| IN THIS ISSUE: HEALTHCARE BENEFITS: CHOOSING A HEALTHCARE PLAN THAT’S RIGHT FOR YOU Pre-Medicare – ANNUAL ENROLLMENT DATES ANNOUNCED – IS YOUR MAILING ADDRESS UP TO DATE? – ATTN: CA & OR RETIREES – COLUMBIA EMPLOYEE STORE SALE 8/21 – 9/13/20 – CURRENT INTEL BUSINESS STRATEGIES WEBCAST REPLAYS – MATCHING DONATION OPPORTUNITIES – DISASTER AND RELIEF CAMPAIGNS – ROUND 2 PAYOUT REPORT COMING SOON – ON-SITE AND VIRTUAL VOLUNTEERING – NO ANNUAL DINNERS IN 2020 – NOTE: Please do not reply to News Flash – use links provided
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IMPORTANT RETIREE DATES:
2020 California Wildfires Disaster Relief
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HEALTHCARE BENEFITS – Gail Womack & Cynthia Pedigo, Co-chairs
CHOOSING A HEALTHCARE PLAN THAT’S RIGHT FOR YOU Pre-Medicare If you choose a healthcare plan on the Marketplace, you are assured that it will cover ten essential healthcare benefits. While premiums may be lower for short-term coverage plans, Federal regulations allow short term plans to create their own coverage plans without any mandates. Many essential benefits may not be covered and out of pocket costs can be high. While premiums for the Intel Retiree Medical Plan (IRMP) are generally higher than marketplace plans, coverage is often more extensive with lower out of pocket costs. For tips and guidance on choosing a plan that is right for you, click HERE. |
| ANNUAL ENROLLMENT DATES ANNOUNCED: October 26-November 20, 2020. In 2021, the IRMP administrator will change from Cigna to Anthem. This change was effective for active employees last year. Intel understands change can be  disruptive and has a commitment to delivering the best overall medical plans for employees and retirees. Details will be available in the October Newsflash. |
IS YOUR MAILING ADDRESS UP TO DATE? It is critical that you have your personal information and current address correct in your profiles at Intel Benefits website, and, if eligible, at the Medicare website. This will ensure that you receive the necessary information from Intel, your health insurers and Medicare! Click here to find the process to update your mailing address with Intel. |
DISCOUNTS – Deborah Wright, Chairperson
| COLUMBIA EMPLOYEE STORE SALE AUGUST 21 – SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 ATTENTION: Oregon and California Retirees  Columbia Sportswear Company Employee Store Clearance and End of Season Sale August 21 – September 13, 2020.
The sale will take place only at Columbia Sportswear Employee stores in Portland, OR and Richmond, CA (not online). These stores are invite-only and offer employee pricing on the latest offerings from Columbia Sportswear, Mountain Hardwear, Prana and SOREL brands. Click here for more sale information — including the link to the flyer you need to bring to the store.
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COMMUNICATION – Debbie Watson and Deborah Wright, Co-chairs
CURRENT INTEL BUSINESS STRATEGIES WEBCAST LINKS:
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VOLUNTEERING AND DONATIONS (BENEVITY) – Ben Manny & Annette Bachmeier, Co-chairs
| MATCHING DONATION OPPORTUNITIES 2020 California Wildfires Disaster Relief Matching Donations until Sept. 10, 2020 For the next two weeks, the Intel Foundation will match donations made by all Global  Blue Badge employees and retirees to identified organizations, up to $1,000 per employee.
This Disaster Relief Match opportunity is not considered part of the U.S. Donation Matching annual giving limit of $10,000 and is available until 5 p.m. (Pacific) Sept 10th, 2020 or until the campaign match cap of $75,000 is met (for up to a total of $150,000). |
| DISASTER AND RELIEF CAMPAIGNS With the migration to Benevity, the Intel Foundation has replaced their major Disaster Relief Matching grants with more frequent and usually smaller campaigns for both Natural Disasters and Humanitarian Crisis. These campaigns select eligible causes that equally share in the donations and matches. Donations to campaigns can only be made  through the Benevity site and NOT directly to the causes and later submitted as a match request.
Campaigns are announced on the IRO home page and in the IRO closed Facebook group. Campaign notifications may be emailed or mentioned in the News Flash depending on the timing and other specifics of the campaign. More details are given here and campaign updates and final results are posted here. |
ROUND 2 PAYOUT REPORT COMING SOON We will post the Round 2 payout report as soon as it is received from Intel. The posting will be announced on the IRO home page and in October News Flash. The latest word from Intel is the Round 2 payout is in process and the payout report is expected soon. |
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ARIZONA: 2021 OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH STUDENTS IN THE STEM DISCOVERoom January 11, 2021 – December 13, 2021 Note: This opportunity is ON SITE IN 2021 Kyrene de la Colina Elementary School in Phoenix (Ahwatukee) needs volunteers (on site) during lunch recess to work with students in the DISCOVERoom. Come once or multiple times. Training is available. |
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FOLSOM: Volunteer Board Member @ Animal Outreach of the Motherlode Jul 16, 2020, 12:00 PM – Dec 31, 2020, 11:59 AM PDT We welcome your interest in becoming a Board Member at Animal Outreach of the Motherlode in Eldorado County. We have several areas of opportunity that we are interested in filling. |
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ARIZONA: 2020 AZ NIA PC Pals Aug. 3, 2020 – Dec. 31, 2020 Mentors wanted for communities of color The PC Pals Program facilitates an email exchange between students & Intel employee volunteers (monitored by the teacher). |
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NEW MEXICO: Virtual Volunteering with Rio Rancho Public Schools Jun. 25, 2020 – Sep. 30, 2020 Intel STEM Challenge Please sign up and we will reach out directly with more information and to answer questions you may have. |
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FOLSOM: PC Pals Fall 2020 @ Millers Hill Middle School Aug. 13, 2020 – Dec. 31, 2020 Send emails to 5th graders to share what working at Intel is like and to help them begin to think about how school prepares them for the working world. |
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FOLSOM: PC Pals Fall 2020: Golden Hills School Aug. 17, 2020 – Dec. 31, 2020 PC Pals volunteer to correspond with local students via e-mail and serve as a weekly resource for advice and encouragement. Intel volunteers coach students through everything from current coursework to applying for colleges. |
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OREGON: ERG2020_IINDIA_OR_Homemade Masks Donation Drive Apr. 15, 2020 – Sept. 30, 2020 Homemade masks for hospitals. If you don’t know how to sew, you can still help. We need volunteers to arrange fabric, wash, iron and cut also. |
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OREGON: Digital TeachUP for Schools Apr. 1, 2020 – Dec. 31, 2020 Digital learning series teaching different skillsets to school kids during social distancing |
NO ANNUAL DINNERS IN 2020
There will be no Intel-sponsored annual dinners in 2020 due to the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Visit our archive of articles that highlight past annual dinners and see pictures from other IRO site events!