September Newsletter

RSA Newsletter

SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST:

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V O L U M E

Volunteer Opportunities

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Crime can happen anywhere.

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Home Safety

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Social Events

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Community News

by: Denise Luttrell E-mail [email protected] with contributions, questions, and comments.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Home Safety

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Be Wise, Immunize!

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Game Night

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Book Recommendations

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Monthly Meeting 2

Community News

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Upcoming Events

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After spending 4 years in Memphis ( 2nd highest crime rate), I felt really safe moving to the suburbs of Fort Worth. I live out near the Hulen mall in a nice quiet neighborhood. Well my nice little house was broken into recently. The worst part about it is that I am pretty sure I saw the guys who did it. We live in a court and constantly have people turning around in it. That Thursday afternoon I was checking the mail before I was getting ready to leave the house. While I was checking the mail I noticed a silver Neon with

bubbly window tinting turn around in our court. There were three guys in the car and they looked a little suspicious but I didn't think anything of it. I am pretty sure they were out canvassing neighborhoods waiting for someone to leave. It was my unlucky day because they saw me pulling out of the garage and they knew no one else was home. So as soon as I left they made their way into my backyard buy pulling on a weak part of the fence. They then pushed in the window panel on our french doors in the bedroom. We have a 3 year old German Short-

haired Pointer who was laying on our bed in the room they broke in. Seeing and hearing her barking did not deter them from breaking in. Unfortunately we did not have a working security system at the time, but we did have a ADT sign in our front yard. This was also not a deterrent. They got away with our Nintendo Wii, HP laptop, and my jewelry box. Luckily no one was hurt and eventually those items can be replaced. I wanted to share this with you because we have learned a lot from this incident. (cont. pg 5).

Be Wise, Immunize! RSA members Merlyn, Sara, Lesley, and Denise made an impact in our community last month by helping out with the Bee Wise, Immunize program. The project is done

through the Immunization Collaboration of Tarrant County. Because of everyone’s hard work, thousands of kids were able to receive their vaccinations. Thanks to everyone who volunteered!

Lesley and Denise Volunteering.

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Game Night!

Back by popular demand!

Wednesday,

BRING YOUR BEST GAME!

September 23rd, 6:30 PM. At the Purdy’s house: 8501 Thicket Court Ft. Worth, TX Bring the fam! Please leave pet snakes at home.

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Let’s get together for some fun and games! Suggestions for what to bring include cards, board games, and a good sense of humor. This gathering is pot-luck, so please bring your favorite snacks and drinks.

Book Recommendations by Merlyn Savikko “Pendergast is an unique FBI agent who is incredibly smart and mysterious”

I am an avid Mystery/Thriller reader,. My favorite authors are Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.

Suggested Titles: Thunderhead

Thunderhead is my number one favorite. Nora, a female anthropologist discovers mysteries in the Anazazi ruins of New Mexico. It's a page turner!

Riptide

The Ice Limit Mount Dragon

The Relic and Reliquary are the first books of Preston and Child's Pendergast series. Pendergast is an unique FBI

agent who is incredibly smart, mysterious and somehow mostly always right when solving his mysteries. It's a mixture of real life situations with a not -so-real life. As you continue reading these series, characters start to intertwine and solve mysteries together. Enjoy!

RSA Monthly Meeting Apples to Apples at last month’s Game Night

This month’s meeting will be similar to last month’s. It will be in a conference room at JPS hospital. At

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our last meeting, we talked about activities for September and October, and several of us had lunch together! This month’s meeting will be on September

18th at 10:30 AM. We will meet at Leslie’s office on the 4th floor near the Family Health Clinic.

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In the Community Italia’s brand new little girl Melody.

Italia Brewington and Crystal Furniss gave birth to two brand new members of the JPS Family!

Crystal had a boy named Owen, and Italia gave birth to a baby girl named Melody.

Expecting Moms:

Sarah Bratton

Denise Lutrell is having a birthday on September 19th! Please send community announcements to [email protected] for inclusion in the newsletter.

Sara Brinker Race for the Cure and help raise money

Upcoming Events 1st Friday on the Greens! Bring your family, friends, blankets, and chairs for this free live music event. Located in Magnolia Green Park in the 1100 block of Lipscomb. Sept. 4th, 7:00 PM.

Date Night! Join us for a date night at 4-Day Weekend, a light hearted comedy act located in Downtown Ft. Worth. September 19th, 7:30 PM. Tickets $20.

5K Training Group Join our Race for the Cure team! The race is October

Baby-Sitting and Playgroups The following people are interested in babysitting on a reciprocal basis (i.e., no one pays, but everyone gets something!)

Amber Brantly Sara Brinker Rhoda Brimberry Kristin Winegart

for Breast Cancer!

17th, so start training!

Pumpkin Carving October 24th 16 Cliffside Drive Edgecliffe, TX We’ll meet up at the Brantly’s home for an evening of pumpkin carving.

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JPS RSA

Check out our facebook group: JPS RSA

POT O' DIRT (OREO/PUDDING DESSERT) from COOKS.COM (and made by Denise for

Crush well one whole package of Oreo cookies.

Game Night!)

Set aside. Cream together butter, cream cheese

1 lg. pkg. Oreo cookies

and powdered sugar. In separate bowl, mix to-

1/2 stick butter

gether milk and pudding mix, add to creamed

1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese

mixture. Fold in Cool Whip.

1 c. powdered sugar

Plug hole in pot by placing a plastic container lid

3 1/2 c. milk

into bottom of pot. Layer cookies and pudding

1 pkg. instant French vanilla pudding

mix. End with cookies. Refrigerate. (Recipe

1 (12 oz.) carton Cool Whip

should be cut in 1/2 for smaller pot.)

8 inch diameter (at top) new clay or plastic pot Artificial flowers to insert into dessert

Decorate with flowers before serving.

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Home Safety Make sure to take notes if you see someone or something that looks suspicious. For example I remembered the color and make of the car. If I would have written down the license plate it would have been even better. Another lesson we learned was to write down the serial numbers to all of your electronics. This way if they are stolen the police officers can put those numbers into "the system" and you will have a better

(continued) chance of getting them back. My jewelry box was out in the open on a dresser by the door where they broke in which is why it was taken. If it had been in the closet or somewhere out of view I don't think they would have had time to take it. So try to keep your jewelry out of view. I hope this has helped a little bit to make you more aware of your surroundings.