[ABQTypers] ABQwerty Type Writer Society June Meeting and Updates

[Sandra Grasdock]

Hi Joe

Sounds great!  Vern and I will be back in the swing of things for July.  I
just had to lay low for my eye surgery recovery time.

Sandra

On Mon, Jun 10, 2019 at 10:09 AM Joe VanCleave via ABQTypers <
abqtypers at casano.com> wrote:

> Greetings ABQ Typists;
>
> We had a productive meeting yesterday, 9 June 2019, at the Kittle
> residence. I’d like to thank Andrea and Kevin for their hospitality and
> generosity. In attendance were ten people, including newcomers Cary and
> Zach, along with William Dudley, who we’d met at the last public Type-Out
> in April.
>
> Kevin greeted us with his new Ideal typewriter, which is in remarkable
> condition considering its age and rarity. We’d made a road trip last week
> to Tucson to pick up this machine. Kevin has installed a new purple ribbon,
> and the machine types very nicely considering it has yet to be thoroughly
> serviced.
>
> After snacking and socializing we engaged in an impromptu writing session
> initiated by a writing prompt on the topic of “My Perfect Summer.” It was
> wonderful hearing the sound of typewriters at work, and we enjoyed
> listening as some of the resulting pieces were read outloud.
>
> Some in attendance had to leave soon thereafter, which gave us time to
> talk in depth with William, who gave us very good advice on improving the
> Society’s social communication. As a result, we’ve made two important
> changes.
>
> The first is we now have this dedicated mailing list, called ABQTypers.
> Previously, I was using my own Yahoo email account to manage the Society’s
> communications. Your email addresses have now been added to the ABQTypers
> distribution list. Going forward, expect to receiving emails about our
> Society via this new email account.
>
> The second change is William has created a Facebook page for our Society.
> This will be used to announce upcoming events and for posting photos and
> articles about previous events. You do not need to have a Facebook account
> to access the page, though Facebook may bug you with pop-ups inducing you
> sign up; just ignore them and you’ll be able to access the page. However,
> keeping in mind that not all members of the Society are on Facebook, we
> will make every attempt to also send out all announcements and
> notifications via this email account as well. Here is a link to our
> Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ABQTypers/
>
> Please contact us with any questions you may have. Thank you for your
> continued interest. We expect to send out a notification soon about our
> July gathering.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Joe Van Cleave
> 505-296-5646
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-- 
Sandra Grasdock
Director of Dining Services
El Castillo Life Care Community
505-995-2116
"If you don't like something change it, if you can't change it change your
attitude."
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