TI Senior VP Terri West has invited retirees to join with active
TIers in the North Texas "Race for the
Cure" on Saturday, June 6, in Plano
at the EDS Headquarters (Legacy
at Parkwood Drive, east of the North Dallas Tollway). You may want
to organize your own team, or join a TI team
– just go to www.komennorthtexas.org
to register and support this great cause to find a cure for breast
cancer. You can also make a donation by personal check, payable to
Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure - North Texas. Mail your check to
TI Alumni Association, c/o Texins Association, P.O. Box 740181,
Dallas, TX 75374. Be sure to visit the TI tent to see how TI semiconductor
technology is also helping the cause. The Race Day activities
include a 1-mile family Run/Walk at , as well as the Coed 5K Run/Walk, which begins at
8 a.m. For more information, go to www.tialumni.org/new/komen2009.asp.
DSO
Volunteering Opportunities
At TIAA’s Annual Meeting at the
Meyerson Symphony
Center on May 11, TI
Senior VP John Van Scoter and Mark Kovac, Partner, Bain & Company
briefly highlighted many of the involvements by TI and TIers in
support of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra over the last 55 years.
They also listed many opportunities for retired TIers to continue
that tradition by volunteering their time in support of various DSO
activities. View volunteer opportunities at:
www.tialumni.org/assets/volunteer_dso2009.pdf.
Zanda Hilger Seminar
If you missed the excellent seminar presented by Zanda Hilger of the
Area Agency on Aging on Medication Management, Sensory Loss &
Resources at the Plano Centre on May 13, you can view her
presentation at
www.tialumni.org/seminar/. You can also print out copies of the
very useful material that was distributed. The handouts include
lists of helpful numbers and websites for seniors and caregivers,
tools and gadgets for independent living, and over 75 prescription
and over-the-counter medications that have been judged potentially
inappropriate for use by older adults.
Web-Savvy Volunteer Needed
To enhance our communications, we have significantly improved our
newsletter, TI Alumni News; added our email bulletin, TI
Alumni eNews; and begun sending out single-topic TI Alumni
eNotes. Now it's time to update our website,
www.tialumni.org. So we are looking for a person, or
persons, to join an ad hoc committee that will make our website even
more informative and easy to use. If you think you would be
interested in this activity, please contact Ronnie Brandenburg at
admin@tialumni.org.
Upcoming TIAA Events
Dallas
World Aquarium – Thursday, June 4 –Experience
nature’s adventure at this unique display of flora and fauna from
five continents, 14 countries, three oceans, and numerous seas and
rivers. The upper levels showcase mixed avian species as they fly
freely throughout the vegetation, foraging for food, building nests,
caring for their young or preening at the top of the 40-foot
waterfall. Mammals, ranging in size from small vampire bats to large
Antillean manatees, share the rainforest with amphibians, reptiles,
invertebrates and fish. The Aquarium portion includes marine species
from around the world. The indoor pathway continues by way of a
forty-foot long tunnel through the Cenote filled with sharks and
rays, and then ascends into the upper levels where tiny hummingbirds
and large raptors have an up-close encounter with the tall Tree of
Life. Meet at the LBJ DART station to catch the train. A Senior DART day pass is $1.50. Walk 4
blocks (0.2 mile) to the Aquarium (admission $14.95 for seniors).
Eat lunch at a restaurant to be determined at your own expense. We
should return about
Please register by May 29.
Greet the Troops at DFW –
Wednesday, June 24 – Help us greet the more than 100
armed forces that pass through DFW airport on their way home for two
weeks of well-deserved rest and recuperation (R&R) from
Iraq and
Afghanistan
. The troops are currently scheduled to arrive about If this does not change, our bus will leave the
Texins
Activity
Center
parking lot at After greeting the troops, we will stop to eat on the way back. We
should return to the Texins
Activity
Center about . TI is supplying the bus, so your only expense is for food. Please
register by June 17 so that we can inform you if the arrival time of
the plane – and therefore the
departure time of our bus –
changes. If you have a maroon TIAA T-shirt, please wear it.
Correction:
The WinStar Casino trip is scheduled for Thursday, July 23,
not Wednesday as listed in the Second Quarter TI Alumni News.
We apologize for any confusion caused by this error.
