Mar. 21 Brown Bag Session
The next Brown Bag session is as follows:
| Event: | Mar. Brown Bag: Financial Well-Being, Health & Fitness |
| Date: | Fri., Mar. 21, 2025 |
| Time: | 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
| Location: | Pre-K 4 SA East Education Center |
| Address: | 5230 Eisenhauer Rd. San Antonio, TX 78218 |
The March Brown Bag session will focus on financial well-being, health and fitness. There will be speakers, representatives and information on the following:
- Presentation on:
- How to protect yourself from financial fraud, scams and identity theft
- Financial assistance programs and services for seniors to increase their financial stability
- The Financial Empowerment Center and the Elder Financial Security Program by the City of San Antonio’s Human Services Department
- Maintaining good cardiovascular health, including Life’s Essential 8 key measures for improving and maintaining cardiovascular health – American Heart Association
- Stroke education, including complimentary blood pressure checks – Methodist Healthcare
- Fitness information, including the Fitness in the Park free exercise and fitness classes program and Get Fit SA citywide fitness initiative – City of San Antonio’s Parks & Recreation Department
- Diabetes prevention and self-management, including the ¡Por Vida! healthy restaurant eating program and ¡Viva Health! nutrition program – San Antonio Metropolitan Health District
We will have door prizes. Light snacks and water will be provided by the City of San Antonio’s Human Resources Department.
To RSVP, call or email with your 1) full name 2) contact number and 3) number of attendees. The deadline to RSVP is Thu., Mar. 20.
| Phone: | (210) 207-7000 (leave a message) |
| Email: | AskHR@sanantonio.gov |
Mar. 29 City Manager’s 5k Walk & Run
Join us in celebrating the City of San Antonio’s vision and commitment to a healthy workplace and community at the City Manager’s 5k Walk & Run. You don’t want to miss this special edition of the annual SeaM5K!
| Event: | City Manager’s 5k Walk & Run |
| Date: | Sat., Mar. 29, 2025 |
| Time: | 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
| Location: | SeaWorld San Antonio |
| Address: | 10500 SeaWorld Drive San Antonio, TX 78251 |
The City of San Antonio (COSA) is again offering COSA retirees free registration. To register free of charge as a COSA retiree, simply follow the instructions below:
- Visit www.sa.gov/cm5k and click the red “Sign Up” tab to the right of the page
- Once on the registration page, click the orange “Sign Up” tab inside of the “Community Participants” box
- Create an account by entering your personal information and selecting the “Community Participant” box at the bottom
- Then agree to the race waiver, and select whether or not you would like to purchase an event t-shirt for $5 each, and select the “Continue” tab
- Enter coupon code “RECOSA10” under the “Purchase Summary” section, and click the “Apply” tab
- You will then see the $10 discount applied at checkout to cover the registration fee
- All subsequent registrants (non-employees) will need to be registered as “Community Participants” and will not receive a discount on their registration
May 8 Medicare 101 Webinar
Whether you or your dependent are transitioning to one of the City’s Medicare plans or have general questions about Medicare, the City invites you to join them for a virtual presentation by Aetna:
| Event: | Medicare 101: The Basics |
| Date: | Thu., May 8, 2025 |
| Time: | 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
| Online: | shorturl.at/s2ntP password: QRmjeUnn748 |
| Phone: | (415) 655-0001 meeting number: 2870 253 5751 # password: 77653866 |
Mar. 2025 Retiree Matters Newsletter
The Mar. 2025 edition of the Retiree Matters newsletter has been published. You can access this and past editions of the Retiree Matters newsletter from the “City Resources” tab of the RECOSA website and clicking on “Retiree Matters” Newsletters.
Highlights of the latest edition include:
- Mar. 21 Brown Bag
- Mar. 29 City Manager’s 5k Walk & Run
- May 8 Medicare 101: The Basics webinar by Aetna
- Words on RECOSA – A Note from the Chair
- ‘Where to Go for Care’ – information on where to go for medical care
- City’s new website sa.gov, and retiree information page sanantonio.gov/employeeinformation/retiredemployees
- Updated COSAPERKS discounts & offers for retirees