NOTE:
This online version is a reformatted sub-set of the
full version sent to paid-up members, with updates
to event information since the Bridge was
distributed. For example, it does
not contain names of recent retirees, new members,
or members who have passed away, nor does it
contain the list of member email addresses which
is sent out from time to time. There will typically be a delay of a
week or so before a new month's version is posted
hereāif you want to get the Bridge as it comes off
the press, become
a member and request the full-color PDF
version, the eBridge, which is sent by email and can
be received wherever you may be, unlike the paper
version. Note that Honeywell outsources the
distribution of the black-and-white paper Bridge. It
is typically delivered one to two weeks after the
PDF eBridge is delivered by email, so apart from
news being a little old, members receiving only the
paper copy may miss out on first come, first served
signup for upcoming events.
Honeywell IAC Ole Timers Bull Old-Timers Lunch Bunch The Honey-Bunch-Lunchers
President's Perspective
The end of 2019 is
near and it has been a
wonderful year! A little
wet near the end in
November but all in all
it went well. The HRSC
Board hopes that you had
a wonderful Thanksgiving
and spent some quality
time with family and
friends enjoying the
fixings.
The Holiday Luncheon
event will take place at
Arrowhead Country Club.
It is a buffet and will
include many food
choices. Reservations
are required. The time
to sign up has expired,
but if you see this soon
enough and want to
attend, please call me.
There is still more room
and many are coming to
enjoy friends, food, and
frivolity. There will be
50/25/25 and door
prizes. The details are
provided in this monthās
Bridge newsletter.
It is early December and
all volunteers will be
working at the Boys and
Girls Club of Metro
Phoenix fixing up their
space.
This is an event
sponsored by Honeywell
and they provide the
event, plus lunch and
shirts for all
volunteers. If you
missed signing up,
remember to sign up next
year.
The Day at the Races is
planned for March 18,
2020. Turf Paradise
provides a wonderful
buffet that cannot be
beat in price, quantity,
and quality by other
providers. Spend the day
indulging in food,
drink, desserts, horse
racing, and visiting
with friends. The
details are provided in
this monthās Bridge
newsletter. Also see the
upcoming events for
January, February, and
April.
We are starting a new
section called āKeep in
Touchā which is designed
to provide more
personalized focus on
members and what they
are doing now. We had a
couple of entries in the
October Bridge that we
hoped would pique your
interest into
participating. Please
write the HRSC and let
us know what is
happening with you and
yours. We have had
several requests for
this section. Got
another hobby, went back
to work, got more
grandkids, your favorite
volunteer event, moved
away, moved back to
Phoenix, etc., etc.
If
any of you have
burning questions or
comments, feel free to
call or write me.
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President HRSC
barklmary@gmail.com
480-580-5585
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monthly except
for June, July,
and August
HRSC Annual
dues: $5.00
(multiple year
memberships
recommended)
Club Leader Contacts
Officers -
Voting
Directors
- Voting
Mary Barkl -
President
480-580-5585
Kevin Harris
(2022)*
480-789-0612
Rick Carter ā
Vice President
602-920-6044
Kay Nye
(2022)*
623-974-9258
Doug Metzger
- Treasurer
602-319-6637
Shirley
Krieger (2021)*
602-942-4235
Sherry
(Maxson) Myers - Secretary
623-582-4481
Cheryl Wiley
(2021)*
623-512-1634
Unfilled -
Past President
Barbara
Rippstein (2020)*
623-566-1572
Vacant
Director Position (2020)*
Staff Functions
(Non-Voting)
Barbara
Rippstein ā Travel
Coordinator
623-566-1572
Rick Carter -
Photographer
602-920-6044
Ted Rees ā
Membership Secretary
623-465-7337
Kevin Harris
- Webmaster
480-789-0612
Kay Nye -
Bridge Editor
623-974-9258
Warren
Koepsel - Fix-It Guys
Coordinator
480-510-9304
Cheryl Wiley
- Scholarship Foundation
Chair
623-512-1634
*Directors have a
three-year term, staggered to have
two new directors per year.
Officers have a two-year term.
MISSION
STATEMENT
Honeywell
Retiree Social Club (HRSC) is a social
organization in Arizona for Honeywell
International, Inc. retirees. This
organization will be open without
regard to prior class of employment,
race, creed, sex or geographical
residence.
HRSC will provide activities, programs
(such as Fix-It Guys and Scholarship
Program) and projects of interest to
retirees and spouses. It will
facilitate effective communications
between members, other Honeywell
retiree clubs and Honeywell
International, Inc. It will provide
opportunities to renew acquaintances
and promote fellowship among retirees,
and will assist retirees in
maintaining and enhancing the image of
Honeywell International, Inc., in the
eyes of the public.
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 Honeywell Retiree
Social Club (HRSC) of Arizona.
From
the Editor
PAPER
OR ELECTRONIC?
Once again we would like to
take this opportunity to
encourage our members to
switch from a paper Bridge
to the electronic version of
the Bridge. In September, it
took three weeks for the
recipients to receive their
copies of the Bridge in the
mail. This lag in delivery
could cause members to miss
current and/or upcoming
events. In order to receive
the latest information, we
highly recommend that you
start receiving an
electronic copy of the
Bridge each month. It will
be sent directly to your
E-mail address within one or
two days of completion. An
electronic copy of the
Bridge can also be found
online at www.hrcaz.org.
The online Bridge, however,
is not a copy of the full
Bridge, only a subset
focusing more on upcoming
events. Just click on the
āOnline Bridgeā menu button
for access. We strongly
encourage everyone to start
using the electronic Bridge
which will save time in the
long run and provide the
most current information
within a matter of days
instead of weeks.
JUST A
FEW FRIENDLY
REMINDERS...
ā¢
A
variety of
information for
members can be found
on the HRSC
website www.hrcaz.org
Just click the menu
buttons at the left
of most pages.
One of these is a
link to the āEvent
Scheduleā so you can
review upcoming
events that you may
be interested in
attending.
ā¢
In
addition to upcoming
events, accessing
the above website
will also provide
additional
Honeywell-related
information.
Click on the āUseful
Linksā button, then
select āJump to
Honeywell Dashboardā
at the top of the
page.
ā¢
Please
address any comments
or questions about
The Bridge to the
editor at the HRSC
email address Bridge_Editor@hrcaz.org
or Honeywell Retiree
Social Club, 1860
W. Rose Garden
Lane, Phoenix, AZ
85027-2704.
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PXG Factory TourāTBD
Guided
Birding at the Rio Salado
Audubon CenterāTBD
Central Arizona Project (CAP)
Information LectureāTBD
More information will be
provided when it becomes available.
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Please
note: The
items listed above under
āEvents to Look Forward Toā
are those that do not
currently have firm dates
and/or information but may be
of interest to all of our
members. The upcoming events
that are TBD will no longer be
listed on the first page of
the newsletter or the Upcoming
Events section of the website.
These locations will only show
those events that have firm
dates and details.
Regards,
Kay
We need your inputs for the new āKeeping
in Touchā section of the
Bridge newsletter. Your
reponses to the survey
indicated that many
members would like to know
what you are up to:
Ā·Did
you move away from The Valley?
Where to? What have you been
doing there? Whatās it like
living there compared to The
Valley?
Ā·Have you moved back to The
Valley?
Ā·Do you have any interesting
hobby?
Ā·Have you traveled anywhere
unusual and/or interesting?
Ā·Did you go back to work?
Ā·Are you doing interesting
volunteer work?
Ā·Did you bump into a
long-lost fellow retiree?
Ā·Did you have a get-together
of the close group of retirees
you used to work with?
Ā·Do
you participate in a sport or
other activity with fellow
retirees? Golf, tennis, hiking,
cycling, boating,
etc.
Ā·Did you see a fellow
retiree mentioned in a news
article online or in print?
Ā·Do
you have a memory of a
particularly important project
from your working days ā a great
achievement, a successful or
ground-breaking new product,
etc.?
Ā·Do you have a memory of a
particularly funny event from
your working days?
Ā·Any new additions to your
family that youāre especially
proud of and/or excited about?
Ā·Etc.
Please
submit your articles via E-mail
toBridge_Editor@hrcaz.org, or
send them to the following
address:
HoneywellRetiree
Social Club,HoneywellInc.
1860WestRoseGardenLane,Phoenix,AZ85027-2704
ā¢
My mind works
like lightning
- one brilliant
flash and it's
gone!
ā¢
My
favorite childhood
memory is my back not
hurting!
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Honeywell
Clubs Fix-It Guys Program
Sponsored
by the Honeywell, Honeywell-Garrett &
Aero Activities Retiree Clubs
We
help Honeywell retirees or
surviving spouses with fix-it
jobs around the house.
This program is designed to
keep the job from being a
budget buster for you.
Call
our coordinator, Warren Koepsel,
at 480-510-9304
to schedule a trip to your home.
If you reach voice mail, leave a
clear message giving job
information, your name,
telephone number and nearest
cross streets. We will get back
with you to schedule a visit.
Are You Handy?
Your
clubs really need your
help!
We're Hiring!!
You don't have to be a
contractor-level kind of
handymanājust generally handy around
the house. Some of you may have
special skills
(Computer/Plumbing/Electrical/Drywall?)
that can significantly help our
members in need, and you will be
reimbursed for your travel. Why not
try it? Call Warren, (480-510-9304).
We would love to talk with you!
The table below lists our current
Fix-It Guys Team. Thanks guysāfor
all that you do.
East Valley
Bob Davenport
Frank Holman
Warren Koepsel
Stu Mitnik
Ken Probert
Charlie Paine
North Valley
Bob Farney
Lee Rippstein
Dan Schott
Paul Wiley
Roy Newbolt
Our coordinator
Warren Koepsel has done a great job
and recently celebrated his 90th
birthday. He would like to retiree by
the end of the year. The Clubs needs
someone to volunteer to be the new
coordinator. For more info about the
coordinator function, feel free to
contact Warren at 480-510-9304.
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Honeywell
Retiree Clubs
Scholarship
Foundation
'TIS THE SEASON TO
START FILLING OUT SCHOLARSHIP
APPLICATIONS!
Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year!
As we start making our lists and checking
them twice, your Scholarship Board hopes
youāve all been less naughty and more
nice! And when you make your list, add
āFill out Scholarship Board Applicationā to
it.
**Application
submission opened on December 1 and closes
on April 1, 2020. If you have a family
member who would qualify for our
scholarship, please send them an
application and encourage them to submit
it in a timely manner. Applications
can be found on our website at
www.hrcaz.org. Click on the
Scholarships tab on the left side of the
page.**
Students eligible for our scholarships are
all family members of retired Honeywell
& Garrett employees. By giving to this
program, you will be directly helping the
friends and family members of people you
worked with for years.
**The Scholarship
Board would like to propose a challenge
to the HRSC retirees to meet or exceed
the Honeywell-Garrett donations.
Last year HRSC had individual donations
of $725. Honeywell Garrett Club
individual donations were $4,630 this
year! **
When you donate money to the scholarship
fund, think of it as paying it forward by
investing in a studentās future.
Interestingly, you are also investing in
your own future as well. By helping someone
afford a college education, you are raising
their salary potential and hence the tax
base. This is a good thing for everyone -
better roads, better schools, better
teachers, more doctors just to name a few.
Successful, well run communities attract
more investment. Not to mention more folks
with jobs paying into Social Security and
Medicare which is something all retirees are
interested in preserving. Giving makes
you feel good, strengthens personal values
and shows your children and grandchildren
what you care about. Best of all, giving to
the Honeywell Retiree Clubs Scholarship
Foundation means every cent is used for
scholarships.
Please review your charitable contributions
and seriously consider adding this
Scholarship Program to your list of worthy
causes. The Scholarship Program is qualified
as a 501(c)(3) so donations should be tax
deductible on your state and federal returns
(check with your tax advisor).
WE
NEED YOUR DONATIONS ! !
If you would like to donate at any time
throughout our fiscal year, please make your
check payable to: Honeywell Retiree Clubs
Scholarship Foundation.
You can mail your check, together with the form
below, to either of:
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Mary
Harris
Doug
Metzger
Scholarship
Foundation Treasurer
Honeywell Retiree
Social Club, Honeywell, Inc.
1860 Rose
Garden Lane
Phoenix, AZ
85027-2704
HRSC
Treasurer
Honeywell Retiree Social Club,
Honeywell, Inc.
1860 Rose Garden Lane
Phoenix, AZ
85027-2704
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Retiree Clubs Scholarship Foundation
Donation Form
This
monthās
featured past scholarship recipient
is Hailey Marie Davenport.She
is the granddaughter of Bob
Davenport of the Honeywell Garrett
Club.Hailey
received her degree in Biomedical
Engineering from the University of
Arizona in 2016.
āI am a Biomedical
Engineer at Saluaris Medical
Devices in Tucson where I have
worked for the past two and a
half years.We are a small start-up
currently conducting a clinical
trial for a device which uses
radiation to treat Macular
Degeneration.As the Biomedical
Engineer, I work with analyzing
clinical data, conducting
verification and validation
testing of the device.I am also the Quality
Representative for Saluaris.
I am so grateful I
received the Honeywell
scholarship during my time at
UofA.Because of your
scholarship, I was able to focus
on my many difficult classes
while being able to keep my
part-time job hours at a
reasonable amount.I also live with Type 1
diabetes.So being able to keep my
work hours lower was awesome in
helping me maintain my health as
well as focus on school.ā
We know Bob must be very proud of
Hailey, her accomplishments and
the important work she is doing.Hailey is a valuable,
contributing member of society ā
just the type of student we like
to help attain their college
degrees!
Watch for more
information about each of our
Scholarship recipients in future
editions of our Club Newsletter.
If you
have questions; you can find
information about our Scholarships on the
website at www.hrcaz.org.
Click on the Scholarships button, (found on
the left side of the Home Page and most
other pages.)
Our Foundation
Board Members are also happy to
help. You can call or
email your Scholarship Board
Member at:
Board Member
Phone
Email
General Questions
Cheryl Wiley, Chair
623-512-1634
azwileys@cox.net
Application
Questions
Frank Holman
602-695-2565
frankholman@cox.net
Contact for ASU -
Arizona State University
Brian Unsworth
480-946-5194
brianuns@aol.com
Contact for UA -
University of Arizona
Paul Christopherson
480-363-9952
pdchristopherson@gmail.com
Contact for NAU -
Northern Arizona University
Cheryl Wiley
623-512-1634
azwileys@cox.net
Donations
Mary Harris,
Treasurer
602-993-6308
mary.harris@cox.net
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Index of
Reports & Photos of Past Events
Approximately one year
of past events is shown.
See The Online Bridge
in Archives
for more details of these and older
events.)
Acronyms used to denote
sponsorship for each event: HRSC
- Honeywell Retiree Social Club (Covers all parts of
Honeywell, including GE,
Garrett, Sperry, Bull, AlliedSignal,
etc.) HGRC -
Honeywell-Garrett Retirees Club
(Formerly known as Garrett
Retirees' Club) AAC - Aero
Activities Club (Formerly known
as Sperry Retiree Club)
Acronyms used to denote sponsorship for
each event:
HRSC -
Honeywell Retiree Social Club (Covers all parts of Honeywell,
including GE, Garrett, Sperry, Bull,
AlliedSignal, etc.)
HGRC - Honeywell-Garrett Retirees Club
(Formerly known as Garrett Retirees' Club)
AAC - Aero Activities Club (Formerly known
as Sperry Retiree Club)
Regardless
of sponsoring organization(s), all events
are open to members of all three retiree
clubs.
NOTE: HRSC
Sponsored programs and events, where
payments are required in advance, will
provide refunds any time there is no cost
to the Club. We will make every effort to
provide refunds when requested; however,
for some events funds will have been committed by the HRSC
and will not be refunded.
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Presentation:
Phoenix Herpetological Sanctuary
HGRC - Dolf Strom - 1pm at
Scottsdale Senior Center, 1700 N Granite Reef
Rd (Presentation at 2pm)
2003-2 (Link is to info in HGRC
Cliff Notes newsletter)
Presentation:
Teddy Roosevelt Rough Riders
HGRC - Dolf Strom 1pm at
Scottsdale Senior Center, 1700 N Granite Reef
Rd (Presentation at 2pm) (Link is to info in HGRC
Cliff Notes newsletter)
Presentation:
How to Sell on eBay
HGRC - Dolf Strom - 1pm at
Scottsdale Senior Center, 1700 N Granite Reef
Rd (Presentation at 2pm) (Link is to info in HGRC
Cliff Notes newsletter)
Presentation:
The Commemorative Air Force
HGRC - Dolf Strom - 1pm at
Scottsdale Senior Center, 1700 N Granite Reef
Rd (Presentation at 2pm) (Link is to info in HGRC
Cliff Notes newsletter)
Presentation:
Active Shooter
HGRC - Dolf Strom - 1pm at
Scottsdale Senior Center, 1700 N Granite Reef
Rd (Presentation at 2pm) (Link is to info in HGRC
Cliff Notes newsletter)
Honeywell IAC Ole Timers Hibachi Grill &
Supreme Buffet, 10030
N Metro Pkwy E Notechange
from Thu Dec 12 to Wed Dec 11. (Second Monday of March, second
Tuesday of June, second Wednesday of
September, second Thursday of December) Contact: Mary Barkl barklmary@gmail.com
Dec 11,
2019
Mar 9, 2020 11:15 AM
Bull Old-Timers Lunch Bunch Old Country Buffet,
9620
N Metro Pkwy W (Third week of month. First 4
months Tue; second 4 Wed; third 4 Thu.) Contact: Wayne Sobieski wayne.sobieski@cox.net
Dec 19,
2019
Jan 21, 2020
Feb 18, 2020
Mar 17, 2020 11:30
AM
The Honey-Bunch-Lunchers Golden Corral, 5679
W Northern Ave (First Tuesday of each month) Contact: Alfred Brenneise alfbrenn2@gmail.com
See back numbers of The Bridge in Archives
for more details of these and older past events.
Ping
Golf Club
Factory Tour
AAC - Keith
Hughes
Oct 31, 2018
On Oct
31st a group of us toured the
factory. I know absolutely nothing about
golf so I will not embarrass myself with a
long description. However the tour for me
was fascinating, full of details and over 2
hours long. And you really do walk at least
Ā½ a mile.
The facility is their main design and
production site with 800 employees out of a
worldwide workforce of 1500. We toured
everywhere from custom bag manufacturing,
putter head milling, assembly of the clubs
at various stages, driving range and the
vault.
There was some famous PGA player trying out
new clubs on a very nice test range. The
picture above is the vault with over 3400
gold plated and solid gold putters.
Apparently if you win a big championship
using Ping clubs they make a gold putter for
you and keep a replica in the vault.
We discovered that the next day (Nov 1st)
they were introducing a variable length
putter to the market. Apparently 80% of
players use the wrong length.
This has been a popular event and all three
dates (Nov 9th and Nov 29th) are fully
booked.
If interested in going on a waiting list for
a future date contact
keith8411@cox.net. Please include
name, number of tickets, club affiliation
and phone number.
Sponsored
by the Aero
Activities
Club.
Hospice and
Palliative
Care HGRC - Mark Steele Nov 7, 2018
Hospice and Palliative Care was
the topic of the Wednesday November 7 meeting of the
Honeywell-Garrett Retirees Club of Arizona.
Our
featured speaker was Susan Rose, a volunteer
with Hospice of the Valley. Hospice is about
living the best life you can before dying. Though
known primarily for Hospice and Palliative Care,
Hospice of the Valley also operates the White
Dove Thrift Shop, and provides
both Outreach Palliative Care and a Senior
Placement Service.
Palliative
Care focuses on the comfort and quality of life
with physical, social, psychological and
spiritual support for both the patient and the
family. Hospice
Care requires a doctorās order to deal with
advanced illness with Medicare guidelines of 6
month or less life expectancy, and is covered by
Medicare Part A wherever that patient lives.
Benefits include medications, medical equipment,
oxygen etc. It may also be covered by private
insurance. Hospice of the Valley also provides
short duration in-patient
units, and as a non-profit, no one is refused. You
may keep your current doctor or use a Hospice
doctor. Family support includes doctors, nurses,
chaplains, social workers, therapists,
dietitians and bereavement counselors. Hospice
of the Valley has over 2100 volunteers. Hospice
of the Valley, operating in Maricopa and north
Pinal County since 1977, has a 24/7 on duty care
staff, someone is always there to answer the
phone and is one of the largest not-for-profit
Hospices in the US. Programs include:
Palliative
care for dementia
Outreach
palliative care
Pulmonary
resource program
Bi-cultural
care
Senior
placement service.
There are over 80
Hospice providers in Arizona and most are
for-profit. Families have the right to choose,
and all it takes is a simple phone call to
change providers. For more
information contact on line at HOV.org or
call (602) 530-6900.
Sponsored
by the
Honeywell-Garrett
Retirees Club.
Giving Back
for U.S. Vets,
with Honeywell
& RTVOS
HRSC - Doug
Metzger
Nov 10, 2018
Our
community
service
project this
year was
working for
U.S. Vets, an
organization
that supports
homeless
military
veterans. As
we did last
year, we
joined
Honeywell
Aerospace and
Rebuilding
Together
Valley of the
Sun (RTVOS), a
charitable
organization
based in
Tempe. This
was a great
opportunity
for all our
retiree clubs
to support
those in need
in the Valley,
while spending
quality time
with other
retirees and
active
employees.
The
project this
year was at
Grand
Veterans, 3400
NW Grand Ave.
Phoenix, where
U.S. Vets
provides
temporary and
permanent
housing for
homeless
veterans.
There was a
variety of
work,
primarily
outdoors,
upgrading the
outdoor
community
space.
Individual
projects
included
things like
removing a
playground
area, adding a
patio area,
building
benches and
pergolas,
installing
BBQs,
landscaping,
fencing for a
dog run, and
meditation
"space."
The
project went
very well. We
had 11 members
from our
retiree clubs
joining
a hundred
or so
Honeywell
employees. We
missed getting
a group photo
with all of
the retirees,
but here are
some shots and
a look at some
of the work
that was done.
Sponsored
by the
Honeywell
Retiree Social
Club
Ping
Golf Club
Factory Tour
AAC - Keith
Hughes
Nov 29, 2018
