SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER
2011

Save the Date – Fall Meeting

Mark your calendars for Tuesday, October 18, 2011 from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. for the Retired Faculty-Staff Association Fall meeting to welcome new retirees. Lunch will be served in the Connally Ballroom, Etter-Harbin Alumni Center.

Interest Groups

Bridge

Chair:  Bill Crook (210) 251-3584 or wcrook@satx.rr.com 

The bridge group will meet on September 12, October 3 and November 7.  We meet at 1 pm in the John Jackson Room of the Texas Exes Alumni Center. We can use some more RFSA bridge players. If you are interested in playing, call Bill. Prior to the Monday play date, Bill will call members to determine those who can play. Obviously we need groups of four to complete a series of tables.

Discussion

Co-Chairs:       Susan Howard 288-0767 or reiterhof@gmail.com 

                        Don Davis 476-5028 or dgdavis@ischool.utexas.edu 

All meetings are held in the conference room of Howson Branch, Austin Public Library, 2500 Exposition Blvd, on the last Wednesday of the month from 1:15 – 2:45 PM.
Speakers to be announced.

Exercise

Chair:  Carolyn Wylie 453-2556 or cwylie13@att.net

Americans are constantly bombarded with advice about the importance of keeping fit, or, if a couch potato, being told that it is never too late to start getting in shape. Either way, RFSA's Exercise Interest Group can help. This group, which always welcomes new members, meets each Tuesday and Thursday morning at 8:30 throughout the year at the Recreational Sports Center, Room 1.106, for one hour of gentle exercises led by Helen Savino, staff member and experienced personal trainer. She leads the group in a variety of exercises designed for all ages and fitness levels. These include stretches, low-impact pilates, yoga, and balance work using exercise balls, hand weights, and thera-bands.

To participate, you need to join Rec. Sports; there is a 50% discount for retirees. We can get you a free parking permit for the class times. For more information, please contact chair Carolyn Wylie at 453-2556 or cwylie13@att.net.

We are always hoping to get new members.

Finance and Investment

Co-Chairs:  Phil Kelton:       458-9961 or pwk@mail.utexas.edu

                   Cecil Martinez:  303-5936 or cecil.martinez@sbcglobal.net   

Meetings are scheduled for the second Monday of each month at the Howson Branch Library meeting room.  The time is 1:30 to 3:00 pm.

October 10 our speaker will be Larry Najvar, financial advisor from Edward Jones.

November 14 speaker will be Carl Stuart, financial advisor.

Fine Arts

Chair:  Deena Mersky:  477-4152 or dmersky@mail.utexas.edu

Repeating one of the most successful events of last year, the Fine Arts Group will visit Austin City Hall once more, this tine to see an entirely new show representing Austin artists. The works are carefully chosen through a competition and beautifully hung throughout the handsome building.  More details to follow after September 1. For now, just save this date and time.....FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, at 10 AM.

Health

Co-Chairs:  Carol Obianwu:  928-9301 or cobianwu@mail.utexas.edu 
                     Alice Bridges:    990-3597 or aearlsbridges@sbcglobal.net

We will continue to hold the meetings at the North Village Public library, 2505 Steck Avenue at 1:30 p.m. which are usually held on Mondays.  Many of our speakers are doctors from the ADC, Austin Diagnostic Clinic, and the North Village location is easy for them to access from their location on North Mopac.  The meeting room there is large and has a very convenient hook up for computers with Powerpoint, etc... Plans are in progress for speakers on health topics of particular importance to seniors.

The dates for this fall are:  October 17, November  21 and December 19.  Speakers will be announced as they are confirmed.

Travel

Chair:              David Kincaid 459-1447 or kincaid@mail.utexas.edu 

The following trips are planned:

Day Trip to San Antonio, October 21, 2011. Tour the Walter Mathis House called Villa Finale, lunch at the Liberty Bar and a tour of the UT Health Science Center. Cost is $75 per person, due October 1.

A Country Christmas in Grapevine, Dec. 1-3, 2011. Make your reservations soon, final payment due October 31.

Palo Duro Canyon Tour, June 7-11, 2012. More details and finalization upcoming.

A wonderful Fall Foliage tour is in the works for October 2012. Stay tuned for details of this magnificent trip.

RFSA Activity Calendar

The Activity Calendar is prepared four times a year by George and Barbara Frock and distributed by Carol Barrett, RFSA Coordinator in the office of the Texas Exes, 471-8081 or barrett@alumni.utexas.edu or Kara Florez, 471-8098 or florez@alumni.utexas.edu