January 2019 Intel Retiree News Flash

IN THIS ISSUE: WEBINAR: TRANSITIONING TO MEDICARE – RETIREES RECEIVING A 2018 W2 FROM INTEL – SUNLIN CHOU PASSES AWAY – INTEL BUSINESS STRATEGIES WEBCASTS – IRO FACEBOOK MEMBERSHIP SURPASSES 1,500 – INTEL INVOLVED HOURS DEADLINE IS JAN. 15, 2019 – MATCHING GIFTS BENEFIT PROGRAM WILL RESUME ON JANUARY 4, 2019 – NOTE: Please do not reply to News Flash – use links provided

IMPORTANT RETIREE DATES: Intel Involved 2018 volunteer hours deadline January 15, 2019 TRANSITIONING TO MEDICARE WEBINAR – Jan. 23, 2019, 11:00am to 12:30pm PST W2 from Intel mailed Jan 31, 2019

FROM THE BOARD – Barb Frank, President​

TRANSITIONING TO MEDICARE – DON’T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE If you retired before becoming Medicare eligible, you are responsible for filing for Medicare once you do become eligible (age 65). There are deadlines to meet, and penalties if you fail to do so on time. An upcoming IRO webinar will help you get informed.
Click here for details to see what will be covered in the presentation.	Webinar:  Getting Started with Medicare When:  Wednesday, January 23, 2019                from 11:00am to 12:30pm PST Presentation by:  Center for Medicare Services Who:  Only 100 retirees can attend Webinar live After the event, recording will be posted for “on demand” delivery of content. We will use Zoom for this Webinar. See box below for ‘how to’ details.
You can join the meeting using a PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android device that has pre-loaded the ZOOM teleconferencing application by simply clicking on this link, https://zoom.us/j/9163568080. You do NOT need a ZOOM account to join this meeting. If you have NOT preloaded the application, the link will download it for installation. This could take several minutes so you are strongly encouraged to either join a Zoom test meeting here, https://zoom.us/test any time before the webinar or allow at least 10 minutes to get things set up prior to the start of the meeting. Joining this test meeting will allow you to test your speaker and mic before the webinar. A complete description of joining a ZOOM test meeting is found here. A useful Zoom FAQ is available here. Only the first 100 participants will be able to join the meeting.

HEALTH & BENEFITS – Cheryl Pruss, Acting Chairperson

RETIREES RECEIVING A 2018 W2 FROM INTEL Intel will mail your W2 to the mailing address they have on record as of the end of 2018. It will be mailed by January 31, 2019. If you have received your W2 and have questions, you can request a W2 Breakdown Letter that details what was included in each box on your W2.If you have not received your W2 by mid-February, or you would like a W2 Breakdown Letter, request copies by calling Get HR Help 800 number (1-800-238-0486) and select the payroll option or option zero. Use the voicemail/call back option if hold times are long.

COMMUNICATION – Debbie Watson, Chairperson

SUNLIN CHOU, PIONEER IN INTEL’S TECHNOLOGY AND MANUFACTURING GROUP PASSES AWAY On December 5, Sunlin Chou, former Senior Vice President and General Manager of Intel’s Technology and Manufacturing Group, unexpectedly passed away. He retired from Intel in 2005 after serving for 34 years. Sunlin was just 72 years old and is survived by his wife Priscilla. Read article by Howard High.

CURRENT INTEL BUSINESS STRATEGIES WEBCAST LINK Dec. 4, 2018: NASDAQ 39th Investor Conference – Webcast Replay Murthy Renduchintala, Chief Engineering Officer & Group President of Technology, Systems Architecture & Client Group

IT’S A MILESTONE!!! 
IRO FACEBOOK MEMBERSHIP SURPASSES 1,500!
Facebook membership at Intel Retiree Organization members-only Facebook Group has been growing steadily since its inception in 2012. This group is open only to Intel Retiree Organization members and is a great forum to share information, provide tips, discuss recommendations, promote yourself/causes/businesses and connect with your former co-workers.

Join the fun – it’s easy! Just go to the IRO Facebook site and request membership. If your Facebook name is different than your IRO membership name, please send a note with that information to intelretiree@gmail.com. That allows our Facebook administrator to reconcile and accept your membership request. Just remember, if you have a retirement question or need help, sending a message to intelretiree@gmail.com is always your best bet.

VOLUNTEER AND DONATION (BENEVITY) – Ben Manny & Annette Bachmeier, Co-chairs

***INTEL INVOLVED HOURS DEADLINE IS STILL JANUARY 15, 2019***
Use the Benevity portal  to log your Intel Involved hours. It easy to get a Benevity account but it takes a few days.  Please contact support@benevity.org to create an account and obtain the required log in information.

Your non-profit also needs to be registered as Intel Involved eligible with Benevity BEFORE Intel Involved hours can be accredited. However, if a cause is not currently eligible volunteer hours can still be logged/tracked to “no cause associated,” just be sure to include the organization name in the activity description so that we can attach the cause to the submission once the organization is approved for the Intel Involved program.

Retirees can nominate their causes to be eligible by using the easy form under “Quick Links” inside the Benevity portal. Additionally, causes can proactively search for themselves on the Benevity Causes Portal to initiate the process or contact the Charity Relations team at causes@benevity.org.

MATCHING GIFT PROGRAM RESUMES JANUARY 4, 2019
The Intel Foundation’s Matching Gifts benefit program will resume Jan 4, 2019, with several changes that were announced last month and are summarized here. There is no change to the Intel Involved program. The new program guidelines and FAQ for 2019 are posted here.

SITE SOCIAL EVENTS Visit individual site calendars to view details of social activities in your area. FOLSOM – Social gathering will be held Thursday, January 17, 2019 at 4:30p.m. – Corner Tavern & Grill, 700 Glenn Dr # 170, Folsom, CA 95630 NEW MEXICO RETIREES GATHERED IN 2018 Our New Mexico retirees gathered for lunch during the year and are sharing some photos with us! Click here to view their luncheon events!