| IN THIS ISSUE: WELCOME NEW BOARD MEMBERS – ASK IRO MAILBOX – HEALTH INSURANCE ANNUAL ENROLLMENT DATES – INTEL BUSINESS STRATEGIES WEBCAST LINK – ‘SPOTLIGHT’ IRO WEBSITE ‘CONTACT INFO.’ – REPORTING INTEL INVOLVED HOURS – NEED A BENEVITY ACCOUNT? – AZ VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES – SITE SOCIAL EVENTS: ANNUAL DINNERS – NOTE: Please do not reply to News Flash – use links provided |
IMPORTANT RETIREE DATES:
3 OPTIONS FOR MEDICAL COVERAGE EFFECTIVE 1/1/2019
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FROM THE BOARD – Barb Frank, President
| WELCOME NEW IRO BOARD MEMBERS! | |
| Judy Andrews has joined the Communications team. She retired after 24 years in June of 2016. She was the Internal Employee Communications Manager for Folsom and was heavily involved in what used to be known as the Great Place to Work program. Judy will be a writer and editor for the News Flash. | Debbie (Deb) Wright has joined the Discount team. Deb also retired in June of 2016 after 22 years at Intel. Among other roles, Deb served as event manager for ISMC and Intel Capital’s Global Summit from the Santa Clara site. She’ll keep the ball rolling on discounts for retirees and respond to inquiries and issues as they come in. |
| ASK IRO Mailbox Question: Can the Intel Retiree Organization help me spread the word about the business I started in my retirement? I would like to share what I do with my fellow Intel retirees. Answer: While the IRO does not directly promote organizations or programs that are not sponsored and/or endorsed by Intel (see Promotion Guideline), you are welcome to post information about your business, product, book, etc., to the nearly 1,500 Intel retirees in our IRO Members-Only Private Facebook Group. Many Intel retirees would love to support other Intel retirees in their Life After Intel endeavors! |
HEALTH & BENEFITS – Cheryl Pruss, Acting Chairperson
HEALTH INSURANCE ANNUAL ENROLLMENT DATES COMING UP!
3 OPTIONS FOR MEDICAL COVERAGE IN 2019
| Intel Retiree Medical Plan (IRMP): Annual Enrollment dates: 11/01/2018 – 11/30/2018 for coverage effective 1/1/2019 |  |
| (Non-Medicare) ACA Exchange Annual Enrollment dates: 11/1/18 – 12/15/2018 for coverage effective 1/01/19 (Understand that there could be a lapse in coverage if you don’t enroll in 2018, but wait until January 2019) |  |
| Medicare Annual Enrollment dates: 10/15/18 – 12/7/18 for coverage effective 1/1/2019 |  |
| As a reminder: Intel retirees receive a mailing regarding annual enrollment options. It is important to keep your mailing address up to date with Intel. Click here to find the process to update your mailing address with Intel. | |
COMMUNICATION – Debbie Watson, Chairperson
| CURRENT INTEL BUSINESS STRATEGIES WEBCAST LINK Sept. 5, 2018: Citi 2018 Global Technology Conference – Webcast Replay Amnon Shashua, SVP, CEO & CTO of Mobileye, an Intel Company |
 
The next stop on our In the Spotlight “tour” of intelretiree.com is the Contact Info. section. This section contains two sets of contact information. First, in the Contact Us dropdown, you will see information specific to the Intel Retiree Organization (IRO). This includes contacts for:
Second, in the Key Contacts dropdown, you will find important Intel and vendor contact information, such as:
If you can’t find the contact information you are looking for, the IRO Mailbox is always ready to help. |
VOLUNTEER AND DONATION (BENEVITY) – Ben Manny & Annette Bachmeier, Co-chairs
| DEADLINE THE SAME – THE WAY IS DIFFERENT The deadline for reporting Intel Involved hours is still January 15. However, all 2018 Intel Involved hours must be submitted using the Benevity tool. Both you and your non-profit need a Benevity account to participate in the Intel Involved volunteer Matching Grant program. If you used Benevity when an Intel employee, you will need to create a Benevity account as a retiree. Complete details are found here. |
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| NEED A BENEVITY ACCOUNT? |  |
Contact mailto:support@benevity.org to create an account and obtain the required log-in information. |
AZ SITE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
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ARIZONA: HopeKids Hope Walk 2018 – October 13 at various times; Hope Kids support those families affected by cancer and other life-threatening conditions |
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ARIZONA: AIDS Walk Arizona 70 volunteers needed October 28 at various times; volunteer at this opportunity to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS |
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ARIZONA: 2018 AZ Phoenix Veterans Day Parade – 100 volunteers needed November 12, 9:00a.m. – Noon for staging, marching, and de-staging |
UPCOMING SITE SOCIAL EVENTS
Visit individual site calendars to view details of social activities in your area.
| ARIZONA – Nov. 15 – Annual Dinner, 6 – 9:00p.m. at Embassy Suites; 4400 S Rural Rd, Tempe, AZ 85282 – must be prepaid with RSVP through Nov. 1; See invitation for details | BAY AREA – Nov. 14 –Annual Dinner, 5:30 – 9:00p.m. at Michael’s at Shoreline in Mountain View, 2960 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View, Ca 94043; See invitation for details | FOLSOM – Oct. 11 Happy Hour – 4:30p.m. Out of Bounds Craft Kitchen 13407 Folsom Blvd; Nov. 14 – Annual Dinner, 5:30 – 9:00p.m. at Bacchus House Bistro, 1004 East Bidwell Street, Suite 100, Folsom; RSVP by Oct. 31; See invitation for details |
| MASSACHUSETTS – Oct. 17 – Annual Dinner at Cyprian Keyes Golf Club, 284 East Temple Street, Boylston, MA; See invitation for details NOTE: We are looking for a volunteer to coordinate Massachusetts social activities. If interested, please email us at intelretiree@gmail.com |
NEW MEXICO – Dec. 5 –Lunch, 11:30a.m. at Las Ristras, contact either Gina Trujillo or Mark Jurkowski with questions | OREGON/WASHINGTON – Nov. 5 – Annual Dinner, 5-9:00p.m. at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club, 12930 NW Old Pumpkin Ridge Rd , North Plains, OR; prepay by Oct. 26; See invitation for details |