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Events

Upcoming events

    • 07 Jan 2026
    • 04 Nov 2026
    • 6 sessions
    • Zoom

    Board of Directors meeting.

    NEXT BOARD MEETING ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2026 WILL BE AN INPESON MEETING ONLY. NO ZOOM MEETING (DON'T HAVE THE EQUIPMENT).

    • 01 Aug 2026
    • 31 Aug 2026
    • Online and by U.S. Postal Service

    NOTICE of Election for 2026 for Officers (5).  Nominations open August 1, 2026 and close August 31, 2026.

    Elections will be held from October 1, 2026 and close on November 10, 2026.

    Nominations for Officers Opens.  You can make a nomination by contacting TBA, Nomination and Election Committee Chair, via e-mail at TBA.

    The 5 Officers whose term expires 12/31/26 are:

    • Gene Pennington - City of San Rafael
    • Eric Davis- City of San Rafael
    • Adrian Fried - County of Marin
    • Richard Arrow - County of Marin
    • Diane Dillon - City of San Rafael

    Please contact Ken Holmes, Nominations and Election Chair, if you are interested in running for any of these positions or if you want to nominate a current MCARE member for one of these positions.  To be nominated, the nominee must be a current member in good standing.

    Ken Holmes, Nomination and Election Committee Chair, email:  iceman14A1@gmail.com




    • 11 Aug 2026
    • 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
    • Cafe Bellini, 100 S McDowell Blvd, Petaluma, CA 94954
    Register

    Luncheons are held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month.

    Time: Social hour at 11:30 am - Lunch at 12:30 pm

    Price: $21.00

    Menu:

    NOTE: Sandwiches and burgers are served with French fries. Burgers are cooked medium unless specified otherwise.

    • Fish and Chips
    • Cobb Salad
    • Cheese Burger
    • Veggie Sandwich
    No dessert, sorry.

    Beverage service included: Iced Tea, Lemonade and water

    Last day to reserve: Friday, August 7, 2026

    NO SPEAKER

    Register and pay online with your credit/debit card.

    Pay at the door OR pay online with your credit/debit card.

    Pay online with your credit/debit card. Registering online is the easiest and quickest way to register!. You can pay with your credit/debit card. You can also pay at the door if you wish but please make your reservation online. NOTE: If you're paying with cash, please consider paying by check. If you're paying by check, please make the check out beforehand. Make the check payable to MCARE.

    Click on the "Register" button in the bottom of the box on the left to register for this luncheon and follow directions. You'll see a "pay online" button to click on to pay using your credit/debit card.

    For registered guests that will be paying by cash or by check, we have 2 favors to ask.

    First, we encourage you to come prepared with a check rather than pay cash.

    Second, please make your check made out beforehand. Be sure to make it payable to MCARE. NOTE: The price for each luncheon may change so be sure to check your registration invoice.

    This will make the check in process go much quicker. When paying by cash, it can slow everything down.

    Your cooperation is most appreciated.

    Thank you for all your help and support.

    Any questions contact Gene Pennington, President.

    E-mail: President@MCAREINfo.org - Phone: (415) 254-3839.


    • 08 Sep 2026
    • 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
    • McInnis Park Golf Clubhouse, 350 Smith Ranch Road, San Rafael, CA
    Register

    Luncheons are held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month.

    Time: Social hour at 11:30 am - Lunch at 12:30 pm

    • Price:  $28.00

    Menu :  Please select one (1) of the below entrees when you register.  Same for each guest you register.

    • Chicken Toscana- 8 oz cooked in wine, artichoke hearts, mushrooms with 2 side dishes
    • Grilled Salmon with mango papaya salsa served with starch and vegetables
    • Spaghetti Carbonara pancetta, onion, garlic, egg, parmesan
    • Eggplant parmigiana (vegetarian)

    Desert: Strawberry Sundae

    The meal includes a club salad with cranberries, oranges, walnuts, and blue cheese crumbles, sliced sourdough basket on each table and napkins and bread plate and will have water on each table and iced tea with sliced lemons and coffee available on a side table.

    Guest Speaker:   

    Matt Willis, MD, retired Marin County PHO (Public Health Officer)

    Reservations are encouraged because they help us with the head count for the restaurant.

    Pay at the door OR pay online with your credit/debit card.   

    Pay online with your credit/debit card.  Registering online is the easiest and quickest way to register!.  You can pay with your credit/debit card.  You can also pay at the door if you wish but please make your reservation online. NOTE:  If you're paying with cash, please consider paying by check.  If you're paying by check, please make the check out beforehand.  Make the check payable to MCARE.

    Click on the "Register" button in the bottom of the box on the left to register for this luncheon and follow directions. You'll see a "pay online" button to click on to pay using your credit/debit card.

    For registered guests that will be paying by cash or by check, we have 2 favors to ask.

    First, we encourage you to come prepared with a check rather than pay cash.

    Second, please make your check made out beforehand. Be sure to make it payable to MCARE.  NOTE:  The price for each luncheon may change so be sure to check your registration invoice.

    This will make the check in process go much quicker. When paying by cash, it can slow everything down.

    Your cooperation is most appreciated.

    Thank you for all your help and support.

    Any questions contact Gene Pennington, President.

    E-mail:  President@MCAREINfo.org - Phone:  (415) 254-3839.

    • 01 Oct 2026
    • 10 Nov 2026
    • Online and by U.S. Postal Service

    Voting for At Large Directors Opens.  You can vote online via an e-mail ballot you will be sent OR you can print a ballot from the KIT Newsletters.  IF you do not vote by electronic or printed ballot you can vote at our Annual Membership meeting in November IF you've NOT voted by electronic or printed ballot.  

    The Officers whose term expires 12/31/26 are:

    • Gene Pennington - City of San Rafael
    • Eric Davis- City of San Rafael
    • Adrian Fried - County of Marin
    • Richard Arrow - County of Marin
    • Diane Dillon - City of San Rafael

    The Board currently is nicely balanced with representation from a few of the 9 agencies which belong to MCERA.  Today’s Board has three (3) Marin County Retirees and three (3) City of San Rafael Retirees and one (1) each from Novato Fire and Marin/Sonoma Mosquito & Vector Control District.  

    • 10 Nov 2026
    • 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    • McInnis Park Golf Clubhouse, 350 Smith Ranch Road, San Rafael, CA

    This is our annual membership meeting.  It will start at 11:30 am and end at 12:00 pm.  Our social visits and luncheon and speaker will follow at 12:30.


    • 13 Nov 2026
    • Online and by U.S. Postal Service

    Votes for Officers election counted.



    • 16 Nov 2026
    • Online and by U.S. Postal Service

    Election results announced for At Large Directors.


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