UGCAC Presidents Message - 4th Quarter 2017
Dear UGCAC Chapter Members,
Our next luncheon meeting will be February 8th, 11:00 am at River Bend Country Club. The speaker topic will be tax and other implications on seniors of the recently passed tax legislation bill. We will have a door prize drawing following the program for gift cards and wine.
Future luncheon speaker topics under discussion include: Estate planning, real estate transitions for seniors, nutrition best practices, and new auto safety options. Please let us know your thoughts on these or any other possible topics.
The Christmas Dinner was well attended with 83 paid and 77 actual attendees. We did a little something different this year having Johnnie Pena provide dinner and background music. Other than some issues with volume, the program was well received. We are considering reprising Johnnie and would like your input.
We have at last put together a reliable computer/projector combination for our presentations based on donated laptops from Mike Reblin and Barry Wilson plus a projector on loan from Jerry Lohr. Gary will also be able to do business for the club using the new system.
The UGCAC is in good financial shape with a year end balance of $6,221 up $833 from last year. There may be a few extras for our club this year in view of our strong financial position. Dale has arranged the annual audit of our financials for February 11th to be conducted by Tom Clung and Dorthy Saka.
The Chevron Retirees Association Annual Meeting is being hosted by our South Texas Chapter of CRA. Steve Ohminus and his team have put together an excellent program in San Antonio for May 21-22. Ed Ruckstuhl has applied to attend as part of a fellowship program designed to attract new leadership and volunteers to CRA and our local chapter. Jerry and Sue Lohr will be helping with registration and Dale Putnam may attend as an observer.
Remember that you have the opportunity through Chevron Humankind to direct up to $3,000 in matching funds to qualified 501 C 3 charities in 2018. Matching funds and volunteer hours both qualify. Check on the CRA website for details. Don’t let these funds go unallocated.
Our next UGCAC board meeting will be March 16th at Café Express in Sugar Land Town Center at 7:30 am. Join us if you are able.
