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GARRETT RETIREE’S CLUB OF ARIZONA

Cliff Notes PO Box 11633, Scottsdale AZ 85271-p1633 May 2019

President Vice President Treasurer Mark Steele 480-759-0233 Dolf Strom 480-991-6370 Glenn Orgeron 480-390-8912 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

We have a Treasurer Candidate. Need someone to run for

President. Election is May 1

The mission of the Garrett Retirees Club of Arizona is to provide a means

for social, fellowship, and networking activity among retirees, and to be in-

volved in community and academic environments.

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Mtg – Brian Anton SW Airlines Pilot Elections May 1 Garrett

Musical Instrument Museum May 9 AAC

Photographs by Barry Goldwater May 14 AAC

Mtg – Active Shooter Sep 4 Garrett

Mtg – Tim Mahoney – Pres. Aerospace Oct 2 Garrett

Verde Canyon Railroad Oct 26 AAC

Tovrea Castle Nov 8 AAC

Tovrea Castle Nov 16 AAC

Editor’s Corner

Our monthly meetings are held at the Scottsdale Senior Center, 1700 N. Granite Reef Road, (just north of McDowell). The meetings are held on the first Wednesday of every month, September thru May, except for December – our Holiday Luncheon. Our social hour begins at 1:00 pm, club business is conducted at 1:45 pm, the presentation starts at 2:00 pm and adjournment is at 3:00 pm. Club Monthly Board Meetings will now be held at the Scottsdale Senior Center (same location as meetings) at 11:30 am in Room 10. Feel free to bring a lunch, meet with the Board and provide your thoughts and input.

The history of Honeywell, old editions of the Newsletter and a link to Scholarship Program information and forms can be found on the GRC webpage http://www.garrettretireesaz.com/

If there is something that you would like to see in the newsletter, or if you want to comment on the Newsletter itself, e-mail the information to [email protected]! We will publish, space available and the approval of the Board. Any comments or claims made within the publication are solely the responsibility of the individual authors and do not necessarily express the views of Honeywell Inc. or the Directors, Officers, Staff or members of the Garrett Retirees’ Club of Arizona. If we are notified of em-ployment opportunities, we will send to members by a special email.

With our revised club guidelines that will change the roles and increase the number of Board Members, we are again encourag-ing members to attend Board Meetings as a guest to influence and support Club policies.

http://www.garrettretireesaz.com/

mailto:[email protected]

Garrett Retirees’ Club of Arizona Newsletter May 2019 2016

Highlights of the April Meeting

Mark Steele welcomed meeting attendees. Ron Alto led the Pledge of Allegiance. Mark an-nounced the Club members total contributions to the Scholarship Fund is now just under $8500.

Our featured speaker was Laurie Murphy, a 17 year volunteer with Guide Dogs of the Desert, was our primary speaker, joined by 3 other volun-teers, 3 black Labrador Retrievers and 1 standard poodle. Guide Dogs of the Desert, a 501-c3 or-ganization, custom trains guide dogs for the blind and visually impaired. A yearly calendar is one source of funds.

In addition to training, they also have an in-house breeding program. Dogs are selected for both brains and temperament. Most are Labs but some poodles are used as they are smaller and non-allergenic.

The volunteers at the meeting were all puppy raisers. Puppy raisers must apply to be selected to the program. Puppies are between 8-12 weeks old and 8-12 weeks are required to train each puppy. The puppies must be medically sound and housebroken, and the trainers are responsible for teaching basic obedience, house manners, and socializations at grocery stores, restaurants, pub-lic transit etc. Dogs are never fed by hand – only from bowls.

The school, located in Palm Springs, CA, owns

the dogs throughout training. After puppy training, the dogs go to California for an ad-dition 3-9 months learning how to pull on harness, deal with elevation changes, traffic, overhangs, etc. to be fully capable of provid-ing the required guidance for their eventual owner. Some dogs are not suitable for guide work but there are 3-5 partner organization that will train those dogs for other tasks.

Upon completion of training, the dogs are paired with a visually impaired person based on application data that facilitates matching the person with the dog. Potential new own-ers undergo 28 days of training with a 40% graduation rate. There is ongoing support after graduation.

There are about 300 active dogs throughout the US and internationally. Current waiting list for dogs is between 50 and 75. 100 pup-pies are currently being raised and trained. And there are 30 breeder dogs in the pro-gram.

Interested in being a puppy raiser? More in-fo at; www.guidedogsofthedesert.org/our-programs/canine-program/

The 50/50 drawings were won by Jim Hoffman and Jay Westerhausen.

Per June 1 2016 Club Operating Guidelines:

The Club President Shall: 4.1.1. preside at all general and Board of Director meetings.

4.1.2. enforce the guidelines of the Club.

4.1.3. decide questions of order and issue the determination except as may be ap-

pealed to the membership.

4.1.4. be a member ex-officio of all committees.

4.1.5. be authorized to commit funds and sign checks against the Club’s account.

These are neither an overwhelming nor time consuming tasks. Please consider being a candi-

date to help continue the worthwhile and enjoyable activities of our Retirees Club.


President’s Column

It was good to see many of you at the April meeting and we enjoyed hearing Lori Murphy discuss the Guide Dogs of the Desert organization. We also enjoyed the 4 dogs that Lori and 3 other vol-unteers brought. It was also great to see the 40 Members and friends who attended the Spring Picnic. Next meetig we will be hearing from Brian Anton, a retired Southwest Airlines pilot. Bri-an spent nearly 33 years with Southwest, over 30 years as a Captain. It should be informative and I hope many of you will be there. If you have a subject you would like presented at the monthly meeting please let Dolf, me or a board member know.

Your Board continues to work on the future of the club. During the month of March we were able to get a Treasurer. Joan Schenamsgruber has agreed to take on the Treasurer duties and I am will-ing to be Secretary. This is pending a vote of the membership at the May meeting. Our thanks go to Glenn Orgeron for serving as our Treasurer this past year. Thanks Glenn! We still need someone to step up and be willing to serve as club President! Also, the Board is considering a name change for the club. In order to help recent retirees searching the web find us, the Board be-lieves that the name Honeywell needs to be in the club name. The Board is considering changing the name to Honeywell-Garrett Retirees Club of Arizona. No timing has been set and your feed-back would be appreciated.

Early heads up, Tim Mahoney, President of Honeywell Aerospace, will be our presenter for the October 2

nd meeting.

Our club has many people who work behind the scenes to keep our club functioning and I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mike Peterson for all the work he does to get this newsletter distributed electronically. Mike maintains our website and sends out the electronic newsletter each month. In addition, Bob and Diane Recenberger set up the refreshments for each meeting and Diane Bennett arranges our Spring Picnic and Christmas luncheon. Also, Stu Mitnik puts to-gether the monthly club newsletter and our club roster. Thank you Mike, Bob, Diane, Diane and Stu!

I want to wish you all a very safe summer and I look forward to seeing many of you in September! Speaking of September, we will have a presentation by the principal of Fountain Hills High School addressing active shooter protocol. I look forward to seeing it!

This is my last column as your President. It has been my honor to serve as your President the past 3 years and I want to thank all for your support. I want to wish you all a very safe summer and I look forward to seeing many of you in September! Speaking of September, we will have a presentation by the principal of Fountain Hills High School addressing active shooter protocol. I look forward to seeing it!

Mark Steele, President

Spring Picnic

Forty (40) Club members, guests and friends attended the pot luck at

McCormack-Stillman Train Park. Winds were gusting but everyone enjoyed

the hamburgers, hot dogs and pot luck dishes with gusto.

50/50 drawings were won by Loenary Gartner and Juanita Barreras. The Triv-

ial Pursuit prizes were won by Stu Mitnik, Carol Pearson and Joe Baczynski.

See photos throughout this newsletter


Northern Trust / Pensions

PO Box 92922

Chicago, Ill 60675 –

1-877-258-3699 #5

Honeywell Retiree Service Center

Dept. 09796 - 2601 Research Forest Drive

The Woodlands, TX 77381

Phone: 1-800-526-0744

Hours of Operation: Monday through Fri-

day 9:00 A.M.-6:00 P.M. Eastern Time

Website: “Your Benefits Resources™

http://resources.hewitt.com/honeywell

Your 2018 – 2019 Board of Directors

President Mark Steele (480) 759-0233 [email protected]

Vice President Dolf Strom (480) 991-6370 [email protected]

Recording Secretary Joan Schenamsgruber (480) 888-2285 [email protected]

Treasurer Glenn Orgeron (480) 390-8912 [email protected]

Editor Stu Mitnik (480) 897-1629 [email protected]

Membership Chair Stu Mitnik (Acting)

Events Chair Diane Bennett (480) 994-5243 [email protected]

Scholarship Committee Frank Holman (480) 994-4590 [email protected]

Webmaster Mike Peterson (602) 943-9543 [email protected]

Refreshments and Outreach Diane Rencenberger (480) 775-8116

Photographer Volker Otto (480) 816-9184

Past President Ed Taschner (480) 837-6262 [email protected]

At Large Director Hermann Andresen (602) 373-8759 [email protected]

At Large Director

Non-Voting Functional Chairmen (w/Club Affiliation)

Travel Chair (HRC) Barbara Rippstein (623) 566-1572 [email protected]

Scholarship Board Chr (HRC) Jim Redmond (623) 362-2421 [email protected]

Events Coordinator KeithHughes (623) 825-5243 [email protected]

New Honeywell Corporate policy will no longer provide the Club with lists of new retirees or deceased employees. We need all Club Members to inform us if you know of a new retiree or the passing of a for-mer employee.

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May 1 Meeting – Former Pilot – Southwest Airlines

Brian Anton, a retired Southwest Airlines pilot, joined the USAF in 1973 and, after training in Del Rio Tx, flew C-141s for 3 years including the 1975 evacuation of Saigan. Subsequently he flew C-5As for 4 years, including a 21 hour flight from McClellan AFB to Kenya with 8 fighters in the cargo area and one of the last flights to Tehran prior to the disposition of the Shah.

In 1981 he was offered a job at Southwest Airlines where he remained for nearly 33 years. He was a Captain for over 30 of those years until his mandatory retirement at age 65.

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Fix-It Guys

Sponsored by Honeywell, Garrett and Sperry Retirees Clubs

We can help Honeywell retirees or surviving spouses with fix-it jobs around the house that you are not able to accomplish. This will hopefully keep the job from being a budget buster for you.

Call us at the appropriate number below. PLEASE LEAVE A CLEAR MESSAGE GIVING YOUR NAME, TELEPHONE NUMBER, JOB INFORMATION AND NEAREST CROSS STREETS. We can probably help and will get back to you as quick-ly as practical. We furnish the labor at no cost to you - you furnish the cost of the materials or parts.

Below is a list of volunteer Fix It Guys from both the East and North Valley.

Warren Koepsel – Coordinator - 480-510-9304

East Valley

Bob Davenport Ken Probert Stu Mitnik

Charlie Paine Frank Holman

North Valley

Lee Rippstein Dan Schott Roy Newbolt Bob Farney

Monthly Charity News

Your Board of Directors has voted to donate $100 each month to the Scholarship Fund and the other $100 to local charities as usual. Club guidelines dictate that we support local chari-ties exclusively. A list of the charities from which the board chooses donations monthly is posted on the website. If you have a favorite charity you would like the club to consider for donations, please bring it to our attention. Thank You Notes have been received from STARS and Vista del Camino.

This Club season donations will be sent to: Guide Dogs of the Desert Association of Arizona Food Banks

St Vincent's De Paul Greater Phoenix Teen Challenge Crisis Nursery Southwest Wildlife Center (SWCC) United Food Bank

ALMEDA PATSY "PAT" ALMY

WILLIAM MARVIN WAUGH SR

GENE ZELECHOWSKI


HRSC & GRC Scholarship Foundation

Program Updates

Your Honeywell Retiree Clubs Scholarship Foundation Board:

Jim Redmond, Foundation Board Chair [email protected] 623 362 2421

Gwen Scheetz, Secretary/Treasurer [email protected] 602 616 9889

Bob Davenport, ASU Representative [email protected] 480 560 6273

Dawn Orgill NAU Representative [email protected] 602 881 7772

Frank Holman, U of A Representative [email protected] 602 695 2565

Once again the popularity of the scholarship program has increased this year. Applications of next year are currently being reviewed. Thank you to the Garrett and Honeywell Retiree clubs as well as Honeywell International for their generous donations. The majority of the yearly total available funds come from contributions by individual members of the Garrett and Honeywell Retiree clubs. All of you who gave are making a difference in the lives of these deserving recipients.

Cost of a college education has been increasing yearly and our number of valid applicants has increased from 1 at program start to 12 for this year. So far, we have been able to award each of the qualified applicants with at least $1,000. Continued awards of this modest amount for each applicant will likely be impossible unless we can increase contributions. 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 (check with your tax advisor). Please remember, students receiving these benefits are all family members of retired Honeywell and 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 PROGRAM HAS DISTRIBUTED

AWARDS FOR THIS YEAR







Need your help We have lost contact with:

If anyone has contact information for any of these members, please call or email Stu Mitnik at 480-897-1629 or [email protected]

John Dannan Bill Rickey

Gary Armstrong Walter Jones Ken Tanner

Jesse Begley Lee Grochowsky

Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) Tour Thursday, May 9, 2019 – 1:00 p.m.

Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) Guided Tour

4725 E. Mayo Boulevard (Tatum Road south of 101)

The cost is $20 per person (no discounts). We will have our own tour guide but, if

more than ten people sign up and pay, no problem. The tours are approximately

one hour but afterwards you have the opportunity to remain at the museum and

walk around at your leisure. MIM has complimentary wheel chairs on a first-come-

first-serve basis. They also have listening systems available upon request.

MIM displays more than 6,800 instruments collected from around 200 of the

world’s countries and territories. Most displays are enhanced by state-of-the-art

audio and video technologies that allow guests to see the instruments, hear their

sounds, and observe them being played in their original contexts—performances

that are often as spectacular as the instruments themselves

What’s more, all guests are invited to play instruments from around the world in

the Experience Gallery. They can also see instruments from music icons such as

Elvis Presley®, Johnny Cash, Pablo Casals, John Lennon, “King” Sunny Adé, Clara

Rockmore, Maroon 5, and many more in the Artist Gallery.

Please contact Kaye Eibeck via either email

[email protected] or phone (480) 948-9910

before May 5th to reserve a spot.



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New Events Process

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Garrett/Honeywell RETIREE’S CLUB OF ARIZONA

PO Box 11633

Scottsdale Arizona 85271-1633

«FIRST_NAME» «LAST_NAME» «ADDRESS» «ADDRESS_2» «CITY», «STATE» «ZIP»

To avoid finding out that events you may be inter-

ested in attending are sold out – all events are being

posted at the GRC website

www.hrcaz.org

Click on Events Schedule then click on the event

you are interested in to find details on how to sign

up

http://www.hrcaz.org/

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