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Monthly luncheons

The Purdue Retirees Luncheon Series features a variety of speakers and an opportunity for retirees to visit with friends and neighbors. Retirees are invited to attend luncheon at 11 a.m. at the MCL Cafeteria in West Lafayette on the first Monday of each month. Programming begins at noon.

PURA Luncheon Speakers for the Spring and Summer

All Purdue retirees are invited to join former colleagues and bring their friends to the monthly PURA luncheons. All meetings are held at the MCL Cafeteria on Sagamore Parkway West in West Lafayette. Members and their guests should arrive by 11 AM, go through the line to purchase lunch, and then join other PURA members in the MCL meeting room. The meeting and presentation start at 11:45 AM.

June 3  Topic: Identity Theft Protection
           Speaker: Bob Falk
           Coordinator: John Trott

 Aug. 5  Topic: Juvenile Justice System
           Speaker: Judge Faith A. Graham
           Coordinator: Marilyn Ziemer
July 1  Topic: Energy Issues
          Speaker: Wally Tyner
          Coordinator: Don Jones





PURA Trips and Tours Committee Plans Events for 2013

The PURA Trips and Tours Committee has planned the following 2013 opportunities for members and their guests and urges you to mark your calendars for these events. PURA members can also call Dan Collins for further information at 413-8451.

June 21: Imperial Travel is offering a Master Gardener guided “Garden Party Along the Heritage Trail” that will tour five formal gardens near Elkhart. Included are the Krider “World’s Fair” garden and Linton’s Enchanted Gardens. The per-person $79.00 cost includes transportation, guides, and a box lunch. The Bus will leave the Imperial Bus Garage a 7 AM. For more information, contact Imperial Travel at Imperialtravel@comcast.net or call 765.447.9321 and ask for information about the "Garden Party" tour for PURA members, June 21.

Date to Be Determined: The wine tasting tour that was postponed from last October is being rescheduled. We will be announcing details of these plans on the PURA website <http://www.purdue.edu/retirees/>.

Lafayette Limo Tours Presents Tall Ships at Navy Pier, Saturday August 10, 2013

Come with us a we travel to Chicago’s Navy Pier to see these beautiful ships. Chicago’s Navy Pier is a mecca of entertainment, shopping, restaurants and the beautiful huge Ferris Wheel. Navy Pier is also close to downtown Chicago’s Magnificent Mile!

These ships will grace the east end of the pier to showcase the best of the Chicago Match Cup and the Tall Ships. Cost: $35.00 per person. Cost includes: Transportation and general admission to the festival grounds.

We have purchased dockside boarding admission tickets which includes entrance to the festival, plus boarding and touring participating vessels, VIP Match Cup viewing area’s for the races, and meet and greets with the professional sailors. These tickets are optional and can be purchased at the cost of $20.00. So the total cost would be $55.00. These VIP tickets will be $25.00 at the gate. Payment for this tour is due by July 30, 2013.