So, Hello!

Welcome to the New Year.  We appreciate your continued support and would like to let you know that we are working to provide the support and information you want.

In the upcoming months we will be having Programs at the General Meeting on topics like: “Smart TVs” followed the next month with “Cutting the Cord III” to help you choose how you want to save money and get more by switching from the traditional service providers to the vast offerings available by streaming—or even just getting what you want the way we used to: “Over The Air”.  Your entertainment, on your terms.

We will be presenting a very special Program by Dr. Terry Douglass, the founder of Provision Healthcare.  This is a pioneering organization helping us all find better ways to treat Cancer.  This is a very special chance for us to hear about this from the man who is at the heart of it.  This special evening will mean a change to holding the Meeting in the Sanctuary of the Community Church at Tellico Village.  We are, of course, offering Tours, two parts of Provision Healthcare: the ProvNova Manufacturing Facility, and Proton Therapy Center.  Members can sign up for available space through TellicoLife.

That is the first part of the year.  We will also be sending out a survey and hope that you will give us guidance on issues you would like to know about for other Programs later on.  It is your Club, and we ask that you complete the survey to help us make this Club the one you want.

We look forward to being of service to all our members in the New Year.

KVS

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TAP has done what can only be described as a miracle.  Warren and his volunteers worked long into many nights to deliver the largest single group of computer systems, 84 desktops and 9 laptops, ever.  The computers are now in Cavena County, KY with the desktops going to young students and the Laptops going to students entering college.  This was a tremendous job of managing storage for all the systems as well as doing the refurbishing of them.  One can only imagine it must have been like Elves working in Santa’s workshop with a deadline looming, a very important one.  And meet the deadline they did—well done to one and all for a selfless effort doing a fantastic job.

At this time we wish all our Members all the joys of the Holiday Season, be it Chanukah, Christmas, or Kwanza.  It is a season for us all to be Joyous and be with those we care about, and miss those who we can’t be with.  So, Happy Chanukah! Merry Christmas! Happy Kwanza!

It is a time to wish all a Happy New Year, may it be filled with good health, good friends, and good times throughout the year.

We look forward to being of service to all our members in the New Year.

KVS

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Newsletter Highlights — 
The November Meeting was a Business Meeting in which we covered the current status of the club and prospects for the upcoming year, 2019. We also voted for the new Board for 2019. The result of the vote:

President: Ken Van Swearingen
Vice President: Vic Green
Treasurer: Richard Campion
Secretary: Ginnie Santoli
Directors at Large
(Two Year Terms):
Vince Alline (2018-2019)
Dave Crowden (2018-2019)
Jim Peterson (2019-2020)
Jim Watson (2019-2020)
Past President: Gary Robertson

Congratulations to the new Board members.
All of us look forward to be of service to our Members in 2019. We had a very good year, with The Club being in sound financial condition. Membership is 1,501, just shy of last year’s but will probably pass by year’s end.

TAP has hit another milestone in delivered systems with now over 6,000 and over 9,200 children helped.

FLS • The October “Meet with FLS” had 18 members attending. In October, 54 calls were handled.

Mac SIG  • There is no meeting in November—see you again in January.
The October program was about the new features of Mojave, OS 10.14.

We launched a new tvcuc.org website and a new logo to help establish our brand.

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In this Issue:

President’s Corner, News and Events, General Meeting Notes, Tours, Technology Access Program, Membership, Mac Users Group, First Level Support, Tip of the Month

The November Newsletter PDF is available for DOWNLOAD HERE 

October Newsletter Highlights —
The upcoming November Meeting is a Business Meeting in which we will present the current status of the club. We will also be presenting the new Board slate we propose for 2019. There will be a call for nominations from the floor, and finally a vote for the proposed Board or an alternate line up if there is support from the floor for different slate of candidates.

One thing remains the same:
No Volunteers—No Club
This Club is run by Volunteers plain and simple. 

TVCUC Dues to Rise in 2019
TVCUC is raising the annual household membership dues next year to $20.00. The dues renewal timeframe for current members is 1 Oct 18 to 31 Dec 18.

New Logo • The TVCUC Logo Contest is concluded. The board chose the winning design, used in the header of this newsletter.

Note: The TVCUC General Meeting next month has been moved back one week from our normal schedule in deference to midterm voting at the Community Church. Our next general meeting is 13 November.

Tours • Members of the Club participated in the Proton Therapy Facility tour last month.

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The October Newsletter PDF is available for DOWNLOAD HERE