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February 2013
Men’s Club offers a lifeline By NOKP Staff Retiring to Kings Point and Sun City Center is not just about living. It’s about living well, and living as independently as possible for as long as possible. For some people, this means getting a little help from time to time. For others, this means a bit more help a bit more often. For one group—you know who you are—help needs to be just a phone call away, even when you cannot reach the phone. At that point, in that moment, you need a lifeline. The SCC Men’s Club has you covered. “The Men’s Club of Sun City Center provides Philips Lifeline Personal Response equipment as a community service to anyone in Greater Sun City Center.” Don Koester, Vice President of the SCC Men’s Club said. “We used to have an installation fee, but now the Men’s Club underwrites the installation. All the individual is responsible for is a monthly subscription fee.” What does a subscriber get for that fee? “Peace of mind, 24-7,” Koester said, “And help when
you need it at the touch of a button.” Maybe you have seen the commercials? Those “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up” adverts. With Philips Lifeline, a subscriber wears a small button on his or her necklace, wrist or watchband. When that person needs help, he or she presses that button and is instantly connected to Lifeline
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About the SCC Men’s Club Established in 1962, the Men’s Club of Sun City Center is one of the oldest and largest service clubs in SCC. The Club, a non-profit fellowship and service organization, has about 500 members. Meetings are held monthly, on the third Wednesday of the month, beginning at 11:30 a.m. Luncheon programs include informative and entertaining speakers representing a diverse range of disciplines. Three times each year, the men invite the ladies in their lives to join them for special programs specifically designed to honor and entertain them. To wrangle an invite, simply tell a current Men’s Club member you are interested in visiting. He will arrange for you to come to a meeting as a guest of the Men’s Club. You may also contact John Armstrong at 813.634.6434 of look for the club online at www.sccmensclub.org. Kings Point residents are welcome. Koester said that, though about half of the Lifeline members are residents of Kings Point, only about one quarter of the Men’s Club members live there. “We would certainly like to increase our Kings Point membership. The more members we have the more good we can do.”
representatives. That call center, based in Massachusetts, handles about 700,000 subscribers across the country. “This is a big, very well trained group.” Koester said. The Lifeline reps taking the call speak to the caller in order to determine on the best course of action. Do they need immediate emergency help? The police? The fire department? A spouse or trusted neighbor or friend to be notified? Whatever the situation, representatives will then contact that individual or first responder and relay the information. Koester explains, “The subscriber makes the decision as to who is the default first responder. My
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The Computer Club Celebrates 30 Years The Computer Club began in 1983, when Len Point had a computer problem and could not find ready answers. He made a plea for help and other PC pioneers responded as a “mutual aid society.” Club members took turns offering their homes as sites for the monthly meetings. As the PC became popular, the Club grew. In 1988, it became affiliated with the Sun City Center Community Association. Later, it incorporated and was granted 501(c)(3) status by the IRS as a tax-exempt educational organization. The Club offers a wide range of facilities and services for the local PC community. Regular monthly meetings are held to update members on the latest equipment and software advances. The Club publishes a widely acclaimed, prize winning, 16-page monthly newsletter containing Club news, industry news and “how to” information. It also contains the very useful “Help Line” – a listing of members willing and able to assist others with specific software questions and problems.
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One of the unique facilities of the Club is its full-time Resource Center in the Atrium Building on the North SCC Campus, where qualified Monitors (the “Yellow Shirts”) assist residents with PCrelated problems and questions. This operates daily, except Sunday with a dozen, state-of the art computers available. Visitors have used this facility to submit their homework, make on-line financial transfers or print out their Boarding Passes. This Center also serves as a backup facility for members and visitors who need access to their e-mail accounts, or to download programs on the Club’s high speed WiFi line. In the mornings, the Lab is used as a
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Image courtesy SCC Computer Club The computer lab in the Atrium Building is wired for WiFi.
Classroom for the many courses the Club offers. At its own expense, the Club has “wired” The Atrium Building and Community Hall for WiFi – wireless operation - permitting laptop users to access the Internet on a 24/7 basis and for local organizations to make online presentations. The Computer
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Club has also been instrumental in forming other groups. Several years ago, to better serve the non-Windows user, the Club facilitated the formation of a local Apple/McIntosh group, which has now spun off as its own organization. The Genealogy Society is another group formed Continued on Page 2
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