Home Health Care - Judy Spillane

Judy Spillane and Nurse Michelle visited us from Aleph Home Health Care.

'They explained the services they provide to individuals and families. One of the firsts is a aftey check. Here Michelle checks our difibrillator to make sure it is in woring condition. It turns out it is, but was in the case upside down.

 Judy gave us a background on their organization, what they do from 1 hour to 24 / 7 support.And how people pay for their services.

Michelle gave us examples of whate people use. For example, they can be with a person, as an advocate, whne they are in a hospital to interpret the information and technical terms used by the physicians and staff.

As trained medical people, they can not only be companions, but can help/administer medical actions.

Then Judy and Michelle took the floor together to answer questions and give examples of their services. One example was that there are more options in downsizing than selling your house and moving to independent living. You can sell the big house and buy or rent a smaller living space and use a service such as their when you need it and delay moving to an assisted living situation.

The History and Background of the Ukulele - Ron Cox

Ron Cox had a very interesting and informative presentation on the Ukulele. Heeven played us a few songs.

Click Here To Listen To Ron Play

We learned about the different types and qualities of the Ukulele.

The 65 Club at Haddonfield Fall Festival

We had our annual table at the Fall Festival in Haddonfield. This year we offered kisses (Herseys) to the wives of prospective members. That may have helped. We had one immediate signer and serveal follows later that week.

A fun time was had by everyone.

Stag Luncheon @ Tavistock CC

The luncheon was a great time for us allto get together and hear from the HMHS Basketball coach, Paul Wiedeman. He is the second generation coach at HMHS.

Paul told some entertaining stories. 

And also this year's challenge, since they do not have the use of the gym.

We all had a great time. The food was very good and the fellowship was wonderful.

Immigration - Ann Picker / Derek DiCosmo

Ann Picker (Kille) and Derek DiCosmo spoke to us on Immigration. They explained some of the details of how immigration works in the US and added some details to the phrases the are often quoted and can develop meanings very different than the reality behind phrases.

Dennis Kille introduced Ann and Derek, since he knows them both.

Some of the background we learnd is that the peak immigrations years have been:

• The 1900's with Europeans (many of our families came during those years)
• The 1970's with Hispanics as farm labor
• Now most are from China and India

Most immigrants are here legally, which means that they documented. But to become a citizen, you must first become a legal resident and then apply for citizenship. Neither one of these processes is cheap. so, many can not afford to do so.

Also, being adopted by a citizen or marrying a citizen does not make you a citizen. You must still apply. While 1 million people apply for legal residence, most are already here. (about 80%). SO there is no mass arrival of 1 million people a year to be come residents. These are children, spouses or parents of citizens.

Among the many questions asked and answered were 2 about languages used on Government forms.

One was about English and Spanish on forms. The point of this is that we have a portion of the US (Puerto Rico) that only speaks Spanish, so we are a bilingual nation.

The other was with regard to other languages on forms. The point here is that our government produces forms for people coming to the US that they are required to complete. The forms are in their native language so that they complete them correctly. An example is our customs declaration when entering the US.

We all learnd a little bit more about this hot topic. We all felt that there was more to learn about immigration and we would need to schedule a return visit.