February 7, 2014
The meeting was called to order at 7:31 pm by President Chuck Horner. See Lola Hunter at the ticket table, for raffle tickets, door prize tickets, and 3" x 5" cards to write questions for discussion/answers at the end of the Meeting. Get at least one $5 raffle ticket for this month's raffle prize, a 32 GB Lexar USB 3.0 jump drive.
Chuck welcomed visitors Alex, who is a friend of Michael Wong; LaMont Shadowens, his daughter, and her neighbor.
Chuck asked for a volunteer to help coordinate presentations. Then he distributed cards for each attendee to write requests for programs and demonstrations. He also distributed business cards with PCC information for each person distribute.
Chuck has had a discussion with the new principal at Hayward Adult School. We are in the process of developing a memo of understanding so that PCC can have a refurbishing space there again.
Presentation: Kristine Watson, General Manager of Comfort Keepers—based in Alameda--talked about technology to help seniors and the elderly stay independent in their own home. The Comfort Keepers philosophy is that nothing is more important than helping people live full, independent and dignified lives within the comfort of their own homes.
Kristine has been involved in technology and health care for many years, both in the US and internationally. Her company has recently been purchased by Sodexo, expanding the market and range of services and resources. She has found that other countries--such as England, Japan, and Canada--do a better job than the US in caring for their elderly.
Kristine reviewed her hand-out that covers living choices and costs for people who cannot live independently. She explained the Comfort Keepers concept of interactive care.
Comfort Keepers tries to provide cost-effective solutions to help people stay in their homes and to support families. PERS in this context means Personal Emergency Response System. Other technology includes two way voice monitoring, portable GPS, medication reminders and dispensers.
Door Prizes
Canada bottle holder - Joy Somerville
Dice bottle holder - George Kornbluth
Firefox notebook - Robert Rofen
Huawei fanny pack - Michael Wong
Taking Your iPod Touch to the Max - Lamont Shadowens
Magisto notebook - Donna Butterworth
Maxtor sun glasses - Micron bag carrier
Yorkman Lowe - Technogym water bottle
Sandra Rowland - TripIt sleep kit
USB belt clip - John Cordeniz
Windows Phone bottle opener - Alex Korzuchin
Wrist PDA tee shirt - Lola Hunter
Raffle Prize
32 GB USB 3.0 Jump drive - Chuck Horner
Thank you to George Kornbluth for taking care of refreshments and Michael Wong for managing room logistics.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:23 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Bayle Emlein, Secretary
