Thanksgiving Message

November, 2010
 
Dear Friends,
          First, I want to wish each of you a wonderful Thanksgiving.  I am thankful for your support and friendship, and I hope you know how much I appreciate all that you do for retired teachers and for our communities.  There are several things that I want to share with you.
          Number one: we will be moving our office from downtown to suburban Indianapolis.  The address is 2629 Waterfront Parkway East Drive, Suite 105.  It is off highway 136.
          This move means that we will be saving money on our monthly lease, will have more space, free parking, a better “break room” for our hard-working employees, and will be near the Clarion where we hold many of our meetings.  In fact, our board room in the new office will be big enough that we can meet there, saving even more money.  Larger meetings such as our Presidents Workshop can still be at the Clarion, but the office will be close by so that will help us prepare for those meetings.
          We hope you will feel free to stop in and visit when we get moved.  If all goes as planned, we will be settled in by early January.
          Number two:  We are preparing for whatever may come up in the legislative session beginning in January.  We feel it is not going to be a “snap,” but Andy Thomas is already hard at work with plans and contacts so that we will be ready for whatever happens.
          Number three:  I goofed when I asked people at the Fall Workshops to fill out the form that asked how much you gave locally to scholarships.  I forgot that there might be several from one local; therefore, the figures would not be accurate. So if your chapter gives any scholarships locally, would you please send the amount that you gave in the past year to the office.  When we add together what local chapters give and our state scholarships, it will give us one more way to show how much retired teachers are still giving back to our communities. 
          Please send your name, the name of the local chapter, and the amount of your local scholarship to jgreen@retiredteachers.org.   If your local has sent a contribution to the state scholarship fund, please list that also.  We can publicize this in the coming year.
          Again, my thanks for all your work and support, and may you have a beautiful holiday season.

Sincerely,
Nancy Tolson