2010 Health Benefits Enrollment November 3-17

Retirees eligible for TI Extended Health Benefits Coverage should be receiving their annual enrollment packets shortly. The packets have the information needed to make benefits choices for 2010. This material has also been posted on the TIAA website. To view the retiree benefits newsletter, Connection, go to www.tialumni.org/enroll/. For more information, contact TI HR Connect at 1-888-660-1411, option 1.

United Way Campaign Update

The first TIAA United Way campaign is well underway. As was reported at the TI Retiree Luncheon last week, almost $79,000 has been raised to date for United Way and its partner agencies. If you’ve already donated to the campaign, thank you. Your generosity will make a big difference to improving lives in our community. If you haven’t given, it’s not too late. Your gift is badly needed. To donate online, go to www.unitedwaydallas.org/TIAA and click on Pledge Now. Or you can send a check, made payable to United Way, to TIAA/United Way, P.O. Box 740181, Dallas TX 75374.

Cowboy Stadium Tour

The Nov. 17 tour of the new Cowboy Stadium in Arlington turned out to be even more popular than anticipated. We’ve added a third bus – the last one available – and we still can’t accommodate everyone wanting to go. There are simply no more buses available on that date. However, we hope to schedule another tour as soon as possible. Those who registered for the Nov. 17 event but were unable to attend will have first priority for a second Cowboy Stadium tour.

In Memoriam

TIAA has recently learned of the deaths of the following retired TIers and/or TIAA members: Samuel Adkins, Vincent Benavidez, Lola M. Boutin, Annie Brown, Charlene Brown, Oscar Sayle Burrow, Patrick E. Carney, Patricia G. Conner, Ann Farrington, Virginia Rhee Foster, Allen G. Gibbs, Donald G. Joyner, Glenn McCollum and Craig L. Ottesen. On behalf of TIAA members, we have sent a sympathy card to their families expressing our condolences at their loss. For more information, go to www.tialumni.org/in-memoriam/.

Volunteer Connection Fair

Richland College and AARP Texas are holding a Volunteer Connection Fair from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009 at Richland College-El Paso Hallway, 12800 Abrams Rd., Dallas. Over 30 organizations that are looking for volunteers will be present. For more information, contact Barbara Hill at bhill@aarp.org or 214-265-4078.

Upcoming TIAA Travel Events

Jazz Concert at DMA – Thursday, Nov. 5 – Catch the DART light rail (senior day pass $2) at LBJ/Central at 4:16 p.m., debark at Cityplace, and transfer to McKinney Avenue Trolley (free), which will drop us off at the Dallas Museum of Art. We will have free admission to the museum beginning at 5 p.m. and a live jazz concert by the One O’Clock Lab Band from the University of North Texas from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Atrium. We will eat at our own expense in the Atrium Cafe and catch the McKinney Avenue Trolley at 8:05 p.m. to Cityplace, transfer to DART and be back to the LBJ/Central stop about 9 p.m.

Christmas on Main Street and Twinkle Light Parade – Saturday, Dec. 5 – Join us as we board the Grapevine-bound TI bus at 1 p.m. We'll visit with Santa Claus, take a complimentary horse-drawn trolley ride, shop the historic downtown square, eat complimentary Kettle Korn and enjoy the strolling entertainers in period costumes. At 4 p.m. we'll head out to watch the water of Lake Grapevine glisten during the Twinkle Light Parade on Lake Grapevine at dusk. Lake Grapevine is an 8,000 acre lake with 146 miles of rolling shoreline. The lighted boat parade starts at Twin Coves Marina and picks up entries at each marina as it circles the lake. The parade is visible all along the shore of Lake Grapevine. We will return about 7 p.m. Cost is $12 per member and $14 per nonmember. Please register by Nov. 27.

Contact Jessica Stewart at admin@tialumni.org or 214-567-8444 to register. Make checks payable to TIAA and mail to TIAA, P. O. Box 740181, Dallas, TX 75374. Please remit payment at least seven days prior to the event.

Check the TI Alumni online calendar for additional events