will be held in April with a speaker who will address the following topic: The Status of Social Security, Can the System be saved?

If there is something you would like the HRC to sponsor let us know by contacting one of the board members or sending an email to: Hotline@hrcaz.org.

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

President - Mary Barkl

602-863-6939

Editor - Linda Gregerson

602-510-0871

Past President - Victor Fragnito

602-908-0740

Photographer - Rick Carter

602 920-6044

Vice President -  Wally Estfan

602-841-1189

Director - Ibis Valles

480-558-4718

Treasurer - Francis Cartwright

623-492-0200

Director - Bala Visvanahan

480-988-9317

Secretary - Ed Taschner

480-837-6262

Director - Judy Edmond

623-972-5237

Webmaster - Russ Henzel

480-991-3369

Director - Kevin Harris

602-993-6308

Membership - Darrel Golic

480-563-1978

Director - Patricia Golic

480-563-1978

Cruises – Barbara Rippstein

623-566-1572

Director- Gwen Scheetz

602-616-9889

Director - Dawn Orgill

602 -881-7772

Note: HRC sponsored programs and events where payments are required in advance, refunds will be provided anytime there is no cost to our Club. We will make every effort to provide refunds when requested, however in some cases funds have been committed by the HRC and will not be refunded.

From the Editor

Interested in the history of Honeywell or looking for an old edition of The Bridge? This and other information can be found on the HRC webpage www.hrcaz.org.

Do you have a new address or e-mail? Be sure to send us the updated information: Hotline@hrcaz.org or Honeywell Retiree Club, 1860 W. Rose Garden Lane, Phx, AZ 85027-2704

If there is something that you would like to see in the newsletter, write a letter to the editor! We will publish it, subject to space availability and the approval of the Board. Please address any comments or questions to the editor at the HRC email address Hotline@hrcaz.org or Honeywell Retiree Club, 1860 W. Rose Garden Lane, Phoenix, AZ 85027-2704. Any comments or claims made within the publication are solely the responsibility of the author(s) and do not necessarily express the views of Honeywell Inc. or the Directors, Officers, Staff or members of the Arizona Honeywell Retiree Club.

Fix it Guys

Sponsored by the Honeywell & Sperry Retiree Clubs

We can help Honeywell retirees or surviving spouses with fix-it jobs around the house that you are not able to do. This will hopefully keep the job from becoming a budget buster for you.

Call us at the appropriate number below and leave a clear message giving job information, your name, telephone number and nearest cross streets.

Nick Hughes 480-463-6572 (coordinator for East Valley )
Clint Langford 602-765-4466 (coordinator for North Valley )
 

We can probably help and will get back to you as quickly as practical.
We furnish the labor at no cost to you; you furnish the cost of the parts.

East Valley

North Valley

Honeywell Retiree’s Club Scholarship Program

Letter from scholarship award winner Nathaniel Lang, Nathaniel is the son of Roger Lang a Honeywell Retirees Club member.

"My name is Nathaniel Lang and I am extremely grateful for the scholarship money that was awarded to me by the Honeywell retirees. I am on course to graduate with honors in the spring of next year with a bachelors of science in psychology and communications. For the past few years my focus has been learning high-level research methodology and the statistics that accompany it. Outside of the classroom I work hard to maintain my physical health as well as my personal relationships by playing tennis, racquetball and basketball. I have also found the time to serve others by volunteering at my church, St. Mary's Food Bank and various other service opportunities that ASU provides. My latest passion however, has been to help grow the swing dancing community here in town. I have really enjoyed being a part of and introducing others to an older, classier sort of dance.

"Being supported by a group such as this has aided my continuous reflection on the value of my education and how I can maximize the opportunities that you all have helped provide me. Recently it has allowed me to rethink my path into a research-based graduate program. I have had the pleasure of working in the research labs of a handful of brilliant professors staffed at ASU. The research I have assisted with has involved developmental, physiological, and evolutionary psychology. I have now decided to apply for graduate programs in places like University of Minnesota and San Francisco State University for masters programs in the field of applied Industrial Psychology. It is my dream to aid the advancement of this country's cooperate wellness and efficiency."

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

If you have a family member interested in applying for one of our scholarships, we would like to help make the process easier.

Each year the Scholarship Committee works with Arizona State University (ASU), Northern Arizona University (NAU) and University of Arizona (UofA), to ensure that our application is available to students. Each school has their own unique process, and because they offer many scholarships the school’s application process can sometimes be confusing. The Scholarship Committee would like to help. Each school now has a designated representative from the Scholarship Committee, who is familiar with the Scholarship process at that school. If you have a family member that is considering applying for one of our scholarships, please contact the designated Scholarship Committee representative, listed below. They will help guide you through the process and ensure that the application submitted is reviewed during the awards process.

ASU: Wally Estfan: westfan@cox.net; 602-841-1189
NAU: Gwen Scheetz: scheetzgwen@cox.net; 602-616-9889
UofA: Frank Holman: frankholman@cox.net; 602-695-2565
 

Eligibility Requirements:

1. Candidates must re-apply annually.
2. Students must be a descendant of an active or deceased member of Honeywell or Garrett Retirees Club. A deceased member is defined as a member who passed away while holding active membership in one of the two clubs.
3. Students must have attained a 3.0 or better grade point average (GPA).
4. Students must be entering a sophomore, junior, senior or graduate course of study. Enrolled freshmen may apply during the second freshman semester for their sophomore year, providing they attain a 3.0 GPA or greater in their first semester (second semester GPA will be considered for the award).
5. Students may be enrolled in any field of study, although preference may be given to a student who is enrolled in a technical field, in the event two or more applicants qualify for the same scholarship award.

The Team is looking for your help. Our Team would like to hold a fundraiser to supplement the Honeywell Retirees Club Scholarship Fund. We are looking for ideas that would be fun and something that our membership (and perhaps even active Honeywell employees) would like to be involved in. Like to golf? Interested in attending an auction? If you have an idea, or would like to volunteer to help the Team with a fund raiser, please let one of our Team Members know.

Scholarship Committee:

• Dawn Orgill dgorgill@msn.com
• Gwen Scheetz scheetzgwen@cox.net
• Frank Holman frankholman@cox.net
• Wally Estfan westfan@cox.net

Package includes:

Parking, Admission, How to Wager Guide, Senior Buffet Lunch, Coffee/Tea,
Dessert, Tax, Gratuity & Winner Circle Photo. The retiree clubs will have a race named after them.

Coordinator:

Victor Fragnito, 602-908-0740 e008821@cox.net

Cutoff Date:

Feb 4, 2015

Time:

Arrive at 11:00 AM at the Turf Club

Make your check payable to: Treasurer, HRC
Mail to: Vic Fragnito, 6922 W. Garfield St. Phoenix, AZ 85043-2368

SALAD BAR

Mixed salad greens
Tossed Caesar salad
Paradise pasta salad
House made Cole slaw
Fresh fruit salad
Country potato salad

CARVED MEATS

Roast breast of turkey
Cranberry sauce
Brisket of beef
Horseradish sauce
Assorted breads, muffins, rolls

DESSERTS

Apple cobbler
Assorted pies
Assorted cookies and brownies
Coffee and tea

Where:

Elks Lodge; 14424 North 32nd Street, Phoenix, AZ 85032

When:

April 16th

Time:

Cost: