DVCRA Fall Luncheon October 30, 2020
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DIABLO VALLEY COLLEGE RETIREES NEWSLETTERIn this issue: April 1, 2020 DVCRA May 1 Luncheon Cancelled Save the Date: DVCRA Fall Luncheon ALL DVC CLASSES NOW ONLINE By Laury Fischer (editor) October 30, 2020 Starting March 16, because of the The DVCRA Board hopes that you will all be safe and healthy so coronavirus pandemic, DVC that we can gather again with good cheer in the fall when our current stopped holding face-to-face meetings, and all classes began crisis is behind us. online instruction. A massive For this academic year, 2019-20, the DVC Retirees Association, with professional development effort led your generosity, is offering $14,000 in scholarships, and, as you by Anne Kingsley, Kat King, Mario know, a small portion of your luncheon check, our silent auction, and Tejada, and Jeanette Peavler provided in-person, online, and “fishbowl” donations raise funds for these scholarships. one-to-one trainings (also online) to The Board is going to make every effort to maintain our level of help faculty and staff help students scholarships to our worthy students, and we have some suggestions make the transition. As someone throughout the Newsletter. who taught for 45 years and never wanted to teach online, I’ve felt Here’s our first suggestion: well-taught and supported • Consider donating at least the amount you would spend on the throughout the process. And luncheon ($15) toward our scholarship fund so we can offer scared. scholarships next year for our 2020-21 applicants. It’s easy: Send Initially, student services, tutoring, your check for $15 made out to the DVC Foundation here: the library, and administrative and academic offices remained opened, DVC Retirees Association but all but essential services were Diablo Valley College stopped by March 18th. By the end 321 Golf Club Road of that week, however, there were essentially no operations on any of (Write “DVCRA Scholarship Fund” in the memo line if you would like the campuses in the Contra Costa your contributions to be tax deductible). District. Here’s another suggestion: As of the publication date of the Newsletter, in-person classes are • Consider bidding on one of the silent auction items below, which supposed to resume after spring are somewhat time-sensitive. If no bids are received, we will offer break, April 13th, but there is them at our October 30, 2020 luncheon but there will be less time in widespread speculation that which to use them. instruction at DVC, like UC Berkeley, will remain online until the end of the semester. The bidding - aliquam. process is simple and described on the next page. (update continued on last page) 123 DVC RETIREES NEWSLETTER April 1, 2020 SILENT AUCTION BIDDING PROCESS Thank You For Your (1) As soon as possible after you receive this Silent Auction Donations Newsletter, email your bid to Ellen Kruse at enkruse@comcast.net. Send your best bid at or Most of DVCRA’s scholarships are funded by over the minimum. Be sure to indicate which membership dues and direct contributions to the item(s) you are bidding for. The highest bid DVCRA. Thank you all of your important wins. If there is a tie, first bid in wins. Bidding contributions. In addition, the Silent Auction at the closes on April 10. Send checks by April luncheons has been a small, fun way to contribute 30. to the scholarship fund. The proceeds from the silent auctions typically fund at least one entire 2) Please note that during the bidding period, scholarship per year. We hope to continue this even no emails will be sent notifying people if they this spring, with no auction. See suggestions in the were outbid; you won’t have the chance to Newsletter for how you can help. raise your bid. Just send Ellen your best bid Thank you to the donors listed below for their at the outset. Be generous. It’s a fundraiser. generous donations to the Silent Auction held at the DVCRA’s October 2019 luncheon. The money 3) On April 11, or soon after, Ellen will email earned from your contributions goes directly to our you letting you know whether your bid won or scholarship fund for DVC’s continuing and transfer not, make arrangements for payment, and mail the certificate to you. ✪ Janice Bross at the DVC Foundation substantial Online Silent Auction Items assistance in getting 6 auction items Bid Now – Raise Scholarship Funds ✪ Tim Murphy, DVCRA member, Hyatt Mini FIVE ITEMS TO BID ON Vacation ✴ 2 Tickets to DVC Drama’s 2020-21 Season of Shows (the whole season) Value: $110 ✪ Gary Goodshaw, DVCRA member six handcrafted Minimum bid: $55 wooden pens ✴ 2 Tickets to DVC Drama’s 2020-21 Season of Shows (the whole season) Value: $110 ✪ Chuck Cottril, DVCRA member, handcrafted Minimum bid: $55 wooden bowl from camphor tree ✴ 2 Tickets to one Berkeley Rep 2020-21 ✪ Lunardi’s Markets, Walnut Creek, gift certificate subscription season show, to an available performance on Tuesday (8 p.m.), Thursday ✪ Diablo Foods, Lafayette, gift certificate (2 or 8 p.m.), Friday (8 p.m. or Sunday (7 p.m.). Other limits and restrictions apply. ✪ Jack’s Restaurant & Bar, Pleasant Hill, gift Must be redeemed by June 30, 2021. Value: $140 Minimum bid: $70 certificate ✴ 1 Norseman Gift Certificate to be used during ✪ Sloat Garden Center (various locations in Bay the 2020-21 academic year. Value: $40 Minimum bid: $20 Area) ✴ 1 Norseman Gift Certificate to be used during If you have something you’d like to share and the 2020-21 academic year. Value: $40 Minimum bid: $20 donate to our October luncheon, please contact Remember: Send your bid to Ellen Kruse at Ellen Kruse. enkruse@comcast.net enkruse@comcast.net ˆ~~ submitted by Nancy Zink Bidding closes April 10. 2 DVC RETIREES NEWSLETTER April 1, 2020 Recruitment Efforts to Combat District Pauses Chancellor Declining Membership Numbers Search: Coronavirus Concerns In 2015-16, DVC Retirement Association had 173; this year, 2019-2020, we have 143 paid Gene Huff Remains as Interim members. In each of these last five years, our Chancellor paid membership has dropped about six On March 17, the Governing Board of the Contra members a year. The DVCRA Board has tried Costa Community College District paused the several ways to reverse this trend. For last search for the next Chancellor for 30 days due to year’s October luncheon, members were offered the Coronavirus (COVID-19). a free lunch for themselves and their guest if they brought with them a prospective new or “The selection of the Chancellor is one of the returning member. Board’s most important jobs,” says Governing Board President Rebecca Barrett. “I join my fellow This year, Chris Leivas suggested, and with the trustees in deciding to pause our search for 30 Board’s approval, worked with the CCCCD to days. We need to give our District leadership, staff create and mail recruitment letters to newly and students time to focus on the COVID-19 crisis retired faculty and staff who haven’t joined as we transition our classes and support services DVCRA and whose addresses the District can to a mobile format as a result of restrictions access. The Board continually looks for ways to resulting from efforts to minimize the rapid spread bring in new members. Do you have an idea for of the Coronavirus." how to increase our membership numbers? If so, please share it with Sue Shattuck at In the meantime Gene Huff continues to serve as sshattuck@earthlink.net or 925-855-5534, or Interim Chancellor of the CCCCD. Huff’s with any DVCRA Board member. appointment to this position began on January 23, and he will continue to serve through the Declining membership numbers makes raising coronavirus crisis. Huff replaces Chancellor Fred funds for DVC student scholarships more Wood who retired at the end of 2019. challenging. We are all justly proud of the almost Huff began his service with the District in 2001 in $100,000 DVCRA has donated for scholarships Human Resources. He was promoted to Vice- over the last several years and want to continue Chancellor of Human Resources in 2004 and has this worthy effort. Having to cancel the luncheon been the District's chief negotiator since that time. this year creates an additional challenge He was promoted to his previous position of because our biannual luncheon and silent Executive Vice-Chancellor of Administrative auction account for about 11% of the money we Services in 2013. In that position, Huff has raise for scholarships each year. overseen fiscal services, human resources, To compensate for that loss this year, as information technology, police services, and risk mentioned above, consider, at the very least, management areas. donating now the $15 per individual you would spend for the luncheon as well as what you "The Governing Board is excited and grateful that might spend on the silent auction in your Gene has agreed to serve as our Interim scholarship donation for 2020-2021. Chancellor,” said Board President Rebecca Barrett. “His many years of steady administrative Membership renewals and scholarship leadership in the District has prepared him for this donations for 2020-2021 will be due starting on opportunity, and we are confident the District will July 1, 2020. Watch for the reminder letter and be in good hands until a permanent Chancellor is membership dues form coming in your email in on board.” mid-June, and again, please consider increasing your scholarship donations when you pay your dues. ~~ submitted by Sue Shattuck 3 DVC RETIREES NEWSLETTER April 1, 2020 Diablo Valley College Retirees’ Association Financial Report For the period Jan.