It's Almost Turkey Time!

It is hard to believe that Thanksgiving is next week. I guess time flies when you are having such fun. Retirement = fun and relaxation. Our meeting on Tuesday was attended well with 30 members present. I think we can do better. We had some new members and guests and we hope they will return in January which is a very important month as it is my birthday. I found a place to go for my birthday in Asheville called the French  Broad Chocolate Lounge. They have liquid truffles. There goes my diet for January. So y'all come in January for fellowship, food, and a brief talk on Respite Care.
Mary Thrift opened our meeting at 11:00 and read us an article from the Costco magazine. Interesting. Joan read the minutes from our September meeting and the group approved them. Judy Jordan gave the treasurer's report. I hope we improve financially. Judy Epps passed around the basket to collect donations for our scholarship fund. Mary thanked Mary Sue Graham getting out the flyers announcing this meeting. Ginny Hallman was thanked for all the beautiful table decorations.
Our guest speaker was Juliana Harris, communications director for the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs. She spoke about the different kinds of scams and fraud we may encounter in this digital age. It is kind of scary but I think if you keep your wits about you things should be okay. It is amazing how many people are doing these awful things to people especially us older citizens. Since the meeting we got the IRS scam call. Will it ever end???
Juliana did give some wonderful hints to be safe:
1. Check gas pumps and ATM machines for skimmers. She suggested to use the pumps and ATM's closest to the business/storefront.
2. Cash is a better option when paying for items.
3. Use your credit card if you can handle it. You have much more protections with a credit card and a longer dispute time for a purchase you did not make.
4. Debit cards are tied directly to your money. You should not use them as there is a lot less protection and could cause many more problems.
There booklet she handed out gives lots more information and web addresses for you to
use when needed.
Hope your Thanksgiving is wonderful.   Here is a brief prayer I thought was good to say on Thanksgiving:
Bless the food before us,
The family beside us,
And the love between us.
Amen