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Winter 2014 Newsletter
Read news from Las Positas and Chabot, remember Reed Buffington, learn about CARE's governing documents, see who has retired recently, pay your 2015 dues, and more...
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Stars of the Winter Sky – A Chabot College Planetarium Show for CARE
Members!
Have you ever looked up in the sky to gaze upon the constellations and stars overhead, and wondered about their names, shapes, and origins? Could you point out Orion in tonight’s sky, and name its brightest stars, to your friends and family? In a special, free full-dome planetarium show for CARE members, created and narrated by Dr. Billy Smith, and written by Dr. Larry Toy, both faculty emeriti of Astronomy at Chabot, you’ll have that chance to learn stars names and star lore and enjoy the wonderful planetarium experience we offer our students every day at the College.
Buffington Memorial Planned
View the event flyer
Recollections solicited. For the celebration, the college is developing a video of recollections of Dr. Buffington and is soliciting contributions from retirees. If you would like to participate, you can set an appointment for a visit by a college film crew by contacting Dr. Maria Ochoa at the Office of Development and the Foundation at 510-723-7091.
More about Dr. Reed Buffington from the CARE History
Project:
CARE Annual Reunion
AB 1469 CALSTRS Funding Plan Adopted
Read a CALSTRS overview of AB1469 provisions Annual Benefit Adjustment. AB 1469 provides that the previously existing 2% Annual Benefit Adjustment will be guaranteed for members who retire after January 1, 2014. This guarantee serves as a constitutionally mandated "comparable offsetting advantage" in exchange for the increased member contributions required under the new law. For those who retired prior to January 1, 2014, no change will occur – the legislature may reduce or eliminate the annual increase in response to economic conditions. Nevertheless, no suggestions to adjust this benefit have been made, nor has this benefit been reduced or eliminated in the past. Read Q&A by the CALSTRS Director on this issue Bill Threlfall, Editor
CARE Fund Special Projects Grants Program 2015
Winners We are pleased to announce winners of this year's CARE Fund Grants. Funding for the grants is provided in part by the CARE Fund, which is the source of our charitable activities in support of the colleges. See the winning proposals from Chabot, Las Positas, and the District Office
CARE Book Fund at Chabot
Mail your check to: CARE Resources Page Have you checked out our Resources page? It contains links to helpful online resources as well as archived stories and documents. Here are a few examples of the archived medical benefits stories you'll find there:
To visit the Resources page, just select
Resources from the main menu above.
Public Pension Records Ever wonder how your retirement pension compares
with others?
CARE Member Directory
See our member
directory. Learn
how to join. CARE Membership and 2015 Dues CARE extends membership to all retirees without charge, but we depend entirely on your $10 dues payments to support our programs of activity on your behalf If you have not already done
so, please print the 2015 dues
form
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Stars
of the Winter Sky
You and your family will be welcome. To reserve your
seats, please send email to Scott Hildreth (), Chabot
College’s Planetarium Director.
Designed
to address the system’s deficit funding, the new plan took effect July
1, 2014, and it provides for a sustainable long-term future course
funded through gradual increases in contributions by members, employers
and the state.
Because
of the high cost of textbooks and the difficulty some student have had
in purchasing them, CARE has established a special 
Are there retirees you wish to reach, but you lack
their contact information?
Would you like other CARE members to be able to reach you?