by Lynn Stanphill | Jun 30, 2017 | News
Seven TIAA volunteers went to the Boys & Girls Club on Brown Street in Dallas. We visited and worked with 50 boys and girls ages 6 to 14. These children spend their days learning and playing games in highly motivated group activities organized by the Club’s...
by Lynn Stanphill | Jun 11, 2017 | News
TIAA members braved the driving rain storm, hopped on a bus and visited the Texas Musicians Museum in Irving on June 9. This museum is becoming known as the premier conservatory of Texas music history. We had a private, guided tour by a very...
by Lynn Stanphill | May 28, 2017 | News
More than 60 TI retirees, former TIers, and guests attended the Annual Meeting of the TI Alumni Association, held May 25, at the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library in downtown Dallas. Gary Stopani, President, Greg Boydston, Executive Vice President, and Dorothy...
by Lynn Stanphill | May 27, 2017 | News
Every Second Saturday of May is a special day in America as it is the day our US Postal Service collects food items from people’s front porch. Over the last 24 national food drives, letter carriers have collected more than 1.5 billion pounds of food, helped by...
by Lynn Stanphill | May 22, 2017 | News
On May 10 twenty-one TIAA members hopped on a bus to Arlington and attended a Texas Rangers vs San Diego Padres baseball game — plus we availed ourselves of the promotional $1 hotdog night for dinner. The Ranger's ace pitcher, Yu Darvish, happened to...
by Lynn Stanphill | May 22, 2017 | News
Go, go, go — so that's what the TIAA members group did as a dozen of us met in Oklahoma City on May 3 to spend a few days viewing the landmark OKC National Memorial (once at night and again the following day). The attached, interactive museum, covering...
by Lynn Stanphill | May 7, 2017 | News
On April 27 nine TIAA volunteers arrived at the house of a senior who needed a ramp to increase his mobility. The recipient turned out to be James Lewis, a TI retiree with 35 years of service who retired in 1991. He was a locksmith and worked in the North...
by Lynn Stanphill | Apr 28, 2017 | News
On Wednesday April 26th, TIAA members were treated to a seminar that focused on a variety of financial topics. First, they were given an update on the status on the economy by Financial Advisor Lisa Calloway. This included an update on last...
by Lynn Stanphill | Apr 28, 2017 | News
The TIAA Annual Meeting will be held on May 25 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. at the recently restored 7th Floor of the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 1515 Young St. in Dallas. Refreshments will be provided and buses will run at 12:30 pm from the Texins Activity Center on...
by Lynn Stanphill | Apr 22, 2017 | News
Inquisitive minds (a.k.a.TIAA members) wondered how you actually move a house. So 11 of us boarded a brand new Echo bus and traveled to Fort Worth on Tuesday, April 18, to find out. H.D.Snow, owner and operator of the House Moving Museum, spent 90 minutes...
