Our second of four yearly meetings will be Monday, October 20, 2014, at Coyote Creek Golf Club, 4935 Hillegas Road. We will meet at 11:00 AM promptly.
RESERVATIONS: Please make your reservation with Mary Jo Purvis at least one week before the meeting: 493-4263 or mpurvis1@frontier.com. The meal cost is $15.00, which can be paid at the meeting. If you are a 2014 retired teacher or administrator and you are a first time attendee, your meal is FREE. MEMBERS who bring a non-member retired teacher or administrator get a TWO-FOR-ONE deal. Let Mary Jo know when you make a reservation. Anyone who has special dietary needs should speak with your meal server to substitute within our budget.
PROGRAM: Jason Kissel, Executive Director of ACRES Land Trust, will present a program on the presentation of natural areas. he will introduce us to interesting places locally and many that can be visited within a day's time.
The new AMBA (Association Member Benefits Advisors) representative for the Fort Wayne area will be introduced.
THE 2014-2015 MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY will be available at the meeting. It is free to all paid members ($10.00) or it can be sent to you for an additional $20.00. In the book is a sheet for submitting your VOLUNTEER HOURS. Please send this sheet, or a copy of it, to ARLENE KONLEY BY DECEMBER 1. Her address, email and phone are on the sheet. Please BE ON TIME and help make AREA the TOP VOLUNTEER chapter in the STATE!
SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION will be available at the meeting. Nancy Sprague will have forms to submit if you know of a candidate. Applications must be postmarked to IRTA by January 31, 2015. Among us, we must know of some candidates!
EYEGLASSES: Ed Delong will be collecting old eyeglasses, as at all meetings.
IF YOU HAVE NOT PAID YOUR AREA $10.00 DUES, please contact Pam George: 471-5952, pamgeorge@comcast.net, 6316 Tree Top Train, Fort Wayne, IN 46845.
ALSO, PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING IRTA
NEXT MEETING: Thursday, April 16, 2015, 11:00, at Ziano's Italian Eatery, 10520 Maysville Road
WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!