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October 22, 2014
Peralta Benefits Office
333 East 8th Street
Oakland, CA 94606
Customer Service Available
PCCD Benefits
PSW Benefit Resources
Websites:
web.peralta.edu/benefits
www.peralta.pswbenefits.net
Email:
benefits@peralta.edu
Telephone:
510.466.7229
510.587.7838
877.866.2623-PSW Benefit
Resources
Denotes ComplianceRelated Communications
In this Issue:
 Flexible Benefits Open
Enrollment, November 1 - 30
 Long Term Care Insurance
Open Enrollment Ends
November 15
 Warriors Ticket Club Discounts
 In Memoriam
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 Peralta Colleges 50 th
Anniversary Grand Reception
 Delta Dental/AARP
 Retirees send us your email
address
It’s Flexible Benefits Open Enrollment Time!
Enrollment into the Flexible Benefits Plan for calendar year 2015 begins
November 1 and ends November 30, 2014. Open enrollment for the flexible
benefits plan is the annual opportunity for active and eligible employees to
consider setting money aside on a pre-tax basis for eligible medical and dependent
care expenses which are not reimbursed from other sources. Participation in this
plan is voluntary. Enrollment will occur online. Inside of the Section 125/Flexible
Benefit Handbook 2015 you will find:
 a list of eligible expenses on page 8
 online enrollment instructions on page 11
Long Term Care Reminder: Enrollment Period Ends November 15
Explore options available to active employees interested in long term care
Insurance. Features of this voluntary benefit include:
Simplified Underwriting
Unisex Rating
Family Discounts
Discounted Premiums
Call toll-free 866 710-2893 x 118 or schedule your personal appointment at
www.schedulicity.com. We are offering this opportunity based on your feedback
to our Spring 2014 Employee and Retiree Benefits Survey.
The Warriors Ticket Club discounted ticket offers return for the 2014-2015
season
Buy discounted basketball tickets to see the Golden State Warriors play this
season. You may purchase tickets directly online or call a Warriors representative,
Mika Lewis, at 510 986 5392 to find out more about the discounts available to the
Peralta Community. Act quickly before discounted tickets sell out! Below is the
direct link. Enter the passcode “WARRIORS” to access the offers.
https://oss.ticketmaster.com/html/go.htmI?l=EN&t=warriors&o=10280321&g=1729
Peralta Benefits Website (http://web.peralta.edu/benefits)
Bookmark and refer to the District benefits website to stay abreast of current and
upcoming events and links to a variety of District resources. Find out more
information about our 403(b), 457(b) plan administration and how to transact on
current investments through District-sponsored vendors.
In Memoriam
The Peralta family offers condolences to members of our
community who have passed on. This partial list includes
names of retirees brought to the attention of the Benefits
Office during the last few months:
First Last
Ned Reed
Carolyn Shephard
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2014 Peralta Benefits Everyone
Come Celebrate With Us!
Peralta Colleges
50 Anniversary Grand Reception
&
Dedication of the
Barbara Lee
Science & Allied Health Center
th
Where:
When:
Time:
Program:
Cost:
Merritt College, Oakland CA
Huey P. Newton/Bobby Seale Student Lounge
Thursday, October 30, 2014
6:00pm-Buffet & Wine Bar Opens at 6:30pm
7:30pm-Dancing to follow
$25 for active and retired employees of Peralta
For more information:
Call the Peralta Foundation: 510 466 7206
or
Visit the website:
http://www.kintera.org/faf/sponsorasp/catalog.asp?ievent=1123986
Retiree@peralta.edu has arrived-Send us your email
address
The Benefits Office
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Attention Peralta retirees! The District Benefits Office
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Tickets
are going fast!
proud to announce that we have established a list-serve so
that we can communicate with our retiree population via
email. Future newsletters will be sent to the email address
that you provide to us. Please send your preferred email
address to retiree@peralta.edu. In the email, be sure to
include the following information as it appears on District
records:
First name
Last name
An additional purpose of this list-serve is to support our
sustainability efforts by reducing our use of paper.
Delta Dental for AARP members
If you missed the October 1, 2014 presentation by Delta
Dental on existing options for members of the American
Association of Retired Persons (AARP) and would like to
learn more, then take the following next steps:
Visit:
deltadentalins.com/aarp
Call toll-free: 1 866 290 2939
“I attended the long-term care workshop
held in October. Thank you for bringing
this topic to our campus. I found the
information useful and valuable to me
and my family.” Carolyn Thomas (COA).
Photo of Carolyn Thomas (COA) and
Li Chen (Merritt)
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